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"Well, I suppose I should spank you," said David reluctantly. "Seems like a silly thing, but Sam would have my guts for garters if I didn't."
Juliana giggled. "Can you imagine Sam in garters?"
"I'm sure it'd be horrifying," said David dryly. "And a sight best left in our imagination."
David's hand pressed against Adrian's peach buttocks. "This is going to be short and quick, Adrian. A warning, more than anything. Not getting together a list of textbooks isn't a big deal. Not doing your homework is. You can expect much worse if you're as good about the latter as you are the former. Get it?"
David stepped forward with a soft smile. He slipped a hand around Adrian's waist. Adrian gasped as his large, strong hand pressed against the small of his back, his large, stron hand warm and firm even through the thin material of his shirt. David pulled Adrian against him, his chest pressed against David's, their swelling nethers pressed close. Adrian leaned into the tall man's warmth.
"You are the sexiest man I've ever seen." David's warm breath tickled his ear. His hand rubbed slow circles on Adrian's back, weakening his knees.
"You haven't seen Juliana yet," murmured Adrian.
David gave Adrian's tightly-clad bum a playful smack, making him jump against his chest and eep. "I don't need to."
Later that afternoon, Adrian lay on Juliana's bed humming a cheerful tune.
Juliana hunched over Adrian's costume, fiddling with something in the eyepieces. "So how was class?"
Scarlet Moon's eyes scanned the crowd. The police were already trying to guide the crowd further away from the building. People pressed against the barriers police were throwing up to guide the crowd to safety, even as they ran down the impromptu corridor. People on the edge of the crowd streamed out across the parking lot and onto campus. Barriers had been set up at critical junctions in the roads to keep cars off.
"No, get us away, we have to get away!" shrieked a woman pushing at the person in front of her. Buzzsaw threw Tempestas through a police barrier, scattering cops like bowling pins. The woman's eyes opened wider, and she pushed harder at the man in front of her.
"I can't go anywhere, stop shoving," snapped the man.
"Everyone please remain calm," said an officer.
"Like hell." barked the woman. She held a child, looked to be preteen, tight against her. "We're caught-"
Scarlet Moon landed on the concrete between her and the fighting heroes. He turned to face the battle. He threw up a tall barrier between the crowd and the battle. His head grew light, and the ground lurched.
The shield wobbled. He sucked in a breath, and locked his knees.
"Oh for fuck's sake," said the redhead. "It's that lunatic in pajamas again."
"Hey, I'm not a lunatic," said Scarlet Moon, putting his fists on his hips. "You look familiar."
"You stole my disguise last month," said the brunette dryly.
"Oh yes, that's right," said Scarlet Moon. "You know, they said they didn't have anyone watching for cops. You aren't Whistlers at all."
"Oh bravo." The redhead clapped her hands as well as she could while holding her particle stunner. "Only took the idiot like a month to figure it out."
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the city…
Buzzsaw pushed open an ornate door and led the way into a office lit only by a fire crackling in the fireplace.
"You know, I'm not saying I don't appreciate the help," said Princess, flouncing in after her. "But I got shit to do. Vengeance to be exact. You know how it is. And what's with the ominous office and chair facing the fire?"
The chair swung around to reveal a shadowy figure. "You will have your vengeance, my dear. But you must be patient."
"Not exactly my strong suit." Princess crossed her arms and huffed.
"Life's all about becoming better," said the figure. "For now, I have need of someone who knows her way around a soldering iron."
Princess' eyes lit up and she clapped her hands. "A lab?"
"Oh yes. I have a few projects I'd like you to work on, that I think you'll find interesting. And of course, you can steal a few afternoons here or there to explore your own ideas. Innovation is the key to success."
The pair slipped into the girl's bathroom, mercifully empty. Juliana gave Adrian a pen. "Click it, and it'll swap your police uniform with some regular clothing. Just jeans, a t-shirt and a coat that I set aside a while ago."
"Don't have to channel any power into it?" asked Adrian.
"Nope," said Juliana with a proud grin. "Using the data I gathered on you a few months ago, I managed to replicate, to a limited degree, your ability to pull ambient Glow from the air to recharge."
"Cool." Adrian and Juliana clicked their pens. In a brief flash light, so faint it almost couldn't be seen in the harsh bathroom lighting, their police uniforms were replaced with civilians. Juliana now wore a pair of jeggings, a tight t-shirt and a winter coat.
Juliana's eyes widened and she danced around the room, rubbing her bottom and yelping.
"What did you do?" asked Sam, punctuating the question with three hard blows to Adrian's right cheek that made Adrian howl.
"Gave you lip," muttered Adrian.
"That's right." Sam bent over a little and unleashed a rapid one-two-three-four-five-six to Adrian's rapidly reddening cheeks. "What are you supposed to do when you're in trouble?"
"Bend over and take my spanking like a good boy," said Adrian, his voice shaking with tears.
"Damn straight." Sam gently ran a hand over Adrian's molten ass. "Deep breaths. Deep breaths. We're almost done."
Adrian sucked in slow, deep, sobbing breaths, and tried not to think about the meaning of "almost."
"Alright, six more. Three to each cheek," said Sam. He rested the back of the brush against Adrian's right cheek, then cracked it hard against the tender flesh.
Adrian squealed, and his hips jerked. Then the brush cracked against Adrian's left cheek. Right, left, right, left. Each stroke fell one after the other, barely giving Adrian a chance to suck a breath in between.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
"Wait!" said Tempestas. "Let me spank her instead."
Juliana glanced at Adrian, and approached the cat person. "Hey, can you speak?"
"Juliana!" Sam tried to grab Juliana, but the girl smoothly slid out of reach. "Get your ass back here before I paddle it from now to graduation day."
Juliana eased towards the cat, one hand extended. The cat person drew back, her ears flat against her head and her lips drawn back in a cautious snarl.
"It's ok. Come on, take my hand," said Juliana. "We'll find you help."
The cat's ears eased back up, and her lips lowered back over her needle-like teeth. A fur-covered but human hand slowly reached for Juliana's.
Sam turned off the flashlight and set it on the top of the car. He grabbed Adrian and bent him over the hood. "Cars are made to crumple in an accident. A stiff breeze should be able to dent them, let alone a damned lightpost."
Sam vigorously slapped Adrian's ass, hard enough for Adrian to feel it through his jeans. "I have neither the time, the patience, nor the energy for your absurd bullshit. Now tell me what really happened or I'll beat your naked ass right here in front of God and everybody."
"Of course it does." Juliana rolled her eyes. "Really, you'd think you'd know to trust big sis by now."
Adrian gnawed on a fingernail as he studied his ass in the mirror. "Not sure I can afford these though."
"Bah, I'll get it. I'm like rolling in disposable income."
"Lucky snot."
"Says the boy who can literally swing off of buildings."
"Like I don't swing you around whenever you want."
"Whatever, you gonna get them or what?"
"Show me this hair you found," said Juliana.
Adrian pulled the hair out of his pocket and handed it to Juliana.
Juliana pulled out a pair of red goggles and put them on. She touched a button on the side. The goggles whirled and gave off a faint red glow. "Hmm."
Juliana rubbed her hands together. "Perfect. I now have sudo access on Melissa's machine."
The two got in the car (Juliana much more gingerly than Adrian).
"Remember how the robbers suddenly got all confused and terrified while you were spanking them? To say nothing of their ballroom gowns? Well, according to the papers, they've been equally confused and terrified this morning, after the police picked them up."
"Then I'll slip it to her when you're not looking, and then she can strap you for not wearing a belt with a suit." Juliana smirked. "There aren't a lot of fashion faux-pas a man can commit, but suit without belt is definitely one of them."
Adrian rolled his eyes. "Fine."
The claws shattered. Scarlet Moon flipped over the bar and plummetted, the paddles swishing through empty air above his. He snapped a cord to the ceiling, and swung against the far wall. Little strands of forcefield wormed their way into the creases in the steel paneling covering the wall, and Scarlet Moon clung to the wall Spider-Man style.
Nothing but sniffling from the other side of the door. Adrian knocked a second time.
Just more sniffling.
Adrian sighed, and turned to leave when the door eased open. Adrian stepped inside and closed the door behind him.
Natalie lay facedown on the bed. Her jeans lay crumpled on the floor, leaving her only source of modesty a pair of lacy red panties that struggled to cover even half of her large, soft cheeks. Her comforter was rolled up underneath her hips, thrusting her callipygean ass into the air, the buttocks quivering as she clenched and unclenched her cheeks. Her face was buried in her pillow. A nasty looking wood bathbrush lay on the bed next to her.
Scarlet Moon picked up the pace. The pitter-patter of sandal dancing across wiggling buttocks bounced about the roof. Bright squealed and kicked, her bottom bucking and wiggling beneath the punishing smacks.
"Oww! Stop it! Stop it! I swear I'll get you, you–"
"Look." Scarlet Moon shoved Bright off his lap, grabbed Bright by the bodice and pulled her into the air. "Someone set me up, and I'm here to save their victims, and bring them in. I don't have time to spank you all night. So you have a choice. You can help me save these people, or I can dump you off in front of the police station without your mask, and your bare, cherry-red ass in the air. Get me?"
"Alright, alright," said Bright, holding her hands up. "I'll help. Let me keep an eye on you, too. Just in case this is all an elaborate act."
"No, we very much do not," said Tempestas. "She's right. We're both running on empty."
Scarlet Moon growled.
"Do you like getting your tail warmed? Because that's gonna happen."
Princess swayed, but held her footing. "That was pathetic Dolly! Feeling a little tired?"
"Check it out!" said Princess. The camera zoomed away from her face and swung sideways. Tempestas dangled facedown over Mr. Cuddles' knee. She still wore her goggles and cap, but the rest of her costume had been replaced by a poofy pink dress that went from her neck to her knees. White mittens covered her hands. White socks covered her calves, and a pair of bright pink patent shoes adorned her feet. Her cheeks had bright red makeup, her lips were covered in hot pink lipstick and a yellow wig tied up in pigtails covered her head.
"Poor Tempestas," said Generalissima.
"Do you like my new dolly?" asked Princess. "She was oh-so-much fun to dress up."
"Let me out of this you little lunatic," said Tempestas, kicking and squirming.
Mr. Cuddles' paw struck the seat of Tempestas' dress, eliciting a squeal from the captured superheroine.
"Hush little dolly, mommy's talking," said Princess.
"Grrrr…"
"Don't make me wash your mouth out with soap again," said Princess. She turned her sparkling gaze back on Scarlet Moon and Anklyana. "Now, you were trying to trick me weren't you?"
Adrian punched Buzzsaw in the face with all his might. Buzzsaw stumbled backwards. A spring manifested around Adrian's fist, and he rammed it against Buzzsaw's chest. The spring coiled with a great SPROING. Buzzsaw flew sideways, her head plowing through more of the air conditioning unit. Adrian charged and swung again. He struck Buzzsaw in the gut, and sent her skidding backwards across the roof. He jumped up on top of what remained of the unit and fired his eye beams, striking Buzzsaw in the chest.
Buzzsaw slammed into the edge of the roof, and held on until the beam faded.
"Alright. You've shown me yours. Now let me show you mine!" Buzzsaw charged forward, her head down and massive mohawk leading. She leapt into the air and whipped her mohawk at Adrian's face. Adrian twisted and fell off the air conditioning unit, the mohawk missing him by inches. The hair sliced through the steel outer-casing of the air conditioning unit like a hot knife through warm butter.
"Didja see that?" roared Buzzsaw. She tore her head free of the unit, sending bits of metal and wire flying.
Scarlet Moon battered Generalissima's bouncing bobbing bucking bare buttocks. Generalissima flopped, wiggled and wailed with each stroke. Her legs kicked frantically, and her leggings inched a little closer to her knees with every kick.
Once the peaks of Generalissima's bottom were as red and glowing as Scarlet Moon's paddle, he moved on to the sitspots.
Generalissima threw her head back and shrieked the first time the paddle struck her right sitspot. "Come on. I've had enough I promise."
"I will decide that." Scarlet Moon struck her left sitspot with equal force, sending the supple flesh wobbling. Generalissima wiggled her hips. One of her hands grabbed Scarlet Moon's leg. Her fingernails would have dug into Scarlet Moon's leg if it weren't for his forcefield.
Scarlet Moon battered Generalissima's naked sitspots until they were smoking. Generalissima stopped flopping around. She sagged across Scarlet Moon's lap and just lay there, crying quietly.
Scarlet Moon dispersed the paddle.
"How do you do that?"
"What?"
"Your mask eyes just narrowed."
"Umm, Generalissima probably made some modifications."
"Generalissima? She named herself after Latin American dictators?"
Scarlet Moon shrugged. "So she's bad at names."
"Costumes too."
Scarlet Moon shrugged again.
There were a few beats of silence.
"So, we gonna go?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Nah." Clemency grabbed a fork and started eating Generalissima's abandoned eggs.
"Um, ok."
"Me, I hate getting spanked. But waiting for one usually doesn't bother me as much. I figure every minute my butt isn't on fire is a happy minute. But Alexandra, man she hates the anticipation. You really want to get to her? Like, really make it sink in? Schedule her spankings. Then, once it's time, really draw it out. Make her marinate in her own dread."
Scarlet Moon jumped off the desk. His hands snapped back to cover his bottom and he danced around the room.
"Heh. Pansy."
"Shut it red. Or we'll see how you like it."
"I already know. Well, one a lot like it anyway. Your antics cost me twenty with a paddle a whole lot like that one. Except I didn't so much as wiggle."
"So, what you want me to let all my new subjects go?" asked Princess.
"Are you mocking me?" hissed the hoodlum. She loomed over Adrian. "Nobody mocks Buzzsaw."
"Personal space," said Adrian. He put his hand on the woman's chest and pushed back.
The woman grabbed Adrian's wrist and swung her fist at Adrian's face. The fist slammed into Adrian's nose, and bounced off. Adrian's head snapped backward beneath the impact, but he felt nothing more than a soft thump, like being hit by a pillow.
The woman reeled backwards, her arm snapping over her head.
"The fuck…" hissed the woman. Her teeth pulled back in a snarl, and she lurched forward. "I'm going to-"
Adrian backpedaled. He tripped over something and fell on his ass. A high-heeled shoe struck his hand. He grabbed it and flung it at Buzzsaw's face, getting her right in the eye.
Buzzsaw howled in pain, and clutched at her eyes. "Shit! Fuck! Bitch! Shit-fucking bitch! Beat his ass!"
Adrian stumbled to his feet and found himself facing off against three hoodlums cracking their knuckles. Adrian raised clenched fists. A small voice in the back of his head screamed in terror, but the rest buzzed. The air seemed to pulse, and Adrian could barely see through the red mist that filled the air.
"That's the spirit. Oops, gotta go." Juliana hung up.
Scarlet Moon followed the trail to an abandoned office building, another decaying carcass of the Pandemic Depression.
He slid a window opened and slipped in to find Juliana sitting against the wall. She threw Scarlet Moon a wink.
"I'm gonna get you out of here," said Scarlet Moon, picking up Juliana.
"My hero," said Juliana with an exaggerated sigh and fluttering of eyelashes.
"Don't be weird." Scarlet Moon leapt back out and swung to a building across the way. He put Juliana down. "Tempestas and Anklyana are on their way–"
An inhuman howl split the night from the abandoned office building. The scream was filled with pain and fear and rage. A sadistic laugh followed shortly after, followed by the crash of shattering desks and walls.
Juliana grabbed Scarlet Moon's collar. "You have to help her! That hunter, she's terrified of that hunter. Please Scarlet Moon, save the cat!"
A few hours later, Scarlet Moon hunkered on the rooftop of a building across from the police station. A helicopter whirled on the landing pad. Half a dozen figures milled about.
"She there?" asked Juliana.
"Not sure, they're kinda far away." Scarlet Moon narrowed his eyes. "Wait, I see someone with a cape, yeah I think she's there, just like the superspies said."
Scarlet Moon coiled his legs, and leapt. He snapped a cord against the police station and zipped forward.
He slapped his feet against the side of the building and flipped up onto the roof.
"Shut up," snapped Napier. His glare burned into Anklyana. "Well?"
"So only because I'm beating you," said Sam.
"…yes?"
"I see." Sam rubbed the back of the brush against Adrian's blazing bottom. "Makes sense really, since I just spent several minutes beating the snot…" Sam leaned over and looked at Adrian's red, sniffling nose. "Yup. Beating the snot out of you. Guess that's the best I can hope for for now. Maybe someday, you'll care about what I think because you respect my experience and wisdom, and not because I've got a mean bathbrush!"
Adrian mumbled something incoherent and not particularly flattering.
"Alright, you get up." Sam put the bath brush away. "Now I need to see to your sister."
Juliana eeped.
Sam returned to the bathbrush to the drawer, and pulled out the hairbrush.
Adrian danced from foot to foot rubbing his flaming, naked bottom.
She swayed and fell. Scarlet Moon started to move, but Chief Napier was already there, catching her and easing her to the ground. Must have been helping with the digging.
Midnight laughed gently into Scarlet Moon's ear. "Is that why you were late? Seeing what I'd let you get away with?"
Midnight's hand struck Scarlet Moon's outthrust bottom. The sharp strike rang through the cold midnight air. A sting bloomed on Scarlet Moon's right cheek. Scarlet Moon squeaked.
"I hope this answers your question." Though Midnight's voice was silky smooth, Scarlet Moon could hear steel beneath. Midnight's hand stung Scarlet Moon's naked buttocks, each smack sending the plump cheeks into a wobbling fit.
Scarlet Moon squirmed and yelped. He alternated between sucking his bottom in as if to avoid the smacks, and thrusting his bottom out to take them. His hips rocked back and forth beneath Midnight's flicking hand.
"I have zero interest in these kinds of games kitten," said Midnight. She yanked firmly on Scarlet Moon's hair. "I tell you to be someplace, you will be there on time, or you will have a very good reason."
Midnight pressed her chest against Scarlet Moon's shoulder. His lips tickled Scarlet Moon's ear. Her fingers dug into Scarlet Moon's soft bottom. "And stopping a bank robbery is not a very good reason. Understand?"
Scarlet Moon fired a burst of energy behind him, and jetted towards the female cop. "Grab onto me!"
The female cop reached, but Scarlet Moon was still out of reach. He fired another burst of energy. He must have misjudged it though, because rather than smoothly falling into the other woman's open arms, the two slammed into each other.
"Everyone hold on tight!" Scarlet Moon pushed almost all of his forcefield up into a large, thin balloon above him. The field caught the rushing wind like a parachute, and they jolted from a fatal plummet to an easy coast. The three cops squeezed Scarlet Moon so tightly he saw stars.
"Not…so…tight…"
The three cops loosened their grips enough for Scarlet Moon to breath, if barely.
Eventually, the four settled on the sidewalk a few blocks east of the Silver Tower.
"Wow!" said the female cop. Her green eyes sparkled. "That was a thrill and a half!"
"Hush you," said Scarlet Moon. He cracked his knuckles and wove his shield into a small paddle. "Time for your paddling."
Scarlet Moon whapped Poseidon's right cheek with his paddle, the small oval making Poseidon's muscular bottom bounce. The crisp smack of magical forcefield striking naked flesh echoed through the empty arena. He snapped it back, and whipped it down on Prometheus' right cheek next, making the villain's tight little ass bobble. "Let's talk about your many transgressions, shall we?"
Scarlet Moon whapped Prometheus' left cheek with a full-armed swing. Prometheus yelped and bucked. He smacked Poseidon's left cheek next. The young man squirmed, and grunted. His back arched and his bottom clenched. They both lifted their feet to cover their bottoms, but a few crimson cords lashed them to the poles, leaving their legs wide open and their bottoms gaping.
Poseidon sucked in a breath, and his toes tensed.
"Oh come on, let me at least close my legs," said Prometheus, her voice shifting into a whine.
"I'd appreciate if we hold off on the sarcastic comments until after you've been punched through a wall once or twice." Juliana slid into her computer chair and clicked it on.
Scarlet Moon landed another half dozen or so heavy strokes to the pair of secret agent bottoms bent over the desk in front of her. The agents grunted, wiggled and squealed their ways through the strokes.
"You're dangerous," said Marie. "And you need to understand that!"
Scarlet Moon rolled his eyes. "I do understand that Red. If I didn't understand that, you'd be gettin a lot worse than a paddling. Now, tell me where I can find Succubus."
A Half dozen blows burned into their bottoms, the large paddle alternating between bright red cheeks.
"Oh fine," spat Dana. "I'll tell you, just stop it."
"You gonna try to blackmail me into taking a spanking again?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"It wasn't blackmail," said Dana.
Scarlet Moon splatted Dana's bottom with the paddle.
"Oww! Fine, fine," said Dana. "Call it what you want. We won't do it again. We'll beat your ass some other way."
"Everyone say hello to Scarlet Moon. The King of Stealth," muttered Juliana.
The two women spun, their particle guns whipping up. One was rather short, while the other was tall. The short one had chinlength red hair and a cute, freckled face. She was maybe 100 pounds soaking wet. The other had luxurious brown hair. She was also much more voluptuos than her partner, with ample breasts and curvy hips.
Both wore skintight leather outfits that showed off every inch of their fit figures.
"I was kidnapped!" Juliana put the back of her hand against her forehead. "A damsel in distress, a victim who did nothing wrong!"
"Except approach a dangerous superhuman cat creature thing, after he threatened to paddle you if you did," said Scarlet Moon.
"Heheheh, yes well." Juliana squirmed. "I'm sure he was just you know, saying that."
"When was the last time Sam was 'just saying that?'"
Juliana swatted Scarlet Moon's bottom. "Hush you!"
There was a massive squealing of metal, and an elevator door a few levels down started to scrape open.
Scarlet Moon stopped descending. Vanessa stopped screaming.
The barrel of a particle rifle entered the shaft. It pointed down, and unleashed a spray of particle beams. The rifle pointed up.
Scarlet Moon paced about the roof, his eyes roving over the buildings.
"Not exactly–"
"Hang on. I just spied someone in one of the office buildings. Probably keeping an eye on the cops. Maybe they'll know something." Scarlet Moon hunkered down behind the lip of the roof before the figure saw him.
"OK, what's the best way to get over there?" asked Juliana. "Maybe a propelled jump?"
"What."
"Yup. Jump, and fire a brief burst of energy into the ground. Oughta to give you quite the boost."
"But I can only fire bursts out of my eyes," said Scarlet Moon. "You want me to jump backwards?"
"Naw. I'll bet it has nothing to do with your eyes, and everything to do with gathering and firing some of your forcefield as raw…whatever it is your forcefield is made out of. Firing from your eyes is convenient because it means aiming is as simple as looking someone in the eye."
"And done," said Clemency with a quick one-two smack to each cheek. "Now go stand in the corner for…how old are you?"
"Just turned nineteen," said Generalissima.
"Nineteen minutes then." Clemency gave Generalissima's red bum a swat to get her moving.
"Oww! Um, which corner?" Generalissima hopped a little, clutching at her bottom.
"Next to the ominous grandfather clock."
Generalissima walked away, sniffing and rubbing her eyes.
"Hope you weren't rubbing your nose with that knuckle! You'll get pink eye!"
Adrian pulled Natalie into a hug. "You won't. Everything will be fine. I promise."
Natalie pressed her face against Adrian's chest, sending a bolt of lightning through Adrian's body. He became almost painfully aware of Natalie's chest pressed against his, and the girl's broad hips flush against him. "But…but…"
"It's over. That lunatic can't hurt you. She won't find you. You're fine," said Adrian.
"I was so scared." Natalie's body shook with sobs. "I could have hurt you."
Generalissima picked at some eggs.
"Don't you like your eggs?" asked the cook.
Generalissima forced a smile. "Oh they're fine, I'm just uh–"
"Ah yes, nervous. Don't worry it's not so bad."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Just an eternity of a building burn as she smacks your well-padded bottom crimson, then a week or so of whimpering every time you sit down. Or put on tight pants. Or feel a breeze. Or take a shower. Or–"
"You're not helping!"
The cook smirked and walked off.
"Hate this place. Can't we just do it already?" Generalissima threw her fork on her plate.
"You're right. Why don't you go back into the entrance hall, remove your skirt, bend over and put your hands on the chair. We'll be along shortly," said Clemency.
"How shortly?"
Clemency smiled.
"Fine." Generalissima stomped out (as well as one can in stiletto heels).
"Your friend hates waiting, doesn't she?" asked Clemency.
Scarlet Moon narrowed his eyes.
"My goodness, you've got quite the set of lungs on you." Princess rubbed her ear. "Your throat must be really raw by now. Maybe as raw as your bum?"
The door to the bowling alley blew open, and Tempestas burst into the main room, someone Scarlet Moon didn't recognize right behind her.
"Release my partner, foul villain!" said Tempestas.
"Keiko! Run!" said Scarlet Moon.
Keiko ran for the stairs.
Princess clapped her hands together gleefully. "Two more dollies? Ooh, this is the best Christmas ever!"
A green shield descended over Scarlet Moon, and Mr. Cuddles' paw bounced off of it. A great bird of dust and trash slammed into Mr. Cuddles' face. His paw lifted off the small of Scarlet Moon's back, allowing him to roll free and zip into the air.
The new girl turned and ran back into the bowling alley. When he did, Scarlet Moon spied quite a bit of cheek peeking out from underneath the back of the girl's leotard.
"Follow her!" said Tempestas. She unleashed a gout of air, smashing drones into the walls, knocking Princess on her back, and propelling Scarlet Moon towards the bowling alley.
The staff smashed the leading three planes. The back swing took care of the other three. He lashed another cord to the ceiling and swung backwards. He rolled into a ball and flared his shield. He slammed into the lego wall, shattering it.
Natalie fell to her knees, coughing.
Juliana shrieked. The bear flung her over its shoulder and galloped back towards the center of the mall, scattering fleeing shoppers like bowling pins.
"Get out of here." Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the railing rimming the open walkway of the second floor and zipped up. He perched on the railing and spared a glance back to confirm Natalie was running for the door, at the forefront of a tide flowing out.
Scarlet Moon's gaze flicked over the crowd. Juliana was obvious. Keiko was nowhere to be seen. People pounded desperately on lego walls at every exit, only to be consumed by the villainous bits of plastic. Action figures swarmed through the mall, flinging video games at people and charging through their legs. A few brave or desperate people tried to fight back, only to find their fists sinking uselessly into plushy dolls, legos swarming around their kicking feet, kicked action figures replaced by three more.
Princess stood on top of the giant clay teddy bear laughing maniacally.
Scarlet Moon righted a tipped-over sunning chair and yanked Bright across his lap. Bright yelped as her mostly naked body splayed across Scarlet Moon's thighs.
"Unhand me at once you poor excuse for a superhero!" Bright's fists flailed and her feet kicked, sending her bare, round, athletic buttocks roiling. "You have no right–oww!"
A sharp crack echoed throughout the winter night. Bright's firm right buttock flattened and rippled beneath Scarlet Moon's palm.
Bright lifted her sandaled feet to cover her bottom. "You will NOT touch my elegant bottom with your filthy hands!"
Scarlet Moon snagged one of Bright's ankles and her sandal.
"What are you–don't you dare! Don't. You. Dare!"
Scarlet Moon centered Bright's bottom on his left thigh and hooked his right leg over Bright's legs, pinning them down.
Adrian lowered his jeans, shivering as his compact bottom bobbled into view, the pert, now contained only by his boxer briefs. He grabbed the waistband of his underwear and pushed them down to his thighs.
He bent over the bed and locked his knees. He arched his back and thrust his naked, rounded buttocks into the air.
Juliana stepped up beside Adrian. She lightly tapped the cane against Adrian's bottom. "I'm thinking six will be sufficient. Natalie?"
"Not gonna help the officers he put in the hospital," grumbled Natalie.
"What's done is done," said Juliana. "All we can do now is make amends, and it starts here."
"Fine," said Natalie. She stood. "But I've no interest in sticking around and watching."
Natalie left, slamming the door behind her.
Juliana sighed. She drew the cane back and whipped it into the fleshy peak of Adrian's bottom. The narrow wood bit deeply into Adrian's soft bottom. Adrian's head whipped up and he shrieked as a deep, fiery sting burned into his skin. Adrian bounced on the balls of his feet and wiggled his hips, vainly trying to alleviate the sting.
"Hate this thing." Juliana brought the cane down across Adrian's bottom, just below the first stroke. Adrian howled and wiggled as a second line of fire blazed across his sensitive cheeks. "So cruel, cold and impersonal."
"You're a asshole, you know that?" shrieked Prometheus.
"A lucky asshole," muttered Poseidon.
Scarlet Moon cocked an eyebrow, but changed neither the tempo nor force of his swats.
It didn't take much longer for the pair to start to sob, their bodies bobbing with every heave and hiccup.
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath, and stepped back to admire his handiwork. Both their bottoms were as red as Prometheus' hair. They might even have been redder than her shorts, but those had been kicked off at some point, and Scarlet Moon had no idea where they'd gotten to.
"Congratulations, a cop now knows who you and Scarlet Moon are," said Generalissima acidly.
"Sorry," said Natalie morosely. "I just kinda panicked."
"Yes yes and you know who I am," said Tempestas, rolling her eyes. "If the Chief ever found out, I'd end up in prison right next to you. So let's all just agree to keep each other's secret ok? We have more important things to worry about than getting each other arrested."
"Yeah like my–"
"Anklyana," said Generalissima through gritted teeth. "No encryption scheme is infallible."
"Erm, I mean, umm. What about the chief?" asked Anklyana.
Tempestas put her hands on her hips and looked out across the city. "Hell if I know. Look, I need to get back, people are going to start missing me. I can tell you though, three other influential individuals have been kidnapped out of high-rises in the past twenty-four hours. Been keeping it quiet. City's on edge enough as it is thanks to all the Supremes. I'll send you what I know. You see what you can turn up, while I do my thing."
Scarlet Moon slipped through the empty building, and eased out onto the parking lot. "Where is everyone?"
"Most of them are probably wherever they took Alexandra," said Juliana.
"Yeah, but shouldn't there be patrols, or sentries or something, in case the police decide to raid the place?"
"The police have probably already come and gone. And I'll bet dollars to donuts they didn't find anyone. Whoever was here probably went into hiding."
Scarlet Moon found himself at the base of the building closest to the cops, where he had spied somebody watching out the window. He eased himself in, and slipped up the stairs. A few times he had to stop and hide as Whistlers wandered by. Primary topic of conversation seemed to be their recent adventure to the beach, and fantasies about all the riches and sexy bitches they'd get now that their boss had super powers.
He slipped into a room, and found himself face to face with a single Whistler turning from the window.
Mr. Cuddles crumbled. Legostpheles shattered and didn't reform. Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot lay on the ground in a pile of their own stuffing.
Princess lay on her side, groaning. "Not fair. Not fair."
Natalie nodded, but she didn't seem to be paying attention. She was focused on the tv.
"Any speculations-" said the reporter.
"No."
"Any thoughts on how-"
"I've got a job to do, miss. Excuse me." The chief walked away.
Danielle turned back to the camera. "And there you have it, people of Generica. Is there a superhero somewhere who can stand against this new, multi-colored menace?"
"Adrian, come here," said Juliana from the other side of her bedroom door.
Adrian switched the television off and slipped into Juliana's room.
"Alright." Juliana held up the outfit. "Check it out. Woke up early yesterday after only like two hours of sleep. I was bored, so I thought it'd be cool to cobble together a costume from old Halloween costumes and a few things I borrowed from your room. Go on and try it out."
Adrian slipped into the costume, and looked at himself in the mirror.
What does he see?
Scarlet Moon flung himself into the air and twisted around to face the play pen. He lashed several cords to to the top and middle of the structure.
And pulled.
"What do you want?" asked the Whistler. "Why are you just staring at me? Say something you fucking cocksucker!"
Scarlet Moon glared at her.
"Let me guess. You want to know where Buzzsaw is." The Whistler squirmed, swinging like a pendulum. "Well, I ain't telling you shit."
Scarlet Moon glared at her.
Scarlet Moon ran to the edge of the roof and leapt onto the next one. He slid, ran, and leapt his way through the harbor. He finally came to a stop on a building a few blocks over from a warehouse plastered with giant-ass letters that read "Corbeau." "Well, least Buzzsaw isn't hard to find."
"Yeah. Subtlety–exactly–superpower, is it? Now–"
"You there? I can barely hear you."
The call ended.
Scarlet Moon fished the phone out, and cursed. No signal. He set it down on the roof, grimacing. He was on his own.
He studied the building for another moment, but couldn't see any sign of anyone. If that Whistler was lying to him…
He hopped from building to building, staying behind as many buildings, boxes, and cranes as possible. Eventually, he found himself hanging onto the edge of the roof. He peeked through the dusty glass of a nearby window, but couldn't really see anything. He grabbed the bottom of the window and eased it open a crack.
"Okay okay I'm sorry!" cried Alexandra. The distinctive crack of hand to bare bottom echoed through the room. "I won't call you names anymore!"
Scarlet Moon zipped up onto a billboard hanging above the farmer's market. The knot of dazed people seemed focused on a small booth at the base of a streetlight. Scarlet Moon gathered power into his feet, and leapt towards it. He overshot a little, snapped a cord against the streetlight, swung around it and landed on top of the post.
There was a yelp from the base of the light. A scream rent the air, and the knot of people exploded in all directions in a panicked, frenzied mob.
A child screamed as the crowd ripped him away from his mother's grasp. The mother howled as she was pushed away by the sheer force of the stampede.
The door slowly (and loudly) cranked open to reveal ten thugs glaring at Scarlet Moon, some cracking their knuckles, others tapping stun batons against their shoulders, and others pointing stun guns at him.
This was gonna be interesting.
And by interesting he meant terrifying. If he had to fight these thugs, he'd have to finish them as quickly and as painlessly as possible. Buzzsaw was still in there, and losing wasn't an option.
A rather weaselly looking man in the middle pointed a finger at the superhero-in-disguise. "Who the hell are you?"
"Now." Tania's voice turned perfunctory, professional. She walked to the couch, and pulled a bar of soap out of her purse. "Put this in your mouth, drop your pants, and bend over my lap."
Marie groaned. "Just what we need. Red Butt shoving his nose in where it's not wanted."
"Thanks for the help Moon," said Bernice with a wave. "These Feds were getting on my nerves."
"Feds?"
"Yeah, a couple of FBI agents or something-"
The redhead scoffed. "FBI? Please. Buncha amateurs. We're the best of the best of the best."
"The Men in Black?" asked Bernice.
"Except for being women, and superspies rather than incompetent government agents dealing with squid aliens, yes," said Marie.
"I see. They took Succubus off our hands after we arrested her. Now they think I know something about Generica's newest supervillains. I swear, fight alongside a superhero once, and you never live it down."
"This has nothing to do with Succubus," said Dana. She looked up at Scarlet Moon. "The fact that you're here means you've figured it out too, yes? Probably using the same shoddily secured database."
"Don't give them anything," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon massaged his forehead.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
Adrian tried to pull away, but David had a firm grip on the front of his jeans, and he came up short, his jeans wedging between his cheeks with his boxer briefs.
He gave him a look that almost made his knees give out. "If you move, I will pull out the leather paddle."
David tugged his jeans down to the tops of his slim thighs. His tight bottom bounced into the open air, his boxer briefs barely containing his cheeks. The tops of his jeans pushed against his bottom, pushing his bubbly buttocks up and even further out.
David bent Adrian over his lap. Adrian squirmed around on David's large thighs.
Scarlet Moon zipped up to the row of windows along the top of the arena. He swung up onto the roof, plopped down, and took several deep breaths. He wiped an arm across his sweaty face. He sat like that for a minute or two, just enjoying the chilly November gusts.
"When am I going to get some help?" he muttered.
A gust of wind ruffled his hair, and a costumed woman landed next to him.
The woman wore a long-sleeved white spandex top that fully covered her chest and arms, but left her athletic midriff bare. She wore a pair of white spandex pants that showed off flared hips, a firm round bottom and long muscular legs. She wore short boots with a thick heel, short and wide enough to be practical, but tall enough to give her a bit more height. A large pair of red-tinted aviator goggles covered her eyes and much of her upper face. A white cap covered her hair. A stylized red tornado adorned the center of her chest. A bright white cape snapped in the wind behind her.
Scarlet Moon jumped to her feet, his eyes flaring. Just what he needed, a third–
"Oh crap, did you beat them already?" The woman adjusted her goggles. "Sorry, I came as fast as I could, but I haven't really been on this side of town very often, and everything looks so different from rooftops, and it's been taking me a bit to get used to these goggles, and I thought I'd gotten the hang of my powers, but they keep getting stronger, and do you have any idea how much of a pain in the ass it is when you use too powerful a gust and send yourself flying over the roof you intended to land on, so you end up flying through a thankfully open window and into some grouchy old lady's living room, who just so happened to be in the middle of brushing her grandchild's hair with a really large hairbrush, and yeah sure you could just run away, but you scared the crap out of the kid, broke some hokey little glass sculpture from some glass museum or other that the lady's late husband bought for her on their honeymoon, and you just feel kind of bad about the whole thing?"
Scarlet Moon half leapt, half stumbled off the lamppost. He lashed a flickering scarlet cord to another post and swung across the parking lot. He looked behind him. The drones chased with the patient resilience of machines. He looked ahead. A great blockade of police lights lined the edge of the parking lot. Cops watched him swing across the lot, some with open mouths, others looking annoyed, a few maybe even looking kinda hopeful?
His cord gave out, and he plummetted to the ground. A drone whipped by overhead, just barely missing his.
"Ok, I'm finally on." Generalissima's voice chirped in Scarlet Moon's ear. "Sorry, turns out it's really hard to find someplace private near the mall at Christmas time."
"Any ideas?" asked Scarlet Moon through a raw throat. He pushed whatever power he could muster into his legs and ran.
"See that building skeleton on your ten?" asked Juliana
Scarlet Moon looked ahead and to his right.
"Ten, not two!"
"I don't know what that means!"
"Your left you idiot, your left. Because the ten is left of the twelve on an analog clock?"
"I haven't seen an analog clock since the third grade."
Generalissima sighed in disgust.
"But Adrian.." said Natalie. She dropped the pillow and clutched her bottom. "Please no."
"You have until the count of three." Adrian held up one finger. "One."
Natalie mewled and scrambled to her feet. Adrian sat down where Natalie had been a moment before, lightly tapping the hairbrush against his palm.
Natalie reached for the waistband of her sweatpants.
"So you think," said Generalissima. "Let's let the smugglers expose their ace in the hole first, ok?"
Scarlet Moon grumbled under his breath, but crouched at the edge of the roof, waiting.
"Except there is no 'end,'" said Poseidon. He struck Scarlet Moon's left cheek, eliciting a wail from the helpless hero. "Merely temporary victories and defeat."
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath. He picked up the cops' particle guns, and tossed them down the elevator shaft.
"Man, none of them are my size," said Bernice, studying the prone cops. "Guess I'm doomed to fighting crime in panties. Though, I guess you make it work."
"This is a costume," said Scarlet Moon.
"Sure it is," said Bernice. She walked over to Vanessa. "You doing ok?"
"I'm fine." Vanessa stood and shook off Bernice's hand. "I just want out of this horrible tower."
"You're not the only one," said Bernice. "Let's get moving."
"So, you wanna talk about that whole breaking your binding and backhanding you into a wall thing?" asked Juliana.
"That grenade probably took more out of me than I thought," murmured Scarlet Moon. "And I haven't fully recovered from my fight with Succubus either."
"I hope so."
Adrian removed the belt and tossed it aside. Then, he unbuttoned the jeans and started to inch them down.
"Christ, your pants are tight," muttered Adrian. "How the hell do you get them on? Lubricant?"
Buzzsaw grabbed Adrian's ankle and gave it a savage yank. Suddenly, Adrian was doing a split, whether he wanted to or not.
"Oww," wheezed Adrian. "Crotch. Split. Horrible."
Buzzsaw rolled off of Adrian's lap, and scrambled to her feet. For a second, she started pull her pants up, but then decided to just run off, her little black thong and big, bulky ass hanging out.
Adrian growled, and fell/pushed himself to his feet. Then he took off after the hoodlum. "You are not getting away from me! Not after that little stunt!"
Buzzsaw threw the bird over her shoulder. She saw how close Adrian was and squeaked. She pivoted and ran around the remnants of the air conditioning unit.
Adrian jumped over the unit, and landed right next to Buzzsaw.
Buzzsaw yelped. Adrian grabbed Buzzsaw's wrist, spun her around, landed three sharp smacks to her exposed cheeks, and shoved her facefirst against the wall. Adrian tugged Buzzsaw's jeans down to her ankles.
"Then, after your spanking, maybe we'll have a little fun." Midnight's left hand slid up Scarlet Moon's side and cupped his chin. She turned Scarlet Moon's head to face her. Their lips hovered centimeters apart, so close their breath mixed, their tongues could have touched. "If you're a good boy."
Midnight spun Scarlet Moon around and pushed him. "Until next time, kitten."
Scarlet Moon stumbled, and nearly fell, so wobbly were his knees. He spun back to face Midnight, but the woman was already gone.
Scarlet Moon put his hands on his knees and took several deep breaths. His head was stuffed with cotton. Sweat coated his body.
Something itched in the waistband of his costume. He fished out a rolled up piece of paper. Unrolling it, read:
<<<Text me when you're ready. 555-7382. Tania.>>>
Later that afternoon, Adrian lay facedown on Juliana's bed, his jeans and boxer briefs on the floor. Juliana gently rubbed lotion on Adrian's cherry red bottom.
"It's not fair," said Adrian into the pillow. "I saved the city from a lunatic mind-controlling supervillain!"
"Yeah, but it made you late to class," said Juliana.
Adrian grumbled. "Shoulda just let Succubus take over Silver Tower."
"Oh come now. A spanking's a small price to pay for saving a skyscraper full of innocent people."
"Easy for you to say."
"Besides, from what I've heard, David's a hunk."
"Looks like we've got a squirmer," said Dr. Parks. Scarlet Moon could hear the smirk in that b-
Whack!
Scarlet Moon squeaked. His bottom bucked as a line of fire traced his sitspots, and he drummed his heels against the tile floor.
The belt whipped across his wobbling, squirming cheeks six more times. It traveled from his sitspots to the tips of his cheeks and back down again, leaving parallel rivers of fire on Scarlet Moon's skin.
Scarlet Moon wailed with every stroke. His round, wobbling bottom wiggled and clenched. He pounded his heels against the floor and slapped the table with his palm.
"My goodness you're pretty terrible at taking the belt, aren't you?" said Dr. Parks. "Tell me, is it the helplessness, the fact that your bottom is hanging out, or just the straight up pain?"
Juliana plugged the harddrive into her computer. Text scrolled across her computer screen in a blur. "This might take a while."
While the computer processed, Adrian spent a bit of time rubbing lotion on his welted bottom.
An hour later, Scarlet Moon balanced on a branch near the top of a tree, deep in the depths of Phillipa Silver's land. The CEO of Silver Ant Inc. had been kind enough to let him use the woman's massive property as a training ground.
The leaves had long since fallen, and the tree swayed alarmingly as a cold November wind blasted the tops. Scarlet Moon shifted his forcefield to block the gust.
Scarlet Moon closed his eyes and stilled his breathing. Scarlet flares traced themselves across the backs of his eyelids, spinning and flowing like pixies at play. He reached out with mental hands and guided the pixies across his lids.
His fingers and toes tingled. His head pulsed.
Scarlet Moon's eyes snapped open. Power flowed into his feet and he backflipped off the tree. Power flowed into his arms and a cord snapped against the tree. He came up sharp, and swung down. He skimmed along the ground, and swung back into the air.
Juliana's eyebrows went up. "You do realize that you will be breaking, entering and infecting another person's computer with a virus right? While I am going to just be one of those customers?"
"Au contraire," said Succubus with a seductive smile. "The fun's just begun."
Natalie's eyes flicked across Adrian's rather risque uniform. Her face colored, and her eyes lingered on Adrian's chest.
"You think this is funny?" The woman's voice rose to a panicked shriek. "We could get killed any minute now. All because of you lunatics in spandex who think superpowers-"
"Don't be too impressed," said Silver. "Those windows are a huge pain. Can't see a thing on my monitor most days. So I have to close them, but then what's the point of having windows? And don't even talk to me about how hot they make it."
"So what now?" asked Scarlet Moon.
Silver pressed a button underneath her desk, and a floor panel slid away. "You're going to climb in there and wait. The hopeful founders should be here in about four hours."
"That's a lot of waiting."
Silver shrugged. "Can't have you in here. I'm going to have my aids and secretary coming in and out like crazy. In fact, Janette-"
A knock came at the door. "Ms. Silver?"
Silver smiled. "That's her now. An hour earlier than she should be. Get in."
Scarlet Moon groaned, and climbed in. It was actually much roomier than he expected. Big enough space that he could (mostly) stretch out.
"Relax," said Juliana. "I'll put on a podcast drama."
Natalie threw the belt over her shoulder and pulled out a couple more. "I think Adrian's got a great idea. You wanna help Bernice?"
"No…"
"I mean, he once told me to let him know if I saw any of his officers were acting inappropriate while out of uniform. 'Gotta hold ourselves to a higher standard.' He always told me. 'Gotta be an example for the community.'"
Bernice sagged against a nearby clothing rack. "Promise you won't tell your father?"
"Of course. Dad always said 'Don't go holding grudges. Someone does you wrong, and they accept responsibility, just thrash 'em and be done with it. Like it never happened.'"
"Alright, fine. You can test those stupid belts on me. Me and my big mouth."
Scarlet Moon leapt over the edge, and slammed both feet into one of the Whistler's back.
"What, no witty one liner? You really suck at superheroing, you know that?" asked Prometheus.
"Fry him!" barked Succubus, bursting back into the room. "I want him bent over the desk and squealing five minutes ago!"
By the time Adrian emerged from the locker room, David and Sam were already at the treadmills, Natalie standing next to David's and talking to him.
Juliana came out a moment later. She had gotten a new gym outfit. A very…minimal gym outfit. She wore a yellow sports bra that compressed but pushed up her generous breasts and a very short pair of skintight green lycra shorts. The shorts showed off every curve of her generous bottom, and even let a few inches of soft cheek peek out from underneath. A couple of slightly pink cheeks.
"What happened?" Adrian pointed at Juliana's bottom.
Juliana looked over her shoulder and pouted. "Sam's a jerk."
"Oh? What'd you do this time?"
"I didn't do anything."
"Sure you didn't."
"Well, so I may have slipped a little program on his computer that made his icons all obey the laws of gravity. So you know, they all fell to the bottom of his desktop. But it wasn't like dangerous or anything! It's was just kinda funny."
"Uh-huh. I swear you like it when he spanks you."
"Never!"
"Uh-huh."
"Hmph." Juliana turned on her heel and bounced towards the treadmills. Based on the way her bottom, Adrian suspected she, as always, wore a thong underneath those tight little shorts.
Adrian could only shake his head.
Natalie whimpered and put the pillow back over her face.
"Good." Juliana tightened her grip on Adrian and really laid into the exposed bum upturned across her lap.
Adrian didn't know how long it went on. All he knew was that the hard wood struck his round bottom over, and over, and over again, spreading a horrific inferno across his sensitive buttocks.
"Please," said Adrian. "No more, no more. I'll be good."
"When I tell you to wait, what do you do?" asked Juliana.
"Wait!"
"Good." Juliana put the hairbrush back. She patted Adrian's blazing bottom. "Come on now, let's get up and go home."
Adrian pushed himself to his feet and gave his burning bottom a vigorous rubbing. He pulled his jeans back up.
"I don't like doing that," said Juliana.
"Hopefully that won't be necessary," said David. "Adrian! Hurry up, or we're gonna miss the bus."
"Coming," said Adrian. Stupid machine. Faster you dumb thing. Faster! Why is the internet so slow? Why???
"So, taking any interesting classes?" asked Juliana.
"Really don't have time to talk about–hey get out of the way," said David.
"Hey, I've been messing around with C a little, you know anything about it? I've got a couple of questions," said Juliana.
David sighed. "So, I say 'We need to hurry or we'll miss the bus,' and you think 'Meh, he's got time to answer some programming questions.'"
"Maybe?"
"Shall I spank you now, or are you going to get out of my way so I can spank your brother?" said David.
"Umm?"
"You're obviously stalling, probably because Adrian didn't actually compile the list of books he was supposed to. And rather than owning up to his mistake, he's hoping you can delay me long enough for his to throw the list together in a desperate bid to save his ass."
"That might not be…"
"I mean, I'm sure by the time I finish smacking your naked bottom, Adrian will have the list compiled," said David.
"Yeah, no," said Juliana. "I'm not about to take his licks for his."
Adrian spied Natalie and her father standing uncomfortably by themselves. Chief Napier looked like he'd rather be facing down a dozen muggers, and Natalie swayed back and forth fidgeting with her dress, her eyes flicking about the room like a bunny watching for foxes. Adrian started in their direction.
"And yet you keep following me." Juliana cracked the spoon against Keiko's right cheek with a sharp snap!
Keiko kicked her legs. "Oww!"
"Oh stop fussing." Juliana landed a quick stroke to each cheek. "The spoon isn't that bad."
"It stings like hell!" wailed Keiko.
"Watch the language." Juliana landed three hard and fast strokes to Keiko's left cheek, making the girl buck and squirm. "And you haven't known sting until you've felt a purpleheart paddle."
Juliana gave Keiko's right cheek four swift, stinging strokes.
Keiko squirmed and yelped, her little bottom thrashing back and forth.
Juliana set the spoon down and ran a hand over Keiko's right cheek. "Keiko, you need to relax your bottom."
"But it hurts," wailed the girl.
"I know, but you'll bruise more if you clench. Trust me, the best way to take a spanking is to relax and just roll with it. Let it happen, and wash over you," said Juliana.
"You suck Janet," sobbed Keiko.
Princess puffed up like a pufferfish. "I said my name is Princess. Mr. Cuddles!"
Mr. Cuddles picked up the pace, and Keiko's howling rose another octave.
The door to the bowling alley burst open, and Tempestas charged out.
"Release the girl, foul villain!" said Tempestas.
But Scarlet Moon was already moving. He swung down out of the shadows and kicked Mr. Cuddles with every. Ounce. Of. Strength. In. His. Body.
A great crack ran up Mr. Cuddles chest, and the bear shuddered.
"Mr. Cuddles!" wailed Princess.
The bear's grip on Keiko loosened. A scarlet cord yanked her out, and Scarlet Moon swung for the stairs. He set Keiko down.
"Run! Now!" Scarlet Moon gave Keiko a push up the stairs. Keiko ran. "And thanks!"
Scarlet Moon turned to face Princess.
The woman's fingers slid across Scarlet Moon's svelt buttock.
Juliana pouted.
"Don't make me give you a reason to pout."
Juliana's pout vanished. She flicked her hair. "Fine. Shoo. If you aren't gonna do the work, you don't get to enjoy the show."
"Fine by me. Your antics tend to have quite the blast radius," said Adrian. He headed for the door. "I'll be waiting at the exit."
Adrian plopped down on a bench outside the bookstore. A few minutes later, Natalie walked up and sat down next to his. She carried a bag from Belts McBeltington.
"Where're the others?" asked Natalie
"Mischief."
"Oh. Don't you usually…"
"I learn my lessons. Eventually."
"Oh."
Juliana and Keiko came out a moment later snickering.
"It was a great success!" Keiko planted her feet. She started to point towards the ceiling, but rubbed her bottom instead. "And thus Jezebel pays the price for messing with the friends of Keiko Abe the Apple Crusher!"
"Better believe it," said Juliana, clapping Keiko on the back.
Juliana's eyes narrowed, and her lips thinned. She pivoted around Natalie, pulled the girl's arm up behind her back, bent her over and swatted her large bottom.
"Oww! What the heck?" Natalie wiggled her hips and stomped her feet.
"You did not come along so you could watch," said Juliana. "Now you have a choice. You can either get your bottom on a treadmill, or you can get your sore bottom on a treadmill."
"Yes, I get it fine," said Natalie. Juliana released her, and she scurried to the treadmill next to Adrian's and started it up. "You're a jerk."
"Only doing it because I want you to feel beautiful," said Juliana.
"Don't know why you bother," said a smarmy voice behind Juliana. "Can't fix ugly."
Eventually, Sam stopped and slid his belt back through the loops. Juliana's shoulders shook and her welted bottom quivered as she sobbed into her arm.
Sam sat down next to Juliana and rubbed her back. "I'm sorry Juli, but you literally threw yourself into a Supreme throwdown. You could have been hurt. Very seriously hurt."
"Scarlet Moon wouldn't have let that happen," said Juliana.
Sam grimaced. "I don't know about that. He doesn't always show much respect for collateral. Besides, mistakes happen. Potentially deadly mistakes."
Juliana slid forward off the sofa arm and curled up in his lap. Sam held her for a moment longer, before sighing and getting up. "You should head for bed. It's late, and I still need to take David home."
"You should probably go to bed too," said David, giving Adrian a gentle push. "Sorry the night went to hell."
Adrian's phone buzzed. He groaned and fished around in his pocket. A message from David.
Sorry, I'm late. Got waylaid by my advisor. Sam just let me in and I'm coming up now.
A tentacle lashed at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon snagged the tip of the giant appendage with one hand, and lashed a cord to Legostopheles' chest with the other. He zipped at the monster and rammed its own tentacle into its chest. Legos flew everywhere. He lashed a cord to one of the creature's arms and swung around to its back. The tentacle dissolved and an arm ripped out of the beast's side. Its large fingers closed over Scarlet Moon and squeezed his rib cage.
Scarlet Moon grunted and smashed his fists into the creature's giant fingers. The arm zipped into the creature's body, pulling Scarlet Moon in with it. For an instant, Scarlet Moon's entire world was legos. He erupted out the other side. He lashed a cord to the wall and zipped sideways, narrowly avoiding a rather important looking pillar.
The lego demon swung a giant fist at the hero. Tempestas leapt up between the two and unleashed a great burst of wind. The arm dissolved into thousands of legos. The legos flew backwards and smashed into the monster.
"Ooooh. Legostopheles, I'm getting IMPATIENT!" Princess stomped her foot. "Teach those little brats a lesson, and do it NOW!"
Legostopheles charged the two heros.
Juliana and Adrian entered their suite's common room. Vanessa sat in the armchair with a book open in her lap, while Natalie lay on her belly on the sofa watching some anime or other.
Natalie wore a black hoodie and a pair of rather fitted grey sweatpants that clung to her large bottom.
"Officer Chastain, what the hell happened to your pants?" asked one of the officers.
Scarlet Moon realized with a start that it was the chief of police.
"Fallen in the line of duty sir," said Officer Chastain. She saluted solemnly. "Their sacrifice will never be forgotten."
"Cut the cheek." The police chief massaged his forehead. "My head hurts way too much for it."
"Yo momma's-hey!"
The chief went down into a lunge position, flung Chastain across his outthrust knee and swatted the bits of her bottom left bare by her panties. "What part of 'My head hurts too much for your cheek don't you understand?'"
"Oww!" Officer Chastain kicked and squirmed, her round bottom bouncing beneath the chief's large hand. "See if I save you again! Oww!"
"I think that's my cue to leave," said Scarlet Moon.
"I think not," said the chief over Officer Chastain's yelps and the crisp smack of palm striking bare skin. "Officer Morales, arrest that man for vigilantism, and reckless endangerment."
"You're kidding right?" said Scarlet Moon.
"I will not have vigilantes in my town," said the chief.
"Oh, thank God Scarlet Moon, I was getting worried," said Generalissima. "You OK? Is the thief still there? Anklyana's charging up the stairs as we speak."
"Midnight."
"What?"
"Her name is Midnight," said Scarlet Moon. "She's gone, she got away."
"What?" panted Anklyana. "You mean I've been running up these stairs for nothing?"
"It's good exercise, why don't you finish?" asked Generalissima.
"But Generalissima–"
"One."
"Fine."
"She gave me something." Scarlet Moon turned the collar back and forth in his hand, watching it catch the harsh office lighting. "A collar, said it could cut off a Supreme's power."
"Interesting," said Generalissima. "Very interesting."
"Why give it to you?" asked Anklyana.
"You're talking a lot for running," said Generalissima.
Anklyana groaned.
Buzzsaw fell onto her face.
Scarlet Moon tensed, waiting for the vicious villain to stand back up.
She didn't.
Scarlet Moon's fists slowly unclenched, and he wiped a slightly shaky hand across his cheek. An evil grin slowly spread across his face and he approached the villain. He rolled the supervillain onto her back with a toe, and put his foot against Buzzsaw's chest.
Buzzsaw glared.
Adrian patted himself. "Feel a bit winded, but otherwise I'm fine. You?"
"Me too." Juliana winced and massaged her forehead. "My head is killing me."
"My skin burns." Adrian rubbed his arms. He pulled out his phone and tapped the screen. Nothing. He tapped it again, more frantically. Still. Nothing.
"Yours not working either?" asked Juliana.
"Of course not," said Adrian. "Stupid things never work when you need them."
"Prolly damaged in the crash."
"Don't look damaged."
"Speaking of damage." Juliana opened her door and stepped outside. "Let's see how boned we are."
Adrian stepped out of the car. He shivered as a cool breeze touched him, his clothing doing little to block the chill of fear. He glanced up at the abandoned office buildings towering over them.
"Holy cow," muttered Juliana. She crouched next to the front of the car, studying the car and lamppost. How she managed it in stiletto heels without falling on her barely-clad ass was a mystery for the ages. "There's no damage."
"Don't be stupid." Adrian crouched across from Juliana to look at the car. Not even the paint was scratched. The light was totally mangled.
"Excuse me. You just interrupted my monologue." The flames swirled into a sphere above Prometheus' head. "You have any idea how long I practiced it?"
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the bell tower and swung down.
The sphere above Prometheus' head exploded. The force of the explosion slammed Scarlet Moon into the bell tower.
Hovering above Prometheus where the giant fireball had been, was a giant serpent made entirely of flames.
"Lookee what I can do," said Prometheus.
A torrent of water arced around the belltower and slammed Tempestas into the ground. The water swirled into the air and shaped itself into something resembling a crocodile.
Tempestas pushed herself to her feet. "Hey. Sorry I'm late. Was on my way to help when I got waylaid."
"I don't suppose you could make like a wind bird, or something?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"I didn't even know that was a thing," said Tempestas, eyeing the elemental animals.
The stuffed giraffe plopped down on Tempestas' and Scarlet Moon's torsos, pinning them to the ground.
"And thus Sir Stuffins and his noble steed Giraffalot are victorious!" crowed Princess. "The Vacuous Virgins have been soundly defeated. Now, they will be soundly spanked!"
"I'm not-let go of my pants!" Tempestas flopped around on top Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon craned his neck, and spotted a few action figures running by. The really fancy ones with fingers.
"Ooh, that's a tiny little string you got on there Tempy," said Princess. "Too bad your friend's outfit is such a pain. Ah well. Can't make omelets without breaking some eggs, am I right?"
sexycostume;Scarlet Moon scowled. "Least I'm not dressed like a twelve year old.";Plastic fingers dug into Scarlet Moon's hips. There was a great tearing. Scarlet Moon's eyes widened, and {she} gasped. Mall air brushed {her} bare hips and bottom.
{sexycostume;"I heard that. Sir Stuffins," said the Princess. The bear's paw struck Scarlet Moon's exposed cheek. {She} squirmed and ground {her} teeth together.;"Ooh, no {underwear}. Just gotta one-up Tempy don't ya?" said Princess.} "OK Sir Stuffins. Give 'em six of the best."
Scarlet Moon glanced over the edge of the building. "Think I'll find a safer route."
"Oh, you're no fun," said Juliana, a pout in her voice.
"Easy for you to say." Scarlet Moon slipped down the building's fire escape, and circled around to the south side. Sure enough, an overgrown copse of trees grew right up against the building at the edge of the office park.
"You didn't have a problem jumping between buildings a minute ago."
"Well, yeah, but a minute ago I didn't have to worry about someone trying to shoot me."
"Bah. You'd have been fine."
Scarlet Moon slipped into the undergrowth. He kept his forcefield at a low burn, just enough to protect himself from the hordes of very scratchy thorns, brambles, and twigs, but not enough to be visible from the park. Proved to be quite a good bit of practice in control.
Eventually, hot, sweaty, and feeling icky, Scarlet Moon reached the building. He ripped open a door (shattering a lock in the process), and slipped inside.
"You know, this would have been so much faster if you'd jumped," muttered Juliana. "We could be halfway to saving Alexandra by now."
"I stopped spanking you like a minute ago," said Tania.
"Oh," said Adrian. "Then why does it still hurt so bad!"
"Purpleheart," said Tania. "A beautiful color, and very dense. The color doesn't last of course, but that's really only a problem for furniture."
Mr. Cuddles dropped his to the ground and approached the clothing store.
Tempestas stumbled out of the shop and flung a stiff breeze at the bear. The bear bopped Tempestas on the head.
Tempestas fell to her hands and knees.
Mr. Cuddles picked her up and dropped her next to Scarlet Moon. The bear's glow faded, and about a third of the toys that had previously collapsed stirred back to life.
"And here I thought we'd won," panted Tempestas.
"Trust me," said David in a quiet voice.
There was a great burst of wind from the far side of the battle line, and several smugglers went flying into the air.
"Oh look whose arrived," said Generalissima.
"Shit! It's Tempestas!"
"Scatter!"
"No, I guess not," said Adrian reluctantly. "But what makes you think I can?"
"Come on. You beat her once. You can do it again," said Juliana.
Adrian scowled at her. "That was as much luck as anything else."
"Did you see the way she looked at us?" asked Juliana quietly.
"Seriously," said Juliana. "Your ass is lucky I managed to keep it all in."
"Sorry."
Scarlet Moon gathered some of the woman's hair into his fist and giving a slight tug.
The woman grunted savagely.
Scarlet Moon sighed and resumed the rapid peppering, this time focusing on the woman's sitspots.
After another five minutes of stingy justice, the woman's ass and upper thighs were redder than her panties. She squirmed and snarled with every stroke, but showed no signs of relenting.
Scarlet Moon paused for a second to catch his breath. "Buddy you've got one seriously tough bottom. Color me impressed."
The woman snarled.
"If you think-" Scarlet Moon stopped. He could just make out sirens in the distance. "I'm running out of time."
Scarlet Moon yanked the tight slacks back up and over the woman's bottom.The woman squeaked and squirmed as the polyester rubbed against her swollen cheeks. Scarlet Moon dumped the woman next to her companion.
Prometheus smirked. The ground underneath her boots started to smoke. She grabbed Tempestas by the hair and hoisted her off the ground. "Oh really? Whose the one on her knees, begging for mercy?"
"Yo mama."
Poseidon laughed. "Walked right into that one."
Poseidon's lips drew back into a snarl. "You are in desperate need of some manners."
"You are in desperate need of a life," said Tempestas. "Running around, setting shit on fire just because you can? You some pothead thinks she's fighting the system? Or maybe you're hoping that if you light a big enough fire, mommy and daddy'll actually look at you for more than–"
"Enough!" Prometheus' hair turned into flames. She flung Tempestas' face into the dirt, grabbed the woman's ankles and hoisted her upside down into the air. She grabbed Tempestas' spandex pants and ripped them off, exposing a pair of milky white cheeks left fully exposed by a white g-string. "I'm gonna blister your fat ass until you're crying so hard you're in danger of dying of dehydration!"
"Too bad yo mama couldn't be bothered to do the same to you." Tempestas hoisted herself up a little and looked past her own torso at Prometheus. "Maybe you wouldn't be such a lifeless lose-"
Prometheus' hand whipped through the air and slammed into Tempestas' firm, protruding bottom. The heroine's pale cheeks flattened beneath the brutal blow. The force of the smack made Tempestas swing like a pendulum. Prometheus drew her hand back and struck Tempestas' bottom again at the peak of her back swing, sending the pale moons into a quivering fit. Two bright overlapping handprints adorned Tempestas' bottom, one across the peaks of her cheeks, the other just a bit further down (or up?) across her sitspots. Tempestas grunted.
Scarlet Moon flattened Princess' bottom a third time. A fourth time. Fifth. Sixth.
Princess flopped about Scarlet Moon's thighs like a fish on the docks. Her mouth worked. After the sixth stroke, she stopped wailing, likely because her voice gave out.
By the ninth stroke, Princess lay limp across Scarlet Moon's legs, too tired to do much more than sob and moan.
"You'll pay for this," she sobbed quietly. "I will have my revenge."
NOTE: You are about to begin your first battle. Allies go first, one after another, and then enemies.
You start with two commands: attack and power.
Attack lets you damage a single target. Power allow you to bend the rules of combat.
You will be able to use every command every round (though you don't have to).
Adrian starts with the power Scarlet Armor. Adrian can wrap himself in a thick cocoon of red energy, granting his shield points. Shield points can be thought of as temporary hitpoints, they get reduced before your energy does. However, you lose 1 shield point at the end of each turn.
"Alright, fine." Tempestas swirled the winds around her.
Giraffalot pawed at the ground. It looked like it wanted to snort. Except it was a stuffed giraffe.
Scarlet Moon's power flowed into his feet. His legs tensed, and his knees bent ever so slightly.
The giraffe and Scarlet Moon charged. Winds slammed into his back. He leapt into the air. Power flowed into his fists and extended into a staff. His staff struck Sir Stuffins' torso while Sir Stuffins' pool noodle struck his in the belly.
The claws flexed, but held. Scarlet Moon squirmed and wiggled, growing more and more frantic as those stupid claws just. Wouldn't. Break.
"Bwahahahahha!" Leopard's harsh laugh bounced off the steel walls. "Got this whole gauntlet of traps lined up, and the 'Sensational' Scarlet Moon couldn't even get past the first one! I was hoping you'd be worthy prey, but you're just a kid in a bad Halloween costume! And you know what I do to kids who break into my house?"
Scarlet Moon swung at Giraffalot at full speed.
"Don't worry. I got this all under control." Scarlet Moon's eyes glowed as he tracked the minion's pacing.
"Famous last words."
A narrow beam erupted from Scarlet Moon's eyes, and struck the minion on the head. The minion looked up.
Scarlet Moon swung up onto a building rooftop, and looked around, but the cat and her hunter were already out of sight. Gridlines drew themselves on Scarlet Moon's eyepatches, and a faint red trail wound away between the buildings.
Scarlet Moon grinned. Looked like Juliana put a little tracer on herself, just in case something like this happened. Scarlet Moon leapt off the building, lashed a chord to nearby building and zipped after it.
"Generalissima just sent me an emergency alert." Tempestas' voice crackled in Scarlet Moon's ear. "Anybody know the situation?"
"Anthropomorphic cat person kidnapped a college coed and is currently being chased through the city by a lady in leopard-print."
"A new hero?" asked Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon grimaced.
"This is the police! Get your hands up!" barked a voice from the shadows.
Scarlet Moon jumped half out of his skin, his head snapping up just as a SWAT team a good dozen strong stepped out of the shadows with weapons pointed at him.
"Would you grow a spine?" hissed Tempestas.
"Now that's what I like to hear," said Princess smugly. "A superhero whose finally learning his lesson. What about you Tempy? You ready to beg?"
"Yo momma ready to lick my tits?"
"Tsk tsk tsk. There are children listening." Princess tapped her lips. "You know, if you were just a little defiant, I would have let Moony off the hook, but since you insist on being so…vulgar, I don't think I have any choice but to toast the both of you."
A SNAP cracked the air.
Scarlet Moon's teeth clamped together, and a grunt slipped past his lips. His naked buttocks bobbled beneath the force of the thick leather. His fists squeezed together, and his boot-clad legs twitched.
"You took that pretty good. Must be getting a lot of practice," said Buzzsaw.
The harsh clap of thick leather against bare skin burst through the late night air. Tempestas shrieked and bounced her hips against the barricade.
The leather cut into Scarlet Moon's lower cheeks, tracing a molten river across his sitspots. Scarlet Moon bucked. His bottom bobbled and his legs kicked helplessly.
"A little gift from Midnight. Study it carefully, before someone far less gentle closes it over your pretty neck." The woman's warm breath whispered across Scarlet Moon's ear and settled his breathing. Warm breasts mashed against Scarlet Moon's naked back. Leather-clad hips pressed against Scarlet Moon's blazing bare buttocks. "Watch the shadows kitten. You never know where I'll be lurking."
The warm body pulled away. Scarlet Moon gasped and spun.
The office was empty.
Scarlet Moon leaned against the wall, sucking in slow, deep breaths. His limbs shook. His pulse thudded in his ears. His lower regions buzzed.
He hastily grabbed his costume and pulled it back on, jumping and mewling as the the tight spandex closed over his hot bottom. It seemed to keep the heat trapped, and it took all his willpower not to rip it off again.
His earpiece crackled. He took a couple of long, deep breaths and put his hand to his ear.
Scarlet Moon hoisted Princess into the air by her collar.
Adrian, and Juliana were in their suite common room. Juliana sat curled up in the armchair, while Adrian sat at one end of the couch. Morning sunlight filtered in through the window.
"Seems some lake effect is coming through this afternoon. Supposed to be quite the storm," said Juliana. She flipped through television channels, while Adrian futzed with his phone.
"You doing ok?" asked Juliana over Scarlet Moon's bluetooth.
"Six weeks." Scarlet Moon slapped his hand against his thigh. "And not so much as a hair. What on earth is she doing, and where is she doing it?"
"I don't know." Frustration edged Juliana's voice. "Maybe trying to pull her gang back together, or learning her powers better."
"Neither is comforting."
"I know–holy crap it's 10:30. You need to get back now."
Scarlet Moon slipped down the alley behind the trio. A sweep of a staff, and a couple of chords binding ankles, wrists, and mouths, and he had three struggling smugglers. He hoisted them back up onto the roof.
"Wrap them in bubbles for me will you?"
Anklyana nodded. Scarlet Moon's chords faded as Anklyana wrapped the trio in thick green bubbles.
"Be careful," said Anklyana.
"Relax. These guys aren't a threat." Scarlet Moon slid back into the shadows. He flitted from alleyway to alleyway. The smugglers all moved in trios, small enough groups to stay quiet, big enough to watch each other's backs.
Not that it helped.
"This is the police!" barked a deep voice over a loudspeaker. "We have you surrounded. Put down the contraband, and get on the ground!"
Scarlet Moon swung back to the roof with Anklyana. "Up on the back Anklyana. They're gonna–"
Hoots and hollers erupted from all around the line of police officers. Particle beams bombarded the police from every direction.
"Wow, they pulled out all the stops, didn't they?" muttered Generalissima. "I think you barely made a dent in them."
"Shit!"
"We've been had!"
"Backup! We need backup!"
Vanessa's face went cold, like twin steel doors slamming shut. "Fine. You know Scarlet Moon, the more I thought about it, the more I kind of hoped you were different. That you cared more about people's lives than you did their possessions. I guess not."
"Now look, things aren't that simple–"
"Yes. Yes they are." Vanessa's legs flexed. She was about to leap off the roof. Scarlet Moon tensed.
A great golden light erupted behind Vanessa.
"What the–" Vanessa pivoted and backed up a step, shielding her eyes.
Adrian rubbed the soap bar on Juliana's toothbrush. He turned on the video on his phone, and held it up to the mirror. He held up the toothbrush, took a deep breath, and shoved it in.
He tried not to gag as the bubbly soap coated his tongue and teeth. For five minutes, five long minutes, he scrubbed his teeth with the soap-covered toothbrush. As soon as he hit the five minute mark, he yanked his toothbrush out of his mouth and spat into the sink. He sucked down handfuls of water, swishing them around and spitting them out. He scrubbed at his tongue and teeth with his fingers. Eventually, after the soap taste dimished a bit, he sent the video to Tania.
You're such a good boy kitten. This is some very vigorous brushing. You know, I don't think you ever told me your name.
Adrian.
Not Juliana?
Adrian's heart skipped a beat. He looked down at the brush. And swore. Long and loud. Mama had insisted they put their names on their toothbrushes. Tania must have seen the name in the video.
Kitten, did you cover your roommate's toothbrush in soap?
The paddles tapped lightly against Scarlet Moon's spandex-clad bottom. Scarlet Moon shuddered at the feel of the hard wood on his VERY barely clad skin. He strained against the claws holding his fast. His hips squirmed back and forth across the bar, making the bar sway gently. The paddles swayed in time with the bar, always keeping centered on the svelt swell of Scarlet Moon's airborn buttocks.
"Brace yourself my dear, your loser's penalty begins now!"
The paddles swung back with a squeaky cranking. Scarlet Moon sucked in a breath. His bottom clenched anxiously.
"Ohoho, somebody's looking a little scared. Don't worry, it'll only hurt like hell!"
"Come on Adrian. You really think not stopping Princess was gonna make anything better?" asked Juliana.
"Maybe the police could've done something?" asked Natalie.
Juliana gave Natalie a skeptical look.
Natalie shrugged. "I mean, it is their job."
"To police people, not comic books," said Juliana. She smiled. If Adrian hadn't known Juliana better, he'd have thought it was genuine.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
The thug yelped in surprise, looked up at Scarlet Moon, and grabbed the cord. Her muscles flexed, and she gave a great tug.
Scarlet Moon nearly toppled over the lip of the roof. He braced himself against the lip and heaved. With another yelp, the thug sailed towards Scarlet Moon. As soon as her face cleared the lip, Scarlet Moon punched it.
The thug slumped. Scarlet Moon heaved the body up onto the roof and laid it down on the coarse gravel. He attached a cord to the edge of the roof and lowered himself until he could peer into the restaurant. Succubus sat in Phillipa's seat, eating something that looked expensive and gross. Phillipa lay tied up on the floor, staring blankly at the front of the restaurant, Succubus' feet on her back. Phillipa's date stood just behind Succubus, giving her a massage. One of Succubus' thugs stood in front and a little to the side of Succubus. Another stood next to a fuming Mrs. Rossi with the stun gun pointed at her head. The third relieved patrons of jewelry and watches.
Phillipa's eyes met Scarlet Moon's. For an instant the blank expression vanished, replaced by a smug smirk and a wink.
"So what's the situation?" asked Juliana.
"You were a sadistic little twat," said Tempestas. She peppered Princess' bottom, making the villain squeal. A pink, handprint-shaped blush spread across the girl's bobbing buttocks. "You utterly trashed the mall, basically tortured me, and held hundreds of people hostage. And for what?"
"None of your beeswax," said Princess, squirming and stomping.
"Probably just a giant. Superpowered. Tantrum." Tempestas punctuated each word with a hip-twisting, bottom-wobbling, bone-jarring smack. "Someone pissed you off, so you decided to use your new powers to ruin everyone else's life."
Tempestas' palm whipped up and down, her hips rotating with every stroke. Princes squirmed and yelped. She rolled her wobbling, reddening, naked cheeks. Her hands flailed about Tempestas' hip and arm, as if trying to shield her pert bottom. The seconds stretched into minutes, the swat count into the hundreds. Princess kicked and flailed, wailing and sobbing. Her bottom was as steaming red the coils in a toaster.
"Good." Tempestas nodded towards the newcomer. "And this is Anklyana. Apparently, your friend, erm, Generalissima vouches for her."
"Oh?" Scarlet Moon looked the newcomer up and down. She was a short woman, even shorter than Scarlet Moon. The woman wore a dark green leotard that fully covered her torso, but left her arms and legs bare. In the center of her chest was a white oval containing a stylized violet dinosaur with a club tail. She wore a pair of black leather high-heel boots that reached up just past her knees. A pair of dark green elbow-length gloves covered her hands. A dark green mask fully covered her forehead, extended about halfway down to her cheeks, and left her nose and mouth exposed. White eye inserts much like Scarlet Moon's obscured her eyes. She had a fit, pear-shaped build: small chest and narrow shoulders spreading out into broad hips, a very large, curvy bottom and thick, muscular legs.
The girl smiled shyly and offered a bluetooth receiver. Scarlet Moon took it and slipped it into his ear.
"But at least she's not a wannabe dominatrix airhead. You look like the villain from an anime people only watch because the women all have chests made out of jelly!"
"You little bint," said Succubus. "I'm going to come down there and give you such a spanking, you won't be able to sit until the sun expands to consume the planet!"
"Assuming yo momma doesn't consume it first!"
Succubus growled and the PA shut off.
Bernice returned to the sound room, dusting off her hands. "See? Easy."
Scarlet Moon blinked. "Well, get behind me or something."
Mere minutes later, Succubus burst into the room, trailed by six security guards.
"Alright you little-"
Bernice fired six quick bursts from her particle gun. She struck two of the security guards right in the chest, though the other shots went wide. The remaining guards unleashed a flurry of particle beams that sent Bernice scrambling behind Scarlet Moon.
"I swear to God Scarlet Moon if you break so much of a twig off that tree, you'll be the one getting a switch across his naked ass," snarled Juliana.
Scarlet Moon took a few steps back, away from the Whistler and her ears. "But–"
"She's a hardened thug! There's no way you'll be able to beat it out of her, not unless you want to start actually beating her," said Juliana. "Is she scared of you? Maybe we can scare her."
Scarlet Moon eyed the Whistler, who lay curled up on the forest floor, gingerly clutching her welted ass, and watching Scarlet Moon with wide, tear-filled eyes.
"Really? That's your plan?" said Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon's shield flared. Power flowed into his fists and he smashed them together. When they struck they emitted an almost blinding scarlet light.
The thug whimpered.
Adrian clapped his hand against the hoodlum's ass, eliciting a small yelp. "So, you gonna attack anyone else?"
"No…"
"Good." Adrian let the hoodlum stand. The thug danced in place, rubbing her bottom and mewling.
Scarlet Moon leapt after Tempestas.
"What do you think you're doing?" asked Tempestas. "You're supposed to be running crowd control."
Anklyana broke into a grin. "Hey, um we won!"
The original three drones floated up.
"Of course you did," said Princess. "I wasn't trying to stop you, just giving you something to do while I got ready."
Adrian stopped outside his discussion section classroom. A crowd of students milled about.
His TA David stood in front of the door. David stood couple of inches above six feet. He had dark skin, well-defined muscles that suggested a bit of gym rat in him, broad shoulders and long legs. He had a trimmed beard. He kept his hair cut to a buzz. He'd be downright intimidating if his face weren't (almost) always lit up with barely repressed humor. He wore, well, the same thing all male programmers seemed to wear: jeans and a hoody. He also wore a baseball hat showcasing the Green Lantern Jon Stewart.
Juliana's door burst open. Natalie pushed in and slammed the door behind her.
"Is it true?" she asked. "Did you really attack those officers?"
She brought her hand down on Generalissima's right buttock. The sharp crack reverberated up and down the walls of the entranceway. Generalissima's body lurched forward, and her firm yet plushy bottom wobbled beneath Clemency's large hand. The superheroine squealed, and her legs slammed against Clemency's.
"And that is why it's always a good idea to loop your leg over your spankee's when they're wearing heels," said Clemency. "I'd probably be on the ground bleeding right now."
"Serve you right," said Generalissima.
"Ah, yes I see what you're doing." Clemency raised her hand above her head and brought it crashing down on Generalissima's left buttock. Once again, Generalissima lurched beneath the stroke. Once again her bottom wobbled and once again her legs slammed against Clemency's. "You're trying to provoke me. Make me spank you harder, or faster. Sure it'll hurt more, but at least you'll know you have some control. You'll know that you're not a completely and utterly powerless little girl. You'll know that you have some minimal influence over your bare. Bottom. Spanking."
"Technically, it's not bare bottom," said Generalissima."I'm wearing a thong."
"So you are." Clemency clapped Generalissima's left cheek. "So you are."
"So your mom is."
"My mother is dead." Clemency smacked Generalissima's right cheek.
"Oww! Oh, uh, sorry."
Juliana squeed and pulled Adrian into Adrian's room. She pulled open the closet and rooted through it.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared and he unleashed a scarlet beam into the beast's tentacle. The tentacle shattered into thousands of lego pieces. Scarlet Moon zipped to the ground, tentacles and fists sailing above his. One tentacle snapped out beneath his. His forcefield flowed into his legs and he smashed through it.
Poseidon grabbed Scarlet Moon by the hair, whirled him around and flung him into Tempestas. The two superheros slammed into the clock tower, bringing the whole thing down on top of them.
Scarlet Moon and Tempestas crawled out of the wreckage. Scarlet Moon tried to lash a cord to a nearby building, but his forcefield flickered and faded. A slight breeze stirred his hair.
"Shit," muttered Tempestas.
Prometheus clapped her hands together and squeed. "Muaahahha! Vengeance is ours. Time for some payback bastard."
"I guess, you're gonna spank us now?" said Juliana, around a small hiccup.
"I don't think that's necessary," said Sam. He gave the two a push towards their suite. "Let's just get you two to bed. Juliana, I want you to call the health center tomorrow to schedule an appointment. And I do not want to see you behind the wheel of a car until you've been ok'd by a doctor, understand?"
Juliana nodded.
"I mean it," said Sam. "I see you behind the wheel of a car without a doctor's note first, and I will pull you out, bend you over the hood and paddle you right then and there."
"Yes Sir," said Juliana. She gave Sam another hug. "Sorry for making you worry."
Sam patted the young woman on the back. "It's ok. Sounds like you two had terrible luck. You should get your phones looked at too."
Juliana nodded, and the two retreated to their room.
Succubus staggered backwards, snapping her legs together and clutching where the sun don't shine.
"You are an idiot," said Juliana.
Succubus' face twisted with rage. She grabbed Scarlet Moon by the hair and dragged him to an upended bar stool. She snapped her finger and pointed at the stool.
A nearby patron hastily righted the stool and backed away. Succubus clambered onto the stool, lifted the defeated hero by his armpits and tossed him across her lap.
Scarlet Moon grabbed the stool legs for balance, while his legs dangled in empty air. Succubus clamped her left hand over the small of Scarlet Moon's back, and walloped Scarlet Moon's elevated spandex-clad buttocks with the other.
Scarlet Moon's eyes widened, and his grip tightened on the stool legs. He could feel his soft bottom cave and bounce back with every stinging stroke.
"How dare you," said Succubus in a low, rough voice.
"Where's my dad?" Natalie's panicked voice came over the earpiece.
"Dad?" said Tempestas.
"Oh. Um. Uh. Fuck," said Natalie
Generalissima sighed.
"Natalie, is that you? How are you–Anklyana?" asked Tempestas.
"How do you know me?" asked Natalie. "Wait, I know that voice, Officer Chastain?"
The sound of rapid-fire thudding echoed through the earpieces.
"Umm, Generalissima is that you?" asked Natalie.
"Yes," said Generalissima darkly. "I'm doing to my desk with my forehead what I'd love to do to your ass with my hairbrush."
Natalie eeped.
Tempestas cocked her head and eyed Scarlet Moon suspiciously.
"So, what now?" asked Anklyana. She swayed uneasily from foot to foot.
"Silly girl, a school sanctioned concert isn't gonna have a mosh pit. Now come on. Your butt is your best asset, and we're gonna work it for all it's worth."
"I looked through some of the local papers to see if anyone mentioned the robbery last night. Apparently, the suspects have been very confused and even terrified."
Scarlet Moon lined up the paddle up with Dana's rotund cheeks. She pulled the paddle back, and swung it into the firm flesh. Her large bottom flattened under the thick wood, wobbling and bouncing. Dana's hips squirmed and she grunted. A nice big red welt rose across the peak of the woman's protruding buttocks.
"You know, I really can't believe this," said Scarlet Moon. "Isn't your entire job protecting people from Supremes?"
Scarlet Moon whapped Marie's pert cheeks. The firm flesh jiggled madly beneath the heavy wood. Marie yelped and wiggled. "There is a crazy Supreme running around, mindraping people and turning them into her slaves. You have the information I need to stop her. And you're going to stand there all smug and blackmail me into taking a spanking? You disgust me."
Scarlet Moon smacked Dana's big bottom with the paddle. Dana grunted and cursed.
"We're just following orders," said Dana in a tight voice.
Vanessa eased towards the edge of the roof. Scarlet Moon kept pace, and his distance. "I'm not hurting anyone. Just taking back what's mine!"
"What are you talking about?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"The man living here is the VP of Marketing at Lloyd Software. His policies meant my mother lost her job because she missed too much work when my brother broke his collarbone. She was making sixty grand a year." Vanessa reached into the satchel and yanked out a rather ugly carved wooden figurine of a distorted woman. "You see this? A carving of some ancient goddess of fertility. He paid several million dollars for this ugly piece of shit."
She threw the figurine at Scarlet Moon, who snatched it out of the air. "He fired my mother, stripped away her income to pay for half of a percent of that monstrosity. These fuckers bled my mother dry. They hunted me. They oggle me. They got one of my friends caned and almost expelled because she dared to stand up to one of them. Well, I'm done. I'm done letting them squeeze every pathetic penny out of my pocket so that they can buy garish statues. I'm going to take their garbage, and I'm going to sell it for a tiny fraction of what they paid, and I'm going to use that money to eat. To help my mother eat. To get my siblings toys they'll enjoy, books they'll read, education they need."
Scarlet Moon looked down at the carving. It was pretty ugly.
"Actually, feel free to take your time," said Juliana.
"No, no, no. You make a good point." Sam struck Juliana's left cheek twice in rapid succession. "I should be disciplining you, not making snarky comments about your dress. And frankly, I should be grateful."
Sam gave Juliana half a dozen swift, bottom-jiggling strokes that made Juliana squirm and kick a little. "Such tiny panties save me the effort of tugging them down. You know how much work that is? Sure it may not seem like much, but it adds up after a while."
"Glad to be of service. Oww!"
Sam struck Juliana's light brown ass with swift, sharp strokes, the hairbrush flashing between roiling cheeks.
Juliana wiggled, squirmed and kicked. She yelped and bounced her bottom, her knees bouncing up and down on the cushion.
Adrian fished out the note with shaking hands and unrolled it.
"Top of the theater at midnight."
Adrian rerolled the note and tucked it away. He hurried out.
An unmarked car sped down the abandoned street and came to a screeching halt next to the defeated supervillains.
The two spandex-clad agents, the redhead Marie and brunette Dana, hopped out. They each pulled out pairs of handcuffs made of a strange, red-tinted metal and latched them to Prometheus' and Poseidon's wrists.
"What are those?" asked Generalissima.
"What are those?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Special handcuffs we developed real fast," said Marie. She hoisted Poseidon onto his feet. "Keep you folks from regenerating whatever super mojo fuels your powers. We can't cut off your powers yet, so you all still need to get your butts kicked, but that'll come."
Scarlet Moon backed up a step.
Juliana scowled playfully. "You are the worst superhero ever."
"And don't you forget it," said Scarlet Moon.
A quartet of police officers stood in the parking lot, standing next to Sam and David. Scarlet Moon dampened his shield and landed in a dark corner of the parking lot. He put Juliana down, sent a bright red sphere flying off into the distance, and slipped into a different corner of the parking lot, where he flashed back into his civilians.
Shouts rose up from the parking lot, followed by running feet.
Juliana emerged from behind a couple of cars, escorted by a couple of police officers. Sam pulled her into a deep hug. David paced anxiously back and forth, cracking his knuckles, while a police officer spoke into his walkie-talkie.
Adrian took a deep breath and made his way towards David. "David! Hey, David!"
David ran to meet Adrian, the police officer hurrying behind. "What happened? Where did you go?"
"This is Adrian?" asked the police officer.
David nodded. "Were you kidnapped too? What happened?"
"W-well, I can't do it." Anklyana pulled away and stumbled further down the corridor. "I just can't.
"No." Succubus pushed herself to her feet, and threw back her cape to reveal a large bullwhip. "I'm finally getting everything I deserve, and I'll be damned if I'm going to stop because of some jackass in a halloween costume!"
"CEO's office is twenty floors down," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon flipped over the roof and entered freefall, counting the windows that whizzed by.
A scarlet cord whipped down and wrapped itself around Scarlet Moon's waist, bringing him to a sharp halt.
"They've been studying you," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon grabbed the cord and tore it apart. "Not half as strong as mine though."
Scarlet Moon hit twenty. He snagged a cord to the window and zipped to it. He pushed the window open, and jumped in.
A tall, dark-skinned woman wearing gloves and a lab coat backed up with wide eyes.
Scarlet Moon snagged the laptop and zipped it into his hand.
"Hey, that's evidence, you can't go taking evidence!" The woman took a step forward, before thinking better of it, and backing up again.
"Tear out the harddrive," said Generalissima. "Before they can wipe it remotely."
Scarlet Moon did so and tossed the laptop back on the desk. Something caught Scarlet Moon's eye. No, not eye. Senses. He could sense anything he made with his forcefield, much like a person could "sense" where their hands and feet were.
Scarlet Moon could sense something of his underneath a nearby vase.
"Why are you hesitating? Get out of there," said Generalissima.
"Good." David's hand clapped Adrian's right cheek. Adrian jerked and winced. The smack wasn't that hard as smacks go, but it was still enough to sting.
David smacked Adrian's plump bottom twenty times in quick succession, ten smacks to each cheek. Adrian squirmed a little and gnawed on his lower lip, whimpering and dreading the spankings to come.
"Now get up, let's go get that list compiled," said David.
Adrian clambered off the couch. He gave his stinging buttocks a quick rub before reaching for his jeans.
"Nope." David gently swatted Adrian's hand away. "You're not covering up until you've got that list."
Adrian's eyes widened.
"Best get used to it," said David. "Any time I spank you because you didn't do something, your ass is staying bare until you've done it. Get me?"
"Your self-control is quite impressive," said Silver once Scarlet Moon had calmed down.
Scarlet Moon scowled at her.
"No I'm serious. Not once did you flare your shield, even when you were wailing like a baby who'd just watched the family dog eat his dropped candy. Happened to Alexandra once. It was adorable."
"Practice. I'd rather not expose my identity."
"Indeed?" Silver walked to one the doors. Doors all over the hallway slammed shut as servants scurried back to work. "I think we'll have a very productive day today, don't you think Clemency?"
"Of course," said Clemency, rubbing her palm as she followed after Silver.
Once in the locker room, the two stripped out of their sweatpants and shirts.
"That sounds like a bad thing," said Adrian.
"Well, fine. Only sway when he's not using heavy equipment."
Juliana had gotten a new gym outfit. A very…minimal gym outfit: a yellow sports bra that compressed but pushed up her generous breasts and a very short pair of skintight green lycra shorts. The shorts showed off every curve of her generous bottom, and even exposed almost a third of soft cheek. Slightly reddened cheek.
A lego tentacle whipped through the air and caught Scarlet Moon in the gut. Scarlet Moon smashed through a bowling alley. Shattered pins obscured his vision. A tentacle wrapped itself around his ankle and pulled him into the air.
Scarlet Moon dangled upside down in front of Legostopheles. Scarlet Moon's eyes flared and a beam petered out halfway to Legostopheles' ugly lego face.
Adrian leaned back into David, letting his firm grip guide his hips to the beat of the music. He could clearly feel David swell against the back of his skintight pants.
David's beard tickled Adrian's cheek, and the scent of vanilla touched Adrian's nose. A strong arm slipped around Adrian's waist and held him tight against him. The other hand pressed firmly on Adrian's hip, guiding his into a 90-degree swivel.
Adrian's hips swung with the music, no longer needing David's guiding hand. He shimmied his bottom up and down during a particularly rapid beat, eliciting a groan from David, barely audible even with his lips so close to his ear.
A muscular leg pushed between Adrian's thighs. Adrian leaned against David's thick thigh and slid sensually up and down, wiggling his hips as he went.
David pulled his thigh back and stepped around Adrian, spinning him to face him. He pulled Adrian tight against him, chest to chest. He pushed Adrian away, stepping around and spinning him to face away from him once more, pulling Adrian tight against him, back to stolid chest. His hips swayed, and his pushed and pulled Adrian's hips along, Adrian's svelt bottom rubbing and sliding against him.
The music slid to a close, and Adrian swayed woozily, painfully conscious of David's hard body pressed possessively against him.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the crystal and wrenched it from the wall. He zipped back into the long-abandoned underground play space, the pulsing gizmo tucked under one arm.
Mr. Cuddles charged after him, Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot at his heels.
Scarlet Moon burst into the sewer passage and flung the crystal as far down the passage as he could.
The crystal vanished down the low passage and vanished.
Mr. Cuddles slammed through the wall in a cascade of bricks and mortar. Scarlet Moon lashed a pair of cords to the creature's shoulder and zipped feet first into its head. The giant teddy bear staggered backwards.
Scarlet Moon zipped past the creature, and lashed a pair of cords to its shoulders as he went. He pulled with all his might, toppling the bear backwards.
Giraffalot reared up and kicked Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon flew back into the sewer, passing underneath Mr. Cuddles' toppling body. Mr. Cuddles flattened Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot. An explosion shook the mall to its very foundations.
Mr. Cuddles lumbered to its feet and stared down at Scarlet Moon. The creature still pulsed, but the pulsing had started to slow.
"Ok, so that had to hurt. Maybe you can bleed its energy by punching it. Really hard," said Generalissima. "Just try not to bring the mall crashing down."
Scarlet Moon's fist clenched.
"Are you ok?" asked a familiar voice.
Scarlet Moon shook his head and rubbed his eyes. His vision eased back into focus. A short woman, even shorter than his, stood in front of his. The woman wore a dark green leotard that fully covered her torso, but left her arms and legs bare. In the center of her chest was a white oval containing a stylized violet dinosaur with a club tail. She wore a pair of black leather boots that reached up just past her knees. Green elbow-length gloves covered her hands. A dark green mask fully covered her forehead, extended about halfway down to her cheeks, and left her nose and mouth exposed. Her brown ponytail was left uncovered. White eye inserts much like Scarlet Moon's obscured her eyes. She had a fairly fit, pear-shaped build: small chest and narrow shoulders spreading out into broad hips, a very large, curvy bottom and thick, muscular legs.
She smiled hesitantly. "Umm, you, you ok Adrian? That, um, that is you right?"
Generalissima slapped her forehead. "What did I tell you about real names?"
The girl eeped and covered her mouth. Her face turned bright red. "Sorry, erm, I mean, um Scarlet Moon? I just wanted to be sure, you know? I don't know! I'm new at this!"
The new girl had used his real name. His heart skipped a beat and he grabbed the other newcomer around the arms.
Or tried to. As soon as he made a move, an emerald bubble blew up around the girl. Scarlet Moon smacked right into it.
Napier soundly belted his daughter's big bottom for the next five minutes. Five very long, tearful minutes. When he finally released her, Natalie jumped up and danced in place, clutching her bottom and wailing. Tears smeared her makeup, and her face was beet red.
Napier pulled Natalie into a hug, holding her tight until she settled down, and her wails turned into sobs. "I'm sorry baby. I didn't want to do that, but I've never been so scared in my life. If something happened to you, I don't know what I'd do. It was bad enough losing your mother. If I lost you too…"
"I'm sorry Daddy," said Natalie. She nuzzled into his shoulder. "I-I just didn't want to lose you either."
"I know, I know. But this is a part of my job. This is the kind of thing I've spent years doing. You haven't," said Napier.
Great! Now, I wonder if Natalie is on…
Adrian scrambled off the couch and ran for Natalie's door. He skidded to a halt outside and pounded on the door.
"Fudged the truth a bit?" asked Juliana.
"Are you crazy?" said Juliana. "What were you gonna do if Natalie opened the door and in waltzed David and Sam, and they just see you lounging around. We gotta make an entrance. Speaking of which, Natalie!"
Juliana jerked the door open and stuck his head out.
"Yeah?"
"You're gonna announce us when they get here, ok?"
"What."
"You know. First announce Adrian, then me. So we can make an entrance in our all our sexy sexiness."
"Sigh."
"Don't you sigh at me girl, or I'll tan your hide."
"Can't promise it'll be any good."
"That's fine." Juliana yanked her head back in and pushed the door closed.
The door burst open, knocking Adrian on his face. Two hoodlums holding stun batons stepped inside. Stun batons carried a slight charge. The charge wasn't enough to do serious damage to most people, but was enough to convince them that resisting was a very bad idea.
"Well, well, looks like we found them," said one of the hoodlums. "Come quietly, and we won't hurt you."
"Can't promise nothing about the boss though," said the other with a grin. "She was looking pretty pissed. And when Buzzsaw gets pissed, asses get thrashed."
"Hey," said the other hoodlum. "I kinda like that. It rhymes."
"No it doesn't," said the first hoodlum.
"Aww, come on. Ass and thrash? You don't hear it? Aww, don't look at me like that. They totally do. Right?" The hoodlum looked at Adrian.
Scarlet Moon unleashed a scarlet beam into Buzzsaw's face. The two combatants flew apart. Buzzsaw's chain (still wrapped around Scarlet Moon's torso) snapped taut. Scarlet Moon gasped as his body wrenched in midair, and slammed into the hard concrete at Buzzsaw's feet.
"This is the police," called a loudspeaker from outside the warehouse. "Come out with your hands up."
Buzzsaw's head whipped towards the sound. Her face turned bright red, and her eyes bugged out of her head. She seemed surrounded by a nimbus of scarlet light. "You hideous little pig-fucking shit! You've ruined everything!"
A flicker of doubt danced through Prometheus' eyes. Scarlet Moon began to pulse his shield, almost like he was struggling to contain his power.
"Come on now, this is getting serious," muttered Poseidon. "Didn't intend this."
The doubt vanished, and Prometheus sniffed. The twin flames vanished. "Like I was actually going to do it."
"Now come quietly, and you might get off with just a spanking," said Scarlet Moon. "Plus some community service."
Prometheus snarled. "I don't even let my parents spank me. I'm certainly not gonna to let a brat in pajamas tan my ass."
Vanessa caught the statue. She blinked at Scarlet Moon. "What?"
Adrian squirmed and scissor kicked, but a broad, powerful hand pressed against the small of his back, pinning him securely against his strong thighs. He wailed when David's fingers grasped the waistband of his boxer briefs and tugged them down to his knees.
Adrian yelped as David's flat palm struck the peak of his right globe, sending fireworks dancing across his sensitive skin. His round bottom caved beneath his massive hand and bounced back as it lifted off his vulnerable flesh.
Another CRACK echoed throughout the building. His left cheek bobbed and bounced while sparks arced across his upthrust orb.
His left cheek was still jiggling when his hand came down again on his right, sending it into another bouncing fit.
Adrian yelped. His hips bucked and wiggled, and his legs kicked.
"OK, OK, I get it, I get it, I'll ask Natalie for help," said Adrian.
"I don't believe you." David unleashed a stream of rapid-fire smacks to Adrian's right cheek, making his yelp and buck even more vigorously than before. "I think you're just trying to get out of getting your tail tanned."
"Oh God, even I don't hate the world that much," said Prometheus.
Melissa grinned a sharklike grin. "I'm so glad you think so. A week's supply can be yours for a mere $50."
Adrian nearly choked. "I'm sorry, I'd really love to, I mean, my head's never been this good. I just, I don't have that kind of money. Broke college student you know?"
Melissa patted Adrian on the hand. "Don't worry. I know what it's like to be just barely scraping by. Fortunately, I have a student discount: $25 for a week's supply."
Adrian frowned, and shifted from foot to foot. One hand went into his pocket and fiddled with his phone.
"Is something wrong?" asked Melissa, her smile fading into a look of concern.
Adrian shrugged uneasily, and glanced out the window behind his.
"Fuckin' bitcheggzz.." Buzzsaw staggered against the tipped over prisoner van, and collapsed.
Scarlet Moon dusted off his hands. "See? You totally needed me."
Tempestas glared at him. "We'll talk–"
A gout of flame howled towards Tempestas. She threw her hands up. A great gust of wind caught the flames and arced them up into the sky.
Poseidon charged Scarlet Moon and punched him with an ice-encrusted fist. Scarlet Moon flew through a barricade and smashed into a car. A terrible weakness swept across Scarlet Moon, and he lay on the ground, staring up at the sky, barely strong enough to breath.
Poseidon grabbed Buzzsaw's groaning form and held up a hand. Currents of water flowed around him, appearing as if by magic out of the air. The currents braided together into a torrent and swept the trio up into the air and away.
Tempestas crouched next to Scarlet Moon. She glanced about. Barricades lay shattered, a few cars were reduced to glorified cages, and paramedics were on the scene.
"Chief, was anybody seriously injured?" asked Tempestas.
"No. No thanks to you," said the chief, appearing out from behind one of the few remaining barricades. "You overpowered brats are useless. You put hundreds of people at risk, and you couldn't even stop the bad guy."
The figure slipped over the edge of the roof. Scarlet Moon sprinted and peered over. Nothing.
Something flicked by his peripheral vision.
Something struck Anklyana, sending the two heroes sprawling. A black dome fell over Anklyana, right as the heroine flipped over the edge of the roof.
Scarlet Moon swung into the arcade and hunkered down in the shadows of one of the giant, clunky machines.
Mr. Cuddles lumbered into the dim store, his eyes glowing with a faint scarlet light. Princess sat on his shoulder, kicking her feet.
"If you wanted to play hide and go seek, you just hadda ask," said Princess. "Loser gets a spanking."
Scarlet Moon's fingers closed over an abandoned token on the floor. He hefted it, and whipped it at an arcade cabinet in the far corner. The token struck the cabinet with a great clang.
"You're not very good at this, are you Dolly?" Mr. Cuddles lumbered towards the sound.
Scarlet Moon slipped along the opposite wall and out into the main room. A scarlet cord zipped him up into the shadows of the ceiling. A drone turned towards his, but a scarlet beam fried it before it could get a bead on him.
Mr. Cuddles burst out of the arcade.
"Ooh, you're better than I thought," said Princess. She hopped up and down on Mr. Cuddles' shoulder. "This is so much fun. You wanna play too Keiko?"
Keiko took a wary step back. "Umm, I'm not really into hide and seek."
"Oh, I insist." Princess' eyes flared, and Mr. Cuddles lumbered towards the girl.
"What did I just say about being naughty? Legostopheles!"
Lego tentacles picked Scarlet Moon, turned him around to so that his naked, compact bottom faced Princess, and bent him over, forcing his buttocks to round into a full moon.
"That's half a dozen strokes of the Scepter, for insulting your owner," said Princess. She tapped the brush lightly against Scarlet Moon's right cheek. She reared back and flattened Scarlet Moon's nude cheek with a two-handed swing.
Scarlet Moon howled and kicked. His bottom roiled with the force of the blow.
"Now count and thank me! After all, I could just throw you in the trash."
"One! Thank you!"
"Good dolly. There's hope for you yet." Princess whapped Scarlet Moon's left cheek.
Scarlet Moon wailed and bucked. His svelt cheeks bobbed and svelt. "Two! Thank you!"
The brush bit into his right cheek again.
"Three! Thank you!"
And then the left.
"Four! Thank you!"
Two rapid strokes to the right.
Scarlet Moon thrashed and squirmed. His hair flowed out around his like a halo as his head thrashed back and forth.
"Five! Thank you! Six! Thank you!"
Juliana smirked. "There, you see? So, you want the dress."
Juliana flashed a smile. "Hi! Decided to see the sights, you know? But we've seen them now, so we'll be on our way!"
The thug threw her head back and laughed uproariously. Her thugs laughed along with her. "Did you hear that? Fucking bitch actually thinks we're gonna let her leave with a car that can fuck up a goddamn street lamp, and live to tell the tale! You know what I can do with a car like that?"
Juliana's lips thinned. "You really need to watch your language. What would your mother say?"
"Who cares," said the thug. "Now hand over the car. I'd pay ya, but I'm between paychecks right now, you know how it is."
Blood pounded against Adrian's ears. His skin buzzed, and a crimson mist fell over his eyes.
The boys settled into a rhythm, Sam, then David, then Sam, then David. Adrian alternated between whimpering and wincing while listening to Juliana getting her hide tanned, to howling and kicking while getting his own.
Juliana clung to Adrian's hands, and Adrian clung to hers, trying to comfort each other as the boys leathered their naked, sensitive skin.
David's leather cut into Adrian's bottom over and over again, leaving behind a molten hot mess. Adrian howled and shrieked, kicking and bucking against the arm of the sofa. Occasionally, he would stop and gently rub Adrian's bottom, giving him a moment to collect himself before resuming the thrashing.
Adrian's senses narrowed to three sensations: the rough arm of the couch digging into his hips, Juliana's clammy hands clutching his and the leather licking his blazing bottom.
A warm hand rubbed his welts, making his tense and hiss, before relaxing beneath the gentle massage. Gentle hands pulled his off the couch and into an embrace. Adrian clung to David's chest and wailed. David held him tight, while one hand rubbed slow circles on his bottom, his hand soothing and almost cool against his molten skin. Adrian squirmed, but whether because of the fire in his bottom, or the fire in his loins, he didn't know.
Eventually, Adrian's sobs faded to sniffles. David pulled away and kissed his lightly on the forehead.
"I didn't like doing that," said David quietly. "I didn't like it one bit. But you scared me, Adrian. Scared me more deeply than I've ever been scared in my life. When Juliana showed up, and you weren't with her…"
Natalie threw Adrian a scowl. "Stop kidding around. This is a big deal. If Dad wasn't deadset on bringing us in before, he is now."
Tempestas unleashed a hurricane-force blast that drove the charging toys back a step, sent Scarlet Moon into the air, and flung the drones into the hurricane winds swirling above them to be smashed to kindling against play pens and walls.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to a teetering play pen. Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot charged Anklyana's shield at full tilt. Tempestas hopped around Legostopheles, flinging gusts of wind at it here, punching tentacles apart there. Yomama swirled around Mr. Cuddles, buffetting it this way and that.
Silence.
"I-I was just running a bit late," said Scarlet Moon. His eyes danced through the darkness, looking for some hint of the leather-clad vixen.
"I watched you land across the street, and scout around." Midnight's voice sounded just over Scarlet Moon's right shoulder.
Scarlet Moon spun. Nobody. Nothing.
"It's almost like you were planning a fight. Are you going to attack me?"
"I-I…" Scarlet Moon backed up until he stood in the center of the roof. He turned in place, trying to keep as much of the roof in sight as possible at once.
"Already on it," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon was halfway there when a gust of wind nearly slammed him into a building and Tempestas roared past.
"What's taking you? Move your scarlet ass," said Tempestas.
"How do you know–"
"Because I did my research," said Tempestas. She landed on a rooftop, sprinted across and leapt into the air. "Now move!"
Moments later, Scarlet Moon and Tempestas soared over the walls of a gated neighborhood.
"Ugh," said Generalissima. "Gated neighborhood. Can you say paranoid rich people?"
Adrian and Juliana entered their suite's common room. Adrian flopped down onto the couch. Juliana plopped down next to him.
Adrian's phone buzzed.
David had sent his a message. Did you ask Natalie about tutoring you yet?
"Relax." Juliana put a hand on Adrian's back and guided him back to the car. "Everything went smooth as ice on my side. When we get back, I'll rub some cream into your bottom, and a few weeks from now, when little Miss Con Artist back there is behind bars, we'll laugh about this."
"No you'll laugh about this," said Adrian, wincing with every step. He tried to rub the sting out of his seat. "I'm going to plot revenge."
"Against her or me?" asked Juliana as she got in the car.
"Yes." Adrian yanked open his door and plopped down in his seat. He yipped, and pushed his ass up. He shot a hot glare at Juliana, whose lips twitched. "I swear to God if you so much as grin, I will bend you over the hood of your car and smack your naked ass in broad daylight."
Juliana turned on the car, and started to back up.
"That's what I thought."
Keiko whimpered and let go of the skirt.
"Good girl," said Juliana, her voice warming a little. Juliana lifting Keiko's skirt over her narrow hips to reveal a small, firm, heart-shaped bottom clad in a pair of white, lacy boy-short panties that exposed a little bit of Keiko's lower cheek. Juliana cooed. "These are nice. Where'd you get them?"
Keiko mumbled something.
"Aww, come on I'm serious," said Juliana. "They look sooo cute on you. I wonder if we could find a pair in my size?"
"Vicky's mysteries," mumbled the young woman into her forearm.
"We'll have to go shopping together sometime. You've got great taste in underwear." Juliana patted the girl's bum. Juliana turned her attention to Adrian. "Would you like to punish her or shall I?"
Scarlet Moon brought the scarlet paddle down on the center of Princess' ass. The supple flesh flattened beneath the firm paddle. Princess sucked in a breath. Her legs stuck out straight behind her, she lifted her chest, her hands pressed against Anklyana's forcefield, and she howled from the depths of her belly.
Scarlet Moon raised the paddle over his head, and brought it down on Princess' bottom before the villain's first cry had finished echoing through the underground play area.
Princess howled and shook her head, her bunches of hair flying about her face. Her fingers dug into Scarlet Moon's thigh. Her legs kicked so fast they blurred. Her hips rolled about Scarlet Moon's lap, and she very nearly fell off.
Dr. Parks raised her eyebrows. "Cute. Were you always this rude, is it the anonymity from the mask, or delusions of superiority?"
"You're just jealous because you can't touch this." Scarlet Moon turned around and smacked his own ass.
"What are you doing?" asked Juliana. "What part of 'We should get on her good side' didn't you understand?"
Dr. Parks snapped the belt across Bernice's bottom. "What are you doing in my office? Shouldn't you be off fighting the floozy upstairs?"
"Well, mostly I came to make sure those two were ok. Oh, and apparently you're like some super smart scientist lady who designed an entire sonic laboratory downstairs? Well, I need to use it to stop Succubus, so you really should help me with it," said Scarlet Moon. "So that I don't blow out any eardrums or something."
Smacking emanated from Scarlet Moon's blue tooth.
Dr. Parks laughed.
And laughed.
And then laughed some more.
"Get out of my office. And take your friends with you."
"Mind if I stay here?" asked Vanessa. "I don't like getting shot at."
"You said I could have pants if I let you spank me," said Bernice.
"Very well. Of course." Dr. Parks glared at Scarlet Moon. "Out."
Succubus extricated herself from her thug, and slid to her feet. "Figures this place'd use some dude in tights as their bouncer."
Scarlet Moon scratched his head. "Do you, do you see what you're wearing? This isn't one of those emperor's new clothes things is it? Because that'd be hella awkward."
"No. This is one of those beat-you-enslave-you-and-get-back-to-dinner things." Succubus threw back her cape to reveal a very thick bullwhip coiled at her hip.
Juliana stood and gave Adrian a hug. "But you really could have hurt somebody."
"I know," said Adrian. "I'm sorry."
"All is forgiven. Let's go home."
Adrian crossed his arms, and leaned against the concrete base of a nearby streetlight.
Curvy wrapped her arms around Vanessa's back and leaned backwards, dragging Vanessa off of her friend.
As class wrapped up, Adrian picked up his test and shoved it into his backpack with shaking hands. He slung his backpack over his shoulder, and stepped outside to give David and that one guy some privacy.
A few (rather loud) minutes later, the student came out rubbing his bottom.
Adrian ducked back in and approached David.
"Now this is a leather paddle that our mothers gave me. When they did, our fathers (we have a complicated family) told me 'We won't be around to keep your brother on the straight and narrow. Since you're the responsible one, that solemn duty falls to you. Take this paddle and use it often to keep your brother well-behaved.' And oh man, do I ever use it. When he isn't covering toothbrushes in soap, he's dumping salt in your ice cream, or slacking off on school projects."
"Not here," said Generalissima. "I checked, she's off today."
"But wait a minute, [keyword;EP4ClothingStore; we;I] saw her in the mall," said Anklyana. "Just before everything went crazy. She should be out here somewhere."
"Probably still trapped then," said Generalissima. "Not helpful, regardless."
David stood and checked his watch. "Now, I need to go or I'll be late for a meeting with my advisor."
"Good," muttered Adrian.
"What was that?"
"Nothing, nothing."
David gave him a suspicious look and hurried off.
Adrian waddled into the bathroom, rubbing his bottom, trying to ignore the various other students who glanced at his exposed, swollen bottom. He slipped into a stall and took a deep breath. He grabbed the tops of his jeans and slowly wiggled them up and over his swollen bottom. She hopped around and whimpered as they scraped against his throbbing cheeks.
He spent another half-minute or so dancing in place and rubbing his buzzing bottom. Stupid jeans. Stupid boxer briefs. Stupid David caring about his grades. Stupid Juliana making him a superhero. Stupid criminals cutting into his study time.
"Don't worry, I'll guide you," said David, his lips inches from his ear. "Just let me guide your body."
"And if I don't listen to your guidance?" asked Adrian with a playful smile, pushing his hips into him.
"Then I'll spank you." David's voice took on a playful yet menacing hiss. His hand slid down his back and cupped his bottom, his fingers strong and thick, his palm firm through his jeans. Adrian arched his back, briefly wishing there were fewer layers between his firm hand and his soft bottom. "On the bare. Bottom. Right in the middle of the dance floor. In front of God and everybody."
Adrian's head swam between the lights flashing through the shadows, the music pounding in his chest, the vanilla scent of David's beard oil, the warmth of his body and the firmness of his hand. His legs squeezed together and his hips squirmed against his crotch at the thought of David putting him over his knee and spanking him soundly right there on the dance floor, showing everyone that Adrian was his.
"I let you down," mumbled Natalie into her pillow. "I was too scared. You should spank me. Hard."
"And what exactly will this solve? If we went backc in time, would you do anything different?"
"No," said Natalie quietly.
"So what's the point?" asked Adrian. Adrian sat down next to Natalie and put a hand on her back. "I'm not going to spank you just to cause you pain."
"I hate it so much." Natalie started to sob. "I hate being pushed around, I hate it when people roll their eyes at me. I hate being helpless. I hate being nervous, and scared. I hate being afraid of failing. I thought, I thought these powers would let me take control. I could fight back, even if it was just by protecting people. Thought I wouldn't be afraid of screwing up. But I can't! I still don't control anything. Just another place I suck."
Adrian rubbed Natalie's back.
"I don't know how you do it," said Natalie.
Mama reached into her giant-ass purse and pulled out a ragged pink slipper with a sole worn smooth as glass. On Juliana's eighteenth birthday, that slipper had been in pristine condition.
Juliana peeked over her shoulder and whimpered, her hips rolling from side to side.
"Two strokes per infraction." Mama put a hand on the small of Juliana's back, and brought the slipper down hard on Juliana's right cheek. A sharp crack bounced off the bare walls of Juliana's dorm room. Juliana yelped. Her fingers dug into her thighs, and her feet curled. Her plushy cheek roiled with the stroke, despite the supportive spandex. Nobody could make buttocks roil quite like Mama.
The slipper struck Juliana's left cheek with a sharp snap. Juliana squeezed her eyes shut and squealed.
"Either I'm the best spanker this town's ever seen, or you're milking it," said Mama.
Juliana's eyes shot open wide. "I'm not milking, I promise."
"Then show some spine girl." Mama brought the slipper down on Juliana's right cheek. "Six swats ain't nothing for you. I've laid thirty times as many into your bottom."
"Yes Mama," said Juliana.
Anklyana stared at Mama. "Thirty times?"
"I said turn it off." Juliana pulled Adrian's laptop down.
"Juli–"
"Your father has no idea what he's talking about," snapped Juliana.
Natalie shrank away.
Juliana sighed and massaged her forehead. "I'm sorry Nat. Really. We'll do something about this, I promise. But later. We have bigger problems right now."
Scarlet Moon dumped the Whistler on the ground, and put his hands on his hips. "So."
"That's the best you can come up with?" said Juliana.
The Whistler slid backwards, her wide eyes never leaving Scarlet Moon.
She had shoulder-length brown hair with red highlights, and big brown eyes. She was a little bit tanned and had a fit, tight build. She was of average height and build: not super curvy, but not a coat rack either. She wore a black sleeveless cut-off shirt that exposed her flat midriff, and had a logo of a motorcycle brand. Her hips were clad in a pair of high-waisted daisy dukes that showed off a hint of lower cheek.
Scarlet Moon paused. Something caught his eye. He bent over to look more carefully.
"Is that a doorknob?" asked Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon reached out and turned the knob. The wall swung open into a dim, web-infested room. Scarlet Moon glanced at the side of the door facing into the amusement park. It looked like the wall.
"So there's a secret door from the creepy underground shopping center/arcade into the sewers?" asked Anklyana.
"This is gonna need more research," said Generalissima. Scarlet Moon could practically hear the grin.
Scarlet Moon gestured for Anklyana to go in.
"Why do I have to go first?" asked Anklyana.
David responded with a gif from some ancient animated show. It involved a burly nanny bending over a blonde in a pink dress and giving her a few swats while a bunch of men looked on and laughed
Adrian grimaced.
"What's up?" asked Juliana.
Adrian showed Juliana the gif.
Juliana laughed.
"It's not funny." Adrian hunched over his phone. Alright, I'm asking. Jerk.
David sent the gif again.
And again.
And again.
And again.
Alright I get it! Now stop killing my battery.
And again.
And again.
And again.
Adrian closed the app. He hoisted himself off the couch and slogged to Natalie's door. He knocked.
David smiled. "Ah, yes Adrian."
"Umm, well, uh. Shouldn't we have one of those finally do-hickies or something?" asked Adrian. "I mean, to close the file or something, like if we umm, get a NumberFormatError-"
"Exception. NumberFormatException. But yes, exactly! We need to make sure to close the file in a finally block, or we'll leave a dangling file descriptor. Very good. You want to come up and add the finally block?"
Juliana smirked. "Channeling Mama was I?"
"Indeed," said Adrian
The cat-person's eyes flicked between the four, lingering on Adrian, Juliana, and Sam.
The creature looked familiar somehow. Adrian couldn't quite tell, but the structure of its face, its bodyshape. The creature leaned a little bit more into the light. Adrian stopped breathing for a second. Fear and uncertainty distorted the catwoman's face.
Adrian put on the speedo. Holy crap, it was tight, and Adrian couldn't help but wonder if his package was small, medium or large. It was useful to know these things if you were going to parade it around in public like he was about to.
"Boy I have not yet begun to spank you." Buzzsaw roughly rolled Adrian onto his belly, and pinned the young man against the roof. There was the faint hiss of leather slipping free of belt loops, and Adrian's bottom clenched. "Yeah, you heard that? Scared?"
Scarlet Moon lifted each villain under an arm (superstrength is so cool) and hopped down into the open standing space in front of the stage. He carried them to the railing that separated the space from the seats.
"Where are you taking us?" Prometheus squirmed, her long legs kicking helplessly and her fists bouncing off Scarlet Moon's shield. "Let us go!"
"I take it things are about to get serious," said Juliana. "Good luck."
Buzzsaw's thick belt snapped over and over and over again, alternating between Scarlet Moon's and Tempestas' upthrust, exposed buttocks. The would-be superheroes kicked and squealed with every stroke. Their hips wiggled. Their rapidly reddening rumps bobbled. Their limbs flailed madly. Scarlet Moon swung his head back and forth with every stroke, his hair flying out around him. Tempestas pounded her fists against the barricade, wailing and cursing in a manner most unbecoming of a superheroine.
Buzzsaw laughed maniacally. "This is incredible. I was hoping I'd get another chance to tan Glogirl's rump. Never thought I'd get to belt two straight arrows."
"Justice will prevail Buzzsaw," said Tempestas through her sniffles. She hiccuped. "Just you wait."
"Whatever you say snowflake." Buzzsaw pressed a thick paw against the small of Tempestas' back and lashed the heroine's elevated bottom. The belt landed two dozen times, though it was hard to keep track when Tempestas' shrieks obscured the snap of the belt.
"What about you?" Buzzsaw stepped behind Scarlet Moon and pressed a hand against the exposed small of his back. "Got anything heroic to say before I trash your ass?"
Scarlet Moon grabbed Succubus' ankle, and lifted the villain into the air upside down. The woman's cape fell down and brushed against the floor, fully exposing a pair of big, firm, rounded orbs bursting out of a tiny thong.
"Kiss my ass!" snarled Succubus.
"I have a better idea." Scarlet Moon spanked the villain like a doctor spanking a newborn. Succubus squawked, swinging back and forth like a pendulum.
"They're probably so big because they're inefficient," said Generalissima.
"Surrender, before somebody gets hurt," said the officer in the middle.
"Call their bluff," said Generalissima. "They don't want a fight in the middle of a crowded office building any more than we do. Swing down, grab the CEO's laptop, and get out."
"Or I could tear their fancy little suits apart," muttered Scarlet Moon.
"Oh yes, because attacking police officers in broad daylight is such a good idea," said Generalissima. "Remember, they're trying to do the same thing you are, find the kidnapper and rescue his victims. They just happen to think you're the kidnapper."
"I said, get on the ground!" shouted the cop. There was a slight waver in their voice.
"They're scared," said Scarlet Moon.
"Of course they're scared. They've seen you smash through walls, move at impossible speeds, bring an entire mall down. They don't stand a chance, and everyone knows it," said Generalissima.
Adrian tapped just a hair of power, and swayed in a slow circle, his hips rocking in a fluid motion, offering up his backside to David's greedy gaze. A tingle spread through the pit of his stomach as he imagined his back, covered yet exposed by the tight shirt easing into view. He flexed a little, sending ripples across his muscular back. He bounced his bottom, and swayed the rest of the way around.
David stared.
"You know, it's January right?" asked Sam.
David snapped out of his ass-induced stupor and punched Sam in the arm. "Shut up you, you're ruining the moment!"
"No, that's not-oww!"
"Don't lie to me." The man picked up the tempo, making Juliana's naked cheeks ripple like a pond in a rainstorm. "My ankle hurts like a bitch because your friend can't control his temper. We weren't even keeping score for chrissake."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," wailed Juliana. "Please stop, it hurts."
"Yeah, you'd better be sorry," said the man. He landed some hard blows to her sitspots, and even a few smacks to her sensitive thighs. "I don't like being manipulated, you get me?"
"Yes, yes! Oww! I won't-oww-do it again! Yeowww!"
"Good." The man released Juliana, and let her stumble away, clutching at her stinging bottom. Then he turned towards Adrian, who took an anxious step back. "And now for you."
The bubble fell, and Scarlet Moon came face to face with Princess.
"Muahaha, I have defeated your pathetic friend Anklyana!"
Scarlet Moon leapt backwards and lashed a cord to the ceiling. He zipped up against the ceiling. Only then did he actually process what he saw.
First, Princess looked rather limp.
Second, the voice had sounded less like Princess, and more like a poor imitation.
Third, Anklyana clearly stood behind Princess, holding the woozy supervillain in front of her like a doll.
Fourth, Anklyana's giggles filled the play area.
"Fooled ya!" said Anklyana. "Apparently, the shock of going from All. Power. to No. Power knocked Princess senseless. I've mostly been sitting in my bubble, waiting for some kinda signal from you guys. Also, didn't know if she was gonna suddenly wake up and go crazy, so I was holding on to her in case."
"And since you were holding her anyway, you figured hey, might as well scare the crap out of the two of us," said Generalissima.
Anklyana grinned. "The look on SM's face was priceless."
Juliana sighed. "I don't really want to go out tonight."
"Yeah, I heard Jezebel bragging at the tanning booths. Look, I got someone here wants to talk to you."
"Tell Sam to go away," said Juliana. She wiped her face. "I don't wanna-"
"It's not Sam you dummy. I told my mom what happened. I was thinking maybe she could help. She wanted to talk to you," said Alexandra.
"Um, OK." Juliana threw a hopeful, scared glance at Adrian, and pulled the door open.
Juliana perked up. She pulled Adrian back through the crowd, and eventually found the pair sitting at a table in the corner nursing drinks.
"That was fast," said Sam.
"Change of plan. Pull your chair away." Juliana leaned over Sam and bounced her jiggly breasts in his face.
Sam gave a bemused smiled. He reached around and swatted Juliana's bottom. "Pull your chair away please."
Juliana huffed. She stood sharply straight and crossed her arms under her breasts (pushing them up a little in the process).
Sam put his drink down and made a big show of rolling up his sleeve. He tried to look stern, but a twitching smirk rather ruined the effect.
"Pull your chair away please," said Juliana hastily.
Sam made circling motions with his finger.
Juliana huffed. She turned around and stuck her butt out. Sam swatted her four times, twice to each cheek. The smacks were not particularly hard, though Juliana made a big show of jumping and eeping each time, wiggling her bottom between swats.
Sam pulled his chair away from the table. He put a hand around Juliana's bent waist and pulled her into his lap.
She eeped. "Hey, this is my seduction!"
"Not anymore," said Sam. He nibbled on her ear. One hand rubbed Juliana's washboard stomach, while the other slipped between the slit in her dress and up her thigh. Juliana moaned and wiggled against his lap.
A hand closed over Adrian's and Adrian found himself wrapped in David's arms, his chest pressed against David's.
"No sense in letting them have all the fun," said David. His large, strong hands cupped Adrian's bottom, eliciting a gasp. He hoisted him up and put his on the table. His lips moved close to his and paused.
"Eww, gross. He's my brother you moron."
"Like that would stop you."
"Oh come now kitten, how could I not recognize you?" Mirth laced Midnight's voice. The breasts swayed slowly back and forth against Adrian's shoulder. "The way you stand, the incredible grace with which you move. That heart-shaped bottom bottom of yours straining against those wonderfully tight pants. Hmm. Never imagined your eyes would be so beautiful."
"W-what do you want?" asked Adrian.
"Oh hey, look isn't it that cop from Silver Tower?" whispered Juliana, pointing towards a treadmill. "The one who wasn't wearing any pants?"
Sure enough, Officer Bernice Chastain ran on it. She wore a tanktop and a pair of blue short shorts that showed off her muscular legs and tight bottom.
"Think she's an alumni?" asked Adrian.
"Maybe. Isn't there a professor of law here with the last name Chastain?"
Adrian shrugged.
"Well, whatever. Let's go warmup."
Adrian claimed a treadmill and ran a bit at a fairly easy pace to get warmed up. He took a swig of his water bottle and eyed the room. What to focus on today?
"Oh come on, after all the time I spent on it?" said Juliana. "Show some pride, man!"
"Very good. Now, why don't you join your friend over my desk?"
"But won't that draw more attention to my bottom?"
"Frankly my dear, I don't think that's possible. Now less yakking and more bending."
Jezebel found herself staring at the ground, tucked under the smelly armpit of some random peon. Bernard's long arm snapped up and down, his long-fingered hand clapping the swell of Jezebel's pert buttocks. The girl's hips wiggled, while her bottom bounced underneath her painted-on jeans.
"Oww! Oww! Unhand me-oww! I'll have your-oww!"
Bernard shook his head. He pressed the button on a small radio at his hip. "I'm gonna need a cleanup outside the fiction section. Also, if I could get someone to cover the mystery and romance sections for a bit, I need to take a few girls in the back."
"Wait, no unhand me! Nooooo!" Jezebel's voice rose in a mournful howl as Bernard dragged her deeper into the store. Her two friends looked at each other and bolted.
Bernard looked over his shoulder and shook his head. "Guess you're getting your friends' paddlings too."
"Never you cret-owww!"
Bernard and Jezebel disappeared deeper into the store, though Jezebel's protests and wails still caressed their ears. Plus the more than occasional splat of hand on jeans.
Juliana walked up next to Adrian. "I got taken to the back here once–"
"Yeah I know. I remember," said Adrian.
Juliana snickered. "I'd love to–"
Juliana tapped a few keys on her keyboard, and brought up a recording of Scarlet Moon's encounter. She fast forwarded a bit until they found Bright's reveal.
"That is some outfit," said Natalie. "I mean, what's the point of the skirt? It doesn't cover her ass, and even if it did, you can see right through it."
"I think it's sexy as all get out," said Juliana. She smiled a smile. The kind she smiles when she realizes something, and she knows nobody else has yet.
Adrian gave Juliana a suspicious look. Juliana winked at Adrian.
"Fun, fun," said Juliana. "But, we got what we needed, right?"
Adrian and Natalie nodded.
Juliana rubbed her hands together. "Then dump the USB drives here, and let me do my magic. You two should go rest. I got things under control."
Juliana shook her head. "That's not going to help any. City's too big, and you'll just tire yourself out. No, we might as well just go to the gym. It'll help me think. But first, you need to eat."
Juliana shrugged. "Then just tease him until he goes crazy, takes you to his apartment and spends the night chastely talking programming with you, or whatever boring thing you want to do. Whatever."
"I mean, I'm not saying I'd necessarily have a problem with some heavy petting…"
"You do you. Just have fun with it. As for me, if I'm not bottom up and moaning by two am, it's gonna be the greatest failure of my life."
Juliana shrugged. "Silver only started funding Succubus last month, after you and Buzzsaw made your grand debuts. In a world where people can shoot energy beams from their eyes and cut open trucks with their hair, is miracle water really so far fetched?"
"So, why'd you wake me up? Could have waited until like six. Maybe even seven."
"Well, I considered waking you up even earlier, but decided you needed the sleep more than anything else."
"I appreciate it," said Adrian dryly.
"I've been thinking about this." Juliana pushed her chair away from the computer. "The way I see it, we have two choices: try to hit Succubus before the party, or reach out to Phillipa Silver. See if we can lay a trap."
"Oh yes, that'll work. She'll probably just call the cops."
"Then we'll back off. I doubt it though. Not if we tell her who is behind Succubus' mask. Besides, you saved her daughter. That's gotta count for something."
Adrian flung himself onto Juliana's bed. He put one hand behind his head.
"It's up to you. You're the one in the foxhole. If we can nail Succubus now, we won't have to skip class, and there won't be any highly trained bodyguards around. But the only place we really know to look is her office."
"In other words, it could be a waste of time."
"Yes. Meanwhile, if we go talk to Silver, I think there's a pretty good chance she'll help us. But it still means you'll have a superhuman throwdown surrounded by civilians. What do you think?"
Buzzsaw unleashed a torrent of lightning fast strokes, making Adrian yelp and buck against the villain's hard knee. "But not so tired I can't still beat you into submission, you miserable shit!"
"You-oww!" wailed Adrian, wiggling and squirming beneath the leather. "I swear you'll pay-oww!"
"What are you gonna do?" snarled Buzzsaw as she landed a hideous stroke across Adrian's thighs. "Cry all over me?"
Scarlet Moon lined up his hand with the exposed lower-half of the woman's right cheek.
Scarlet Moon landed three quick, stingy slaps to the woman's right cheek. The woman's not-quite-covered cheek bounced beneath the impact, while the crisp snap of hand striking bare skin echoed throughout the alley.
The woman growled, and tugged at her bonds.
Scarlet Moon tensed. Who could be trespassing on Silver's property like that? Some sort of new supervillain?
Scarlet Moon leapt over the figure and wrapped her in several scarlet cords. The woman went down with a yelp. Scarlet Moon landed at her head and grabbed her by the hair.
"Hey David, mind spotting me in between Sam's reps?" asked Adrian.
"No problem, I can spot you while Sam takes a break," said David, though his eyes didn't leave Sam. Once Sam finished, David walked over to Adrian's bench. "Natalie treating you well?
"Yeah." Adrian got into position. "She's a pretty good tutor."
Adrian powered through his first set, then went to the lockers to get a drink while David spotted Sam for his second.
Adrian returned to his room, fell onto his bed and passed out again.
His phone buzzed and he jerked awake. A message from Juliana. Ready.
Adrian returned to Juliana's room.
There were two school pictures up on the screen. One looked a lot like Prometheus without her mask, while the other looked like Poseidon.
Juliana crouched on the seat of her computer chair, her welted bottom still clad only in a g-string. She grinned and gestured to the screen. "Say hello to the twins Pauline and Leonard Chastain."
"Chastain? As in–"
"Officer Bernice Chastain." Juliana's grin turned wicked. "Looks like our cop friend has a few skeletons in her closet. Their father works at Nezerwallup, while their mother is head of Silver Ant's legal division. They're filthy rich–"
"And think the rules don't apply to them," said Adrian in a dark voice.
"Worse. These are the kinds of people who twist, distort, and rewrite the rules so that they don't apply to them," said Juliana. "Now, conveniently enough, Bernice isn't on duty today, and she likes to run parkour on her off days along Freedom Lane. Why don't you go pay her a visit?"
Adrian emerged from the bathroom.
Natalie grinned. "Looking good Adrian."
Adrian returned the smile. "Thanks."
"Of course he does, I picked the outfit," said Juliana. "OK. Stay here until Natalie announces you."
"What? Why am I announcing him?" asked Natalie.
"Because you're adorable."
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"Everything."
"Gah! Fine. Whatever," said Natalie.
Scarlet Moon ran out into the street.
Sirens blared, and a spotlight shone in his face.
"This is the police! Surrender now!"
Scarlet Moon leapt into the air and snagged a faint cord around a nearby lamppost. He zipped straight up into the air. A stun beam struck his leg, numbing it through his weak, flickering shield.
He swung up onto a window ledge, leapt onto another, and hauled himself up onto the roof. He dimmed his forcefield, and with a grunt of effort, fired off a small scarlet orb to the northeast.
"There he goes!" shouted an officer below. "Squads two and four, follow him!"
Scarlet Moon half-limped, half-crawled to the far side of the roof, and slowly lowered himself down into the alley.
By the time he landed, feeling had mostly returned to his leg. It was a bit sore, but he could walk on it without a limp.
"And when I showed up, I probably scared her." Adrian reached back and rubbed his throbbing bottom. He shifted and whimpered.
"And when she panicked, so did everyone she had a mental grip on," said Juliana. "And I'll bet she lost control of them. So one minute, they're all standing around wrapped in cotton, then suddenly everything is painfully, startlingly clear. The only thing they really knew is that they were scared and needed to get out of there."
"Or she made them panic on purpose," said Adrian. "As a smokescreen."
Juliana considered for a moment. "It's possible, though I'm not convinced she had that much control over them. I saw too many flashes of clarity."
Scarlet Moon spied a copse of trees a few blocks down. Looked like they started in an abandoned lot and grew up right against one of the office buildings.
"Naw, not if the burst is brief and weak. We're not talking powerful enough to put Buzzsaw through a wall, just powerful enough to give your jump a bit of a boost. Come on, what do you say? I'll bet it'll be awesome!"
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Some choices will be prepended with the name of a stat. In these cases, selecting that choice will increase the chosen stat by 1, and increase your energy by 5 points.
The first choice below will improve your speed by 1.
The second choice will improve your power by 1.
Scarlet Moon approached Succubus. He grabbed the supervillain by the hair, and switched places with her.
Succubus yelped, bending over to ease the pressure on her scalp. "You little–"
Scarlet Moon grabbed Succubus' hip and tossed the villain over his lap. The superhero flipped the woman's cape over her head to fully expose a tiny thong poking out of the top and bottom of a pair of curvy, protruding cheeks.
"Unhand me this instant, worm," said Succubus, squirming and kicking. "Minions, aid me!"
Scarlet Moon glared at the minions, who stayed put. He picked up the riding crop, and tapped it against Succubus' right cheek.
"Your choice," said Dana. She put the paddle back in the bag. "Obviously, we can't force you. I'm dissapointed though. I'd hoped someone with your power would have a greater sense of responsibility."
"She's just a pansy," said Marie. "Scared of the big bad paddle."
Scarlet Moon walked out.
"I don't think that was a good idea–"
"Shut it," said Scarlet Moon. He leapt up onto the roof of the building and swung away. "It wasn't your ass on the line."
"No, but we could've used-"
The woman whipped the belt across Juliana's large round rump with the speed and fury of a highly trained professional who'd just watched an idiot trample over everything she said and took seriously.
Juliana's bottom rippled beneath the heavy strokes. Her hips wiggled back and forth. Her feet stomped frantically, and her long hair swirled around her as she shook her hair.
"Why didn't you answer your phone?" asked David. "I tried calling several times."
"Oh, um I guess I didn't hear it, and I didn't think to check it until I called you," said Adrian. "Kinda frazzled."
"Yeah, me too."
The girl crawled towards Jezebel, rubbing her boob. "Jez…"
"You incompetent boob! Assume the position!"
The girl groaned. She turned around and tucked her knees under her belly. She pushed her ass up into the air, and pressed her face into the matt.
Jezebel kneeled down and swatted the girl's naked bottom, making her groan and whine into the matt.
Juliana charged the girl with her hair tied to her wrist. The girl backpedaled and swiped her hand in front of her. Juliana caught the wrist, spun against the girl's chest like a dancer and shoved the first girl's panties into her mouth.
The girl's eyes widened, and she reached for the panties. Juliana reached around the girl and undid the clasp of her sports bra, letting it drop to the ground, rendering her completely naked. The third girl came up behind her. Juliana spun away, but the third girl's hands snapped out quick as thought and grabbed Juliana's long hair.
Juliana yelped and snapped her head back. The third girl twisted her shoulder to take the headbutt, and slipped her arms underneath Juliana's, pulling her into a full nelson.
"You're really fast," said Juliana with a grunt.
"You're nuts," said the girl.
"Yes, that's it. Hold her Janette. Strip her Jubilee, strip her!"
Jubilee, the girl who'd had her wrists tied behind her back, cautiously approached. She grabbed Juliana's shorts and pulled them off and over her feet, exposing her purple g-string for all the world to see. Juliana struggled against Janette's grip, but the taller woman held her firm.
Scarlet Moon fell facefirst onto the stage.
"Aww poo, our audience left," said Prometheus.
Poseidon swirled some of the water into a whip and snapped it across Scarlet Moon's bottom. Scarlet Moon yelped and rolled onto his back, clutching at his damp, stinging cheeks.
"You got that right," said Prometheus. She put her hands on her hips. "Jerk stole our audience. Shoulda just stayed home and played video games."
Poseidon approached Scarlet Moon and grabbed his french braid. He dragged him to the edge of the stage, sat down, and pulled the superhero facedown over his lap.
A slender, catlike humanoid appeared in front of Anklyana. It let out an ear-splitting shriek. A foot lashed up and out, striking Anklyana in the chest and flinging her into the air. Scarlet Moon lashed a pair of cords to the cat-creature's shoulders and zipped feet first into the beast's feminine chest.
The catpeson grabbed Scarlet Moon's ankles and slammed him facefirst into the ground. Once. Twice. Three times. Concrete shattered wherever Scarlet Moon hit. It whipped him above its head and flung him through the door. Scarlet Moon sailed across the throughfare and smashed through the wall of the bowling alley. He hit the floor and skidded several feet.
"That's a catgirl," said Generalissima. "There is a catgirl hiding in an abandoned amusement park underneath the mall."
Scarlet Moon clutched the side of his head.
Adrian turned and closed the door. As soon as the door clicked close, strong fingers wrapped themselves in Adrian's hair and yanked his head back.
"Oww!"
"You attacked cops!" hissed Juliana. Her voice was low, trembling, on the edge of control. "Men and women who, for all their faults, were trying to protect innocent people from you. There's no way they could have kept up with you in those clunky monstrosities. Why didn't you just evade them?"
"Because I'm sick of it," snapped Adrian. He pried Juliana's fingers out of his hair and spun around to face his sister. "I'm sick of them treating me like a criminal. I've put my ass on the line for this city so many times. And this is how they repay me? I'm sick of Napier treating me like a rabid dog. I'm sick of everyone blaming me for what those fucking supervillains do! If it wasn't for me, Succubus and Princess would be waging a war in the streets right now."
"So, you chose to act like a rabid dog?" asked Juliana. Adrian saw a long cane in Juliana's hand. "How is that supposed to help?"
"Yes, whimper in fear," said Princess. "For today, you face the wrath of Princess the Pretty Powerful!"
Adrian held a dark sports bra in one hand, and a pair of purple lycra shorty short-shorts in the other. He turned the shorts over in his hands. No way were these things going to cover his bottom. He slipped out of his pajamas and into a thong and the new outfit. He eyed himself in the mirror on the back of the door.
He poked his bare, somehow still soft belly. The sports bra mostly covered his breasts, so there was that, though it did squash them like sports bras did. Kinda uncomfortable. The shorts were as small as he'd feared. He turned around and eyed his behind in the mirror. His face colored. At least a third of his jiggly cheeks were exposed by the tight little shorts. And that was before he started running, or squatting or doing anything else that would make them rideup. Just the thought of flouncing around in this in front of David (or anyone really) made him want to crawl under the blankets.
On the bright side, superheroing had done wonders for his figure. Especially his bottom. The shorts really emphasized the fit curve of his cheeks.
He gnawed on his lower lip. David would surely enjoy the view. Like, maybe really enjoy the view.
"Your wish is my command."
Juliana grinned mischievously. "She looks so good on that high horse. Wanna help me knock her off?"
"What did you have in mind?"
Juliana leaned forward and whispered her plan in Adrian's ear.
"There is no way that will work."
"Come on, it'll be fine. Everyone follows patterns. You just gotta find 'em, and exploit 'em."
Vanessa leaned against the corridor wall and sucked in a deep breath. "Oh yeah, elevator shaft. Real safe. Safest place I've ever been. After all this, I'm gonna open a daycare. 'Elevator-care' I'll call it. For five hundred bucks a month, we'll just drop your kid down a fucking elevator shaft."
"Shut up," said Scarlet Moon. "How was I supposed–"
"Cut her some slack, she's just scared," said Juliana.
"Do you have any idea how many times you almost dropped me? Do you? And what would have happened if one of those stupid particle beams got through your stupid little shield huh?" asked Vanessa.
Scarlet Moon wove his shield into a small pingpong paddle.
"What are you doing?" Generalissima looked over her shoulder. Her eyes widened. "No, no no. Come on please not that."
Scarlet Moon struck the peak of Generalissima's right cheek with the paddle.
Generalissima threw her head back and shrieked. Her thick buttock caved beneath the circular implement and bounced back into position as Scarlet Moon raised the paddle. "Oww oww oh oh that stings."
Scarlet Moon brought the paddle down on the peak of Generalissima's left cheek for the same effect.
"Owwowowowowow. Why does that stupid thing hurt so much?" wailed Generalissima.
Adrian's fingers tightened against the small of Natalie's back. His fingers left Natalie's hot cheeks and he picked up the hairbrush. Natalie tensed and she whimpered.
Adrian brought the brush down on Natalie's right cheek. He battered the girl's right buttock with hard and fast strokes. Natalie's panties rode up some with all her flailing, exposing pale, virgin skin. Adrian shifted his attention up, and quickly turned that pale skin bright red.
Natalie wailed. Her hips bucked, and her legs slid up and down the couch.
Adrian shifted his attention to the left cheek, and peppered the bobbing buttock hard and fast.
Natalie sobbed miserably. Her legs kicked madly.
Adrian put the hairbrush down and slid his hand up the curve of Natalie's molten bottom. Her bottom was a dark red. Adrian could practically see it throb.
Scarlet Moon gently lifted the woman off his knee, and set her down. "Relax, I'm not going to hurt you."
The woman twisted around and stared at Scarlet Moon like a cornered rabbit watching a wolf.
Scarlet Moon backed away, and turned away from the trio. "Are you following this?"
"Yeah. Normally I'd say she's faking it, but–"
"But they're not wearing masks, they're dressed for a ball, and they don't have superpowers." Scarlet Moon glanced back at the trio. "The other two look like they may have changed too."
Scarlet Moon barely made out the faint sound of drumming, as if Juliana were drumming her fingers against her desk. "Could we be dealing with possession, or mind control or something? Don't know if that's even possible, but we really don't know anything about whatever it is that lets you give the laws of physics a spanking."
Sirens split the night air.
"That's my cue. We can talk more about this later." Scarlet Moon ran out of the store and leapt into the cold night air.
For a few minutes, Scarlet Moon swung in silence.
"So, that was weird," said Juliana at last.
There was a squealing crunch, like metal getting twisted into a pretzel.
"Start the party bitches! Buzzsaw has arrived!"
Adrian and Juliana shared a horrified look. Juliana grabbed Adrian's shoulder and dragged him behind a large dune at the edge of the copse. The two crawled up the top, and peered over the edge.
At least a dozen Whistlers swarmed over the beach, rooting through purses, punching men who were a bit too macho for their own good, and making scary faces at terrified children.
Buzzsaw strode down the center of the beach, her mohawk glittering like rainbow-colored steel in the mid afternoon sun. Gone were the jeans and jacket. Instead, she wore a pair of jean shorts, and a tank top. Underneath the tank top was a mesh shirt liberally sprinkled with holes. For whatever weird ass reason, she was also wearing a pair of ragged rainbow socks. A spiked collar adorned her neck, and a matching spiked glove on one hand. On the other she wore a mesh glove. Both wrists sported spiked wristlets.
"Is that a supervillain outfit?" whispered Juliana. "Mary Mother of God, it's horrifying. It looks like she detonated a Hot Topic, and threw on whatever scraps were so hideous not even flame could eradicate them."
Adrian slipped on the swim trunks.
"Nope. They're calling you the Scarlet Jumper. Which is terrible. I'd call you the Scarlet Monkey or something. In fact, this looks like it takes anonymous comments."
"You better not," said Scarlet Moon.
"Relax, I wasn't actually going to suggest that," said Juliana. "I'm going to suggest Scarlet Moon."
"Good-"
"Because of your scarlet costume, and moon-shaped ass!" said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon growled.
Juliana laughed. "Relax, I'm just suggesting Scarlet Moon. I'll let someone else come up with the rest."
"Fine, if he wants to," said Sam.
Juliana grinned at Adrian. Adrian rolled his eyes.
Adrian stepped out of the bathroom, and hurried for the door. He peeked out and saw a whole mess of cops swarming just outside. He slipped back in, and looked around. The arena was empty. He lashed a cord against the wall and slid up to the large windows that circled the top of the concessions circle. He slipped out into the dark night, and very carefully slid down the far side, away from the cops and lights. He circled around in the dark, and came into the slowly dispersing crowd.
He pulled out his phone. It was infested with calls from David. Adrian called him back.
"Oh thank God," said David. "Are you alright? Where are you?"
"I'm uh, I'm on the north side of the crowd, I think, near arena street."
"We're at a streetlight on the corner of arena and cherry."
"OK, I'll uh, I'll head that way," said Adrian. Adrian patted his hair down, took a deep breath, and headed for the others.
He found the trio leaning against a street light. Juliana wore Sam's jacket, but still stood with her arms crossed. Sam tried (and failed) to look like he wasn't freezing. David paced in front of them.
David noticed him coming, and rushed over.
Leopard's lips turned up in a smirk. "You've got quite the mouth on you, don't you? Someone oughta wash it out."
Scarlet Moon struck Princess in the chest with a beam.
"Alright you." Scarlet Moon reached down and lifted the brunette into the air. "I think it's time someone taught you some manners."
The woman narrowed one eye, and grunted something almost coherent.
A gentle snowfall of stuffing wafted around Scarlet Moon.
"You killed Sir Stuffins and his loyal steed Giraffalot!" wailed Princess over the PA. "I thought heroes weren't supposed to kill! Seems like you need to be PUNISHED!"
"Yo momma needs to be punished!" said Tempestas, shaking her fist at the villain.
"Sure you were." Tempestas picked up the pace, her hand blurring as it peppered Scarlet Moon's curved and shaking spandex-wrapped buttocks.
Scarlet Moon wailed and drummed his toes against the dirt. "You suck! You hear me? Worst superheroine ever! Oww! Oww! Oww!"
Tempestas whaled away on Scarlet Moon's blazing bottom.
Prometheus looked out over the crowd. "Don't be ridiculous. What's the point of kicking your ass without an audience?"
"Hey." The blonde man stumbled backwards and tripped over a large canister full of fancy beach umbrellas. The canister crushed a sandcastle that had just been completed by several cherubic children. Their faces contorted and they began to bawl. A mother hurried around the canister to tend to them. The father did the same thing around the other side and the two collided.
The father stumbled backwards and smacked into a gaggle of teenage girls, who all scattered like bowling pins. One of them tripped over a man reading a book and knocked over a cooler full of beer. A particularly high strung miniature pinscher, startled by the sudden crash bolted around behind its owner's legs, wrapping the leash around him. The owner cursed, stumbled, and grabbed his wife's shoulder. The wife, caught off guard by the sudden weight, toppled over.
A buxom yet thin waitress clad in a small teal thong bikini rushed past. She had time to form a small "o" with her mouth before she tripped over the woman and spilled a whole tray full of drinks all over Alexandra.
There was a great KATHOOM, and a massive beam blew the hatch off its hinges and slammed it into Succubus with enough force to send her through the ceiling.
"Of course not." Silver leaned against her desk. "You're nowhere near competent enough."
There was a clatter above, and the hatch fell out of the ceiling and slammed into the floor. Succubus landed on top of it.
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves," said Juliana with a playful swat to the super behind. "Let's talk a little before you rush to save the day."
"Hey!"
"Stop fussing. It was hardly a smack." Juliana wheeled her chair to her computer. "I've got a few ideas on where Buzzsaw might be hiding."
"Decrepit warehouse at the docks?"
Juliana laughed. "Don't be silly. I'll bet they're in an abandoned office building in a nondescript office park."
Adrian's stomach sank. "Oh."
Juliana grinned and rubbed her hands together maniacally. "Yes. It was there that you had your first fateful confrontation with Buzzsaw, and it is there that you shall have your final. Confrontation with Buzzsaw I mean."
Juliana stood in the middle of the common room with her arms crossed and her foot tapping. Her washboard midriff peeked out from underneath a tight v-necked green half-shirt that exposed the tops of her soft breasts. She also wore a white ruffly skirt that only went halfway to her knees.
"Finally," she said. "What were you doing, reading War and Peace?"
Adrian shimmied his pants down to his ankles with shaking hands. His slender hips rocked back and forth as he inched them down. His curvy bottom burst free of the jeans, his slender buttocks straining against his boxer briefs.
"Bend over slightly and put your hands on the whiteboard."
Adrian supressed a whimper. He stuck his exposed butt out and pressed his hands against the whiteboard. His legs shook. His bottom clenched and unclenched, making his round mounds wobble.
David stepped up next to him and pressed his hand against the small of his back. He squeezed his eyes shut. He tapped the paddle against his right cheek.
David struck. A sharp sting bloomed in his right cheek. Adrian bit his lower lip. The paddle snapped back and struck his left cheek, leaving behind a matching sting. Adrian sucked in a breath. His svelt bottom caved and bounced beneath the stiff leather.
David popped Adrian's rippling butt with strong, sharp strokes. The pace was steady. Methodical. Endless. Adrian's hips rocked back and forth, making his plump buttocks bounce even more. He squeaked and yipped, louder and louder with each pop.
A particularly nasty stroke caught the undercurve of his right cheek. Adrian yelped and twisted away from the whiteboard. His hand snapped back to shield his bottom.
Tempestas stopped on the peak of one towering white McMansion, and stared across the street at another towering white McMansion.
"1734 Rich Dr," said Generalissima. "Right across the street."
The home was quiet. An American flag snapped in the brisk November breeze.
Tempestas breathed a sigh of relief.
A column of water slammed into her from behind, and rammed her through the Chastain's front door.
Scarlet Moon spun and got the same treatment. He smashed through the front window and rolled across the living room.
"What the hell?" An older man with hair very similar to Bernice Chastain's leapt to his feet. A woman rushed into the living room. She took a step back and gasped.
"Yup. Mind walking with me back to my office? Another class is coming in after this, I think." David shoved the tests belonging to students who hadn't bothered to show up back into his backpack. He slung it over his shoulder and led the way out.
The two walked up the spiral stairs in the middle of the building.
"Are you doing alright?" asked David. "You started out as one of my best students, but you've been flailing hard the past few weeks."
Hard to focus when you spend most evenings trying to find a lunatic with steel-sharp hair, and the rest having nightmares about glowing red eyes.
A wave of gasps washed through the onlookers as Buzzsaw arced towards the fleeing figure. The villain landed in front of Alexandra and spun to face her. "Boo."
Alexandra yelped and skidded to a stop, landing hard on her bruised ass.
Buzzsaw guffawed. She grabbed Alexandra and flung her over her shoulder. She landed two heavy blows to Alexandra's ass, making the girl howl. "For trying to run away."
Buzzsaw put her fingers to lips and let out a single, piercing whistle. "Time to go folks!"
Alexandra looked at Adrian and Juliana, her face pale, and her tear-filled eyes wide as saucers. She reached out to Juliana and Adrian, but Buzzsaw leapt again, and the two rocketed away. The Whistlers left, as raucous and destructive as when they came.
"Well, that was a thing," said Juliana. She grabbed Adrian's hand and pulled him to his feet. "You have to go after her."
"You assume you know what I want," said David. He lightly clapped Adrian's heart-shaped bottom, sending a jolt through his system.
The next few hours passed in a blur. At first, Adrian scurried after Vanessa. That earned him a few swats: he was expected to walk with poise and grace. After that, he did his best to glide after Vanessa, paying careful attention to how Vanessa greeted each table, how Vanessa phrased each question, and the order Vanessa asked each question.
Vanessa had him wait a few tables. Despite his best efforts, it seemed like he got swats every time. One time for interrupting a customer with a helpful suggestion. Another time for forgetting to pick up some almost empty glasses that needed refilling. A third time for writing too much in his notepad. A fourth for forgetting to ask a customer for their second side.
By eight o'clock Adrian's bottom was quite sore, and he groaned as he stuck his butt out for two sharp swats for setting a customer's plate in front of his wife by accident.
"How about next time, you write the orders in your pad clockwise. So the top entry is the left customer in the aisle, the next entry is next to them and so on around the table. You can just set the plates down in the order you wrote them down," said Vanessa after giving him two swats. "No thinking, no confusion, no nothing."
Scarlet Moon's shield died. He tried to lash a cord to a pillar to escape, but the cord flickered and died before it'd gone halfway. His vision darkened and he fell to one knee.
The winds swirling through the mall died down. Tempestas lay on the other side of Legostopheles, clutching her head and groaning.
"Yes!" crowed Princess. "See, no mere mortal can stand against the terrible might of the Great Legostopheles! Not even the great Scarlet Moon!"
Adrian wove through the crowd, offering drinks, moving with grace, blah blah blah. He glanced up at the stage. And froze.
Leopard landed on the stage behind the band's drummer. She hurtled over him and rammed the band's singer into the crowd. The speakers whistled, making everyone in the ballroom cringe. The musicians froze. Leopard grabbed the microphone. Her eyes swept the crowd. "Here kitty kitty kitty."
Adrian's heart hammered against his chest. Gasps and shrieks rippled through the crowd, and people started to move for the doors. All of which slammed shut.
"Uh uh uh." Leopard waggled her finger. "Nobody's going anywhere until I've found my kitty. Poor girl's a stray, you know how it is."
Leopard's eyes swept the room. Her lips turned up in a vicious grin. "Ahhh, there we go."
Adrian followed the gaze. There was a knot of people, including Vanessa. Vanessa backed up, wide-eyed, chest heaving, limbs shaking.
Adrian cast about for someplace, anyplace to change. A door Leopard missed, a shadowed alcove, hell an empty corner. Nothing. The room was well lit, wide open, and none of the pillars were close enough to any corners to create anything remotely resembling an alcove. Wait, no over there. Behind the stage. But how could he get there without Leopard noticing him?
Leopard leapt off the stage and landed in the crowd. She stalked across the room, the crowd stumbling over itself to give her space. "Come on kitty, get a little furry. Let's make this interesting."
A big, meaty hand clapped on Leopard's shoulder. Leopard pivoted.
Chief Napier punched Leopard right in the nose. Leopard's head snapped back and she backed up step. "You're under arrest for kidnapping, reckless endangerment, wanton property damage, and bad fashion."
Buzzsaw leapt at Scarlet Moon. She rammed her fist through the crate Scarlet Moon was laying on and hurled it at a pillar.
"Woah!" Scarlet Moon snapped a cord around a nearby rafter and leapt off the box.
Buzzsaw sailed out of the dimness, and punched Scarlet Moon in the chest, sending him smashing through the pillar, through another crate wall, and into a third.
Scarlet Moon stumbled out of the smashed crates, transistors spilling out all around him. Buzzsaw's chain wrapped around his torso and yanked him into Buzzsaw's grip.
Buzzsaw grinned. "Think I'm stupid do you?"
"How much of that was an act?" asked Scarlet Moon, straining against Buzzsaw's grip.
"Wouldn't you like to know." Buzzsaw's head snapped down, his razor-sharp Mohawk arcing towards Scarlet Moon's head.
Scarlet Moon's shield flared and the razor-sharp hair halted. At first. The mohawk inched closer and closer to Scarlet Moon's head.
Buzzsaw's face twisted into a rictus grin. "You're mine Globoy."
Heels clacked. "Only boss who spanks her employees for being early."
"Because I'm the only one who cares about her people's mental health."
The crack of hand to bare flesh echoed throughout the large office in a slow, steady, rhythmic fashion.
"That's it?" said Juliana.
Fifteen minutes passed. Fifteen minutes of the same, slow, rhythmic spanking. It was almost enough to put a sleepy superheroine to sleep.
"Umm, ma'am, how long-"
"You have a choice girl. You can enjoy your personal time to the fullest, and get to work when you are supposed to, or you can come early and spend that extra time getting your seat warmed." The smacking picked up.
"Oww! Ma'am that's not fair!"
"It's far more fair than letting you work yourself to death."
The spanking continued. Steady, methodical, unrelenting. Every ten minutes the rate increased a little. By the end the smacks almost seemed to blur together and Janette wailed continuously.
"And done. Six thirty on the dot. Now go clean yourself up we've got work to do."
"Yes ma'am." Heels clacked rapidly out of the office.
"Ok, so I take it back," said Juliana. "That woman's a machine."
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
"Think the particle guns were Silver Ant's first commercial use of these crystals," said Generalissima. "Pretty sure they're tied to our powers. Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we've found our battery."
"So, um what do we do with it?" asked Anklyana.
"Not a clue," said Generalissima. "Try approaching that terminal. Looks like it's got a keyboard."
Anklyana creeped up next to the keyboard and reached out with a shaking hand. A deafening klaxon erupted. Anklyana shrieked. Her shield flared. She stumbled and fell on her ass. Scarlet Moon pivoted back and forth, looking for–
The ceiling blew apart, and Mr. Cuddles jumped down, Princess on his shoulder. Legostopheles and an undamanged Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot flanked him.
"That's mine no touchy!" Princess' eyes glowed with a menacing red light. Her minions' eyes glowed with the same light.
Scarlet Moon's fist clenched.
"Anklyana, get to the terminal," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to Mr. Cuddles' face and whipped into the air.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared, and his fingers tightened. The two swayed back and forth.
"Let go of me you bastard, or I'll burn this whole damn place down," said Prometheus, flames swirling around her fingertips.
Scarlet Moon rammed his knee into the back of Prometheus' thigh, braced his hands against the villain's shoulders, and front flipped over her. Prometheus faceplanted. Scarlet Moon pivoted, grabbed Prometheus' hair and yanked Prometheus in the air. He punched the woman in the chest, sending her flying through the door and into the alleyway. He lashed a couple of cords to the doorway and zipped into the alley after her. He grabbed Prometheus and flung him into the air. Scarlet energy wove into a spring and he rammed it into the midair villain's chest.
"Not you," barked the chief. His smoldering gaze never wavered from Anklyana.
"I have a few thoughts, but they're only inklings. I'll think about it some tonight. In the meantime though, I've been looking through his financials."
Dr. Park tapped her lips. She snapped the belt across Bernice's bare cheeks. Once. Twice. Three times.
"Well, I suppose that makes somse sense. Not a lot of sense. But then your powers don't make any sense at all, so the bar's pretty low."
Natalie doubled the belt over and snapped the two sides together. She hummed thoughtfully and snapped the belt a few more times. She drew the belt back and whipped it across Bernice's outthrust cheeks. The belt lashed both buttocks with a resounding snap. Bernice's tight globes wobbled beneath the stroke, and the officer howled. She wiggled her hips and pounded her feet.
"Shit! How the hell do you hit so hard?" wailed the officer.
"My friend Juliana's been making me go to the gym," said Natalie. "I guess I've gotten a bit stronger."
"Well, she sucks."
"I see."
"Wait, I didn't mean–Aaoooww!"
Natalie lashed Bernice's bobbing bottom three more times. She hefted the belt a bit. "This one seems to have a good snap to it at least."
Adrian watched through his legs as Juliana set up his phone on a tripod pointed directly at his underwear-clad ass. She held a leather paddle in one hand.
She stepped up next to Adrian and put a hand on the small of his back. "First of course, we need to pull down Adrian's underwear. Tried spanking him over his underwear once. Didn't work. Either it's on the bare, or it's pointless. That's what Papa always says!"
Juliana tugged Adrian's boxer briefs down to his thighs, fully exposing Adrian's nether regions to the camera. "Now, it's very important that you focus on the sitspots. Adrian squeals real good when you hit his sitspots, and it's fun watching his squirm and whimper whenever he sits down for the next few days."
Juliana lifted the leather paddle and brought it down on Adrian's sitspot with full force. Adrian hopped up onto his toes and squealed as the crisp slap of leather on bare flesh bounced off the walls. Adrian wiggled his hips in a vain effort to alleviate the sting.
"See? One swat and he's already squealing like a schoolgirl getting her first paddling," said Juliana.
"I can't handle her either! She kicked my ass last night," said Adrian, taking a step back. "It's thanks to you I didn't get anything worse than a spanking."
"But it was close. And you'd just laid out like half a dozen of her thugs," said Juliana. "If we can get you to her without losing any of your scarlet mojo, you should have no problem taking her down."
A long, thick steel bar flew out of a notch in the wall and slammed into Scarlet Moon's gut. Scarlet Moon gasped and doubled over, the sudden blow breaking his concentration and shattering his cord. Two steel claws flew out of the ends of the bar and pinned Scarlet Moon's wrists and ankles together, his right wrist to his right ankle, and his left wrist to his left ankle.
Wires flew out of the bar and towards the ceiling. Panels retracted, and the wires vanished into the darkness, anchoring with a "Kachunk!" to something out of sight. Scarlet Moon found himself hanging in the middle of the room, bent over a bar and touching his toes.
A pair of panels retracted from the ceiling, and two purple rosewood paddles lowered from the ceiling behind Scarlet Moon. There was a whirring from the ceiling, and the bar slid backwards a few inches, until the paddles each rested lightly against one of Scarlet Moon's curved, spandex-straining cheeks.
"I'm just teasing you kitten," said Midnight mirthfully. She flicked her wrist and a tube of paper appeared in her other hand. She slid her hand around Adrian's torso and pushed the note between Adrian's vest and his chest. Adrian gasped as Midnight's fingers slid across Adrian's heaving flesh.
Midnight turned to the door. She flicked her fingers. "See you soon kitten. Wear that cute little red thing you've got next time. Love you in red."
Adrian's body shook, but not from pain. Not anymore. The inferno in his bottom had faded to a pained throb. A soothing warmth swirled in his chest.
He puffed up his chest, and swung around the pole. Adrian turned his back on the crowd in sync with Juliana, pushed his ass back, and slowly bent over, rocking his bottom from side to side. His plump bottom strained against his skintight pants, the leather doing absolutely nothing to hide any nooks or crannies.
Cheers and catcalls erupted from the crowd. Adrian's face flushed as he imagined the view, his covered yet exposed bottom swaying back and forth. He could imagine David watching. Watching his tease the entire room. What would he do? Keep watching? Drag him off the stage? Walk up onto the stage, tip him over his knee and give him a bare bottom spanking right there in front of everybody?
Adrian's breath picked up. His chest heaved. His head swam with lights and hormones and excitement and anxiety. He stomped a foot, sending a ripple flowing up his leg and through his leather-clad bottom.
The music picked up.
Adrian glanced over at Juliana. Juliana swirled around the pole, her skirts briefly kicking up, flashing the briefest of glimpses of two big, bouncy orbs swallowing a g-string. She landed smooth as silk, though her breasts managed to bounce so fiercely it was a miracle they didn't burst free. Juliana threw Adrian a wink.
"Oh yes, I remember," said Bernice with a smile. "We were discussing Scarlet Moon. Right before she showed up and vindicated one of us. Not sure which, to be honest. So, where do you work out these days?"
Lego tentacles snapped at Scarlet Moon. He ducked and whirled around them. Legos fired out of the creature like bullets. Scarlet Moon zigged and zagged. A fist blotted out the ceiling. Scarlet Moon dove forward. The fist smashed into the ground, missing his ankles by inches. He lashed a cord to the creature's wrist and sling-shotted around it, completing his lap before anyone could blink.
Tempestas flashed through the air and smashed feet first into the creature's chest. Legostopheles stepped backwards and toppled. Scarlet Moon's cord zipped back into his and he flung a scarlet sheet between the creature and the ground, shielding the petrified shoppers. Legostopheles struck the sheet and shattered.
"That stupid strip fight," said Adrian with an exasperated sigh.
"Strip what?" said Vanessa, straightening in her chair.
"But…it was to help me," said Natalie quietly.
Adrian massaged his forehead. "I know, and it's not your fault. Just, give me a second with her."
Natalie shrunk back behind her door. "Do you think she hates me?"
Natalie sighed. "I was afraid you were gonna say that."
"I'm not going to try to fake negotiations. Can't imagine how that would not end badly. And well, the last time I took on Princess in a straight up fight, it didn't end well."
"I know," said Natalie. "Just not looking forward to the smell."
When he reached the library, he lifted the top of a secret cubby he'd made with Juliana's guidance a few weeks ago. He lifted out a backpack with some clothing, and the same secret compartment as the one he'd left in the portapotty.
Adrian grabbed Curvy's thigh, and sent the tiniest jolt of power into Curvy's leg.
"Stay away from me," said Vanessa. She lashed out with a lightning fast kick and struck Scarlet Moon in the chest, driving him back several feet. "I don't want anything to do with any of you! Haven't you ruined my life enough?"
"Miss, I haven't done anything–"
"Like hell you haven't!" Tears fell from Vanessa's eyes. "Everywhere I turn there you are, destroying my jobs, tormenting me or my friends, tearing this city apart. You call yourself a hero, but you don't save lives, you destroy them!"
"Don't listen to her," said Generalissima. "She's just scared and upset."
Scarlet Moon took a slow step forward. "I can save you now, if you'll let me–"
"No, stay away!" Vanessa flipped backwards over the lip of the roof.
"Vanessa!" shrieked Scarlet Moon, bolting for the lip.
Vanessa fell alongside the building. Her claws snapped out and she dug them into the side of the building.
The wall beneath her burst out, and Tempestas flew out into the air. Vanessa shrieked and rammed her claws fully into the wall, jerking herself to a stop.
Leopard swung out and punched Vanessa in the jaw. Vanessa snapped backwards, and her head cracked against the side of the building. Her body went limp. Leopard grabbed Vanessa, grabbed a window sill and threw herself up onto the roof.
As soon as she landed, Scarlet Moon punched her across the jaw. He grabbed Vanessa, leapt into the air and kicked Leopard in the chest, driving the villain back, and forcing her to release Vanessa.
Scarlet Moon set Vanessa down in the middle of the roof. He clenched his fists and rounded on Leopard.
"Excellent. Come on." Juliana pulled Adrian back onto the volleyball court.
They played a few more volleys before the volleyball landed close to the out of bounds line on Adrian's side. Juliana winked at Adrian.
"What're you all celebrating for?" asked Adrian. "That wasn't your point."
The man who had invited them to play frowned. "Of course it was."
"No it wasn't." Adrian walked over and pointed at the impact. From his perspective, it was clear the impact was inside the line. "The indentation is clearly outside the line."
Vanessa rolled her eyes, and approached the spot.
"Crap, Vanessa look out," said Juliana just after tossing a water bottle at her.
Vanessa spun and lurched, her hand snapping out to catch the bottle in mid-air. "The hell?"
"Sorry. You were looking at me, so I started to toss you the bottle, but then you turned away, and I couldn't exactly stop."
The man crossed the court to take a look at the impact. "One nice thing about beach volleyball. Easy enough to resolve line disputes."
The woman closed her mouth.
He landed in the alleyway between the jewelry store, and some mom-and-pop place. The sidewalk was empty. Likely any pedestrians had beat it when the alarm went off and/or they saw a bunch of thugs smash the glass.
Scarlet Moon slipped around to the front of the building and peeked in. Three dark figures moved about the display room, smashing display cases and yanking out sparkly necklaces, rings, and gems.
They moved quickly, but didn't seem hurried. They also didn't say anything to each other. All three wore fancy ballroom dresses: red, white and blue. None of them seemed to be wearing masks, though they were wearing gloves. Elegant silk gloves, but gloves none the less.
The one in the blue dress glanced over her shoulder and looked Scarlet Moon in the eye.
Scarlet Moon jumped up on top of one of the display cases.
Scarlet Moon stepped out into the hallway.
"Fine, whatever," said Juliana. "But you do want Dave to see you in that, right?"
The trio returned home, and went off to their various rooms.
"Don't forget your first day of work is tonight," said Vanessa. "See you this evening about 5?"
And thus, David lightly smacked Adrian right out of the store, Adrian yelping and skipping to stay ahead of him.
"Jerk!" said Adrian, rubbing his bottom and dancing around to keep David at armslength.
David shrugged. "Warned you. Now let's get you home before things escalate."
"Listen to Adrian," said Juliana.
Vanessa stood and put a calming hand on Juliana's shoulder. "Alexandra was a snotty bitch to Natalie, yes."
"Only way some girls listen," said Alexandra, turning back to her phone.
"But she wouldn't have come anyway. She never does," said Vanessa.
"I'll be out in a minute." Juliana spun on her heel and walked into her room, slamming the door behind her.
"She'll get over it." Alexandra put her legs up on the back of the couch. "I'm already changed, and packed. Let me know when you're all ready."
Adrian returned to his room, and pulled open his closet. A little bit of hunting turned up his three bathing suits.
"It's not a thong," said Natalie. Her face colored some more. "It's just, kinda revealing."
"Yeah. Kinda. And you let Juliana talk you into wearing it because…"
When the explosion faded, a…being stood where Scarlet Moon should have been. The creature was vaguely humanoid and seemed made of red light.
"Ooh," said Princess. "You broke my–"
The humanoid vanished.
"Where'd he go?" came Generalissima's frantic voice from the video.
"I don't know!" The view swung wildly back and forth. The figure stood on Mr. Cuddles's shoulder, next to Princess. It held Princess by the throat. Princess' feet kicked wildly.
David made a disgusted sound. He bent Adrian under his arm and peppered the boy's backside with his palm, making him yelp and squirm while his bottom bounced and rolled beneath his jeans.
Scarlet Moon and Anklyana slipped into the building. A few faint flashes later, and Adrian and Natalie returned to the ballroom, Natalie anxiously futzing with her dress.
"Natalie!" Chief Napier hurried out of the crowd.
"Daddy!" Natalie rushed to meet him. "Are you ok? Sorry we got separated–"
"That's fine. I'm fine." Napier pulled Natalie into a fierce hug and held her tight. Natalie sank into his arms and buried her face in his shoulder. They held each other for a moment. "I'll tell you what's not fine though."
Natalie eeped. Napier bent her under his arm, and rolled up her dress, revealing a pair of black bikini-cut panties that struggled to cover Natalie's big, bouncy buttocks.
"No Daddy, not here!" wailed Natalie, her big bottom wobbling as she squirmed.
"What are you doing?" hissed Juliana.
"Very well." Bright snapped the sole of the sandal against Scarlet Moon's right cheek. Scarlet Moon's eyes bulged and a squeak slipped from his lips. The sandal whipped back, and whapped against Scarlet Moon's left cheek, sending the round hemisphere into a jumping fit. The sandal flicked between cheeks, covering the jumping buttocks with stinging swats.
Scarlet Moon squeezed his eyes shut. His dangling feet kicked, and his hands closed into fists.
"Where are your victims?"
"I didn't kidnap anyone!"
The sandal landed with greater force. Each powerful stroke flattened Scarlet Moon's heart-shaped bottom, sending the jello-like flesh into a rippling, bouncing fit. Scarlet Moon yelped. His legs kicked and his arms windmilled.
"Where are your victims?"
"I didn't kidnap anyone!"
Bright growled in frustration. She picked up the pace of her strokes. The sandal blurred in her hand, and the sharp snaps of hard sandal on soft flesh blurred together into one continous sound. Scarlet Moon wailed. He wiggled and squirmed and kicked and thrashed while his bottom rippled madly beneath the onslaught. His bottom burned with an inferno so intense, he half-expected to see the snow around his turn to rain. Tears began to blur his vision.
"Where are your victims?"
"Every woman I've ever met as attractive as her's a bitch. Some just take longer to show it than others."
"Trust me, Juliana's a lot of things. Obnoxious. Know-it-all. Mischievous. Strangely capable of talking you into joining her mischief. But she isn't two-faced."
Natalie stared down at her laptop. "She's just waiting for an excuse to laugh at me."
"If she does, just spank her bare bottom until she's bawling like a babe."
"I'm not really any good at that…"
"Then I'll spank her bare bottom until she's bawling like a babe. Unless you think I'm gonna laugh at you too?"
Natalie shrugged. "Probably not. I mean, you semed ok in class today, but I guess you wouldn't be asking if you didn't really need help."
Scarlet Moon put his hands on his head and paced abou the utterly ruined bowling alley.
"Good job," said Generalissima.
"Where are the others?"
"Oh, several blocks away. Tempestas insisted they go with Princess to make sure she isn't seriously injured, and given to the cops once they're far enough away from the crystal. Everything's fine though. Princess isn't glowing anymore, and she seems to be out like a light. Think she might've gotten–"
The last remnants of the wall between the bowling alley and the rest of the underground mall burst apart, and Mr. Cuddles lumbered in. Crimson light poured from cracks that had formed all along the bear's body. Each step left a little bit of clay behind. Its movements were jerky, and erratic. Its head swiveled about, as if looking for something.
"Huh. Right, forgot about him. You ready for round two?" asked Generalissima. "Anklyana, you and Tempestas might want to get back. Right now."
A flash of scarlet light replaced Adrian with Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon touched his earpiece. "Tempestas, Anklyana you there?"
"We're on our way," said Tempestas. "What's the situation?"
"Cat lady kidnapped a college boy outside of a club, while being chased by a scantily clad huntress with a thing for leopards. The cat lady seems to becoming more catlike over time, and is currently fighting the huntress. I've saved the boy, who wants us to help the cat, not the huntress."
"You're kidding," said Tempestas. "Never heard of Stockholm setting in quite that fast."
"I don't know, there was that episode at the temple," said Juliana.
The girl tried to scamper away, but Scarlet Moon grabbed her foot with one hand and dragged her closer. He lifted up the thief's dress with the other.
"Let's see what we got under here. I'll bet my ass that it's a white th-"
Scarlet Moon's eyes went wide when she saw what was under that dress. Or, more accurately, what wasn't.
He slipped up through the ductwork, onto the roof, and circled around to one of the gym's emergency exits. He dropped down and pulled it open.
Juliana scowled at Natalie. Natalie wilted. "Yeah, she got away. Turns out Adrian needed all the help he could get. Too bad he couldn't get any."
Natalie's eyes teared up. She turned and ran back into her room.
Adrian was woken up by his necklace buzzing. He was up, out of bed, and knocking on Natalie's door before he'd even really opened his eyes.
Natalie yanked her door open. "My watch is buzzing."
"Yeah. Come on." Adrian grabbed Natalie by the wrist and pulled her into Adrian's room.
Two flashes of light and a window open and closing later, and Scarlet Moon and Anklyana were swinging through campus.
Juliana's voice came on. "Can't talk long. Anthropomorphic cat kidnapped me. She's being hounded by some lady in leopard-print. Whatever you do, don't attack the cat. Keep the hunter away."
"What." said Scarlet Moon.
"What." said Anklyana.
"Just trust me. This cat, she seems to know me, and she wants my help. Maybe someone with out of control powers. She's a victim. She needs to be protected, not attacked."
"I don't know…" said Scarlet Moon
"She hasn't tried to hurt me. Please. I don't trust that hunter lady. There was a gleam in her eye. Something sadistic."
Juliana stepped up to Keiko, and lifted the girl's skirt.
"Hey!" Keiko grabbed his hem. "What're you doing?"
"Lifting your skirt," said Juliana. "Let go."
"But we never-"
"The bylaws say nothing about how clothed the perpetrator must be," said Juliana. "So it's up to our discretion. I would have happily spanked you over your skirt, but you've been arguing with me every step of the way. You argue? You get it on bare skin."
"But-"
"You keep arguing with me, and I will invoke bylaw-penalties for resisting punishment," said Juliana. "Which would let us take that belt to your butt."
Adrian slipped into the shadows between two cars, and touched his necklace. One dim flash of light later, and Scarlet Moon crouched where Adrian had a moment before. He slid through the dark parking lot, and lashed a chord to a nearby lamppost, zipping up and swinging away, David's voice chasing afte him.
"Adrian? Adrian where'd you go? Adrian!"
Scarlet Moon grimaced.
"In prison?" Midnight's voice had an amused edge to it. "You gonna spank me and put me in jail?"
"Y-yes," said Scarlet Moon. Gravel rustled behind him. He spun. A leather-clad palm struck Scarlet Moon's spandex-clad left buttock. Scarlet Moon yelped at the sudden sting, and whipped back around. He caught a glimpse of a figure sliding into the shadows at the far end of the roof. He hesitated a moment, before firing a scarlet beam after it.
The figure was gone.
Silence.
"I don't believe you." Steel-strong fingers closed over Scarlet Moon's shoulders and slid down to his arms, pinning them to his side. A rich, smooth voice tickled his ear. "You're slow. Unsure. Nothing like the ferocious, nigh-unstoppable man who fought Leopard mere hours ago."
Prometheus snarled. She swirled a flaming battering ram and flung it at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon dropped, but not fast enough. The ram caught him in the chin and flung him through the wall.
Scarlet Moon burst back outside, slammed into the road and rolled onto the quad. He lashed a cord to a nearby tree and zipped up into the branches.
Prometheus walked out of the building, flames swirling around her. "Whatcha doing up there Scarlet Moon? Come on down, and let's play a little game I made up called Toasting Toes."
Prometheus flung a fireball at Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the belltower and zipped onto it. "Why are you doing this? Why attack these students?"
Prometheus grinned and her eyes sparked. "Why? Because we stand at the dawn of a new world order. A world owned by people like us. Supremes. The sooner the teeming–"
Scarlet Moon blasted Prometheus right in the kisser.
Adrian faded in and out of sleep. He woke up boiling, but barely kicked his covers off before he passed out again. He woke up freezing, clutching frantically at whatever blanket he could get his hands on. At one point, it seemed like sun was filtering in through his window, but the next thing he knew it was dark. He thought he could hear Juliana talking to a gentle voice he didn't recognize.
Adrian woke with a start. Early morning sunlight filtered in through the window, intermingled with cheerful birdsong. He groaned and rubbed his eyes. Weird ass dream.
Weird ass freaking dream.
He rolled off his belly onto his back, and burrowed into the bed.
The door banged.
Adrian yelped, teetered on the edge of the bed, and fell ass-first onto the floor.
A floor that happened to be covered in textbooks, shoes, pens, pencils, and maybe a thumbtack or two.
"Well, you'd better learn," said Juliana. "And stop swearing."
"Fine, why don't you take it then?" said Adrian, shoving his hand into Juliana's face. "I didn't sign up to be a fucking walking fucking night fucking light."
Juliana took Adrian's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Sorry. It's just, my head is killing me and I'm scared, and weirded out, and I just want to go home and get paddled by Sam for missing curfew."
The red mist faded some, and Adrian ran a hand through his hair. He smiled weakly. "Bet you never thought you'd say that."
Juliana returned the smile. "Don't tell Sam? I'd never live it down."
Adrian made the motion of locking his lips with a key.
Juliana laughed quietly, then winced. "I thought I was supposed to get the hangover after I woke up."
"I seriously doubt-"
The door banged open.
"Jesus' fuzzy beard," said Juliana, whirling towards the door.
For the briefest of instants, almost too fast to be seen, there was a crimson flare. But Adrian repressed it in a surge of panic, thoughts of horrified roommates and dark government labs flashing through his head.
"We'll see if you're singing the same tune when he's wrapped you up in his manly arms and–"
"Ok, ok, enough with the fanfiction." Adrian shouldered the bag and went to his room.
Juliana snickered.
"Snicker like that again, and I'll tell Sam you're trying to get David and me together."
"I am doing no such thing. I just want you to look your best, even when you're hot, sweaty, and just want to die."
"Come on," said Generalissima. "We don't have time for this."
"Fine." The girl threw her hands in the air. "You tell him."
"That's Anklyana, aka Natalie. I told her who you are. Only way to convince her to become a superheroine and help you," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon frowned. Gears turned slowly in his fatigue-fogged brain.
"Granted, she shouldn't have said your name out loud like that."
"You told her?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Yes," said Generalissima. "As soon as I found out she had powers, I tried to convince her to become a superheroine, you know so she could help you. The thought terrified her. Mostly, she was scared of working with you. I guess you're scary? I dunno. Wasn't going for 'scary' when I made your costume–"
"Certainly hope not," said Scarlet Moon.
"–only way I could convince her was to tell her your identity, and she kinda made me promise not to tell you hers."
He grabbed the pair by their ears and dragged them off the stage.
"Oww, let go of me you bastard," said Prometheus.
The fireball caught Scarlet Moon in the shoulder, sending him sprawling and sliding across the arena. He pushed himself to his hands and knees, just in time for an icy club to shatter against his head, driving him back to the stage floor.
The crowd gasped. Scarlet Moon snapped a cord against the stage lights and zipped into the air. A stream of flames curved around and struck his in the chest, sending him crashing buttfirst to the arena.
Poseidon dropkicked him across the stage.
Scarlet Moon skidded across the stage floor, catching a speaker to keep from going over the edge. Poseidon grabbed his french braid and lifted his torso off the stagefloor.
"This is pretty pathetic," said Prometheus. She stalked towards the hero, two small fireballs burning in her palms. "Can't believe Succubus had as much trouble as she did paddling your ass. And don't even get me started on Buzzsaw."
Juliana grabbed Adrian's shoulder and gave him two sharp swats. "Don't you roll your eyes at me."
Adrian eeped and grabbed his bottom. "Quit it!"
"I go through all this effort to find you the second sexiest dress in the city, and you roll your eyes at me?" asked Juliana in mock indignation. "You're lucky I'm not spanking your bare butt right here and right now."
Adrian stuck his tongue out at Juliana. "Maybe if you got me the sexiest dress in the city, I'd be more grateful."
"Pfsh, that one's for me." Juliana's eyes sparkled. "You're not the only one hoping to get laid when we back."
"I'm not–"
Juliana rolled her eyes.
"By some miracle, we have not received reports of any casualties at all. It's incredible. So we're going to talk to Dr. Gregs about the economic ramifications. Dr. Gregs, do you think this will effect the recovery?"
"The economy is doing the best it's done since the Crash, but it's still on very shaky grounds. But you know, it's still the economy of a very large, wealthy country. One trashed mall isn't going trigger a death spiral. But a trashed mall, a trashed college campus, and maybe in the future a trashed office park? Trashed neighborhoods? Absolutely," said Dr. Gregs.
"But can't we just rebuild? During the Great Depression public works projects were key to the recovery," said the anchor.
"There's some debate about that," said the economist. "But even so, where's the money coming from? The Great Lakes don't control the money supply, and federal funds never seem to get here."
"I'm surprised your sister's encounter didn't teach you anything," said Tania. "Jezebel likes to set people up. She will find a button and push it and needle it and wiggle it until finally that person snaps. Then she'll twist the whole thing to make herself out to be the victim, use her money and influence to make other people play along with her story and get her victim beaten or fired or expelled. She was hoping to have you publicly spanked, thrown out of the restaurant, and both of us humiliated."
"Release the prisoner, and get on the ground," barked the leader.
Scarlet Moon glanced sideways at Alexandra. "Ms. Silver is not my prisoner. In fact, I just saved her!"
"I said release the prisoner and get on the ground!" barked the SWAT leader. He fired his particle beam, striking Adrian full in the chest. Scarlet Moon stumbled backwards a step, his shield flaring.
The SWAT team stared open mouthed at his.
Unfortunately, whatever gas Leopard had used to knock them out hadn't completely worn off. Scarlet Moon had to stop and catch his breath a couple of times, and he wasn't able to remain quite as out of sight as he would have liked.
One time, while clinging to a window sill and taking a break, the window suddenly opened and he found his ass yanked into the apartment. Something flat and wooden battered his ravaged bottom while someone ranted about "decency" and "putting some damned clothing on."
Eventually, Scarlet Moon managed to squirm free and swing away, clutching his burning bottom, the woman's lecture following his for at least a block.
"That sounded unpleasant," said Generalissima.
"To be fair, getting flung into the air is both scarier, and more visually impressive than getting conked on the head with a glowing stick," said Generalissima.
"Rassle frassle," muttered Scarlet Moon.
Adrian's thoughts strayed back to their past encounters. Those broad, curvy hips poured into skintight leather, pressed against Adrian's spandex-clad bottom. His thoughts strayed to the future, maybe. Those hips, naked and powerful thrusting against his ass, rubbing against his thighs, pump–
"Kitten are you getting out, or are you just going to sit there all night?" asked Tania.
Adrian snapped out of his daydream. Tania stood next to him with the car door opened, one gloved hand extended.
Adrian hastily took the hand with a murmured apology. His heart hammered as his bare fingers touched the slick silk of Tania's glove. Tania closed the door, turned Adrian to face it and gently pressed his against the car frame.
Adrian whimpered and buried his face in his arms. He stuck his ass out in total submission to what was coming.
"You're such a good girl. I didn't even have to say anything," said Tania. Her hand stung Adrian's plump bottom four times in rapid succession, two smacks to each pants-straining buttock.
Anklyana nodded. She took a deep breath. "OK–yeee!"
Tempestas grabbed Anklyana and whipped into the air.
Scarlet Moon zipped up to the second floor, and watched. People surged for the exits, a flood seeking any way out. He spied one part of the floor starting to crumble, but before people even realized what was happening, he had them wrapped in a net and set safely on the far side. He flung down a barrier across the hole to let others continue.
With a crush of people behind them, and a groaning ceiling above them, the folks who hit the scarlet bridge first didn't hesitate.
This happened three more times. By the time Scarlet Moon had thrown down a third bridge, sweat poured down his face and his limbs shook.
He landed a pair of extra hard blows to Adrian's sitspots, making the college student squeal. "Not only do you get home two hours past curfew, not only do you disrespect me, not only do you refuse to cooperate, but you try to escape? I mean, it's one thing to mess up if you fess up, trying to get out of it? Frankly, I'm ashamed of you, and I think your parents would be too."
Sam battered Adrian's tender, bare bottom with the heavy wood, its stingy thud making Adrian squeal and kick.
"Like I care what you-oww!" squealed Adrian.
"Oh really?" Sam punctuated the question with a brutal smack to Adrian's thigh. "Clearly I'm not spanking you hard enough."
Sam leaned over Adrian's bent over body. The heavy brush thudded against Adrian's jittering cheeks. The thuds echoed throughout the office, and Adrian bucked his hips against the couch as hot agony cascaded across his ass. Adrian cursed. The curing turned into yelps. The yelps turned into wails. The wails turned into whimpers.
"So do you care yet?" asked Sam, punctuating the question with a heavy blow to Adrian's right sitspot.
"Ooh, you're starting to make me mad," said Princess.
"Twist right," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon twisted. Cords zipped out of the drones and smashed into the temporary floor next to him. A thick green hemisphere formed around Scarlet Moon and one of the cords.
"What the?" said Princess. "I thought you were out of juice!"
Scarlet Moon grabbed the cord next to him and yanked. His vision blurred, and nausea rose in his throat. The drone smashed into the shield and shattered.
"First, let's fix your makeup," said Midnight. She picked up one of the washcloths and wet it in the sink.
She turned Adrian's face to hers, and wiped away Adrian's makeup with smooth, gentle strokes. Adrian closed his eyes and took a deep breath, sinking into the warmth of the woman's fingers on his chin, the smooth sweeping of the warm, damp cloth across his face.
The washcloth pulled away, replaced by another, this one dry. Adrian's face scrunched a little as the scratchy cloth patted his face dry.
A brush tickled Adrian's cheeks as Midnight applied a new layer of foundation. Followed by some mascara. A touch of blush.
"Purse your lips kitten," said Midnight.
Adrian pursed his lips. He shuddered. Like he was asking for a kiss.
Lipstick swept across his lips.
"Now, open your eyes," said Midnight.
Adrian did, and found himself drifting in Midnight's sparkling green gaze. The hand holding his chin turned him to face the mirror.
The makeup was exquisitely applied. All evidence of Adrian's tears was gone. Adrian's lips were a plump, rich red. Red enough to draw the eyes, but not enough to be garish. A hint of expertly applied mascara drew a sharp contrast between Adrian's dark, full lashes and bright eyes. The blush added color to Adrian's cheeks, but if he didn't know better, he'd almost think it was natural.
"There, isn't that better?"
Adrian pushed into Juliana's door, too damn tired to remember to knock. Natalie came in behind him, closing the door as she went.
Juliana hastily minimized something that looked like a news program. She spun and smiled. "Hey guys. Good job out there. Princess was nasty. Natalie, you were incredible."
Natalie puffed up.
Adrian flopped down on the bed and stared up at the ceiling.
"Adrian, what's up?"
"Ran into Vanessa in the common room," said Natalie.
Juliana frowned. "Let me guess, she got a holiday job somewhere in the mall."
Natalie nodded.
"Poor girl."
Scarlet Moon went into a lunge position and flipped Succubus over his outthrust thigh. Succubus grunted as her bare belly pressed into Scarlet Moon's bare leg. Her torso sagged until her hooded face pressed against the floor. Her cape settled over her back, covering her from shoulders to ankles. Her knees pressed against the hard floor.
Scarlet Moon flipped the cape over Succubus' head to reveal a pair of milky globes bursting out of the bottom of the villain's leotard, all but swallowing the thin strip of spandex running between them. Her naked buttocks hung over the side of Scarlet Moon's thigh, pointed towards the door.
Succubus kicked and wiggled her hips, a muffled grunt emanating from the hood.
Scarlet Moon leapt off the penthouse roof and sat down in one of the sunning chairs spread out in front of it. "I don't run around in pajamas fighting supervillains to protect rich people's stuff. I do it to protect people."
Vanessa smiled. She shoved the figurine back into the satchel. "T-thanks."
"Just a few rules. First, if you ever hurt anyone, I will bring you down," said Scarlet Moon. "Second, be careful. Cover your tracks. I don't really want to save you from some filthy rich lunatic who happened to actually like the ugly statue you stole."
Vanessa eased towards the edge of the roof. "I don't want to hurt anyone. I'm not–"
There was a blinding flash of light.
"What now?" said Scarlet Moon.
"You have got to be kidding me," said a female voice. When Scarlet Moon's vision returned, a woman hovered next to the roof. Glowing golden wings, seemingly made completely of light, sprouted from her back and flapped slowly behind her. A low-cut, white bustier with boning apparently made of gold (or some sort of gold-plated metal) covered her pert breasts, and left her flat, firm belly exposed. She wore a golden thong underneath a loose-fitting skirt made of white gauze that only extended about halfway down her firm, round bottom. Golden, slightly curled hair framed her face and fell across her bare shoulders. An elaborate mask stylized to vageuly resemble a rising sun covered the top half of her face. Fierce, glowing golden eyes glared down at Vanessa and Scarlet Moon like an avenging angel. Golden sandals, with golden chains instead of straps, adorned her feet.
Vanessa took a step back. "Aww hell."
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"I said quiet!" hissed David.
"But–"
David risked a glare at Adrian that made the pit drop out of his stomach. His bottom tingled, and he knew the only reason he wasn't pants down, bottom up, and getting his bare bottom burned was the strange figure in front of them.
Adrian backed up and let David put himself between him and the cat figure, despite how absurd that was.
Scarlet Moon walked up the (many!) steps and into the cavernous entrance hall. The hall was mostly empty. The hardwood floor gleamed in soft yellow light emanating from lamps hanging off the walls. A great spiral staircase wound its way up towards the ceiling. There was at least one door in every direction.
"Nice digs. Think I'm gonna add 'get filthy rich' to the top of my todo list," said Juliana.
"Please come this way," said the woman. She opened a door to the right, stepping aside to let Scarlet Moon through.
The two stepped into an office dominated by a giant mahogany desk and plush leather chair. A pair of equally plush chairs sat behind the desk. A pair of monitors sat on one end of the desk, while the other had a couple of neat stack of paper, bound together by rubber bands. The center of the desk was empty save for a paperweight in the shape of an ant head.
The office was lit by a quartet of soft golden lamps, one in each corner. A plush leather couch lined one wall, and in the corner was a fireplace with a tasteful rug set before it. A colorful chest sat against the wall, flush against the rug.
Phillipa Silver sat behind the desk, her fingers steepled in front of her. With her black and white suit, professional makeup, and graying hair pulled back into a bun, she looked like the quintessential CEO. "Welcome Ms. Moon. Please have a seat."
"What's…going…" Princess swayed.
A great wave of red light swept through the basement. Scarlet Moon felt a surge of power flow through his, almost uncontainable. Scarlet Moon burst free of Mr. Cuddles' grip and zipped into the air.
"Oh dear, wasn't expecting that," said Generalissima. "So, we may have just created a whole new crop of Supremes."
Anklyana stood next to the crystal, now dark. Her eyes sparkled with green light. "Princess, I don't think we've been properly introduced. Name's Anklyana. I create forcefields. Forcefields that can block Glow waves. Like, say, the ones emanating from this crystal on your wavelength. You know, the ones you used to supercharge yourself. Oh, and I reprogrammed your little crystal to emit a burst at Scarlet Moon and Tempestas' wavelengths and go dead. That scanner you included on here was incredibly useful."
"That was actually all me," said Generalissima. "But reprogramming it to your wavelength was her idea."
Princess snarled. "Well, jokes on you little girl. All that power you contained, it rushed out like a river bursting free of the dam. You now face Princess at her full might!"
"Hey now, why not keep it going?" asked Tempestas. "I'd like a bit of unlimited power."
"And Lord only knows what that would do to you," said Anklyana.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Without her battery, Princess can't infuse her minions with as much energy. Legostopheles, Giraffalot and Sir Stuffins are all at half strength!
Natalie looked skeptical.
"I know it looks unpleasant, but once you get in the zone it's not so bad. And you'll feel great a few minutes after," said Juliana.
"I don't believe you," said Natalie.
Something glinted in Juliana's eye. "We live in a surveillance state, Adrian. One that sucks at computer security. You wouldn't believe what you can find with an internet connection, halfway decent hacking skills, and a couple hours free time every day."
A few minutes later, Scarlet Moon swung towards Freedom Lane. He spied a few folk running and rolling across the roof.
"That must be them. See Bernice anywhere?"
"No." Scarlet Moon landed on a billboard above the group. "Think she knows Prometheus and Poseidon are her siblings?"
"Almost certainly. Their masks kinda sucked. Could be she's helping them hide."
"Or trying to find them and bring them in," said Scarlet Moon. "Come on, you're not usually the one to assume the worst about people."
"Yeah, well. Guess I'm in a dark mood."
"How enlightening," said the chief. "The last time you 'negotiated,' it was a complete and utter disaster. Why in hell should I let you try again?"
Scarlet Moon burst out of the shadows and swung towards Mr. Cuddles.
"So, not interested in talking I take it," said Juliana. "Just follow my trail, keep the hunter away from the cat."
"You sure?"
"Look, this cat, I don't think she wants to hurt me. If anything she wants my help, and she's terrified of this hunter lady. Please, I know she kidnapped me, but I don't think she's the villain here."
"What? What about? What happened?" asked Adrian, getting off the couch.
Natalie backed up a step. "Well, while you were off doing whatever, Jezebel and her drones started harassing me like…like they usually do. Juliana defended me, and um it kinda escalated into a strip fight, Juliana against Jezebel's drones."
Adrian ran a hand down his face. "Of course it did."
Natalie shrugged. "I um wouldn't know. Somehow, Juliana won, stripped every stitch off of every one of them. They're supposed to leave me alone."
"Sorry," said Natalie in a whisper. She slipped from the room.
Juliana took a deep breath. She massaged her forehead with one hand, and her bottom with the other. "We're going to have to do something to improve our relationship with the police aren't we?"
"Looks like it."
Juliana grimaced. She walked gingerly back to the desk. "One thing at a time. One thing at a time. I'm going to call Tempestas, and we can work out our plan of attack."
Adrian tapped the hairbrush lightly against the exposed half of Natalie's right cheek. Natalie whimpered and clenched her bottom. She clutched one of the couch pillows to her chest, and buried her face in the armrest. Her hips thrust every so slightly against Adrian's lap.
Adrian whipped the hairbrush up, and snapped it down on Natalie's cheek. The brush splatted against the soft flesh, sending a mesmerizing ripple across the supple skin. Natalie yelped into the armrest, and brought her feet up to cover her bottom.
"Legs down," said Adrian.
Natalie whimpered, but did as she was told.
Adrian struck the back of Natalie's thigh.
Natalie squealed and squirmed madly, her legs kicking against the pillows. Juliana hissed.
"Every time you try to cover your bottom with your feet, I'm gonna smack a thigh," said Adrian.
"But I can't help it!" wailed Natalie into the armrest.
"Of course you can," said Adrian. "You can kick and squirm. Just don't try to cover your bottom."
Natalie burrowed her face even deeper into the armrest. Her shirt had ridden up a little, exposing the smooth, warm skin of her lower back.
Adrian pressed his free hand against the small of Natalie's back. Natalie sighed a little, and she relaxed a bit.
The final smuggler went flying and lay on the ground groaning.
Scarlet Moon grabbed Anklyana around the waist and lashed a chord to a nearby wall. "Hotspots Generalissima. I need–"
Someone big burst out of a nearby warehouse and shoulder-checked Scarlet Moon. He smashed through another warehouse, scattering crates full of particle guns.
Absolutely. Full of them.
A gargantuan man, over six feet tall and three hundred pounds of muscle stood in the hole, pounding his fist into his hand.
Anklyana cowered nearby, a glowing green shield around her.
Sam wrapped his arm around the small of Adrian's back, and bent him over, his hip and leg pressed against Adrian's. Sam tapped the brush against Adrian's left cheek, and unleashed a sharp, stinging smack. Adrian had barely begun to squeak before the brush smacked against Adrian's right cheek. Then left, then right again almost before Adrian could process them.
Almost.
Sam unleashed the second fifteen blows in half the time as the first six (though not with much less strength). Adrian squirmed and squealed throughout the rapid-fire beating. His hip bumped repeatedly against Sam's. His compact bottom compact and rippled beneath the firm brush.
"OK," said Sam after the last, extra hard swat. He shifted the brush into his other hand, and rubbed Adrian's burning bottom. "We're done. Now get up."
Adrian hopped up and danced about the room, rubbing the worst of the sting from his buzzing bottom.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
Juliana tossed the outfit to Adrian. "Now hurry up and put this on. And take a shower. I don't care what they say about 'masculine musk,' you stink."
Adrian did as instructed, even brushing his teeth.
"Relax," said Juliana. "This road's always empty."
Adrian looked at the dark buildings zipping by and shivered. "And kind of creepy."
"See? All the more reason to go fast," said Juliana.
"No, all the more reason to slow down a little. I do not want to get into an accident here," said Adrian, rubbing at his skin. "Why the hell do we always go this route anyway?"
"Faster. No cars, very few traffic lights, and they're all blinking yellow this time of night."
"Yeah, but you're going like fifty-five. It's a thirty-five zone."
"Fifty. And I told you-"
Your skin started to itch and burn, like a hive of bees crawling across and stinging your skin.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
"What's wrong with it?" asked Juliana a touch sharply.
Adrian shook his head. "What if things go wrong? There's a good chance they'll end up with pictures of our faces, and Chief Napier'll recognize us. It'd be hard to get away too, because I won't be able to use my powers."
"That's a good point. Showing up as Scarlet Moon, if they catch you, they'll try to arrest you, but you should be able to escape. Except…" Juliana eased into her computer chair. "I stumbled across some worrying files in Silver Ant's computers. Before Napier even announced his superhero task force, he was approached by Ms. Silver. She's offered to equip members of his task force with highly advanced armor and weapons."
Juliana gave Adrian a worried look. "Armor and weapons fueled by Glow."
"They can harness it?"
"Of course they can. The stun gun every officer carries is fueled by it," said Juliana. "My work with Dr. Parks revolves around it, and she's just one of many working on this stuff."
"So, I can go as Scarlet Moon and risk fighting cops in power armor–"
"Which won't help us clear your name," said Juliana.
"Or we can go undercover as cops, and risk getting arrested and thrown in prison for impersonating a police officer." Adrian gripped his hair.
"I think I can adjust our facial appearance with some makeup. We'll still look like ourselves, but different enough people are likely to think it's a coincidence. Especially a police chief who really doesn't want to arrest his only child's two closest friends," said Juliana.
Buzzsaw erupted from the pile with a crate held above her head. She flung it at Scarlet Moon. "I've had enough of you Globoy!"
Scarlet Moon leapt over the crate. His eyes flared with blazing light, and a blinding beam of crimson light utterly consumed Buzzsaw.
Buzzsaw flew through the air, propelled through wall after wall of crates.
Scarlet Moon landed and ran towards Alexandra. "Hang on Ms. Silver, I'll get you out-"
There was a scream of rage, and the pounding of boots on concrete. Buzzsaw burst out of the shadows, her massive chain spinning above her head.
Scarlet Moon formed a scarlet spring and smashed it into Buzzsaw's chest. Buzzsaw sailed backwards. She landed on a crate, and flung herself back at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon wrapped a cord around a rafter and flung herself towards the ceiling. Buzzsaw whipped her chain around Scarlet Moon, locking his arms to his sides. She yanked down. The rafter split, and Scarlet Moon slammed into the hard concrete.
Buzzsaw laughed maniacally. "I was hoping you'd show up Glogirl. I owe you a debt."
The lunatic yanked Scarlet Moon towards her. The superheroine slid across the concrete.
Poseidon's hand rose and fell so hard and fast, Scarlet Moon was sure half the cracks assaulting his ears were sonic booms. Each blow sent an explosion rippling across the hero's bare, curved right cheek. His hips bucked desperately against Poseidon's knee. His legs squirmed and kicked as best they could while pinned beneath his smooth, muscled thigh. His hips squirmed around on his lap, and his fists pounded against one of the stage's support beams. His teeth ground together, and tears gathered the corners of his eyes.
His right cheek throbbed, and Scarlet Moon didn't know if he wanted the spanking to stop, or for it to shift to his left cheek for some balance.
Prometheus laughed. "So much for the big bad superhero. Too bad the audience fled. Ooh, I see a news camera."
A gust of wind whipped Scarlet Moon's hair, and the spanking stopped.
Poseidon grunted in surprise.
Scarlet Moon looked over his shoulder (trying not to see his cherry-red, throbbing buttock).
Naturally, Juliana thought Adrian should "impress the boys" with a pair of skintight leather pants and a skintight, sleeveless black shirt that showed off the wiry musculature he'd developed swinging around town.
Adrian shifted from one foot to the other. He could barely lift his feet enough to do that much in the tight trousers, and he could swear he heard them creek.
The quintet made their way to an open stretch of sand about halfway between the entrance and the water, close enough to the volleyball nets to watch the pickup games, not close enough to get hit by stray balls.
Vanessa eyed the volleyball net as she helped Juliana set out the blankets, while Keiko and Adrian wrestled with the umbrella.
"Hey," she called to the nearest net. "You guys looking for players?"
A muscled blonde man grinned. "'Course. The more the merrier."
Vanessa grinned. She ripped off her shirt and shorts, to reveal a dark blue high-cut one piece that showed off her muscular physique. "Come on, let's play!"
"Ugh." Alexandra, stripped off her top and skirt, to reveal a small red tie-bikini. The top formed an x across her chest while the bottom seemed to take particular joy in flashing a bit of cheek. "God no. I came here to lie in the sun before school gets stupid, not roll around in the sand like a pig." She pointed at a nearby waitress. "You there! Yes, you! My name is Alexandra Silver and I demand a beach chair right here, right now!"
"Partner?" asked Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon shrugged. "Would you prefer sidekick?"
Tempestas' lips twisted. "Pretty sure I'm older than you. If anything you should be my sidekick."
Buzzsaw's brow furrowed.
"He's implying that your hands are soft and effeminate, boss," said one of the thugs.
"Nobody calls Buzzsaw's hands soft," roared Buzzsaw. She grabbed Adrian and raised her fist. "MY PALMS ARE STEEL!"
Adrian kicked Buzzsaw in the shin.
"Shit! Fuck! Son of a bitch!" Buzzsaw hopped back, clutching at her leg. "Beat his scrawny ass!"
The three thugs approached, cracking their knuckles. A small voice in the back of Adrian's head screamed in terror, but the rest buzzed. The air seemed to pulse, and Adrian could barely see through the red mist that filled the air.
"I know," said Natalie quietly. Her shoulders shook. "I'm sorry I screwed up. I do want to be healthy, honest."
"Such is life." Adrian tapped the hairbrush lightly on Natalie's left cheek, sending ripples across the incredibly gorgeous bubble. "And after this, we'll start over. We'll pick ourselves up and try again. OK?"
Natalie nodded into the armrest.
"Good." Adrian whipped the hairbrush up, and brought it down on Natalie's left cheek with a resounding splat. The soft flesh roiled beneath the stroke. When Adrian lifted the brush, he left behind a bright red rectangular square.
Natalie squealed into the armrest, and her feet kicked madly. "God, that stings worse than Daddy's belt!"
Adrian snapped the hairbrush against Natalie's right cheek. Left, right, left, right, the hairbrush blurred between the roiling hemispheres, keeping both continuously dancing.
Natalie rocked and wailed. Her bare feet danced madly about the far side of the couch. Her toes curled and straightened. Her bright red bottom roiled and bobbed, her hips squirmed and bucked all over Adrian's lap.
Adrian massaged Natalie's round bottom. Natalie tensed when Adrian's fingers first touched her sizzling flesh, but as the massage continued, Natalie sighed. She nestled into the couch and pushed her voluminous bottom up into Adrian's kneading fingers.
Succubus stood just in front of the helicopter. She spun with a whirl of her cape. She grinned. "Well, you found me. You're smarter than you look, Scarlet Cheeks."
A couple of cops rushed up onto the roof, guns drawn.
"It's Succubus!" cried one of the cops, a woman. "Stop her!"
"Oh dear, it looks like we have company," said Succubus. Her eyes flared.
Scarlet Moon fired an energy beam, right as a particle beam struck him in the side. He lurched sideways, and his shot went wide.
"What are you doing?" cried the cop, casting a frantic look at her partner.
The other cop, a man, shot Scarlet Moon again, driving him to his knees.
"I'd love to stick around." Succubus leapt into the helicopter. She turned and waved at Scarlet Moon. "But I've got-"
A particle beam struck Succubus in the face, knocking her back into the helicopter.
"You're not going anywhere!" shouted the female cop.
The other cop tackled her. "Don't you dare shoot Mistress!"
The first kicked her partner off, and shot him in the chest. She rolled to her feet, and ran for the helicopter, firing all the while.
Scarlet Moon pushed himself to his feet, and snapped a cord around the helicopter. He wrapped a second cord around a nearby air duct as an anchor and flared his shield.
Juliana came out of the crowd, Sam trailing behind. She grabbed Adrian by the hand. "Come on, I've got an idea."
"But–" said Adrian.
"Hey David, how about you and Sam go get a drink?" Juliana winked at him.
David raised an eyebrow. "The next song's gonna start–"
"I know, trust me you'll love this. Just go get a drink, take a break, and enjoy the show." Juliana's teeth flashed in a grin.
Uh oh.
David gave Juliana a suspicious look before looking at Sam. Sam shrugged. David gently pushed Adrian to Juliana. "Don't go getting Adrian into trouble now."
"Trust me." Juliana pulled Adrian off the dance floor and towards the stairs leading up to the poles. A few scantily clad girls awkwardly swayed around a few, before giggling and scampering back down. "Come on, let's show them how it's done."
"You want me to pole dance in front of the entire club?" asked Adrian.
Juliana threw Adrian a dangerous grin. "Pole dance with peak human agility no less. He's gonna love every minute, and he's gonna wanna make sure everyone knows you're his, and his alone."
"I think I've heard enough from you." Scarlet Moon grabbed Vanessa and pushed her facefirst against the wall.
"Scarlet Moon what are you doing?" asked Juliana.
Scarlet cords pinned Vanessa's wrists to the wall. Scarlet Moon hiked up the woman's tight black skirt to reveal a white thong wedged in a protruding pale posterior.
He wove his shield into a scarlet paddle and struck Vanessa's bare right cheek.
"Oww! Let go of me you half-naked brute." Vanessa wiggled her hips in pain. "I didn't do anything!"
"I'm trying to save you and everybody else in this stinking tower." Scarlet Moon battered Vanessa's bouncing cheeks with the paddle. "The least you could do is stay out of my face."
"Let go of me!" Vanessa flailed and tugged on her bindings. "I thought you were different from Buzzsaw, but you're not. You're just another God! Damn! Bully!"
One of Vanessa's wrists snapped free and she pivoted, backhanding Scarlet Moon across the face.
Scarlet Moon stumbled backward and slammed against the far wall. The other binding faded, and Vanessa rounded on the superheroine.
"Holy hello," said Juliana.
"Calm down girl," said Bernice, grabbing Vanessa. "Before–"
A trio of cops charged down the corridor. Particle beams flashed down the corridor, some bouncing off the walls, and others splattering across Scarlet Moon's shields.
"Hey, hey I'm a cop, stop firing!" cried Bernice stepping forward and holding up her badge.
"The crystal, it's still feeding her energy, at an accelerated rate. She's like a balloon getting pumped full of air. Bigger and bigger and bigger until…" said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon planted a scarlet spring against the wall behind his and sprang. The wall blew backwards. Scarlet Moon hit the ground, rolled and leapt into the air in that split second when Sir Stuffins reeled.
Legostopheles battered maniacally at Anklyana's cracking and quivering shield. Anklyana cowered in the far corner of his bubble. Mr. Cuddles kicked and swatted Temepestas all over the play pen. They all glowed brighter and brighter. Princess burned like a small sun.
"We interrupt this program for breaking news." The Generica News Logo flashed across the TV screen, replaced by a serious-faced newscaster. "For months, this question has haunted Generica: Is Scarlet Moon friend? Or foe?"
"What's this?" murmured Juliana, her eyes narrowing.
"Well, today that question has been definitvely answered. And it is not a good answer."
"What did you do?" mouthed Juliana.
Adrian shrugged.
"Here is security camera footage, shot mere moments ago at the headquarters of local tech company Fractal Star." The screen swapped to a black and white video of Scarlet Moon smashing through the front door, zipping up to the CEO's office, banging down the door, grabbing the well-dressed middle-aged man inside, and swinging off with the man thrown over his shoulder.
The camera cut back to the worried newscaster. "Witnesses report Scarlet Moon shouting about piercing a dark veil of secrecy, and justice being done to those who evade it."
Juliana grabbed Adrian by the wrist and pulled him into her room. "Someone's setting you up."
"Alright, looks good to me. Let's get you back to the beach to address that filthy mouth of yours," said Delryn. "Oh, don't bother putting those on yet."
Alexandra gave Delryn a horrified look.
Delryn pulled Alexandra to her feet, and folded Alexandra's wrist behind her's back. She frog marched Alexandra back to the beach chair, swatting the girl with every step. Alexandra emitted a cacophony of yelps, her naked ass bouncing beneath the hard strokes.
The boss traded her grip on the girl's wrist for one on her ear, sat down on the chair and pulled Alexandra's head down even with her own. "I remember what you were going to do to my waitress. And, frankly, it's just what you deserve!"
The boss tossed Alexandra back over her lap and picked up the sandal.
Adrian yelped and kicked. He squeezed his eyes shut and bucked his hips in pain.
"And maybe see if there's anyone around who might be willing to serve as our proxy, hmm?" Mom rapid-fird the slipper against Adrian's naked, roiling cheeks, each stroke leaving a horrific sting behind. "Keep you on the straight and narrow."
"I know someone," piped up Juliana. "Oww! He'd be perfect! Oww!"
Adrian glared at Juliana.
"Why thank you Juliana," said Mom. "Always good of you to look after your brother."
The two hoodlums lay on the floor in the fetal position, groaning in pain.
"That bastard's unreal."
"Or we suck."
"I like mine better."
"Me too."
"Good job," said Juliana, clapping Adrian on the shoulder. "Wonder if they-"
A crash echoed through the factory.
Adrian spun back towards the door as it burst open and half a dozen Whistlers poured in.
"Cell phone, dumbass!" shouted the hoodlum Adrian laser-beamed.
Juliana grabbed Adrian's wrist and tugged him towards the stairs.
They ran up the stairs, Juliana slamming the door shut behind them. "That sheet of iron, quick grab it!"
"Yeah!" Juliana pumped her fist in the air. "Make the Stuffy of Pure Evil rue the day it dared cross spears with the Sensational Scarlet Moon!"
The giraffe charged.
Scarlet Moon pushed energy into his legs and leapt with all his might. His energy shifted into his fists, now glowing with blinding brilliance.
His staff struck the bear just as the bear's noodle struck his.
Hmm. Probably should've made the staff longer.
Scarlet Moon groaned. He shivered, his bare skin pimpling in an air-conditioned breeze, leather cool against his skin.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flew open. He was naked! In a panic, he tried to grab at his face, searching for his mask, but his arms jerked against something. He was strapped naked to a spanking bench in an all-fours position, his torso resting against a padded leather bench, while his elbows and knees rested on similar, smaller versions of the same.
A familiar pressure against his face reassured his that he was in fact still wearing his mask.
He just wasn't wearing anything else. He squirmed and yanked on the straps holding his down, but his head was still woozy, and he couldn't focus enough to bring his powers to bear.
Something was in his mouth. A bit of investigation with lips and tongue, and he groaned. He was wearing a ball gag.
He looked from side to side. Tempestas was next to her, strapped to a similar spanking bench in a similar position, also buck naked except for her cap and goggles. Boots clomped against tile, and a leather paddle, a little bit bigger than a pingpong paddle, slid across Scarlet Moon's naked, compact posterior. He shuddered.
"You were doing so great for a while there too. Too bad you stumbled at the finish line. Ah, well."
The paddle drew back and snapped against Scarlet Moon's right cheek.
Juliana handed Natalie six pens. "Here. While Adrian tries to talk, you'll slip around the mall and plant the pens where I tell you."
"Are you sure?" Natalie took the pens. "I'm not really the sneaky type."
"Do you want to talk to the crazy person who controls toys?"
"Well, no."
"Alright then. Adrian, you'll go up to the police by yourself, while Natalie approaches the mall from the east."
Adrian and Natalie nodded.
Juliana smiled. "Good luck."
Not too much later, Scarlet Moon swung towards the police barricade. He landed on the far side of the street, giving the twitchy officers plenty of space.
She had a maroon full-cut one piece that fully covered yet drew the appropriate emphasis to her bottom, a fair amount of her chest, and everything in between.
She had a black tie-side full cut bikini that covered all and only the important bits.
Finally, she had a black thong bikini that Juliana browbeat her into getting a few weeks ago. Mama would have a conniption fit if she saw her in that.
"You're really giving it to his, aren't you? I sense a little unspoken tension in your new partnership," said Princcess. "Here's hoping that tension doesn't explode at an inopportune moment."
"Oh just shut up," said Anklyana. "I'm doing what you want, so quit with the commentary."
"Excuse me?" Princess' eyes flashed. "You do not dictate to me. You're my little dolly, and you're–"
Anklyana smashed the paddle against the drone, smashing it (and the paddle) to pieces. "I am nobody's dolly."
"Anklyana!" said Generalissima. "What part of–"
"My alter-ego puts up with this all goddamn day!" snarled Anklyana. Her eyes glowed with green light. "Well, my name is Anklyana, and Anklyana doesn't put up with this shit! Ever!"
Princess face flickered onto the screen of a second drone. "Excuse me–"
Anklyana snarled. A dome formed over her and the drone. The Princess' face flickered away, and the drone fell to the ground. Anklyana stomped on it, grinding it to the ground.
The third and final drone showed Princess' face. "Ok, now I'm getting annoyed–"
Tempestas scoffed. "The chief's a lot of things. Corrupt sure as hell isn't one of them."
Imposter Moon's eyes narrowed. He pointed at Scarlet Moon. "Look, I don't know what garbage the imposter's feeding you, but you have to trust me."
"I really don't," said Tempestas. "Hand him over, and I'll let you keep your teeth. Your ability to sit, however, I make no promises."
"Tempestas everyone. Our star negotiator," said Generalissima.
"You'll see I'm right. You'll see." Imposter Moon lashed a cord to the roof and zipped into the air.
"Shit!" Tempestas leapt after him, half leaping, half running up the wall.
Scarlet Moon zipped up the roof. Imposter Moon leapt out from behind the roof edge and slammed a scarlet spring into Scarlet Moon's chest.
"Makes sense. Alright, I'll go with that one." Natalie grabbed the chosen belt. "Thanks for your help Bernice."
Bernice muttered something that was probably foul, but too low for Adrian to make out. She hissed and danced as she squirmed her jeans back on.
"Come in," said Silver.
Heels clacked against the floor. "Good morning Ms. Silver."
"Good morning Janette. Tell me, what time did I ask you to come in?"
"Um, six-thirty ma'am?"
"And what time is it?"
"Umm, five forty-fiveish. I think…"
"So what are you doing here?"
"Boss, we've got guests coming–"
"We've been preparing for six months. You really think one more hour is going to make a difference?"
"Maybe?"
"You work seven to six, six to six some days. You're already risking burnout."
"But there's so much to do." The secretary's heels clicked, likely as she swayed from foot to foot.
A chair scraped against the floor. "Come here, please."
"Oh come on, you can't be serious."
"I can be."
"Yes. Let's."
"No!" Natalie clutched her bottom and pulled her hips away from Adrian.
"Then don't say that again," said Adrian.
"But–"
"Ahh." Adrian held up a finger.
"It–"
"Ahhh." Adrian held up his palm.
Natalie stared down at her shoes, and futzed with her dress. Adrian didn't miss the little smile tugging at her lips before she looked down. "You're a meanie face."
"A meanie face would have just spanked you, instead of warning you. Should I spank you?" Adrian took step forward.
"No!" Natalie danced backward, clutching her bottom. "I take it back, I take it back."
Adrian chuckled. He spied Mrs. Rossi approaching.
Before the chief could say anything, Dana and Marie, the two super secret spy persons pushed through. They wore their customary skintight black leather catsuits.
"Good job chief," said Marie, the short redhead. "We'll take it from here."
"Like hell you will," snarled the chief.
Marie's eyes narrowed. "Excuse me?"
The woman slid to her feet. "You're going to be one of those no-fun stick-in-the-muds aren't you?"
Scarlet Moon yanked the woman forward.
A flash of light erupted between them, making Scarlet Moon cry out in pain and squeeze his eyes shut.
By the time his vision cleared, the woman was gone. His chords hung lifelessly in a pool of shadows a few steps away. He swore.
"Scarlet Moon, you there?" Generalissima's voice crackled back to life.
"Yeah, what happened to you?"
"We lost signal, wonder if maybe the thief was interfering somehow," said Generalissima.
"She. It's a woman. A tall woman. And turn that red mist back on."
"Oh right, it automatically switches off when we lose signal. Don't want it interfering with your ability to see," said Generalissima.
The red mist returned. The trail was faint to nonexistent, and by the time he reached the stairs, it was gone completely.
"Guess she stopped using her powers," said Generalissima. She sighed in frustration. "Well, might as well come home. You'll just waste your time trying to chase her down. Probably don't want to be up all night, either. Aren't you working a party tomorrow for the Silver Spoon?"
"This one?"
"Not even real leather. Christ, their selection's really going downhill this year. Probably gonna have to make him one next year. Or maybe for his birthday."
"Yo mama's really gone downhill this year!" said Bernice in exasperation.
Natalie's smile vanished. "I certainly hope not. Or Dad'll need to have a little talk with the gravekeeper."
Bernice's face drained completely of color. "Umm, what?"
"Mom's been dead for ten years."
"Oh fuck…" Bernice grabbed Natalie's arm. "Please don't tell your Dad. Please oh please oh please. That's a beautiful belt. Best belt I've ever seen in fact. It'll probably last a good decade. Truly a masterwork, you should totally get it for him. And I'll bet the one you make him for next year, in fact if you ever need any help, I could totally help you make one, I'd love to learn a little bit about leatherworking, and like I could even carry stuff. I'm strong and fit, being a cop and all. Much stronger than I look in fact, can carry heavy loads with ease–"
Natalie gnawed her lip. "Sorry, I overreacted. I know you just like–"
Scarlet hunkered down behind the lip he had been standing on mere seconds before. A clandestine meeting on a rooftop with a criminal. A very… voluptuous… criminal.
Scarlet Moon shook his head. His throat went a little dry. His bottom tingled in anticipation of Midnight's–No!
He was not just a cowering little boy Midnight could spank whenever she wanted.
Scarlet Moon squirmed at the thought. His buttocks clenched.
Sure, that woman kind of…dominated…Scarlet Moon when they first met. But Scarlet Moon was going easy on the woman. He didn't know the extent of Midnight's power, didn't want to hurt her. But now, now he knew. No reason to hold back.
Maybe put Midnight over his knee. Yes. See how that catsuit-clad, green-eyed, overgrown, green-eyed, supremely confident, controlling beauty liked it.
Scarlet Moon slipped around to the far side of the building, and slid down. Needed to scout around first. Get a lay of the land. Figure out a plan.
Scarlet Moon swung around, eyeing the space. Campus, so things were pretty open. Midnight didn't seem to have the ability to fly. She was confined to the rooftops. Easy enough to swing around her, peppering her with beams. She wouldn't be able to do anything to retaliate. Yes.
Scarlet Moon dropped down to the ground. He dashed across the dark lawn to the side of the building. Midnight would expect his to swing in from above. Not crawl up the building. Scarlet Moon pressed his fingers against the building, small bits of forcefield sliding through the cracks in the wall, securing him as firmly as iron bolts.
"But Ms. Silver promised me the complete support of her company," said Scarlet Moon. "Didn't she–"
"Of course she told me." Dr. Parks gestured at her computer. "I've got the wretched e-mail right there. Doesn't mean I have to let you use my invention as a weapon."
Scarlet Moon tossed his head, and his eyes glowed with a spectacular red light.
The Whistlers charged out of the building, hooting and howling.
Scarlet Moon scrambled backwards. There sure were a lot of them. He really needed some way of taking out a bunch of them at once. Something with some reach…
Scarlet Moon grinned. He wove his shield into a long staff.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Sometimes you'll fail at stat-based tasks, if the stat isn't high enough. Failure could mean losing additional energy, forced into otherwise avoidable combat, getting spanked, or other penalties. Different tasks will require different stat levels. Whether you succeed or not, you still get the stat point for making the choice. Whether you want to balance your stats, and risk some failures or focus on a single stat and succeed pretty much every time that stat has a choice available is up to you.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: You are guaranteed to fail to get into the warehouse.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Scarlet Moon has learned Scarlet Staff. Scarlet Staff is a weapon that increases the number of targets you can Attack at once. The max number of targets increases with power. Because it is a weapon, it cannot be used at the same time as Scarlet Spring.
Adrian raised his hand and resumed. Vanessa squealed into the pillow, her hips bucking and rocking, while her bottom roiled and jumped beneath Adrian's punishing palm. It wasn't long before the overlapping handprints adorning the young woman's pale bottom merged into a generic redness.
"Alright, six more." Adrian unleashed six rapid fire smacks, three to Vanessa's right cheek, and three to her left. Vanessa yelped into the pillow, her toes curling, and her feet pounding against the couch cushions. "Alright, we're done."
Vanessa clambered off of Adrian's lap, and gave her hot bottom a vigorous rubbing. Her face was almost as red. "Wow, that hurt. That hurt more than Mrs. Rossi! How-"
Adrian shrugged. "I don't know? Some sort of technique? Just spank the way my mom does."
"I see. Well, please don't teach anyone your technique," said Vanessa.
Adrian laughed, and stood. "Don't you worry about that. Talk about backfire."
Vanessa smiled, though it quickly faded. "I am sorry about earlier."
"Don't worry about it." The two shared a brief hug. "Have a good night."
"Have a good night. Vanessa hurried back to her room.
Adrian returned to his own and slipped into some pajamas.
David grinned and pulled his out onto the dance floor. "If you think you're excited now, just wait until I'm done with you."
Scarlet Moon dumped Poseidon on the ground, and shoved Prometheus through the bars of the railing. Her head hung over the aisle, and her bottom hung over the railing. Her lower cheeks peeked out from underneath her tight PVC shorts. She kicked her shapely legs, her feet barely touching the cement floor.
"Alright, since you're clearly the brains of this outfit, you're getting your bum warmed first." Scarlet Moon gathered up the tight shorts and tugged them down to Prometheus' thighs, exposing a very naked, tight little bottom. Her thin thighs did nothing to hide her lady bits, and her small cheeks spread a little as she flailed, flashing her backdoor for all to see.
"You cock sucking swine!" Prometheus' voice rose into a shriek. "Don't you dare touch me! My parents are lawyers you know! They'll sue your ass into oblivion!"
Poseidon groaned, and buried his face in his hand.
"And you just shut up," said Prometheus. "This was your idea."
Scarlet Moon cocked an eyebrow at Poseidon.
David's hand clamped down on Adrian's arm and he pulled him behind him, throwing him a dangerous glare as he did so. Adrian scowled at his back.
Keiko swallowed.
Juliana spun her finger through the air. "Turn around and bend over the edge of the bed. Adrian, what've you got?"
"Umm…" Adrian rifled through drawers and closets. "Well, I've got a leather belt. A umm, a wooden spoon, and I think that's it."
Juliana flipped to the back of the bylaws. "Belt is type 4, so that's out. Spoon is type 2, though. That'll do. Now would you like-"
Juliana noticed Keiko was still standing in the middle of the room, hugging herself and rocking, her eyes already filling with tears. Juliana locked eyes with the girl, and her voice turned into ice. "Why are you not bent over the bed?"
Keiko eeped, and practically threw herself over the bed, which was tall enough to force her toes to dangle a few centimeters off the floor.
"Oh come on. It's only just barely sheer," said Juliana. "If someone looks carefully, they'll be able to just make out a hint of your panties, and the slightest coloring from your bum. Especially if we put you in something white. And it's only really sheer around the hips. Your chest'll be covered just fine."
"That thing's so tight, if I bend over it won't just ride up, it'll snap up," said Adrian.
Juliana grinned wolfishly. "Extra incentive to be a good boy."
The legos clicked together into a giant…thing. It was vaguely humanoid, except ten feet tall. Tentacles whipped out of its shoulders and knees. Four giant arms grew out of its torso. Its mouth opened as if to scream, though nothing came out.
Because legos.
"Oh dear," said Scarlet Moon.
Legostopheles took a step forward. Thousands upon thousands of lego pieces clattered with every step.
"Any bright ideas?" Tempestas eased back a step.
Juliana emerged from the crowd still clustered around the Megawater booth. "Vanessa, you surprise me. You never struck me as the kind to get in public brawls."
Vanessa shrugged. "I know. I just I hate snake oil salesmen. Hate em, hate em, hate em. Then that snot slapped me."
"Interesting that she'd be so quick to violence," said Juliana, looking off in the direction of Leggy and Curvy.
"Some people are dicks," said Vanessa. "Can we go now? Think I've had enough of this place."
"Yeah," said Juliana thoughtfully. "I got some homework to do anyway."
Scarlet Moon landed between the barricade and the arena, to shouts of surprise and alarm from the police officers.
A few stun beams lanced past him. He flared his shields.
"Hold your fire," barked the police chief. He eyed Scarlet Moon warily. "I don't have time for you, vigilante. Get out of here, and I'll leave you be. For now."
Scarlet Moon flared his shield. But the bear squeezed. And squeezed. And squeezed.
Scarlet Moon's shield popped like a balloon, and the hero slumped across the creature's paw.
"That is not for you to decide," said David.
"Aww come on," said Juliana. "Whoever heard of someone who said 'no' when asked to spank harder?"
"I will spank each of you as hard as I think you deserve," said David. "No more, and no less."
"Your boyfriend sucks," muttered Juliana.
Juliana's grin turned dazzling. "Knew you'd come through. Let's drive 'em wild."
Juliana and Adrian hurried up the stairs. Adrian's heart hammered against his chest. His hands shook with adrenaline, nerves, anxiety, and excitement.
"What if I slip?" asked Adrian.
"Then stand up butt first," said Juliana with a grin.
Juliana took up position next to a pole, one hand clasped lightly on it, the other on a cocked hip. Her dress fell away a little from the cocked hip, flashing quite a bit of leg, and even a smidgeon of hip, hinting at what people could see if they were at the right angle. Not that any of them were.
Adrian clutched the pole next to her with both hands and stood behind it, as if trying to hide.
Juliana caught the DJ's eye. She winked at him, jiggled her chest a little, and made a sensuous motion with one hand.
The DJ grinned like a fool. He wound the current song down and started playing something slow and sensual. Juliana circled the pole, throwing one foot in front of the other. Her legs flashed out from her swishing skirts. Her hips swayed from side to side with every step, and her very ample, very exposed cleavage jiggled. She made a complete circuit and pivoted, putting her back to the audience. Bracing herself against the pole, she slowly, sinuously pushed her bottom back, the ample cheeks pressed against her dress, the deeply cut skirt exposing almost her entire leg, threatening to fall away and expose her swaying bottom too. When her torso was almost, but not quite parallel to the floor, she pulled her bottom back in, gyrating as it went. She arched her back and pressed her hips against the pole, before pushing away and walking around the pole once more. She threw Adrian an encouraging wink.
Adrian took a deep breath. and started walking in step with her.
"Got anything yet?" asked Scarlet Moon of Juliana.
SNAP!
"Yes tremble in terror!" boomed a high-pitched voice. "For Keiko Abe the Crusher of Apples has arrived, and demands your attention!"
A thin, five-foot woman stood in the doorway. She had rich dark skin that hinted at African ancestry, and almond-shaped eyes that suggested some Southeast Asian blood as well. She stood in a wide stance, one arm still outstretched from shoving the door open, the other on her narrow hip. Her dark eyes swept the pair imperiously, a toss of the head sending long black hair over her shoulder.
She wore a rich yellow blouse, and a knee-length loose-fitting black skirt. "The Auburn One demands that you stop whatever empty gossip you waste your morning with, and enter the common room at once!"
"Jesus Christ, Keiko, I just wanted you to ask them if they wanted to go to the beach," said a silky smooth voice from the common room.
"The Auburn One grows impatient!" thundered Keiko.
"The Auburn One can wait while I recover from my heart attack," said Juliana dryly.
"That went relatively smoothly," said Juliana. "Still think you just made things worse though. Now the news is claiming you're attacking the police."
"So um, a belt?" said Adrian as they entered the clothing store. "Aren't you, you know, worried about that backfiring? Do you like get a really thin and crappy one?"
Natalie laughed. "Oh no, of course not. I find him the nicest, thickest, most durable belt I can. He likes them intimidating."
"Why would you do that?"
Natalie shrugged. "It's hard to get in trouble when you spend all your time programming and playing video games. Besides, I'm not even sure he could spank me. I mean, he never so much as gave me a warning swat when he tried to get me to exercise and eat better and I ignored him. Might be he doesn't like being a hypocrite though. His diet isn't exactly great. He's got a soft spot for danishes."
The man lashed Adrian's thighs a good dozen times, each stroke making him squirm and squeal. He put his hand on the middle of Adrian's back, and pushed down until his chest was pressed against the stump, forcing his curved, throbbing ass to thrust up into the air. He fiercely striped Adrian's shaking, burning sit spots over and over while Adrian writhed and cried. The thick switch snapped. Adrian slumped across the stump, taking deep breaths.
"I'll see you two around," said the man. He gave Adrian's throbbing ass one last swat, and turned back towards the beach. "Be glad I'm not making you pay my medical bills."
Juliana reached out to touch Adrian, but a glare from her red-bottomed friend knocked her back a step.
"Aww, come on Adrian-"
Adrian closed the article and looked back up at Natalie's scrawls.
Another message came up. Can you chat?
The woman punched Scarlet Moon in his belly. The woman swore, and shook her knuckles.
"Yeah, yeah I get it," said Alexandra. "You'd never rat out your sister blah blah blah. Well guess what. It doesn't matter. You know what kind of person my mother is? She's the kind of person you give a polite nod to while walking down the street to the nearest hotdog stand, because you've seen her around the office but never spoke to her, and the next time you see each other, she's asking when little Susie's gonna get her braces off."
Alexandra jabbed a finger in Adrian's chest. "She sees you once, she remembers you. And guess what. You're my roommate. You were here when she dropped off those cookies when I moved in. She's seen you. She'd recognize you, and even a dumbass, which my mother is not, would figure out how her newest intern's brother got inside the building."
Alexandra pivoted and jabbed a finger in Juliana's chest with enough force to knock her against the door. "And then you would get your curvy ass thrashed and tossed out on the sidewalk hard enough you'd skip like a flat rock across a pond. There goes your scholarship. There goes your education. There goes any hope you have of working in any field within telescope distance of Silver Ant Industries! Oh, and what she'd do to me! I vouched for you, you stupid little bint. I put my reputation on the line for your ungrateful, stupid, big. Fat. Ass! You know how hard I've worked to regain my mom's trust? Do you know what I've had to do after I–the point is, you almost got Adrian a criminal record, you almost got yourself blacklisted, and you almost shredded my mother's trust in me. And when my mother loses her trust in you, God Himself can't help you get it back."
Juliana blinked rapidly. She nibbled on a fingernail and stared down at her feet, which twisted and turned on the floor.
Adrian threw his head back and howled. Between the lingering sting from his spanking at Curvy's hand, and the many strokes the cop had already laid across his round buttocks, this was too much. He started to stand, but a firm hand gripped the back of his neck and forced him back over.
"Hold your position brat," said the cop. The belt rapid-fired up and down Adrian's blazing cheeks.
Like that was going to happen. Adrian kicked and bucked and flailed and wiggled so vigorously, he lost his balance and started to fall.
Hands gripped his shoulder, and the next thing he knew, his face was pressed against the asphalt, a knee was digging into his gut, and the belt was walloping his naked, upthrust bottom. Adrian bucked and kicked and howled. Tears streamed down his face. He tried to reach back to shield his blazing bottom, but strong fingers gripped his wrists and pinned them to his back. And the belting continued.
And continued.
And continued.
"When an officer of the law tells you to bend over and grab your ankles, what do you do?" barked the officer.
Scarlet Moon flushed at the sight of Anklyana's big, bouncy cheeks swelling out before her, submissively pushed out for a paddling.
Adrian slipped into the tight pants and vest. He looked at himself in the mirror again, and blushed. He tugged at his pants in a vain attempt to give his little dude a bit more breathing room. He did not even begin to understand why he had let Juliana talk his into getting this.
He sighed and stepped out of his room. Juliana's door opened, a hand flashed out, grabbed Adrian's arm, and yanked his in.
"I know," said Juliana.
Mr. Cuddles arm whipped up to knock Scarlet Moon(?) away. Scarlet Moon caught the paw with his free hand. The claw shattered. Scarlet Moon leapt off Mr. Cuddles' shoulder and tossed Princess into the ground. He zipped about the room, basically a beam of light, tearing Mr. Cuddles, Legostopheles, Sir Cuddles and Giraffalot apart. A swarm of drones and action figures charged in.
They were obliterated faster than they came.
"Come on Adrian. I'm gonna want a third opinion," said Natalie.
"Ok, he is so not needed."
"We don't have to test in the dressing room."
"Fine!"
The trio entered the dressing room.
"Pull your jeans down and put your hands on the little seat, please," said Natalie. She slipped the belts off her shoulders, and threaded one through her belt loops.
"Oh come on-"
"Dad tells me he always punishes his officers with their pants down," said Natalie. "Need it to be realistic. Not that you would know of course."
Scarlet Moon's sack jerked to and fro under the force of the lego collisions. The walls of the sack flexed and cracked. Scarlet Moon's eyes flared.
The sack burst open. Scarlet Moon flew backwards. He smashed through the revolving glass doors, utterly mangling them. Legos swirled around him. He staggered to his feet. His forcefield flickered, temporarily overloaded by the struggle. Legos wrapped around his wrists. Legos swarmed into a bar and swept his feet. He toppled facefirst. As he fell, legos swarmed into a table. His torso struck the table. His legs splayed out behind him. Legos swarmed just underneath his hips, forcing his spandex-clad cheeks into the air. Legos swarmed into a vice around his torso, holding his firmly against the table.
Scarlet Moon tugged and squirmed. The Legos didn't budge.
Adrian stepped up next to the front wheel of Juliana's silver car. He bent over the hood, locked his knees, arched his back, and thrust his soon-to-be-sore ass out behind him.
"Good boy," said Juliana.
"Obey worm!" Succubus' eyes flared with a blinding light. "OBEY!"
Scarlet Moon screamed in pain. He fell to his knees, clutching his head. His skull felt like it sat at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
The floor vanished.
By the time Scarlet Moon could see again, he was sliding and bouncing through a large steel tube, Vanessa in front of him and the cop behind. It curved and dipped like a water slide, and was even coated with a thin film of lubricant.
The tube spat the trio out into what looked like a ginormous vent. They slid several feet before coming to a gentle stop against a steel wall.
"Eww, eww, eww," said Vanessa, wiping at her skirt. "God it feels like I'm covered in lube."
Bright picked up Scarlet Moon, tucked him under her arm, and lifted into the air. Scarlet Moon gasped as he watched the roof disappear into the swirl of snow and darkness.
Bright tugged Scarlet Moon's spandex shorts down to his knees, exposing a pair of plump cheeks. "I'm going to give you one last chance. Where are your victims?"
"You know, you're both acting awfully cocky," said Princess. "The last time we faced off, I kicked your butts all over the mall. Nothing's changed."
"Bring me all three of them!" said Princess. "I want three dollies! Not one! Not two! Three! Right! Now!"
Legostopheles burst through the ceiling, lego tentacles whirling towards Scarlet Moon. A green shield formed over the hero, and the tentacles shattered against it. Scarlet Moon spied a figure standing just outside the bowling alley waving at his before running back in.
"Counterattack later," said Tempestas. She ducked a swing from Mr. Cuddles and knocked him back with a gust of wind. "Follow her!"
Scarlet Moon flitted through the forest just inside the tree line. He followed the curve of the Moat, the street that completely surrounded campus. Everybury Hall backed right up against the trees with a small "tributary" branching off the Moat and leading into the parking lot on the west side.
Scarlet Moon gathered his energy into his legs and leapt mostly up, with a slight curve forward, quashing the shield around his legs as he rocketed up to a height well above the building. Anyone who happened to look out their window would have seen nothing but a dark streak, if that.
At the apex of his jump, he latched a pair of thin scarlet cords to the roof of the building. He gave himself a slight tug, and put pressure on the cords, slowing his descent. As he fell, he gradually thickened the cords, further slowing his velocity. He touched down on the roof with barely a whisper.
"Landed," said Scarlet Moon with a grin.
"And you complained about all the practice," said Juliana. "You know where your window is right?"
"Of course, right on-oh no." Scarlet Moon stopped and groaned. "The lock, I forgot about the stupid lock."
"What the ones on the windows?"
"No, no it won't," said Mrs. Rossi. "Now get your little butt into conference room 203. We're going to have a talk."
Adrian glanced at Natalie, who shifted awkwardly, futzing with her dress. He glanced at Jezebel, who had her hands on her hips and a small smirk.
"Nice to see your discipline hasn't slipped at all Mrs. Rossi," said Jezebel. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I must do something about…this."
"Of course ma'am." Mrs. Rossi ducked her head to Jezebel and gave her a reassuring smile, before turning a glare on Adrian. "Best hurry boy, or we'll have the talk right here."
Adrian's face burned red hot as he hurried away.
"What?" said Juliana.
Adrian hoisted himself off the couch. "You can be a real jerk, you know that?"
"Whatever." Juliana flicked the tv on. "Go comfort your girlfriend. Make sure she knows it's totally ok to abandon your friends when they need you."
"Just stop talking." Adrian knocked on Natalie's door.
"What a night," said Juliana as the two entered the common room of their suite. The suites in the building were rather unusual in that they had six single rooms, rather than three double rooms. It had originally been built for graduate students. However, though Nezerwallup had an excellent undergraduate program, their graduate program was generally less good. The building had been repurposed into undergraduate dorms.
Adrian made a beeline for his own room.
"See you tomorrow?" said Juliana.
"See you." Adrian shot Juliana a small smile. "Sleep well."
"That shouldn't be too hard."
Adrian entered his own room, shut it and shucked his clothing. He fumbled into his pajamas, and collapsed onto the bed.
The villain nodded vigorously. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Scarlet Moon dumped Succubus on the ground. He snagged the villain's dropped bullwhip with a crimson cord, and hogtied the villain with it.
A siren wailed from just outside the door. "This is the police! Come out with your hands up!"
"Time for me to go," said Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon ran out of the restaurant, and leaped up the side of the building.
"It's Scarlet Moon," cried one of the officers.
"Bring him down," barked another.
Stun beams splattered across the building as Scarlet Moon grabbed a window ledge, and flung himself the rest of the way up the building. He grabbed the roof edge and swung up onto the roof, then sprinted across it, firing a small globe of scarlet energy off northwest, towards First and Washington.
"There he goes," cried a police officer. "You two chase after him! The rest of us will investigate the restaurant."
Scarlet Moon dampened his glow, and dropped into the alley. A quick change later, and he was once more Adrian, boring ol' college student working a boring ol' part-time job.
"Good job," said Juliana. "Let's just hope the police can hold her."
Adrian grunted.
Sir Stuffins slammed into the bubble at full speed, right as Legostopheles' tentacles hammered the sphere, and Mr. Cuddles got close enough to step on it.
The sphere shattered. A wave of red light washed across the combatants. A surge of power flowed through Scarlet Moon, but it accompanied a horrific burning, like his blood was on fire. Mr. Cuddles grabbed the play pen, tore it apart, and flung the pieces at Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon yelped and zipped away, twisting and turning to dodge the flying plastic. Princess and her entourage all glowed with a bright red light.
"Crap," said Generalissima.
"What's going on?" asked Tempestas.
"The crystal was giving off Glow waves at Princess' wavelength," said Anklyana. "She was using it to power herself. I blocked the waves, but umm, they broke through the barrier–"
"Go to hell," said the villain, crawling backwards away from the slowly approaching Scarlet Moon. "I'm not paying for shit."
Scarlet Moon grabbed Succubus around the waist and tossed her backwards over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He lifted Succubus's cape off her bottom, and let it drape down over Succubus' upper body. Succubus squirmed, her protruding, all-but-bare bottom bobbing on Scarlet Moon's shoulder. Scarlet Moon gave the villain's jiggly bottom a sharp smack.
"Oww! Unhand me! Minions! Minions save your mistress!"
"They can't help you." Scarlet Moon looked around the restaurant. Glassy eyes were replaced with an assortment of angry glares and scared stares. "You've even lost your hold on these people. Face it. You've lost."
Succubus angrily kicked her legs. "Grr. Then you'll obey me. Obey OBEOOWW!"
Scarlet Moon landed four hard, fast smacks to the middle of each cheek. "Be quiet."
Succubus growled.
Scarlet Moon stared down at his hand, frowning in concentration. Slowly, his scarlet glow shaped itself into a paddle about the size of a ping-pong paddle. He grinned.
Scarlet Moon whapped Succubus' left cheek with the paddle. Succubus' legs went up and she squealed.
Scarlet Moon winced, but he dare not move. He didn't know if it was the doll outfit, or the beatings, or what, but he felt so tired, like he was already half-beaten. If he went out there, things would only end one way.
Keiko turned to run. Mr. Cuddles swooped down and picked up the struggling girl. He tucked her under his arm and gave her pert little bottom a sharp swat. Keiko shrieked.
"Oh Dolly," said Princess in a sing-song voice. "You're missing all the fuuun."
Scarlet Moon closed his eyes and took a deep breath, but didn't move.
Scarlet Moon swung his legs back until his toes touched the roof behind his head. He braced his arms against the roof, heaved with all his might, and flipped, throwing Midnight off of him. He leapt to his feet and pivoted.
But Midnight was gone.
"Only making it worse for yourself kitten."
Scarlet Moon's fists clenched and unclenched. "L-look, I only came here to bring you in.
"You're lying kitten. If you really wanted to 'bring me in,' you would have brought Anklyana and Tempestas. But you didn't. You came alone. You came vulnerable. You don't want to bring me in. You want me."
"If you think big boobs in tight leather are enough to seduce me, then you've got another thing coming!"
An arm snapped around Scarlet Moon's shoulders and turned him sideways. A long-fingered leather-clad hand clapped against his spandex-clad bottom. Warm breath and silky smooth words caressed his ear. "Fortunately, I'm so, so much more."
A tingle started in his belly and flowed down between his legs. He was acutely, painfully aware of the ample breasts mashed against his shoulder, the hips pressed possessively against his thigh.
Midnight's palm stung Scarlet Moon's spandex-covered bottom. Scarlet Moon yelped, and pushed his hips forward, away from that swinging hand.
Small tendrils wove out of Scarlet Moon's feet and wove into the roof below his, anchoring his to the roof. Scarlet Moon grabbed Midnight's thigh and threw her into the air.
"Stop it! Leave me alone! Let me go!"
Scarlet Moon yanked the girl over his knee, and went to town.
"Ow! Ow! I'm sorry, please stop!"
Juliana sighed in disgust.
Hard slap after hard slap after hard slap descended on the girl's soft bottom. The only sounds were the sharp smacks of hand to bare bottom and the girl's wails and cries.
Ten minutes passed. Ten minutes of bum-bouncing swat after bum-bouncing swat after bum-bouncing swat. The girl's eyes filled with tears and her ass turned rose red, just like Scarlet Moon promised.
Scarlet Moon tossed the girl over his shoulder and walked back to the other two. He plopped White Dress down next to Red and Blue Dress, smirking a little at the girl's wail of pain.
"Because Silver used to fund Succubus' little snake oil shop." Juliana pulled out the small ledger and flipped to a page near the back. "Except that funding dried up recently, and now Megawater's in serious financial straits."
Scarlet Moon wrapped half a dozen bowling balls in a scarlet sack and swung into the air. He swung a circle around the cat.
"Has your shield been down this entire time? Since you landed on the roof?" asked Midnight.
Scarlet Moon burrowed his face into his forearm. He didn't answer.
"Hmm. So much for bringing me in." Amusement laced Midnight's voice. "I'm thinking my little kitten wanted to lose, yes?"
Scarlet Moon squirmed, but didn't say anything. Just whimpered and mewled as the paddle lit his bottom on fire.
"Maybe you were hoping I'd spank you into submission?" Midnight picked up the pace. The paddle flashed between cheeks, the distinct cracks running together into a continuous song of paddle to bare flesh. Scarlet Moon wailed and kicked and squirmed.
Scarlet Moon's breath game in gasps. His heart hammered against his chest. His crotch burned and throbbed as it rubbed and bucked against Midnight's warm thigh. His thighs Midnight's leg. His toes curled and his feet slid across the roof.
His bottom blazed, the heat building with every stroke of the paddle, each stroke stinging and burning, pain racing across his bottom and mingling with the heat between his legs.
Midnight paused. Her strong fingers kneaded Scarlet Moon's sensitive, buzzing bottom, her fingers digging deeply into the soft, supple skin.
Scarlet Moon moaned and thrust his bottom into Midnight's fingers. His head swam, his pulse pounded in his ears.
"Has my kitten learned his lesson?" asked Midnight.
"Yes." Generalissima pumped her fists in the air. "Now let's get home. If we hurry, you might have some time to study before we need to get ready."
"How ready do we need to get?" Scarlet Moon hunched, and Generalissima climbed onto his back.
"You never know who you might meet."
Scarlet Moon groaned. He leapt off the tree and swung towards the edge of Silver's property.
Generalissima laughed.
Prometheus blinked, suddenly unsure. Poseidon shifted uneasily from foot to foot.
"Well, I mean…" The flames went out. "I wasn't actually gonna, just trying to scare you…"
Scarlet Moon cracked his knuckles. "Seems to me somebody needs a good spanking. So how about you let these people go, drop your shorts, and bend over?"
Prometheus scowled. "I'll let them go, but if you want to toast my bottom, you're gonna have to work for it."
Juliana grabbed Adrian by the wrist and pulled her to Natalie's room. She knocked, waited a few seconds, then knocked harder.
Natalie opened the door. She glared at Juliana. "What?"
"Come on, we've got to talk." Juliana grabbed Natalie's wrist and pulled her along with Adrian.
"Wha–waah!" Natalie stumbled forward, and nearly knocked Adrian over.
Scarlet Moon tore off the backs of their catsuits. Four muscular orbs bounced into view. One was small, pert, pale and freckled. The other round, rotund and tanned, save for a bikini tan line. Scarlet Moon smirked when he saw the line. He wondered if he could spank the woman's ass so that there was a thin line of pale skin, with red skin on either side. No sense in messing up the tan lines!
"What the hell?" said Redhead. "It's not like we carry spares!"
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Anklyana smiled giddily.
"Ok everyone, so I'm pretty sure Princess has some sort of battery or something she's using to power herself," said Generalissima. "We need to find it, and neutralize it."
"I'll bet I know where," said Scarlet Moon. "In the indoor playground on the far side of this space."
"That does seem to be the direction my sensors are pointing," said Generalissima. "Oh, and Anklyana, give Scarlet Moon the spare pendant, would you?"
Scarlet Moon's eyes lit up when Anklyana handed it over. One flash of red later, and Scarlet Moon was wearing his proper costume once more. Now he felt like a proper hero again. He could almost swear he felt stronger.
"Christ, this thing is garish," said Generalissima. "I'll bet your ass is burning too."
Natalie's bottom was warm and jiggly beneath Adrian's palm, her soft pajama pants doing nothing to hide the ripples flowing across her broad bottom.
"Hey!" Natalie hopped away and cupped her bottom. She pouted at Adrian and rubbed her stinging flesh. "Careful, it's still tender. Thanks to you. Jerk."
Scarlet Moon fired a scarlet beam that sent Prometheus flying back out into the street.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the crumbling ceiling and zipped outside. Poseidon uppercutted Tempestas into the air. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the villain's shoulder and zipped feet first into his face. Ice flew everywhere and Poseidon went skipping across the asphalt.
A sheet of flame roared towards the superheroine. A hurricane force gust blasted Scarlet Moon's clothing and hair, and the flames arced past him and washed over Poseidon, making the villain howl in pain.
Prometheus shrieked, and the flames cut off. She turned her molten glare on Tempestas. "I'm getting really tired of you twisting my fire every which way wind-bitch."
"That wasn't me." Tempestas pointed above her to a swirl of leaves, dirt, twigs and almost heat ripples in the vague shape of a bird of prey. "That was Yomama."
"You could be a little nicer," muttered Juliana, almost too quietly for Scarlet Moon to hear. "Alexandra isn't that bad."
"You're all so adorable." Natalie rolled her eyes. "Please try to be quiet when you get back at four in the morning."
David reached for Adrian's coat.
"Stop," declaimed Juliana. "We will not marr our beautiful outfits with such crass overcoats."
"It's January," said David. "And neither one of you are exactly dressed for it."
"We'll be fine." Juliana smiled and fluttered her lashes at Sam. "Especially if you two warm up the car and bring it around–eep!"
Sam swatted Juliana's bottom and headed for the door. "Come on Dave, let's get the car."
"You don't need my help."
"Yeah, but I'm not the only one whose gonna freeze his balls off for a cute girl tonight."
David grumbled and followed after. Adrian pouted as his warm solidity left.
They returned a few minutes later. Sam sardonically held out an arm. "Alright princess, shall I guide you to your chariot?"
"Why thank you kind sir." Juliana took the arm and let Sam lead her out, her hips swaying with every step.
David shrugged at Adrian and offered his arm. "We're gonna be hitching a ride in the back of their 'chariot' if you don't mind."
"Yeah, I guess you're right," said Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon hoisted Princess into the air.
Princess smiled weakly at Scarlet Moon. "You're supposed to be the good guy right? So, you'll be nice to me right?"
Adrian lay down next to Natalie, pulled her into a hug, and held her until she stopped crying.
Natalie's alarm buzzed. She scrambled out of bed. "Crap, I have to hurry up and get ready."
"For what?" asked Adrian.
Natalie grimaced. "Dad's going to some fancy pants bigwig party thing hosted by Phillipa Silver. The burdens of being the police chief. He's dragging me along with him for support while he plays politics."
Adrian checked his phone. "Well, it is that late. I've gotta–"
"Adrian where the hell are you?" barked Vanessa from somewhere else in the suite. "We have to get ready, or we're going to be late!"
"And that's my cue." Adrian stood. He winked at Natalie. "Be nice to the help there, please."
"Umm?" Natalie's face colored, but Adrian was already stepping out.
"Good." Tania sat down. She pulled a wooden paddle out of her purse. It was roughly the size and shape of a pingpong paddle, but much thicker and made of purple wood. The top of the paddle had been carved to resemble little cat ears. "Let's begin."
Adrian grimaced and eased across Tania's lap. His tight pants stretched across Adrian's rounding bottom, showing off every curve of Adrian's plump cheeks.
Tania ran her long fingers over the swell of Adrian's bottom. She undid Adrian's belt and eased the tight trousers down to Adrian's knees. Tania's fingers closed over Adrian's boxer briefs and pulled them down to Adrian's knees. Adrian's naked buttocks wobbled into view, the soft, upthrust skin pimpling with goosebumps at the sudden exposure.
Tania tapped the cool paddle against the upthrust arc of Adrian's bottom. "You're a good boy kitten."
Tania slammed the paddle into Adrian's right buttock. The doughy flesh flattened beneath the heavy purple wood. Waves of molten agony rippled across Adrian's jello-like flesh.
"Nice to hear you're not a total idiot," said Buzzsaw, giving Adrian's left cheek a hard smack. "Now, where was I? Oh yes, I was just about to solve my little problem."
Midnight smiled and pulled Scarlet Moon into a hug. "That's my good boy."
Scarlet Moon snuggled into Midnight's embrace, resting his face on Midnight's warm, soft, ample chest.
Midnight patted Scarlet Moon on the back. "You're a good boy."
They stood like that for a few minutes, Midnight holding Scarlet Moon firmly, almost possessively, Scarlet Moon snuggled into his embrace.
Eventually, Midnight released Scarlet Moon and backed up a step.
A costumed woman held Poseidon's wrist. The woman wore a long-sleeved white spandex top that fully covered her chest and arms, but left her midriff bare. She wore a pair of white spandex pants that showed off slightly flared hips, a firm round bottom and long muscular legs. She wore short boots with a short thick heel, short and wide enough to be practical, but tall enough to give her a bit more height. A large pair of red-tinted goggles covered her eyes and much of her upper face. A white cap covered her hair. A stylized red tornado adorned the center of her chest. A bright white cape snapped in the wind behind her. Wind. Indoors. "Release him, foul villain, or you will face the wrath of Tempestas, Mistress of the Maelstrom!"
Promethus cocked an eyebrow. "You control wind right? That's why my hair's attacking my face?"
"Yes!"
Promethus ran a hand down her face. "A maelstrom is a giant whirlpool."
"Oh. I, uh, I thought it was-"
"Another word for tornado? Nice to know you're as stupid as you look, Tornado Tart." Prometheus whipped her hands above her head, and flung a fireball at Tempestas.
Tempestas threw her hand up. A galeforce wind snuffed the fireball out like a candle and flung Prometheus through a drumset that had (until now) survived the battle.
"Look at you, you can barely light a candle." Tempestas smirked. "Are you sure you want to fight me?"
Poseidon pushed Scarlet Moon off of his lap.
Into empty air.
"Just hang in there Moon, almost everyone is out," said Generalissima. "Come on Anklyana, just a little bit longer. You can do it!"
"I'm…trying…can't…so…heavy…" Anklyana's voice was strained, faint, exhausted.
Scarlet Moon risked a glimpse up. He could just make out a green figure clinging to some exposed rafters. The ceiling seemed to glow with a faint green sheen.
"Yes you can," said Generalissima. "These people could die if you don't hang on. You're the only one who can save them. Keep. It. Up!"
Anklyana took a deep breath. The green shimmer strengthened marginally.
Scarlet Moon looked back down, and realized with a start that the mall was empty.
"Get Anklyana out of there," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon was already zipping up to the roof. Anklyana clung to the rafter. Her limbs shook, and her eyes were squinched shut.
"You know what Princess is probably doing now? Roasting Tempestas' bottom. The very thing you both took a paddling to avoid," said Generalissima.
"I'm sure it was. Are you at the park?"
"Yup." Scarlet Moon sat down, using a bit of forcefield to protect his spandex-clad cheeks from the hot concrete. "Kinda tired, though."
"Well, try not to go too crazy. Still gotta find and take down Buzzsaw. What's it looking like?"
Scarlet Moon's eyes swept across the mostly empty street. A single cop car sat on the road a little ways away. One of the police officers, a woman, leaned against the outside of the car watching the park. Scarlet Moon couldn't see her partner. Presumably they were inside the vehicle. She couldn't see anyone in the park either.
"Really? No cops? No swat teams, or negotiations?"
"Nope. Well, there's a single cop car, but they don't seem to be doing anything."
"Huh. Maybe Buzzsaw isn't there after all."
A faint knock roused Adrian from his nap. He shifted, and winced at the lingering burn that still suffused his tender cheeks.
Juliana came in and sat down at the edge of the bed. "Do you know why I spanked you?"
Scarlet Moon's vision turned scarlet.
Everything slowed to a crawl. Everything went silent.
Everything but Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon lashed a chord to the slowly crumbling wall behind Anklyana. He zipped forwards. Anklyana's glow grew, slowly, inevitably, destructively.
Scarlet Moon's arms closed around Anklyana and he leapt out into the shattered street.
A wave of power flowed out of Anklyana's body. Scarlet Moon wrapped her in a scarlet cocoon.
The green energy smashed into red. Scarlet Moon screamed. It felt like he'd been dropped into molten lava, lava that burned and burned but didn't kill.
Anklyana's sobs slammed into Scarlet Moon's ears. The building collapsed in a great heap of dust.
Scarlet Moon tightened his hold on Anklyana's shaking form.
Scarlet Moon's hand splatted the villain's sitspots, sending ripples across her cheeks and thighs.
Succubus drummed her feet against the floor and said something.
Scarlet Moon stepped forward and draped himself across Succubus' lap. Succubus grinned, and kicked off her left heel. This had the effect of lowering her left knee, lowering Scarlet Moon's torso, shifting more weight onto his hands, and further emphasizing the superhero's round bottom.
Succubus laughed and traced a finger across the curve of Scarlet Moon's right cheek. "Perfect."
"Crap, she's controlling you isn't she?" said Juliana.
There was a sharp crack. Scarlet Moon jerked as his right cheek caved beneath Succubus' palm. Succubus traced her finger across the curve of Scarlet Moon's left cheek. "That's right. Don't make a sound. Take your thrashing quietly. Like a good girl."
Another sharp crack filled the room as Succubus smacked Scarlet Moon's left cheek. One of Scarlet Moon's legs twitched a little, enhancing the ripple flowing through his compact bottom. But he didn't make a sound.
"Oh my goodness look at that," said Succubus, pulling aside some of the thin material covering Scarlet Moon's bum. "I can already see my handprint. You turn red quickly don't you? Guess that's why you're called Scarlet Moon."
"Urg, I am tired of listening to that woman. You need to snap out of it. You're a superhero, not Succubus' toy," said Juliana.
Adrian ducked behind a dumpster just inside the alley. A brief flash of red light, and Scarlet Moon crouched where Adrian had a moment before. He sprinted further into the back, zipped up onto the roof, twisted, lashed a cord to the edge of the roof overlooking Tania's car and zipped to it.
Imposter Moon swung past, Tania slung over his shoulder. Tania lay relaxed and calm across Imposter Moon's shoulder, as if waiting.
Somehow, Tania's ease soothed Scarlet Moon's jitters. Everything was fine. Tania was a Supreme, she could take care of herself if things went south.
Scarlet Moon swung out after Imposter Moon. Not that he was going to let that happen. "Generalissima!"
"I'm here, what's up?" asked Generalissima.
"That imposter's trying to kidnap my date," said Scarlet Moon.
"Umm, well. Ok. That's not good," said Generalissima.
Above a bridge spanning the Azure River, Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to Imposter Moon's shoulder and zipped fist-first into Imposter Moon's jaw.
Scarlet Moon threw Bernice and Vanessa over each shoulder, and shot out the vent cover. He leapt up into the vents and put them down.
"Go, go, go," said Scarlet Moon, pushing Bernice down the vent.
"Alright, alright we're going, we're going," said Bernice. "Patience young padawan."
"Not when we're being shot at." Scarlet Moon slapped Bernice's slightly exposed right cheek. "Now move it."
"Oww!" Bernice and Vanessa crawled down the vent, the police officer's slightly exposed bottom swaying right in Scarlet Moon's face. "Just don't stare at my ass alright?"
"This is Michigan, not DC," said Chief Napier.
Marie drew herself up as tall as she could. Despite being a nearly a foot shorter than the chief, she still managed to match him loom for loom. "If you think you can just ignore the federal–"
"Nobody's given a rat's ass what the feds think for decades. Now bugger off before I send you back to DC with your blistered ass hanging out."
Marie's eyes smoldered, and her hands tightened into fists.
Dana put a hand on her shoulder. She gave the chief a stern look. "I'm sorry you're being so uncooperative. Rest assured you will regret this."
"Girl, I've forgotten more regrets than you've got memories," said Napier.
Dana pulled Marie away.
The chief rounded on Scarlet Moon and Anklyana again. Anklyana shrank away, whimpering. He put his hands on his hips, and turned his glare on Anklyana. "Never seen you before. What's your stupid name?"
Anklyana managed to make herself even smaller. A bit of a shield flickered around her mouth. When she spoke, her voice was disrupted. "Umm, Anklyana, um sir."
"What do you think you're doing?"
"You only won because you cheated." Bright stomped her foot. Her hands closed into fists at her side, and her entire body went so tense she started to shake. "So it doesn't count!"
David hurried out a moment later, and slid into the backseat next to Adrian.
David pulled away. "Anyway, let's go home."
Forty-five minutes later, Adrian stumbled into his room and collapsed on the bed.
A month has passed since Buzzsaw escaped, and Scarlet Moon hasn't been idle. A month of training means you gain +1 to every stat.
Jezebel's eyes bugged out of her head. "I have never, ever been so grotesquely insulted in my entire life. If you think I'm just going to stand here and let a waiter speak to me like that–"
"I will deal with it," said Tania. "You will walk away."
"If you think–"
"There is no thinking here," said Tania. Her eyes locked on Jezebel's. "Only walking."
"And why should I listen to you? All it would take is a snap of my fingers–"
"Because if you snap those fingers I will paddle you right here." Tania stood.
"Excuse me?" said Jezebel. She put her hand to her chest, horrified. "I have done–"
"I know exactly what you're doing little girl," said Tania. She leaned over Jezebel, her eyes narrow. Her voice remained calm and cool. "You and I both know your mother won't fire me. The worst that will happen is some discipline. I can handle discipline. Can you?"
Jezebel's jaw clenched. She smirked. "Well, so long as you thrash your little toy properly. I will consider the matter settled."
The cops looked at each other uneasily. One of them called the chief over through his radio.
Chief Napier, a heavyset man with more than a bit of a ponch, approached a moment later. He stopped on the opposite side of the street from Scarlet Moon. He watched the superhero like one might a stray dog. "My professional negotiators have been trying to talk to that lunatic for over an hour, ever since you trashed the mall and ran like a guilty child. What makes you think you can do any better?"
A woman landed on the pickup truck next to them. She had thick chinlength black hair, dark eyes and tanned skin. She wore an open-faced vest roughly stylized in the head of a leopard. She wore a leopard-print push-up bra underneath the vest that emphasized her cleavage, and showed off her toned torso. A pair of leopard print leggings showed off muscular legs and a high, toned bottom. Calf-high leather boots completed the ensemble. She carried a blowgun in one hand and a paddle about the length and width of a machete hung at her side.
"Here, kitty kitty kitty," said the leopard print lady in a low, dangerous voice.
The cat hissed and grabbed Juliana. She threw the girl over her shoulder and leapt into the night.
"Juliana!" screamed Sam, running a few steps after the vanishing cat.
"Don't worry kid." The woman's eyes sparkled. "I'll get your girl back."
Sam rounded angrily on the leopard print lady, but she was already gone.
Sam sagged against a nearby car. "Why? Why does this keep happening?"
David put a hand on Sam's shoulder. He had his phone in his other hand. "I'll call the cops."
Sam made a digusted noise. "They won't be able to do shit. Scarlet Moon. We need to find a way to contact Scarlet Moon."
"And how do you propose we do that?" asked David wryly. "Stand on top of a car and shout 'Yo Scarlet Moon!' at the top of our lungs?"
Adrian's necklace vibrated gently. He closed his eyes.
"It's not just about being scared," snapped Anklyana. "I'm useless. Utterly useless. There's no point in being down here."
"But come on," said Juliana. She sat down at her computer. "Let's see if any of this was even remotely worth it."
Silver's laughter rang over the PA. "Well, there's nothing stopping you. You've got a couple of minutes at least before the cops bust in."
Alexandra tapped something large, thick, round and wooden against Adrian's upthrust bottom. Adrian's quivering buttocks tensed. His fingers squeezed Juliana's sweating hand. His other fingers dug into the soft covers, and he pressed his face against the soft, silky smooth pillow. A faint thumping suggested Alexandra did the same to Juliana. The bed creaked as Juliana shifted. Her fingers squeezed Adrian's and her hips bumped Adrian's.
"Say hello to Barda the Bathbrush," said Alexandra.
"You name your implements?" said Juliana, her voice muffled by the teddy bear.
"Mom thinks it's silly too," said Alexandra. "But it helps me build a rapport with my tool, and the recipients. I have a sneaking suspicion you'll be getting to know Barda very well over the next few years."
"I hate her already," muttered Juliana.
Juliana cocked an eyebrow. "You sure?"
Adrian nodded. "I haven't had this much time to study in a while."
"Well, ok. Natalie-"
"Concerts aren't my thing. Now, see if you can do problem 5, here."
"Ok. See you guys." Juliana pulled the door closed.
"That or the tremendous power of the crystal granted it a form of sentience and power beyond our greatest imaginings, and it decided 'Screw this I'm outta here?'" asked Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon groaned and pushed himself onto his hands and knees. He gingerly rubbed his molten bottom and whimpered.
Juliana yanked the door open. Mama stood just outside the door, her arms crossed, and one foot tapping against the carpet. She looked very much like one might expect Juliana to look twenty-three or so years down the line if she continued to take care of herself, though Mama was perhaps a bit shorter and broader. Mom stood behind Mama and to her left. She white as opposed to Mama's caramel, and was taller than Mama, though more slender. While Mama had started to gain a bit of weight as she aged, Mom was still quite thin. While Mama had shoulder-length black hair, Mom kept her brown hair short.
Mama raised an eyebrow.
Juliana smiled anxiously. "Sorry Mama. We, err, weren't expecting you to get here so soon. Or, for you to, um you know. Be let in without us knowing."
"You really think I was gonna not let your mother in? Err, mothers," said Vanessa from the living room. "Have you seen them?"
Juliana slowed sadly. "Well, alright."
"You can go without me," said Adrian.
Juliana shrugged. "Don't quite have the guts to go up by myself."
Adrian strained, tried to imagine the cord growing, and growing and…
For a second, Adrian felt a bit of vertigo. He shook his head, and stepped back. His legs were hardly glowing at all.
"What?" Juliana followed Adrian's gaze. "So, you don't have any more glowy mojo? Oh dear."
There was a massive clattering of many booted feet on wooden boards. Adrian glanced over his shoulder, and saw a good half dozen hoodlums charge onto the roof.
"Yes, my minions, yes. Get them. Get them. Bring them before me. Fetch my cane. And my crop. And my hairbrush."
Shit shit shit shit.
"And my bathbrush."
Adrian snapped the cord back into his wrist.
"And my razor strop."
"What are you doing?" Juliana's voice rose into a panic. "They're coming! They're coming!"
"Grrr." Princess stomped her foot. "No fair. No fair. No fair! LEGOSTOPHELES!"
"Lego what?" said Tempestas.
Glass shattered, and shrieks rose. Legos swirled towards towards Princess from every corner of the mall. They swirled into a great tornado. Plastic projectiles spat out of the tornado at the two heroes. Tempestas twisted the winds into a tunnel and flung the legos towards Princess. The bear deflected the lego bits with a single great paw.
"Right, first order of business: rip off that bear's arm," said Tempestas.
The legos clicked together into a giant…thing. It was vaguely humanoid, except ten feet tall. Tentacles whipped out of its shoulders and knees. Four giant arms grew out of its torso. Its mouth opened as if to scream, though nothing came out.
Because legos.
"What the heck is that?" asked Tempestas.
The belt burned Adrian's bottom. Adrian yelped and squeezed Juliana's hand. David lashed Adrian's svelt bottom four more times in rapid succession, driving kicks and squirms and sorrowful squeals from the half-naked boy.
David lashed Juliana another dozen times, the snapping leather assaulting Adrian's ears. Juliana's torso bobbed with each stroke, her eyes closed and teeth gritted.
"I think that's sufficient," said David.
"Maybe more than that," muttered Juliana, reaching back and tenderly rubbing her welted bottom.
Adrian clambered off the couch, hissing. He shifted from one foot to the other and rubbed his molten cheeks.
"Come on Adrian, let's get that list compiled," said David.
Adrian reached for his jeans.
"Nope." David gently swatted Adrian's hand away. "You're not covering up until you've got that list."
Adrian's eyes widened.
"Best get used to it," said David. "Any time I spank you because you didn't do something, your ass is staying bare until you've done it. Get me?"
Juliana squirmed and nodded. Her voice was quiet. "Yes."
"Good. Second, and most important, Natalie's father just announced he's gonna hunt his own daughter." Adrian brought the paddle down on Juliana's left cheek, six hard and fast strokes that sent her soft flesh bouncing and wobbling madly. "I want you to take a moment and think about that Juliana. Really think about it. Imagine if Daddy got on TV and said you're the 'greatest threat facing our youth today.' And then he said that he was going to personally hunt you down and throw you in prison."
A sob came from the door. Natalie leaned against the door, her body shaking and tears going down her face.
Juliana didn't say anything for a moment. Then, a quiet "I'm sorry."
Adrian released his hold on Juliana. Juliana slid off Adrian's lap. She rubbed her throbbing bottom and approached Natalie. She hitched up her jeans, dancing and hissing as the tight denim slid over swollen flesh.
"I'm sorry Natalie," said Juliana quietly. "I wasn't thinking."
Natalie threw herself into Juliana's arms and wailed.
Juliana held the crying girl and rocked slowly back and forth.
Eventually, the sobs faded, and Natalie stopped shaking. She pulled away. "I'm sorry, I can't do it. I just can't."
Natalie stuck her tongue out again and slipped past Adrian into the bathroom. Adrian returned to his room and passed out.
"That's better," said Midnight. Her fingers danced across Scarlet Moon's spread, elevated cheeks. "Are you ready to accept your punishment now?"
Juliana leaned the cane against her desk. She wrapped Adrian in a hug. "They're scared. We have criminals the police can't stop. Vigilantes with no accountability. 'What happens if Scarlet Moon kidnaps Alexandra like Buzzsaw did? Who will stop him? What if he starts enslaving people, or hunting them like animals? What if he decides capturing criminals isn't enough? What if he starts killing them? What if he's wrong, and kills an innocent? What if he decides to overthrow the government?"
"But I don't want to do any of that," said Adrian. Tears welled in his eyes, and his voice grew thick. "I just want to protect people."
The door slammed open. Natalie entered and slammed the door closed.
"Is it true–" Natalie's voice cut off when she saw Juliana holding Adrian. The anger faded a little. "It is true isn't it? You attacked those cops. Why?"
Adrian looked away.
"When it feels like everyone thinks you're a monster, it's hard not to become one," said Juliana.
Natalie sighed and plopped down in Juliana's chair. Her hands were shaking. "When I heard about it, I was afraid, Adrian. Afraid I was going to have to stop you. I don't want to do that. Please don't ever make me do that."
"I'm sorry," said Adrian quietly.
Juliana picked up her cane. "If you mean that, you'll drop your jeans and bend over the bed."
"Go to the Generic News site," said Natalie.
Adrian did as asked. There was a livestream on the first page of the site with Natalie's father, Police Chief Napier, front and center.
"An emergency news conference run by my dad," said Natalie. "Going on now."
Adrian heard a sigh, and Juliana appeared in the doorway, just behind Natalie. "Let me guess-"
"Hush, we're missing it," said Natalie, shooing Juliana in and closing the door. "Unmute it, would you?"
"In short, ladies and gentlemen, Scarlet Moon, Tempestas and Anklyana proved themselves last night to be the greatest threats facing our youth today," said Chief Napier. "They escalated a kidnapping, a highly sensitive, potentially lethal situation. They got into a high-powered, brutal, completely unnecessary fight in front of a powerless, helpless hostage–"
Juliana snorted.
"Shut up!" hissed Natalie.
"They brought an entire building down around their ears. It's only through the grace of God that nobody was hurt. There could have been a janitor in there. An employee working late. Someone stopping by real quick to pick up a forgotten pair of headphones." Napier scowled at the cameras. "It's only a matter of time before they get someone killed. We cannot allow that to happen. Therefore, I will be starting up a special task force dedicated to a single purpose: tracking down and bringing in these three out of control vigilantes."
"Turn it off," said Juliana in a tight voice.
"Come here." Juliana guided Adrian towards the bed. She opened a small freezer wedged between her dresser and desk. "Lay down and bare your bottom. I have a few ice packs."
"Hope you got enough to freeze the Sahara." Adrian clambered onto the bed, pulled down his pants and boxer briefs, exposing a pair of cheeks you could fry an egg on.
Juliana draped Adrian's blazing bottom with a few paper towels, followed by the icepacks. "Prett sure I do at that."
Adrian sighed. "Thanks."
"No problem." Juliana sat down at her computer chair. "So that could have gone better."
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the wall and yanked. The paddles struck the side of the bar. The bar whirled around, propelled by the impact of the paddles. On the third rotation, Scarlet Moon lashed a pair of cords to the paddles and yanked them flush against his wrists. His fingers wrapped around them, pinning them securely to his hands. Scarlet Moon lashed cords to the walls and yanked, propelling himself into a faster and faster spin.
The cables holding the paddles twisted and twisted with the spinning of the bar before finally snapping. Scarlet Moon dropped the now harmless paddles and got to work breaking free of the claws holding his ankles and wrists. It took some effort, but eventually he was able to break free.
"Not bad Scarlet Moon, not bad," said Leopard's voice over the PA. "Turning my traps against themselves. Perhaps you're a more worthy opponent than I anticipated."
"Scarlet Moon, calm down," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon leapt over the edge of the roof and lashed one chord into the dark sphere, and another to the building edge. The chord struck something. Scarlet Moon zipped into the sphere. He collided with something inside of it. He wrapped his arms around it, and zipped them back up and out of the sphere. Anklyana hung in Scarlet Moon's arm, gasping. Scarlet Moon hopped back up onto the roof and set Anklyana down in a sitting position. Anklyana leaned back on her hands and took a deep breath.
"Well, that was exhilerating," she said with a grin.
Generalissima let out an annoyed sigh. "You know Anklyana has forcefields right? She was going to be fine, and now you've let the thief escape."
Buzzsaw chuckled. "Oh yeah, this is gonna be great. And what do we have here?"
Fabric rustled. Tempestas squawked.
Buzzsaw chortled. "Take a look at that g-string. Ooh, looks like somebody's been naughty. Was it a hairbrush? Looks like it was a hairbrush. You know, I wonder…"
Tempestas squawked again. Buzzsaw lifted her legs up until Tempestas was hanging upside down, facing Buzzsaw.
"Just as I thought." Buzzsaw draped Tempestas back over the barricade. "A little red tornado. Was that your original plan? Run around in a spandex top, cape and g-string?"
Tempestas shifted.
"Really?" hissed Scarlet Moon, his lips quirked.
"I changed my mind."
The hiss of belt rubbing against belt loops slithered through the air.
"Is that…" Fear suffused Tempestas' quiet words.
"We need to go to the beach," said Alexandra, lowering her phone and flashing a bleached-teeth grin. "It's supposed to be like, super hot today. 80 plus."
Keiko's eyes bugged out of her head.
"Fahrenheit," said Juliana.
"Oh," said Keiko.
Alexandra's face pinched. "Duh. I don't know Kelvin."
"I think you meant Celsius." Juliana walked over to the counter behind the sofa that served as an impromptu food pantry. It had a couple of loaves of bread, some apples, a half-bushel of bananas, a box of Cheerios, a microwave, a coffee pot, and a toaster on it. Vanessa had brought a small fridge with her, and that sat wedged into a bit of wall space between the end of the counter, and the hallway. The hallway was lined by the bathroom and the other four rooms (Juliana's and Adrian's opened out into the common room directly). "Aww poo, we're all out of your mom's cookies."
"Yeah, and I noticed somebody having more than his fair share," said Alexandra, leveling a glare on Adrian.
For minute, after minute, after minute, Clemency struck Scarlet Moon's bouncing and bucking buttocks with heavy, full-armed swings. Each smack struck with the same force, with the same delay, and left an ever-growing blaze behind.
It didn't take long for Scarlet Moon to flail, squirm, kick, and buck like a madman. Tears fell down his face, as much from the relentless tempo as the pain.
The only time Clemency paused was to shift Scarlet Moon more onto her right thigh, and hook her left leg over Scarlet Moon's knees.
The spanking resumed, just as fast, just as hard, and just as long as before.
Scarlet Moon pounded on Clemency's thigh with one hand, while he clutched the leg of the chair with the other. His toes curled and wiggled. His legs flexed and twitched but the other woman's thunderthighs easily held them down. He squealed and yelped and sobbed.
Clemency stopped. She removed her hand from the small of Scarlet Moon's back and lifted her leg.
"We're done," she said.
Scarlet Moon hopped to his feet and leapt into the air. He ran around the hallway, rubbing her blazing bottom.
"Relax, I'm just messing with you." David held the door open. The pair hurried to Sam's car and slid in.
Curvy staggered, the small jolt making her leg spasm. She released Adrian's hair and grabbed her spasming leg. Adrian grabbed Curvy's arm, and pivoted around her, making the woman go up on her tiptoes as her arm bent behind her back. Adrian bent her over, and wrapped an arm around the woman's hips, forcing the woman's callipygian butt to round and stick out, her large cheeks straining against the tight jeans.
"Like hell," said the woman in a panicked shriek. "You've already happened to me. All of you. This was supposed to be a fun night with my son. Now, we could die any minute, and we can't get away."
"I won't let that happen," said Scarlet Moon. "I promise."
"Like your promise-"
"Very good. Now where were we? Oh yes." Succubus lashed Scarlet Moon's left cheek with four fast strokes, and did the same to his right. "You think you're some big shot superhero. But you're nothing more than a tart in lingerie with delusions of grandeur. And I'm going to show you what happens to tarts in lingerie with delusions of grandeur!"
Juliana screamed.
Scarlet Moon cried out in pain, hunkering down and clutching his ear. The agony blew away whatever fog Succubus had put in his mind.
"I told you not to make a sound!" snapped Succubus, whipping the crop towards Scarlet Moon's right cheek.
Scarlet Moon pivoted and fell into a crouch. His eyes blazed, and a blinding scarlet beam smashed into Succubus and sent his flying through three tables.
Succubus snarled and pushed herself to her feet. "Minions! Take him down! By the time I'm done with him, he's gonna wish he'd never heard the name 'Succubus!'"
The party went momentarily silent. All heads turned to the sound, locking on Adrian standing with the tray clutched to his chest, crouching as if trying to hide behind it.
Mrs. Rossi hurried out of the back. "What happened? Is anyone hurt?"
Midnight's sparkling green eyes briefly locked Adrian's wide-eyed gaze. "Nobody is hurt, though I suspect your server's pride is a mite wounded. He began walking away, before whipping around, losing control of his tray and very nearly covering me in Chardonnay. It's very good by the way, but not, I imagine, to wear."
Mrs. Rossi turned a steely eyed glare on Adrian. "'Whipping around?'"
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"Don't even think about it," said Juliana, rolling onto her side and grabbing Adrian's arm.
"And why not?" asked Adrian in a low voice.
"Well, we have two options. One, you kick her butt as you, in which case you'll lose your scholarship too, or just straight up get expelled. Or two, you'll attack her as Scarlet Moon, in which case we have Scarlet Moon attacking an innocent–"
"That puddle of snot is as innocent as Buzzsaw," said Adrian.
"You'll still be attacking a college coed who hasn't broken any apparent laws or anything."
Adrian glared at the ground. "Fine. Why not just expel you?"
"It's easier," said Juliana. "And, emphasizes how much richer she is. After all, she doesn't need a scholarship. In fact, her family donates millions to the school every year."
"Sorry!" said Anklyana. The bubble vanished.
"That's not–"
Dozens of beams whizzed past them. Anklyana shrieked and her legs (currently around Scarlet Moon's waist) seized when one beam struck her very exposed rump. Scarlet Moon gasped as Anklyana squeezed his kidney. Scarlet Moon wrapped a bubble of his own around the pair, but not before a beam struck his right leg, numbing it. He struck the concrete and the two went rolling.
Scarlet Moon hobbled onto one foot and lashed a cord to a nearby pole, while twisting to shield Anklyana.
"Fire again!" The beams slammed into Scarlet Moon's shield. The shield buckled under the onslaught, and Scarlet Moon staggered backwards. He put weight on his numb right leg, and fell to one knee. The sudden pain flickered his concentration for a moment. A beam punctured his shield and struck his on the chest. He collapsed. Pain raced through his body, like he'd been punched by Buzzsaw everywhere at once.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Anklyana has incredibly high Power and energy, but pathetic strength and speed. Her skills are purely defensive. She can't even Attack. She starts with three powers:
increase with Power.
that target to Anklyana. Effectiveness fades a little each turn. Scales with Power.
take and deal. Scales with Power.
Tempestas grinned dangerously. "That's the least these two deserve, but it's a start."
"Hey now," said Generalissima. "Criminals have rights too, don't let her do anything crazy."
Scarlet Moon lashed the redhead to the desk with a scarlet cord.
Quick as lightning, the brunette whipped out a particle stunner and fired. The beam splattered across Scarlet Moon's forcefield. A quick eye beam knocked the stunner from her hand, and a flick of the wrist bound her arms to her sides.
Juliana sighed. "I just know we're going to regret this."
The brunette struggled uselessly against the magical cords.
"I wouldn't bother," said Scarlet Moon. "Those things are strong enough to support my weight while swinging across the city. You really think you'll be able to break them?"
"You cheating, arrogant bucket of piss," said the redhead.
Scarlet Moon spun the redhead around and bent her over the desk. Another cord lashed her to it. Scarlet Moon did the same to the brunette, the brunette's round bottom blossomed into a full moon, straining against the skintight leather of her catsuit.
"No problem, Scarlet Moon," said Vanessa. "Always happy to help, Scarlet Moon. It'd be bad for everyone if you became that lunatic's drone, Scarlet Moon."
"Alright, I get the picture." Scarlet Moon let Vanessa pull him to his feet.
"You little bint," roared Succubus. "By the time I'm through with you–"
Cops burst in, particle beams firing. Leading the charge was a blonde-haired female cop utterly lacking in pants. Instead, she wore standard issue police boots and a pair of lacy pink panties that left the lower third of her bottom exposed.
Succubus snarled. "Not you again. God you're annoying."
"Yo momma's annoying," said the blonde cop. She stepped up next to Scarlet Moon and Vanessa and shot Succubus in the face.
"What is it with you and my face?" snarled Succubus clutching at her nose.
"If it weren't so damned ugly, I wouldn't have to shoot it so much." The cop fired again.
"I will make you regret those words," said Succubus. Her eyes bathed the room in scarlet light.
The cops stopped firing, all but the blonde. The blonde looked around sheepishly. The other officers turned their particle stunners on her.
Succubus advanced on the trio, her eyes glowing. "Now, my little Scarlet Moon. You'd best start listening to mommy, or mommy will get very cross with you."
"I'll be damned, one of them does glow," said the other hoodlum. "Thought the boss'd had one too many BMB's or something."
The first hoodlum gave the second a disgusted look. "That's not how BMB's work dumbass."
"Whatever." The thugs took a step towards Adrian.
"This is your last chance," said Adrian, backing up another step. "Leave us be or I'll…I'll-"
"Do what?" asked the first hoodlum with a grin.
"Spank you!" blurted out Adrian.
The two hoodlums paused, and looked Adrian over.
"Yeah, I'm not too worried." The first hoodlum whipped the stun baton at Adrian's head.
Adrian grabbed the baton, and shoved backwards, sending the thug stumbling.
Nothing quite like fighting fire with fire. Adrian grabbed Curvy's blonde tresses and gave a hard tug.
Curvy squealed and released Adrian's locks, her hands snapping back to grab Adrian's hand.
Using the woman's hair as a lever, Adrian bent the brat over, released her hair, and wrapped his arm around the woman's hips, forcing the woman's callipygian butt to round and stick out, her large cheeks straining against the tight jeans.
They were almost there, when the suite door opened and Vanessa stumbled in. There were deep circles under her eyes, she wore no makeup despite the fact that she was supposed to work that night. Her hair was tousled and she didn't so much walk as shuffle.
Juliana released Adrian and Natalie and hurried over to Vanessa. "Hey, you ok?"
"I'm fine," said Vanessa. "Just had a bad night. Had to take out another student loan, so that's another ten years of my life paying down debt. My work shift this evening was awful. Reopening for the Silver Spoon, so of course it was packed with impatient rich folk, and I was rusty. Madame Rosie spanked me twice for messing up an order and once for leaving someone's food sitting under the burner for fifteen minutes. Get to my boyfriend's place, looking forward to a movie cuddled up on the couch, except I walk in on him macking it up with some random chick."
"Oh, Vanessa I'm so sorry," said Juliana.
Vanessa shrugged. "Whatever. Should have known he was a cheating asshole. The piss icing on the shit cake, my phone broke. Doesn't show the right time. Claims it's like 1 in the morning."
Natalie frowned. "But it is one in the morning."
Vanessa gave Natalie a dumb stare. "Bullshit. Got to my boyfriend's place at
don't give a fuck. I'm going to bed."
Vanessa pushed past the trio. She ripped her door open and slammed it shut behind her.
Scarlet Moon shifted from foot to foot. He became a little flushed as Natalie's very exposed cheeks swayed before his mind's eye.
"Hello? Earth to Scarlet Moon," said Generalissima.
Bright's saber plunged into Scarlet Moon's shoulder. Scarlet Mooon cried out in pain. He stumbled backwards, clutching a suddenly numb shoulder. Bright roundhouse kicked Scarlet Moon across the chin, sending his skiddering across the roof.
His shield flickered and faded out. His limbs went weak as noodles.
"You know what you need?" asked Adrian, taking a step towards Buzzsaw. "A sound spanking."
"Over my dead body," Buzzsaw pushed herself to her feet and clumsily charged Adrian.
"That won't be necessary." Adrian caught the charging hoodlum, around her waist, and pulled her down across his knee.
"Let go of me," said Buzzsaw.
Adrian entered the lounge room, dropped his backpack back off and returned to the main room.
"There you are." Vanessa appeared out of nowhere and pulled Adrian into a deep hug. "Where the hell did you go? I was so worried!"
"I just did what any sensible man would do. I ran and hid," said Adrian, returning the fierce hug. "I snuck back in when I saw Scarlet Moon swing off. Is everyone ok?"
"Well, you need to teach me your crazy hiding powers," said Vanessa. "I nearly got my head taken off by one of those crazy beams fired by that Scarlet dude."
Adrian grabbed Natalie around the waist and swung her onto his lap.
Natalie yelped. "I thought you weren't–"
"I'm not gonna spank you for not coming with me." Adrian's hand collided with the bare skin bursting out of Natalie's tiny panties. His palm flashed between cheeks, striking Natalie's soft skin hard and fast, sending the jello-like cheeks into a roiling fit. "But I sure as hell am gonna spank you silly for being so darn emo!"
Natalie squealed and wiggled. Her feet scissored madly. Her hands clutched the side of the bed. Her hips bucked against Adrian's hips. "No, Adrian, stop it!"
"Not until you get over yourself," said Adrian. Adrian battered Natalie's roiling right sitspot more than a dozen times in rapid succession, eliciting howls from the facedown girl, before shifting and doing the same thing to her left. "The only thing holding you back right now is you. These are your powers. You control them. Nobody else. Not your dad with his stupid task force, not Leopard with her stupid darts, not even Juliana with her stupid words. Nobody but you!"
"But I can't," sobbed Natalie. "I can't!"
Adrian hooked a leg over Natalie's pumping thighs, pinning them with an iron grip. He grabbed Natalie's panties and tugged them down to Natalie's thighs, fully baring Natalie's bottom. Natalie squirmed, her bottom bucking and clenching and unclenching, her thighs rubbing and briefly spreading, giving Adrian glimpses of the secret spots nestled between his thighs and tucked between her buttocks.
Adrian flushed, and a warmth stirred in his loins. He wove a scarlet paddle.
Natalie looked over her shoulder, her eyes widening when she saw the scarlet paddle. "No, Adrian please stop."
Buzzsaw stumbled out of the arena. She glared at Scarlet Moon. "Much as I'd love to go a few rounds with you, I got a job to do."
She ripped a hunk of concrete out of the parking lot and flung it at a group of cops.
Scarlet Moon wrapped a crimson cord around the hunk. He gritted his teeth and pulled the concrete towards him. A crimson beam pulverized it.
He spun to face Buzzsaw, and nearly toppled over.
Buzzsaw tucked Prometheus and Poseidon under her arms. "Spank ya later Globoy."
Buzzsaw leapt off into the darkness.
Scarlet Moon sat down.
"You're not going to go after them?" asked Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon shook his head. "I've barely got enough energy to get home."
The police chief approached them. He glanced at the remnants of the crowd. "I don't like you Moon. You're a dangerous criminal, and you belong in prison. But you did damn good here. Taking those punches was pretty impressive. "
"Sure they do, when you make a few minor modifications to their power pack," said Juliana.
"And you know how to do that?" Adrian blinked away the last of the spots and looked at Buzzsaw, who lay groaning at the far side of the roof.
Juliana shrugged. "Well, I did do a paper on particle stunners in high school. A bit of that, plus some high school physics and chemistry, add a dash of sudden insight, and bam. You've got a hand grenade that can shoot people too."
"Next question. The hell took you so long?" Adrian fixed his clothing. "I could have used that save like five minutes ago."
"I was busy slowing down Buzzsaw's-"
There was a loud clatter, and shouting from the other rooftop.
"Speak of the devils." Juliana tightened her grip on Adrian's arm. "Come on. We've got to get out of here. I'm clean out of stunners."
The two half-ran, half-staggered to the edge of the roof. They looked down the wall. There was an old, rather wobbly looking flagpole, and a bunch of large-paned windows, but nothing else.
"Aww poo baskets," said Juliana. "No fire escape. Don't suppose you've got any more of that crimson mojo?"
He had a pair of loose-fitting maroon swimming trunks that extended about two-thirds down his thighs.
He also had a dark blue speedo that covered all the important bits, but not much else.
Finally, craziest of them all, he had a black thong speedo that Juliana had convinced him to purchase. If Mom ever learned he so much as owned this thing… Stupid Juliana always getting him in trouble.
"I've got an idea," said Tempestas. "But we need to get closer to Princess. How much time do you need to wrap us in a bubble?"
"Several seconds," said Scarlet Moon. He ducked a drone and pulverized another with an eye beam. "And I need to gather a lot of energy. Not exactly practical right now."
"Well, start gathering." Tempestas grabbed Scarlet Moon around the waist. She spun, unleashing a burst of wind that flung the drones up above the second floor railing. The tornado raging above them caught the drones and smashed them through windows, against the ceiling, into pillars and each other.
Tempestas was incredibly clammy, and she was breathing heavy. Scarlet Moon's own limbs were weak and noodly.
Tempestas leapt forward, carrying Scarlet Moon with her. Scarlet Moon took a deep breath and swirled his energies around himself.
Princess smiled. "Oh dear, you two play so rough. Don't worry, I got plenty more where that came from!"
She pointed at the pair and another dozen drones rose up behind her and whipped towards them.
"Now," said Tempestas. She released Scarlet Moon. A great whirlwind came up and caught Tempestas, holding her up eye level with Princess.
When they got to the gym, they ran into Sam and David just outside the lockers.
"Oh hey, I didn't know you boys worked out here," said David.
"Adrian and I usually come earlier, but we got a late start today. And this is Natalie's first time," said Juliana.
"That's excellent. You won't believe how much this improves your programming," said David.
Natalie looked around the hot, sweaty gym, full of scantily clad members of both genders grunting, running, throwing weights around, etc. Her nose wrinkled. "I don't see how."
"You don't stop working a problem just because you turn off the computer." David tapped his temple. "You wouldn't believe how many times a gnarly problem untangled itself while I was on the treadmill, or mocking Sam for his benchpress."
"We can't all be big scary black men," said Sam with a huff.
"And the world is poorer for it," said David.
Vanessa hopped up on her toes and mewled. "No ma'am."
"And why not?" Mrs. Rossi's hand thwacked Vanessa's left cheek, right beneath the bright red handprint.
"Because I forgot to tell him ma'am," said Vanessa.
"Indeed." Mrs. Rossi popped Vanessa's right cheek three times in rapid succession, making the pale mound wobble. "He could have walked right into some swats because of you. That's not being a particularly good mentor is it?"
"No ma'am," said Vanessa.
Mrs. Rossi popped Vanessa's left cheek three times in quick succession. Vanessa wiggled her hips and squealed. "Indeed. You are supposed to make sure that he learns how to serve our guests with poise and dignity, to give them service to match the food. Am I making myself clear?"
"Yes ma'am," said Vanessa.
"Good." Mrs. Rossi's hand moved methodically back and forth, striking each cheek with hard, loud smacks, and she didn't stop until Vanessa's bottom was bright red from top to bottom. "Now straighten, and show Adrian to the employee's lounge where he can leave his bag."
"Just trust me on this," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon and Anklyana shared a look.
Buzzsaw grinned maliciously. Her voice came out as a smooth, sinister hiss. "Oh don't worry, I won't hurt you, so long as you do exactly as I say."
Adrian anxiously bit his lip, and nodded.
"Stand up," said Buzzsaw as she undid her belt.
Adrian did as ordered.
"Now, lower your jeans, and face the air conditioning unit." Buzzsaw doubled her thick belt. She gripped the buckle in one hand and let it hang loosely against her leg.
A thick river of magma flowed across Adrian's throbbing buttocks. He whimpered, and clamped down hard on his lower lip. His fingers dug into his ankles and his toes curled.
The belt cut across Adrian's upthrust bottom another half a dozen times in rapid succession. Parallel rivers of magma flowed across his rippling buttocks from the peak of the swells to base of his sitspots. He bobbed and whimpered, his eyes squeezing painfully shut, but he managed to more or less hold his position.
"Now, get your naughty butts covered, and don't even think of making a scene like that again, or I'll put you over my knee. If you think my belt hurts now, just wait until I've got you secured good and proper."
David gathered up Adrian's jeans in his hand and tugged them down to Adrian's knees. Adrian squirmed as his round cheeks bounced into view, only barely covered by his thin boxer briefs. David grabbed the waistband of Adrian's boxer briefs and tugged them down to his thighs, eliciting an indignant squeak from the helpless boy.
Juliana brought up a terminal and tapped a few commands. Her lips twisted. "Huh."
Keiko's bedroom door burst open, and Adrian nearly flashed into Scarlet Moon right then and there. Keiko wore a pair of jeans and the t-shirt of some band or other Adrian had never heard of. Keiko pointed her finger at Adrian and Juliana. "YOU! Adrian the Sneaky and Juliana the Bouncy!"
"The Bouncy?" Juliana cocked her head. She jiggled her boobs and grinned. "I am that, aren't I?"
Keiko blushed. "That wasn't what I–"
"Oh don't be embarrassed, you wouldn't be the first girl I've turned straight as a circle." Juliana winked at Keiko.
Keiko's face darkened further, and she stammered incoherently.
"Don't worry, we'll try to keep things interesting." The man backed up a step, and Scarlet Moon saw another five or so very big men lined up waiting for him.
Tempestas slammed into Scarlet Moon with enough force to send them both skidding across the ground.
A lego tentacle whipped up in front of Scarlet Moon's face. The tip of the tentacle reformed into a broad, flat paddle lined with holes.
"We're just heading to a more secluded place to comfort our friend," said Juliana with subtle sexiness. She clapped her hands in front of her, her forearms putting a little bit of pressure on her substantial breasts. She leaned forward a little, and batted her eyelashes at the man.
"B-but, you shoved me! I twisted my ankle you brat."
"Don't be silly. I merely stumbled and was reaching out to a strong man to hold me. You were the obvious choice," cooed Juliana as she siddled up to the man and let her breasts rub against his arm. "I'm just so klutzy. So how about you let me buy you a drink as an apology, and we let bygones be bygones?"
"Hmm." The man wrapped his arm around her waist. He pivoted, bent her over his hip, wrapped his arm around her lower back, and began spanking her exposed brown globes. "No."
Juliana squealed and kicked.
Scarlet Moon landed on the roof of a grocery store a few blocks away from Silver Tower (and the ever growing media circus). He opened a hidden trapdoor and pulled out a backpack with some clothing.
The two fell asleep. They were awoken by a knock at the door. Sunlight streamed in through the window. Natalie groggily lifted her head.
"It's me," said Juliana. "I've got some information, come on."
Natalie was out of bed before Juliana had finished speaking. Natalie pulled Adrian out of the bed. "Come on, Dad needs our help."
"Don't get too excited," said Juliana. "I don't think you'll like what I have to say."
Scarlet Moon flared his shield and threw an elbow at Leopard. Or tried too. Nausea roiled his stomach, and Leopard easily caught the elbow. The woman tucked Scarlet Moon under her arm and unleashed a torrent of stinging smacks to Scarlet Moon's naked ass.
"Bad superhero! Bad! Bad! Bad!"
Scarlet Moon squealed and kicked.
"You lost fair and square, so no. More. Struggling!" Leopard ended with three extra hard smacks to Scarlet Moon's right sitspot that had Scarlet Moon howling around his gag, and sticking his legs out straight, before slumping Leopard's grip.
"You gonna keep resising?" Leopard gave Scarlet Moon's limp body a shake. "No? Good!"
He grabbed the woman's daisy dukes and tore them in half, revealing a very lacy pair of navy blue panties that exposed more of her bum than they covered.
"Hey," said the Whistler. "Those were some of my favorite shorts."
"Girl you're about to have a whole lot more to worry about than your shorts." Scarlet Moon smacked the exposed swell of the Whistler's right cheek with bum-bouncing force. The Whistler squealed, and kicked her legs.
Scarlet Moon traced the brand new scarlet handprint on the woman's right cheek.
"What could possibly be more important–" David stopped and massaged his forehead. "I'm sorry. There are more important things, and it's none of my business, what's going on. I just, look. I think you've got the potential to be a great software engineer. And if you're good, it's a really great career. Really great. Six figure income, challenging problems, consistent work hours, that sort of thing. Well, mostly consistent. Probably depends on where you work, and the health of your team. But anyway, I don't want to see you lose your opportunity, is all. College debt's a big enough weight around your neck as it is. It's even worse when you don't have anything to show for it."
"I'll keep that in mind." Adrian smiled.
David grimaced suspiciously. "Seriously. Or I'll have to start turning up the heat."
Adrian shifted uneasily from foot to foot. "Umm, I'll uh, I kinda need to go."
"OK. But remember what I said. Not gonna let you flame out." David walked away. "Talk to Natalie."
David grabbed Adrian's upper arm and pulled him towards a nearby bench.
"Wait, David don't." Adrian pulled back, but David proved stronger than he was willing to pretend to be.
Figures his TA was the one computer nerd who knew his way around the gym.
David sat down.
Prometheus shruggged. "Meh. I don't know of any Greek chicks associated with fire, do you?"
"And you went Greek because…"
"Duh. Poseidon." Prometheus gestured to her silent companion. "What else you gonna call a guy who can control water?"
"Hydrant-Man? Aquadick? H2-Asshole?"
Poseidon raised an eyebrow.
Prometheus grinned. "Ooh, I like you. Feisty. Fiery. Cocky. It'll be so much fun spanking your ass on national television."
A man and a woman stood on the stage in the middle of the arena.
The man had thick ice-blue shoulder-length hair. He wore a light blue speedo with glittery blue-white swirls evocative of snowflakes. The speedo outlined a round, firm bottom, and long, athletic legs. He was barefoot. Pale blue eyes looked out from a matching butterfly mask that obscured the top half of his face. He was tall, 6', and muscular. He was wet, like he'd just been in a pool, or sprayed himself with a hose. He stood with his arms crossed, impassively watching the arena.
The woman had a mane of fiery red hair that extended to the small of her back. She wore a fiery red PVC bra with glittery swirls evocative of flames, showing off a very round, ample pair of breasts. She wore a matching pair of PVC hotpants that left the lower quarter of her small, firm, round bottom exposed. She topped off the ensemble with a pair of fiery red PVC high-heeled thigh boots. A matching butterfly mask obscured the top half of her face. Her red eyes danced all over the arena, a broad grin on her face.
Two of them. Wonderful. Scarlet Moon took a deep breath, and wrenched the window open. He slipped in and swung out into the middle of the arena. He released his cord, flipped in midair, and landed on the stage in front of the pair. He put his fists on his hips and struck a heroic pose.
Juliana grinned when he saw Adrian. She wore a pair of close-fitting sweatpants and fitted hoody. "So, you wearing the new outfit?"
Adrian shook his head.
Juliana pouted. "You're no fun, you know that?"
"Fuck you," snarled Buzzsaw, thrashing and bucking across Adrian's knee. "When I get up-"
"You'll be very sad and contrite. Now shut up and take your medicine." Adrian reached around Buzzsaw's waist and began pulling down her jeans. Then Adrian's fingers brushed a leather belt around Buzzsaw's waist.
A very thick leather belt.
Juliana's smile faded a little. "Hey now, I know she's got a scary super power, but she's a bull in a china shop. We got this, don't worry."
Scarlet Moon leapt off the building and lashed a chord just above the window. He zipped to the building, slowing and twisting so that his boots pressed lightly against the side. He eased the window open and slipped in. He appeared to be in a gloomy open office space. Shadows danced across the dark walls, turning monitors into monsters and chairs into barriers. Scarlet Moon frowned. Office buildings usually left at least some lights on 24/7. He looked up. The lights appeared to be on, yet seemed nothing more than rectangles of dim gray.
"This is weird," said Scarlet Moon. The red mist faded from Scarlet Moon's vision, the trail with it. "Hey, Generalissima turn that back on."
Generalissima didn't respond.
"Generalissima?"
Nothing.
Scarlet Moon sighed and eased through the silent office.
All the century-old Christmas music and colorful Christmas decorations would have made the mall literally bounce if it weren't for the massive crush of people scrambling to finish their shopping.
The quartet slogged through the crowds. Juliana and Keiko jabbered excitedly, pointing out this store and that. Adrian walked next to Natalie, who stuck close to Adrian, practically touching. Her eyes darted about and she kept her hands close to her body in a vain attempt to avoid brushing against strangers.
"There!" Keiko dramatically jabbed a finger at a Booky McBookstore. "That is–"
"Hey, watch it!" A woman jerked her head away from Keiko's finger. She grabbed Keiko's wrist and spun her around. She peppered Keiko's small, jeans-clad bottom, making the petite girl squirm and yelp. "You almost took my eye out you rude little brat."
"Sorry, sorry," said Keiko. She tried to dance away from the woman.
"Oh no you don't." The woman bent Keiko over her hip and really went to town on the Canadian's small ass.
Keiko squawked and kicked.
Juliana's lips thinned. She pulled off her dress. She wore a teeny tiny little aquamarine g-string bikini that showed off every inch of her firm yet bouncy bottom, and all but the most important bits of her pillowy breasts. "I'll happily play. Come on Adrian."
"But-"
Juliana grabbed Adrian's wrist and dragged him to the net. "No buts, only fun. Besides, you could use the exercise."
"Got enough exercise the other night," muttered Adrian.
Juliana gave Adrian a sad puppy face.
Adrian sighed and removed his outer clothing.
"So, this power, near as I could tell it comes out of nowhere. So probably an interdimensional portal," said Juliana.
"Ok."
"Seriously." Juliana flicked her fingers at the necklace. "Remember that teeny tiny strand of energy I had you send into the scanner? Send that into the necklace."
There was a flash of red light, and Scarlet Moon stood where Adrian had a moment before.
Scarlet Moon gasped and looked down at his costume. "What in-"
"It was sitting in my closet, where your clothing is now. Send another thread into the necklace."
Another flash of light and Adrian stood where Scarlet Moon had before.
"Well this is convenient."
"Heck yeah it is. Think of the potential–"
"I really hope that's not you I'm hearing Miss Amaya. I pray to God I'm just getting delusional in my old age." Dr. Parks Kyung-Sook's voice echoed through the lab.
Juliana's face paled.
"Don't you dare talk back to me," Juliana grabbed Adrian's french braid and bent him over, his svelt ass pressing against his jeans. "What you did was stupid, reckless, and could have gotten someone hurt."
"Hey don't go blaming me. It's not my fault they were a bunch of panicky–oww!" Adrian bent his knees away from Juliana as something small and wooden struck the seat of his jeans.
Juliana peppered Adrian's bobbing bottom with the small hairbrush, leaving searing points of pain all over Adrian's upthrust buttocks. "You will answer my question, or you will say nothing."
Flamed rippled up Prometheus' biceps. She yanked Scarlet Moon's arms apart and rammed her elbow into the hero's nose. Scarlet Moon's head snapped back. Prometheus stepped forward, pivoted, and kicked Scarlet Moon hard enough to send him flying back into the alleyway.
Scarlet Moon flicked his left wrist and sent a thick crimson cord flying down to wrap around the thug. He sucked the cord back into his forcefield.
The paddles picked up their pace. They blurred through the air, battering the heroes' bottoms so fast, each stroke blurred into another. Their bottoms bounced and wobbled frantically. Their hips squirmed, their legs flailed and wails of pain erupted from their throats.
It went on and on. Scarlet Moon closed his eyes to hold back tears. His entire world shrank down to the inferno suffusing every inch of his compact bottom. His kicking slowed then stopped, his limbs too tired to keep it up. He sagged against the lego monstrosity's torso, his abs burning too much to hold his up any longer.
"Now that's what I'm talking about," said Princess smugly. "Release them Legostopheles. They need a time out."
A lego tentacle wrapped around Scarlet Moon and lowered him to the ground next to Tempestas. Scarlet Moon fell to one knee and gingerly rubbed his burning cheeks. Tempestas hopped from one foot to the other, rubbing her naked buttocks and mewling.
"Maybe I should just stop wearing pants," muttered Tempestas.
They entered the main room to find two more of their suitemates waiting for them: Alexandra and Vanessa.
Alexandra lounged on the sofa, playing with her phone. She was very tall even without heels. She had long, toned legs and a slender-but-toned build: thin waist, smallish breasts, flat stomach and bubble butt. She had rich chestnut hair draped over the arm of the couch and held out of her face by a golden hairband. She wore a short white skater skirt, and a tight black off-the-shoulder crop top that bared her shoulders and midriff.
Vanessa sat curled up in an over-sized recliner with a book open in her lap. She was of average height, and had a voluptuous, hourglass figure: substantial breasts, reasonably narrow waist, wide hips and large, protruding bubble butt. She had lily white skin and shoulder-length raven black hair tied back into a ponytail. She wore a pair of dark blue cut-off jean shorts and a black t-shirt emblazoned with the rictus grin of the heavy metal band Vicious.
"Isn't this how the game's played?" asked the woman, laughter bubbling beneath her words. Her leather-clad fingers danced across Scarlet Moon's spandex straining against his svelt orbs, scattering little pinpricks of squirmy, ticklish sparks through the thin spandex and across Scarlet Moon's skin.
Scarlet Moon yelped and wiggled, his trim thigh bumping against the woman's flared hip.
"The noble hero chases after the clever thief, falls into the thief's dastardy trap and gets his cute bottom soundly." The woman's hand struck Scarlet Moon's right sitspot hard enough to drive a shriek from Scarlet Moon's throat. "Spanked."
The woman swayed through the office, her leather-clad palm bouncing off of Scarlet Moon's curved cheeks. The woman's apple bottom rotated beneath Scarlet Moon's nose, the firm mounds rolling beneath tight leather, a thong seam drawing extra emphasis to the tight hemispheres.
Scarlet Moon yelped and cycled his feet. He wrapped his arm around the woman's slender waist, seeking support against the pain blooming across his all but unprotected, shaking buttocks.
A door opened, and the woman glided into a standard office, swatting away at Scarlet Moon's bottom as she went. A desk drawer slid open and closed. The woman sat down on a tall stool in the center of the room, and swung Scarlet Moon around and over her muscular lap. Scarlet Moon found himself staring at cheap office carpet. His hands and feet dangled a foot or so above the floor, making his feel even more like a naughty toddler.
Juliana scoffed. "With this many officers around? No way even he'd be that dumb."
Dr. Parks wrapped her arm around Juliana's hips and peppered her bottom with her palm.
Juliana shrieked and kicked.
"Did you respond with 'Yes ma'am' or 'No ma'am?'"
"Ouch! Ouch! Oww! Oooh! No-ouch-ouch-ooh-ooh-ouch! No ma'am. Ouch Ouch, owww! Wa-a-a-a!"
"You will not pull those up until I'm out of sight. Understand?"
"Wa-a-a-a-a yes-oww!-oww!-oww! Yes ma'am. Ouch-Owwwwww!"
"Good." Dr. Parks released Juliana. Juliana danced in place as best she could in heels with her slacks around her ankles. She whimpered and mewled, desperately trying to rub the sting out of her bare buttocks. The soft flesh bounced, rippled, and jiggled with her bouncing and massaging.
Dr. Parks took Juliana by the ear and pulled her towards the door. "Come along now girl. The sooner we get you home the sooner you can work on your homework, or play a video game or whatever it is girls do these days when they're not working themselves to death."
The two left and the lights shut off. The door lock clicked.
Well. This was problematic.
"I see," said David. "Juliana, why don't you go join your brother?"
"Me?" cried Juliana. "I didn't do anything!"
"You supported his lie," said David.
"I was just looking out for my brother," said Juliana. "Don't look at me like that! I'm not going over there, and you can't make me!"
"I bet Sam could. He's on door duty right now, but I'm sure he won't mind the interruption."
"Fine," said Juliana sulkily. There was a rustling, presumably as Juliana pushed his jeans down. "Asshole."
The couch cushions twisted and rolled as Juliana clambered up next to Adrian and bent over the back of the couch, thrusting her thick caramel cheeks, almost certainly left completely unobscured by a tiny thong if Adrian knew his sister, into the air next to Adrian's bare bottom.
Juliana scowled at Adrian and elbowed him in the side. "See if I ever stick my neck out for you again."
"Scarlet Moon, wake up! Wake up!"
Scarlet Moon stood in front of Succubus, the villain's eyes blazing with a dark, dark red light.
Succubus gestured to a table that had appeared next to her. "Bend over and offer your naughty bottom to Mistress."
Scarlet Moon stepped up to the edge of the table, and bent over it, his spandex-clad cheeks rounding into a full moon. He locked his knees, arched his back, and waited.
"Scarlet Moon! Wake up! Wake-"
A sharp, square-shaped sting bloomed on the middle of Scarlet Moon's right cheek. Succubus whipped a purple and black riding crop into the middle of Scarlet Moon's left cheek. The crop whistled as it rose and fell, slapping Scarlet Moon's exposed buttocks in a rapid right-left-right-left tempo. The crop's small leather square struck a different place with every stroke, and it wasn't long before small stinging squares coated Scarlet Moon's svelt bottom.
"She's trying to control you! Don't listen to her! Fight back!"
"That's right," said Succubus with a mix of venom and nectar as the crop lashed Scarlet Moon's buttocks. "Take your whipping. This'll teach you to try to ruin my fun!"
Silence. Nothing moved. Eventually, the lights lit back up, and Scarlet Moon's ear piece crackled.
He sighed in frustration and put his hand to his ear. "Hey Generalissima."
"Lost signal for a while there. Find the thief?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"No. They got away."
"Well, poo," said Generalissima. "Ah well, might as well come home. Probably want to go to bed early, you've got to work tomorrow right?"
Leopard shook Napier. "What the hell is wrong with you? You can't beat me you overstuffed meatball!"
Napier punched Leopard in the gut. "If you think 'can't's gonna make me quit, then you don't know me very well!"
Leopard's fist slammed into Napier's gut. Once. Twice. Three times. She threw him to the ground and stomped on his chest.
Adrian dashed for a dark corner behind the stage.
"Stop it, stop it, stop it!" wailed Natalie, clutching her father's groaning form. "Leave him alone, he's just trying to do his job!"
Leopard grinned. She pulled a blowgun off her belt.
Adrian sprinted for the corner, desperately praying nobody would notice him.
"Well, chief if you're gonna insist on fighting me, let's at least make it interesting," said Leopard.
"No, what are you doing?" wailed Natalie.
"Shut up kid. Nobody likes a crybaby," said Leopard.
Adrian dove behind the stage, his hand lancing up to clutch his necklace.
Leopard slid a dart into the blowgun.
A faint flash of red light.
Leopard put the blowgun to her lips, pointed at Natalie.
Natalie stared at the blowgun, her body shook, tears in her eyes.
A scarlet cord lashed onto Leopard's wrist and jerked it away from her mouth.
He deflated a little when he saw the grade on his test. But he leaned forward and tried to follow what David was saying.
He'd be damned if he was going to let supervillains ruin his education.
The two stood in silence for a moment, then Vanessa glanced at her watch. "It's getting late, so I think I'll head to bed."
"Yeah, I'm gonna shower." Adrian headed towards the bathroom. "See you tomorrow."
"Have a good night."
Adrian checked to make sure the bathroom was empty, and latched a scarlet cord to a ceiling tile. A quick tug, and a leap, and Adrian was working his way up towards the roof.
He emerged on the roof of the stadium. Fortunately, she'd added one of his secret compartments to the arena ceiling.
Seconds later, Scarlet Moon stood on top of the arena.
The cat coiled and leapt at Scarlet Moon with blurring speed. Scarlet Moon lurched backwards as razor sharp claws raked his chest. His shield flared, blunting the impact enough not to break skin, but only just barely. Scarlet Moon leapt over the cat and reached for Juliana. The cat front-flipped and kicked Scarlet Moon in the gut, sending his flying into the air.
"Urgh, I think I might be getting sick," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon lashed chords to the cat, binding arms and legs. The cat snarled and tore the chords apart.
Adrian returned to his suite, to find Juliana sitting in an armchair watching TV.
Before either could say anything, Vanessa entered the common room. "There you are, come on we've got to get ready."
"You couldn't possibly know that," said David. "Have you been paying any attention these past few months? Have you seen what these people can do? The mall is rubble, the quad was torn apart. If these, these idiot Supremes can do that to buildings what do you think they could do to you, if you got caught in the crossfire? It's been miracle, after miracle, after miracle that nobody's been seriously hurt. What happens when our luck runs out? What happens if it's you who finally gets crushed by a collapsing building?"
Adrian shrank with every word. He could taste the dust of the mall's rubble. He could hear the creak of the quad bell tower collapsing. Feel Anklyana's out of control powers put his through the wall.
"You shouldn't listen to them." Juliana switched off the video. "They're paid to talk, so that's what they're gonna do."
"This was a bad idea," said Adrian. "Never should have listened to you."
"Don't be ridiculous–"
"Definitely owed some major hugs," said Juliana.
"What are you doing? Get away from me!" said the villain, crawling backwards away from the slowly approaching Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon grabbed Succubus around the waist and tossed her backwards over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He lifted Succubus's cape off her bottom, and let it drape down over Succubus' upper body. Succubus squirmed, her protruding, all-but-bare bottom bobbing on Scarlet Moon's shoulder. Scarlet Moon gave the villain's jiggly bottom a sharp smack.
"Oww! Unhand me! Minions! Minions save your mistress!"
Scarlet Moon looked around the restaurant. Glassy eyes were replaced with an assortment of angry glares and scared stares.
Succubus angrily kicked her legs. "Let go of me! Obey, damn you! OBEOOWW!"
Scarlet Moon landed four hard, fast smacks to the middle of each cheek.
Succubus growled.
Scarlet Moon stared down at his hand, frowning in concentration. Slowly, his scarlet glow shaped itself into a paddle about the size of a ping-pong paddle.
Scarlet Moon whapped Succubus' left cheek with the paddle. Succubus' legs went up and she squealed.
"What was that?" asked Marie.
"Nothing." Scarlet Moon looked over his shoulder at Bernice. "Sorry, Bernice, but she's right. I'm looking for your siblings, Pauline and Leonard. I think they're Prometheus and Poseidon. And what's worse, they've fallen in with a really bad crowd."
He pressed his hand against the small of Juliana's back, and fiercely striped her bare sit spots over and over while she writhed and cried.
The thick switch snapped. "Well, I guess that's that." He gave Juliana's striped ass one more hard smack, and walked back to the beach. "You guys are still welcome to play volleyball, by the way. No grudges."
Juliana lay limply over the stump for several seconds. She slowly pushing herself up. "Owww…"
Adrian shook her head. "This is why I didn't help you."
Juliana grumbled, and gingerly rubbed her ass. She smiled, despite her tear-streaked face. "Still totally worth it. Did you see Alexandra's face? That was the face of a girl who needed a good, hard spanking."
Particle beams lanced to either side of them. Scarlet Moon flared his shield just in time to catch a particle beam that would have struck him in the shoulder.
The helicopter lurched sideways, sending the two swinging like a penduluum.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared with a red light.
"No scarlet beams," said Juliana. "We don't need flaming helicopter parts raining down on pedestrians."
"Right, collateral damage," said Scarlet Moon.
"What?" said the officer. She held Scarlet Moon's waist in a death grip.
"Nothing," said Scarlet Moon. "Hey, you scared of heights?"
"It scales with how high up we are." The woman tightened her grip on Scarlet Moon. "We're really high up."
"I don't care," said Anklyana. Her hands closed into fists. She slammed a foot into the pavement, sending a small spiderweb of cracks across the pavement. "I put this stupid costume on to stop bullies, not submit to them."
"Sometimes you gotta submit to come out on top," said Generalissima
"Oh shut up. This was a disaster. How're we getting in there?"
"Let's fall back for a bit." Scarlet Moon wrapped an arm around Anklyana and zipped them up onto the scaffolding they'd hidden behind earlier.
"Scarlet Moon, that was an utter disaster," said the chief's voice over the PA. "Please refrain from getting involved any more. You're only making things worse."
"Right? Let me get changed, then we can buy all the things and blow this popsicle stand."
"Put his down," barked the one in the white dress, pulling a particle beam out of her purse and firing it at Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon ducked, but he needn't have bothered; the shot went way wide and splattered harmlessly against a chandelier.
The other two charged as best they could in elegant ballroom dresses and heels.
Mr. Cuddles pushed itself back to its feet.
"You," said Princess in a rough voice.
"Me," said Tempestas.
"I am sick and tired of both of you," said Princess.
"Yo momma's sick and tired of both of you," said Tempestas.
"Mr. Cuddles's gonna beat your ass so hard, you'll wear nothing but thongs for a month!" said Princess.
Slowly Anklyana eased her deathgrip on the rafter, and Scarlet Moon pulled her off. The green field faded, and the roof started to collapse.
"Let's go!" said Tempestas, perching on a second floor railing. "I'd rather not have ten tons of steel fall on my head!"
Scarlet Moon swung past the railing. "You and me–"
"Mommy! Mommy!" A small child stumbled out of a corner somewhere, clutching a shredded teddy bear, tears covering her face.
"Shit!" said Tempestas.
The ceiling collapsed. Anklyana jerked out of Scarlet Moon's arms.
"Anklyana!" shrieked Generalissima.
A steel girder struck Scarlet Moon in the shoulder. Anklyana, and the child vanished in a curtain of dust and steel.
Acting purely on instinct, Scarlet Moon swung backwards, buffetted by a gust of wind. Tempestas flew past.
Prometheus wove twin fiery serpents around herself and snapped them at Scarlet Moon like whips. Scarlet Moon twisted around the serpents. He fired a few quick bursts, forcing Prometheus to dance backwards. He lashed a cord to Prometheus' chest and yanked the woman into the air. Prometheus wreathed herself in flames and kicked Scarlet Moon in the face. Scarlet Moon backflipped, lashed cords to the pool wall, and zipped backwards, firing a scarlet beam as he went.
Prometheus blocked the beam with a sheet of fire, swirled the flames into a battering ram, and flung it at the hero.
Scarlet Moon rolled across the wall. The battering ram cascaded across the brick wall, flames licking Scarlet Moon's shield.
"Why are you doing this?" asked Scarlet Moon. He zipped onto the belltower in the middle of the quad. "Why terrorize a bunch of kids?"
"Because I can." Prometheus' eyes sparked. Flames swirled around him. "Because a new world order is beginning. One where–"
Scarlet Moon blasted her right in the kisser.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord around Anklyana.
"What are you doing?" cried Anklyana.
"If you can't keep the crystal from her, keep her from the crystal." Scarlet Moon whipped Anklyana at Princess.
Anklyana squealed and wrapped herself in a cocoon.
Mr. Cuddles' arm whipped up to block Anklyana. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the bear's wrist, another to the floor, and zipped to the floor. His cord snapped taut. His arm felt like it was going to be torn from its socket, but Mr. Cuddles' arm lurched down. Anklyana soared past the giant bear and slammed into Princess. She wrapped them both in an emerald bubble and they plummetted towards the ground.
Mr. Cuddles hesitated for a moment, as did Legostopheles and Sir Stuffins.
However, they still pulsed. In fact, they started to pulse faster, and faster, and faster.
"Uh-oh," said Generalissima.
There was a sudden crunch. The plate nestled between Scarlet Moon's bottom and his heels snapped and flew into the wheel, smashing the fragile machinery to bits.
"Interesting," said Leopard. "Stronger than I expected."
Scarlet Moon let out a deep sigh, the sudden cessation of leather across his bum euphoric. Tempestas' shrieks of pain rang out in the small alcove. Scarlet Moon glanced at Tempestas' monitor. Tempestas was still stuck in the ceiling, her bottom still being burned by the whirling wheel.
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath. He closed his eyes and blotted out Tempestas' wails. He found the warm center of his power. He immersed himself in it, swam through it. Became it. Scarlet Moon opened his eyes, now glowing with scarlet light. He slammed his knees against the wall. The wall shook and bowed a little, but did not give. Again. Again.
"Fascinating," said Leopard.
The two entered the dorm building. The door to the resident office swung open. Sam stood in the doorway, looking less than happy.
Samuel Samson was a few years older than Adrian and Juliana, being a junior. He had long, toned legs, a fairly large, muscular bottom, washboard stomach, and a lean, toned chest and arms. He had short brown hair, and large brown eyes (currently narrowed). He wore a pair of fitted blue pajama pants, and a tight undershirt that managed to walk the line between comfortable and flattering.
Sam glanced down at his watch. "It's twelve-thirty in the morning. Where have you two been?"
Juliana stepped up to Sam, and gave him a winning smile. "Well-"
Sam took Juliana's arm, spun her around, and gave her bottom a few sharp smacks, her ample bottom roiling under her tight dress. "Not from you. I want to hear from Adrian."
"Oww!" Juliana hopped out of his reach and clutched her round bottom. "Why can't I answer?"
"Because you're a fast-talking charmer," said Sam. "And it is way too late for me to parse your bullshit."
Juliana crossed her arms over her ample chest and pouted.
Adrian stepped out into the hallway.
Tania's emerald eyes lit up. Her ruby lips turned up into a smile. Tania wore a slinky, elegant, long-sleeved black dress. The dress extended to her ankles, and hugged every arc of her ample curves. A diamond was cut out of the chest, providing a tantalizing glimpse into the depths of Tania's ample chest. White heels pushed her a few inches above her already intimidating six feet. She wore a white knitted shawl over her arms and shoulders.
"Turn around for me kitten," said Tania.
Adrian did as asked, slowly rotating in place, rocking his hips back and forth as he went.
When he came back around, he found himself staring into the exposed valley of Tania's ample breasts. Tania had entered the room while Adrian spun. She was now inches away. Adrian could see nothing but Tania. Hear nothing but Tania. Feel nothing but Tania.
"David!" cried Adrian as he let someone shove between them. "David, where are you?"
"Adrian! Adrian!" David got swept with the mob towards the door, while Adrian used faint bursts of energy, invisible in the harsh stadium lighting, to push his way deeper into the stadium. As soon as David was out of sight, he made a beeline for the bathroom.
Eight minutes later, eight hands clutched eight ankles, and eight exposed, cherry-red cheeks quivered anxiously.
Adrian took long, slow breaths, trying to keep still despite the hideous burn the officer's belt had already left in his plump globes. His breath hitched every time the officer's boots clomped behind him.
SNAP!
Vanessa grunted. The belt snapped another half a dozen times. Vanessa whimpered and bobbed her bottom. Adrian gnawed on his lower lip, his knees quivering.
"What were you kids thinking?" asked the cop. The boots clomped back and forth. "This is a market, a place of fun and festivals, not cussing and brawls. You have a disagreement, you talk about it. Get me?"
"Yes ma'am," said the four in unison.
SNAP!
Leggy squeaked. The belt snapped six more times. Leggy shook her head, her long tresses flying out around her. Her knees buckled, and her bottom jumped up and down.
Adrian and Natalie stepped out of Juliana's door. As soon as the door was closed, Natalie took a deep breath.
"I really wish she'd stop treating this like a game," she muttered. "My dad's being held by some lunatic, and she's acting like a kid with a new video game."
Adrian puts a comforting hand on Natalie's shoulder.
"Ah, the silent, serious type." Prometheus smirked. "Let's see how quiet you stay!"
David raised an eyebrow. "Are you saying you didn't deserve a sting in your tail?"
Adrian rocked from one foot to the other. "Define 'deserve.'"
David laughed. He grabbed Adrian's hand. "Come on, let's start dancing before you get yourself in more trouble."
"That is not a thing I needed to hear," said Juliana.
"You started the fantasy. Don't go griping at me because I finished it."
Juliana laughed and gave Adrian a playful swat. "Go put on some makeup you little brat, while I get changed."
Scarlet Moon rested one hand on the small of Anklyana's back and swirled a paddle into the other.
"So she would have gotten an extra beam in the face. Whatever." Anklyana anxiously wiggled her bottom back and forth. "Don't see what the big deal is."
Scarlet Moon flattened Anklyana's right cheek.
Anklyana squealed and wiggled her hips. Her heeled boots stomped against the concrete floor, and her buttocks wobbled.
"Princess is down. She doesn't have enough Glow to flip a lego," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon struck Anklyana's left cheek. Anklyana squirmed and squealed, her left buttock bouncing beneath the force of the blow. Her right quivered with the wiggling of her hips.
"Now I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure Glow is where you get superhuman resilience."
"Why didn't you ask me?" asked David. "In fact, I was gonna ask if you needed one, but Sam lost his balance."
"Sorry," said Sam, shrugging.
"Dude, don't be. It's why you have a spotter." David gave Adrian a stern look. "So you don't hurt yourself."
Scarlet Moon kicked the vent out and shot the lead guard right in the kisser. He swung out of the vent and wrapped a cord around a second guard, flinging him into the third.
They were down before Scarlet Moon landed.
There was a clang above him, followed by a yelp.
"Bet you weren't expecting to play babysitter," said Juliana.
"To Vanessa and a cop? No." Scarlet Moon leapt back up into the grate. Bernice had Vanessa face down on the grate, an arm twisted behind her back. Her skirt was pulled up around her waist, exposing a pair of milky globes in a white thong. A collection of red handprints were scattered across the pale orbs.
"You're stronger than you look brat." Bernice smacked Vanessa's right cheek, making it bounce. "But you haven't got years of training in hand to hand combat."
"And I have superpowers." Scarlet Moon lifted Bernice off of Vanessa. "So let's keep our hands to ourselves, 'kay?"
"Hey, she's the one who attacked a cop," said Bernice.
"You called my mother a whore," said Vanessa, pushing herself up and shoving her skirt down.
"I was just kidding."
"It's not funny."
Sam battered Adrian's bottom with slow, hard blows. With each stroke, Adrian rocked against the couch, and clenched as the brush bit deeply into sensitive flesh.
"Why am I spanking you?" asked Sam after a moment.
"Because you're a control freak," snapped Adrian.
Juliana groaned.
A torrential downpour of smacks splattered across Adrian's vulnerable ass, making him yelp and squirm and kick. The blows landed with the speed and strength that only a toned althlete could pull off, and it wasn't long before tears began to gather.
"Let's try that again," said Sam, punctuating the statement with an extra stingy blow to Adrian's right thigh. "Why am I spanking you?"
Adrian sniffed. "For staying out past curfew."
"And what else?" asked Sam, punctuating the question with a blow to Adrian's left sitspot. "There were two."
"Umm…"
Sam landed three swift strokes to Adrian's left cheek. "Did you bend over and take your spanking like an adult?"
Delryn tipped the beach chair, sending the two young adults sprawling across the sand. She grabbed Alexandra around the waist, sat down in the chair, and pulled the mostly naked woman across her large lap. She rained hard slaps down on Alexandra's exposed, jiggly butt.
"Ow, ow, ow!" Alexandra squirmed. "How dare you! When–oww–mommy hears of this–"
"Hopefully, she'll take a hairbrush to your naked little butt until it's been permanently engraved onto your skin." Delryn battered Alexandra's bouncing bottom with impressive speed and strength. "I find that highly unlikely. So I'll just have to pick up the slack."
Alexandra kicked and squealed like a schoolgirl taking her very first spanking. Delryn's hand nonetheless rose and fell with the same brutal pace.
"I just wanted to get this sticky shit off of me," wailed Alexandra.
"Is that so?" The boss swatted the plump, bouncing rear. "Perhaps you could have just asked nicely then, hmm?"
"Give me a–ouch!–break! How am I ever going to get this off my bathing suit–yow!–or, God, out of my hair?"
"I'll happily help you. You just need to say please," The manager landed a few more swats to the pinkening rump.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
"But you're not my customer." Melissa took the tawse with her right hand, while her left clamped down on the small of Adrian's back. She whipped the leather strap across Adrian's thinly-clad cheeks, the harsh snap bouncing around the office. "You're a rude little brat!"
Adrian squealed, and rocked his hips as a red-hot explosion bloomed across his bottom. "I'm going to tell all my friends that you're a scam!"
"You can tell them whatever you like." Melissa somehow managed to pitch her voice above the sharp slap of leather to bum, while maintaining a calm, confident tone. "I can't imagine that your friends could possibly be any better behaved than you."
Melissa lashed Adrian's curved cheeks three times in rapid succession. The thin tips of the tawse's split end stung Adrian's pert buttocks, while the tawse's thick leather body left molten rivers across his sensitive skin. Tears formed at the corners of Adrian's eyes, and his hips rocked madly back and forth.
"Hold still." Melissa snapped the tawse twice across Adrian's sensitive thighs. Adrian squealed and stood up, his hands flashing back to cup his blazing thighs. "Hold her down!"
The secretary reached over the desk and grabbed Adrian by the hair. He pulled Adrian back over the counter, and pressed her other hand between the boy's shoulder blades.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to a nearby stall and zipped down amongst the crowd, snatched the boy up and zipped away in an instant. Or two. Maaybe three.
Adrian struck Vanessa's right cheek. Vanessa's bottom barely moved.
"Oww!" said Adrian, shaking his palm. "Do you do squats in your sleep? Your ass is hard as steel!"
"I highly value the myriad benefits of exercise?" asked Vanessa.
"So does Juliana, but her ass isn't made of titanium," said Adrian.
Vanessa shrugged. "Should I go find an implement?"
"Nah, I want to go to bed," said Adrian. He swathed his hand in a very faint scarlet shield, so faint that it wasn't visible in the common room light. He struck Vanessa's right cheek again.
Vanessa bounced against Adrian's thighs, her bum wobbling beneath the smack. A very visible handprint had already formed on her pale skin. "Oww! If my bottom is made of titanium than what's your hand made of?"
Moments later, Adrian found himself bent over a conference table, his boxer briefs bunched up around his thighs, exposing a pair of svelt, anxiously clenching buttocks.
Mrs. Rossi paced back and forth behind Adrian, snapping a leather tawse against her palm. Adrian winced and whimpered with every snap.
"I've watched you at training. I've watched you weave your way through the crowds all night," said Mrs. Rossi. She leaned in close, looming over Adrian's bent over form. "That wasn't an accident, was it?"
Tempestas approached the edge of the roof. "I know I just said some harsh things. But it was an honor to fight beside you Scarlet Moon, and I hope we get the chance to do so again."
Scarlet Moon said nothing.
"See you around." Tempestas leapt off the roof, a gust of wind carrying her into the darkness.
Scarlet Moon rubbed his bottom and sighed.
Adrian wrenched free and pushed back the way they came.
"Adrian, wait!" Sam pushed against the crowd and tried to grab Adrian, but Adrian was able to use faint bursts of energy, invisible in the harsh stadium lighting, to push his way through the crowd. Sam had no such power.
Soon, he was out of sight.
"Sidekick?" said Tempestas. She crawled towards Scarlet Moon. "I'll show you whose the sidekick here."
Seconds later, Scarlet Moon found himself facedown in the dirt, kicking and squealing. Tempestas had his arms pinned securely to the small of his back with one hand, while the other rose and fell in a rapid tattoo.
Turned out Tempestas was way better at wrestling than Scarlet Moon.
Prometheus laughed and clapped her hands together. "Oh man this is great. Even better than spanking him myself. Go, go Tempestas! Thrash that moon scarlet!"
"Gymmy McGymface," said Adrian.
"Oh, me too," said Bernice. "Anyway, I'm a police officer working for Natalie's father. Umm, Natalie what are you doing?"
Natalie ran a particularly thick leather belt through her fingers. "Looking for a Christmas gift for Dad."
Bernice paled a little. "I always um, wondered where your Dad found those."
"And cursed the name of whoever got them for him too, I'll bet," said Natalie.
"Pfssh. Naww. Naww. They're just such, erm, beautiful belts."
The deafening crack of hand on bare flesh echoed through the icy night. Midnight spanked Scarlet Moon's naked, outthrust bottom with hard, rapid-fire smacks. Scarlet Moon danced and wiggled. His eyes squeezed shut and he yelped in pain.
Midnight stopped. She tugged on Scarlet Moon's hair again. "Understand?"
The belt whistled through the air and cut across Scarlet Moon's red-hot, bare buttocks. Scarrlet Moon heaved against the barrier. A cry burst from his lips, and his hips squirmed. His booted feet scrabbled against the concrete, and his fingers dug into the barricade.
The belt barely had time to leave his buttocks before it cut into the soft flesh again.
Scarlet Moon howled at the top of his lungs. Each stroke burned his bottom like a branding iron. The strokes came so fast they all blurred into a continuous stream of molten agony.
Eventually, mercifully, the strokes stopped. Scarlet Moon slumped across the barricade, sobbing and hiccuping.
The belt slithered back through its belt loops. "I'd love to thrash the both of you all night, but I got shit to do."
Buzzsaw tucked Prometheus and Poseidon under each arm and leapt away.
Scarlet Moon and Tempestas lay slumped across the barricade. Eventually, they worked up the energy to push themselves up.
The thugs looked at Adrian, paying careful attention to his glowyness.
"So, um, think we should-"
"Buzzsaw will be pissed if we don't."
"I guess that's true. You first."
"No, you."
"Don't even think of looking at me. I'm clearly too badly injured."
"Yes, yes, he shot you, booh-hoo."
"With a laser beam! Out of his eyes!"
"How terrible for you."
"I don't see you attacking him!"
"Whatever."
"So how about the two of us take him down together, we take all the credit, and Terry takes the blame?"
"Hey, no fair! Did you not see me get shot? I'm a casualty! Should get a purple heart or some shit!"
"Nobody cares. Charge!"
Bright spiraled through the night air. "Did you see what that bitch did? She dug her claws into my tits! My precious, sensitive tits…"
"If they're so important, cover them up better!" shouted Vanessa as she bolted across the roof.
Scarlet Moon leapt into the air. He lashed a cord to a building across the street and swung over the street, keeping pace with Vanessa as the catgirl sprinted across the roof. Scarlet Moon snagged a water tower ahead of them and zipped towards Vanessa, timing it so that he slammed into Vanessa right as Vanessa leapt to the next roof.
Or would have, if Vanessa hadn't decided to dive into the alley instead.
Scarlet Moon cursed and lashed a pair of cords to the ground. He zipped after the cat. He snagged Vanessa's tail and jerked her to a halt (eliciting a yowl of pain from the girl that made him sick to his stomach).
Vanessa pivoted and kicked Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon blocked the kick with a forearm.
"They could, if I didn't have a worm in there fudging timestamps, replacing footage, and just you know covering your trail," said Juliana. "Doing the same thing for Tempestas. Speaking of which, I'm gonna call her, while you two–"
"I can't do this." Natalie cracked her knuckles and swayed from foot to foot.
Juliana sighed. She took Natalie's hands in her own. "I know, it's scary. But doing scary things is part of what it means to be a superhero. I've been watching the video of Adrian's fight with Leopard. That woman can move. She's strong, she's fast and she's crafty. Scarlet Moon and Tempestas might be able to take her, but I don't like their odds. They need your help, Natalie. We need Anklyana. Vanessa needs Anklyana."
Natalie pulled her hands away and backed up a step. Her wide eyes bounced between Adrian and Juliana, like a horse watching wolves. "I-I'm sorry Juli. I can't. I'll just make it worse."
"Good. You'd best be in position when I get back." Alexandra slammed the door behind her.
Juliana slapped Adrian's bottom. Hard.
"Oww! What the heck?"
"Why on earth didn't you just turn into SM before getting out?" hissed Juliana.
Scarlet Moon cracked his knuckles and wove his shield into a small paddle. "Time for your paddling."
"Time for your paddling." Prometheus bucked and thrashed. She started to wiggle through the bars, but a few crimson cords lashed her in place. "Asshoowwww!"
Scarlet Moon whapped Prometheus' right cheek with his paddle, the small oval covering almost the entirety of Prometheus' tight little buttock. The crisp smack of magical forcefield striking naked flesh echoed through the empty arena. "Let's talk about your many transgressions, shall we?"
Scarlet Moon whapped Prometheus' left cheek with a full-armed swing. Prometheus threw her head up and howled. Her back arched and her bottom clenched. She lifted her feet to cover her bottom, but a few crimson cords lashed them to the poles, leaving her legs wide open and her bottom gaping.
"Oh come on, let me at least close my legs," said Prometheus, her voice shifting into a whine.
"You held an entire arena hostage." Scarlet Moon battered Prometheus's right cheek, the tight flesh bouncing and wobbling beneath the flashing red paddle. "Just so that you could goad me into a fight. A little exposure is the least you deserve."
"Oh come on-oww!-it's not like you're on Fa-oww!" Prometheus squirmed. She gripped the railing until her knuckles turned white.
Scarlet Moon shifted a little and unleashed a minutes-long barrage to Prometheus' right cheek, catching a little bit of her sensitive inner cheek with each stroke.
"Welp, maybe not." Princess splatted Scarlet Moon's right buttock. The helpless hero had barely even begun to process the shockwave traveling through his bottom when the brush splatted his left buttock. Scarlet Moon pressed against the arm of the throne and wailed into the red upholstery. His legs cycled madly, and his bottom rocked back and forth, desperate to do anything to escape the heavy onslaught of the Sparkling Scepter.
His squirming didn't seem to perturb Princess though, and the villain landed another pair of bum-flattening smacks to Scarlet Moon's bobbling, plump cheeks. Scarlet Moon wailed. His bottom bucked against the arm of the chair. He clenched his compact orbs, the round hemispheres bouncing with the motion.
"Admit you're a bad dolly who deserves a sound spanking," said Princess.
"Halt or we will fire!" barked the chief.
Anklyana whimpered and tightened her hold on Scarlet Moon.
"Take a breath," said Generalissima. "And focus on your shield."
Scarlet Moon lashed another cord to a parking lot number sign.
"Officers, fire!"
Particle beams filled the air.
Anklyana squealed. A bright green bubble closed over them. Dozens of beams splattered harmlessly over the bubble.
"Good." said Generalissima.
The dome snapped Scarlet Moon's cord in two and the two plummetted.
The crowd surged away from Leopard and Scarlet Moon.
Leopard frowned. Her eyes widened and she looked over her shoulder. Scarlet Moon's beam had blown one of the doors open, and the staff and party goers were making themselves scarce.
"You bastard! You're letting my prey escape!" Leopard's face twisted with rage. She grabbed the scarlet cord wrapped around her wrist and yanked.
Scarlet Moon sailed through the air and kicked Leopard in the chest.
Leopard skidded backwards. "Come on then Moon, I've been one step ahead of you since I got to this sorry town, and that ain't gonna change tonight!"
Scarlet Moon lunged forward and swung a fist for Leopard's jaw. Leopard stepped sideways and grabbed Scarlet Moon by the hair. She spun in place, whipping Scarlet Moon like she were doing the hammer throw.
"I can do this all night!" Leopard released, and sent Scarlet Moon flying through a wall.
Scarlet Moon burst back into the ballroom just in time to see Leopard run through the open door.
The great sack swung, shattering the wall and absorbing the lego pieces. The lego pieces rattled and strained against the sack. Scarlet Moon stood for a moment, swaying back and forth. Those pieces that had previously been inert came active again. Sweat dripped down Scarlet Moon's forehead. His jaw clenched and his shield pulsed. The sack strained and flexed.
The legos went still.
People poured around his. Scarlet Moon zipped back up into the air. His sack was now quite heavy, even for his.
Princess let out a howl of frustration. "That's three exits you've freed now! So many people, ditching my party early. YOU'RE ALL SO RUDE!"
Scarlet Moon circled the crime scene from the rooftops, hunting for any sign of Bernice. He completed a full circuit with no luck, and was just about to rethink his strategy when he heard a familiar voice behind him.
"I really hope you have a good explanation for all this nonsense."
Scarlet Moon spun around. Bernice stood at the far end of the roof, leaning against the fire escape. She was relaxed, but her hand hovered near her particle gun.
They drove the rest of the way in silence. Juliana focused on the road, only occasionally flicking her eyes towards Adrian. Adrian sagged in his seat, gasping and groaning.
Eventually, they reached campus. They wound their way through the dark, empty streets to the dormitories at the back. Juliana eased the car into a parking spot, and turned it off.
Silence.
Adrian ran a shaking hand through his hair. "Maybe next time we should just go to Late Night."
Juliana laughed quietly. "Maybe."
Adrian looked down at his hand. The strange crimson glow had faded completely, and if it weren't for the fact that he ached all over, he'd think he'd just imagined it all.
Juliana sucked in a breath, and pushed the door open. "Come on. Let's get this over with. Just let me do the talking."
Princess let out a frustrated sigh. "You know, you're not a very good dolly. Ah well. Daddy always said 'never throw away what you can fix!'"
Princess laid into Scarlet Moon's dancing apple-cheeked bottom. Scarlet Moon howled. His legs kicked so fiercely Legostopheles had to wrap extra tentacles around his flailing legs, leaving only his ankles mobile. His toes curled and his feet wiggled in cadence with the blows. His bottom rolled and bobbled, his round cheeks wobbling beneath the thick wood. His bottom felt like Yosemite about to erupt. Tears flowed freely down his face, and the entire mall faded away into a watery blur. His fingers dug into the arm of the throne.
Scarlet Moon's universe shrank down to the inferno in his bottom. The mall, the bite of the throne arm digging into his hips, the literally captive audience, everything got subsumed by his ass' agony.
"Stop! Please stop!" wailed the hero.
"You know how to make it stop."
"I'm a bad dolly and deserve a sound spanking," howled Scarlet Moon.
"Good. Legostopheles! The scissors."
"And one to grow on!" Princess struck Scarlet Moon right across the middle of his cheeks, flattening both cheeks simultaneously and making his buttocks rippling madly.
Scarlet Moon shrieked and thrashed. "Seven! Thank you!"
Legostopheles released Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon struck the ground and curled into a fetal position, clutching his blazing bottom and whimpering.
Princess grabbed Scarlet Moon's cheek with pinching fingers and forced the hero to look at his. "You gonna be a good dolly now?"
"It's alright. Now, you should go to bed. It's late." David gave Adrian a gentle push to his room. "I'll see you later. Sleep well."
Buzzsaw grabbed the hem of Adrian's jeans and peeled it up Adrian's bobbling ass, his modest boxer briefs the only protection remaining on his plump cheeks.
"Language." Juliana ran a hand through her hair. "I was rooting through all that crap back there, trying to find something useful."
"Did you?"
"I found some rope we can use to tie these two up, but other than that…" Juliana shrugged. The two took a second to tie up the Whistlers, then slipped back out into the dark, gang-infested park.
Adrian and Juliana followed the thug's directions and found the factory with minimal issue. They slipped in. Most of the factory was a giant room cluttered with rusted machinery, busted belts, rotted boxes, and bits of metal and plastic. Adrian peered into the shadows, but saw nothing but vague rectangular and cylindrical shapes.
"You sure this place has a way out?" hissed Adrian.
"Yes, because I magically know everything there is to know about a long-abandoned office park," hissed back Juliana. "Of course I don't know. Now come on. The sooner we look around, the sooner-hey, I think I see some stairs-"
"What was that?" asked Adrian. His breath stopped, and his eyes skipped from shadow to shadow.
There was a shout and a trio of figures charged out of the shadows from left, right, and forward, screaming at the top of their lungs.
Adrian grabbed Juliana by the arm and spun her around. Juliana's ample bubble butt strained against the tight skirt, presenting the perfect target.
"Hey!"
Adrian's hand arced through the air and cracked against Juliana's right cheek, making the firm buttock bounce.
Juliana squeaked and squirmed, wiggling her hips as Adrian peppered her bottom with six stinging slaps.
Adrian released Juliana, who stumbled away and rubbed her bottom.
"I was just kidding," said Juliana.
"Ready to go?" asked Adrian.
"No."
Adrian took a step forward, his hand cocking.
"Yes! Yes, I'm totally ready, let's go. I am so ready to have my butt publicly spanked by a slightly superpowered amazon."
"Relax. It's far worse than it sounds."
Juliana groaned.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to a nearby lamppost and zipped into the air.
"Get your ass back here!" Napier whipped out his pistol and started firing. The other cops amongst the rubble followed suit. A few blasts struck Scarlet Moon's shields, but he barely noticed them.
His head throbbed, and every muscle in his body ached. He spied Anklyana waving from a nearby rooftop, Tempestas next to her.
"What happened?" asked Scarlet Moon as he landed. "Did anybody get hurt?"
Tempestas watched him warily. Anklyana shifted uneasily from foot to foot.
"Nobody got hurt. We got everyone out," said Anklyana with forced cheerfulness. "It was kinda exhausting."
"OK. Why don't I remember any of this? What happened?"
"Why don't you come home, and I'll show you," said Generalissima. "Might want to get somewhere and change though."
Legostopheles collapsed into thousands of lego pieces.
"Get out of my house!" said Tempestas.
Juliana held out the brush to Adrian. "Adrian, do me a favor and give Natalie a hard bare bottom spanking."
"I'm gonna go to my room," murmured Vanessa, making herself scarce.
Natalie moaned. Her face turned even redder. "Why him? Why can't you do it?"
"He hits harder than me," said Juliana.
Natalie's lower lip quivered and tears started to gather in her eyes.
Juliana sighed. "Nat, you earned every pound you lost. And now you're throwing it away?"
Natalie lowered her eyes and squirmed. "It's so hard."
Juliana rubbed Natalie's shoulder. "I know. And that's why we're here to help, and why Adrian is gonna give you a sound spanking."
"But why?" moaned Natalie. "I'm sorry, I really am, I'll do better!"
"It's hard to resist short-term pleasure with long-term pain. Short-term pain on the other hand…" Juliana shrugged. "Just the way the human brain works. Adrian, take it from here."
Adrian stepped forward and rolled up his sleeve.
Dr. Parks spun Scarlet Moon around and landed a sharp swat on each spandex-covered cheek. "Show some gratitude brat."
"Oww, sorry, sorry." Scarlet Moon hopped forward, clutching at her stinging bottom. "Thank you for your help, really. I appreciate it. Come on Bernice, let's go."
"Now wait one damn minute." The chief handed a small earpiece to Scarlet Moon, and a small camera. "Put the earpiece in your ear, and the camera on your chest. We'll walk you through negotiations."
Scarlet Moon did as asked. A thick wall of ice surrounded the lower half of the arena. Scarlet Moon tapped the ice a few times. It looked and felt pretty thick. The upper half of the arena was iceless however, promising an easy entry. Scarlet Moon lashed a scarlet cord to the top of the arena and zipped up onto the roof.
"Well, since you asked so nicely." said a rich, throaty voice.
Scarlet Moon pivoted. A woman leaned against a doorjam. She easily stood six feet, looming over Scarlet Moon. She wore a skintight leather black catsuit that zipped up the front. The zipper was a third open, giving a tantalizing glimpse into a pair of round, soft, voluminous breasts. Otherwise, the catsuit completely covered her, from the tips of her fingers to her stilleto heels.
The leather clung so tightly to the woman's muscular belly, Scarlet Moon half expected to see the outline of her belly button. The leather molded to her broad hips and flowed around her long, muscular legs. She stepped into the open space, her hips swinging with each long stride, her heels whisper soft. She glided across the floor, the sway of her hips and the slight bounce of her breasts the only hints her feet touched the ground. Light and shadow played across her body with every slow step.
"You've got quite the roar, little tiger," said the woman. Her husky voice hummed in the quiet office, soft but clear. Bright green eyes glimmered from behind a domino mask, arresting Scarlet Moon's gaze. Ruby red lips turned up in a smile.
Leopard smashed through the floor. She leapt back through and uppercutted Scarlet Moon into the ceiling. She hit the ground and rolled, coming up with the paddle in her hand. "Pretty underhanded there, Moon. Looks like someone needs to learn some manners."
Scarlet Moon picked himself back up, just in time to get a boot to the chest. Scarlet Moon flew backwards. He lashed a pair of chords to Leopard's jacket. Leopard forwardflipped, and flung her arms out. Her jacket slid off her shoulders and flew with Scarlet Moon through a wall and out into the cool night air.
Scarlet Moon lashed a chord to the building and zipped back inside. The jacket vibrated, and bolts of electricity raced up Scarlet Moon's arm. Scarlet Moon howled and dropped the jacket, his arm spasming madly. Leopard burst out of the shadows to Scarlet Moon's left and wrapped a forearm around Scarlet Moon's neck. She spun Scarlet Moon sideways and landed three hard smacks to Scarlet Moon's spankdex-clad buttocks with her paddle.
"Naughty naughty," said Leopard. "Sucker punching, stripping, you're just full of–"
Scarlet Moon staggered backwards and fell on his butt. The room spun, and his limbs felt like noodles. Succubus stood in front of the helpless hero, legs apart and hands on cocked hips. She smirked.
"Well, well. Looks like the 'Spectacular Scarlet Moon' isn't so spectacular, is he?" Succubus slid one fingertip across her lips. "You know what happens next?"
Quiet as a cat, Tania opened the door and offered her hand. Adrian eagerly took it and let Tania pull his out. Tania softly closed the door, and laced her fingers through Adrian's. She pulled Adrian close. "Now be on your best behavior kitten. I'd hate to have to take you to the spanking room."
Scarlet Moon grabbed Poseidon and flung him into Prometheus. The pair went down in a tangle of limbs.
Prometheus held up a shaking hand. Sparks flickered across her fingertips and faded.
Juliana smiled. "I was thinking something similar. Thing is, not quite sure how best to figure that out."
"So we need data," said Natalie.
Juliana nodded. She pulled what appeared to be pens out of her backpack. "I have a couple of gizmos here. They're like infrared goggles, except instead of detecting the infrared spectrum, they detect magic."
"Magic?" said Natalie.
Juliana shrugged. "You got a better name for whatever fuels your forcefield?"
"I see," said David. "And how, exactly did you get yourself soundly spanked while researching text editors?"
"Because he decided to experiment on my laptop," said Juliana.
"What?"
"Exactly! He started babbling about how he didn't want it to break his computer or some such nonsense, and how the last time he tried to use the terminal he screwed up his computer somehow," said Juliana. "Well, I don't take kindly to people messing around with my computer."
"I see," said David. There was a moment of silence. "You could be telling the truth. You could be lying. But frankly, I have no interest in trying to figure it out. So I'm going to assume that you're telling me the truth, Adrian. I'm going to assume that you respect me enough to be honest with me. That you're adult enough to own your mistakes. Now come on, get up. Let's go get that list compiled."
"Ewww."
"Don't knock it till you've tried it."
"Must be nice. Having someone you can trust like that."
"You don't?" Adrian sat down at the table.
"My dad and I are close, I guess." Natalie set up her laptop and perched in one of the chairs. "But he's your stereotypical man. Utterly clueless about women and our problems, and utterly clueless about his cluelessness."
"Well, there's a whole suite of people you could befriend, if you came out of that room every now and then," said Adrian.
"Please. Vanessa plays loud and angry music, Alexandra hates me, Keiko can't even turn on a computer, and Juliana's just waiting to twist the knife."
When the bus arrived, Juliana grabbed Adrian by the hair, and pulled him up onto the bus. She paid the bus fare, and sat down in one of the first seats.
"Grab the handle, and face out the front." Juliana pointed at the standing handle next to the seat she just sat in. Adrian took it and hung his head, acutely conscious of her bare bottom on display for the rest of the bus.
The bus ride took forever, and when it finally stopped outside the lecture hall, Juliana took Adrian by the hair again, and pulled him off.
The two walked the rest of the way to their dorm, about a quarter mile, if that. Adrian tried his best to hide his face and watch where he was going at the same time.
When they entered the dorm building, Sam stepped out of the RA's office to greet them. He looked Adrian up and down with a bemused expression. "Care to explain what happened?"
"Adrian did something stupid," said Juliana. "It has been dealt with."
"Is this something I need to know about? Are cops going to be busting down the door looking for him?" asked Sam.
"No. It wasn't anything illegal. Just a private matter between friends." Juliana gave Adrian's hair a tug and guided him towards the elevator.
"That's a hell of a private matter," muttered Sam.
"The corner of fuck and you," said the Whistler with a sob.
Scarlet Moon swished the switch three more times, making the girl squeal, her bottom bobbing up and down as she bounced on her toes. He landed a vicious stroke to the crease where bottom met thigh, making the Whistler howl.
And breaking the switch.
Scarlet Moon dropped the Whistler back into the underbrush.
"You really think that'll work?" asked Juliana.
"Sure-"
The Whistler swept Scarlet Moon's legs out from under him, knocking the hero facefirst into a rather thorny bush. She scrambled to her feet, and bolted into the trees.
Scarlet Moon pushed himself to his feet.
"You keep telling yourself that kitten," said Midnight in an amused voice.
Midnight's bare hand peppered Scarlet Moon's exposed bottom, a warm, strong palm suddenly transformed into a hard, stinging implement of discipline.
Scarlet Moon yelped. He kicked frantically, which just put his full weight on his cock, pressing it into Midnight's comforting warmth.
Midnight's cupped hand swept from cheek to cheek, sending each one into a jumping fit before the other had finished wobbling. Scarlet Moon's hips wiggled and pumped, rubbing and grinding and grinding and rubbing. His breath came in gasps, interspersed by moans. A fire burned between his legs. A fierce, tingly burn. It mixed with the sting spreading across his upthrust buttocks dancing and weaving together until Scarlet Moon didn't know if he wanted it to stop, or desperately needed it to never end.
Scarlet Moon lowered his head in surrender. He submissively pushed his bottom up for the relentless smacks when he wasn't squirming and bucking beneath their punishing heat.
"I don't understand," said Natalie. "Are you two siblings? You look nothing alike."
"Juliana is my biological daughter from my first marriage," said Mama. "I tried to be 'normal' for my parents. My ex-husband had the same problem. So we had an agreement. Get married, have a kid, then do our own thing in secret. I thought I was happy, living a lie. Sometimes I even was. Then, when Juli was about three, I met Karen. So open, and proud of what she was, like there was nothing wrong with it."
"I had it easy." Mom put an arm around Mama's shoulders. "My parents always made it clear that love is love."
"So she helped me convince Jose that we should both come out, and our families could go to hell if they didn't like it." Mama took a deep breath. "Jose's parents eventually accepted it. Mine didn't. But anyway, Jose and I had joint custody of Juliana. Hell, we even lived next to each other. I married Karen, and took her name, though we decided Juliana would keep Jose's. We adopted Adrian about a year or so after that. Jose and his husband were de facto fathers for Adrian as well. When they adopted a couple of rambunctious boys, we returned the favor."
"I was so excited to finally have a brother," said Juliana, her eyes sparkling. "We were besties from the day we met."
Adrian shrugged. "Mostly."
"So, you guys basically have four parents?" said Natalie. "I can barely handle having one."
The woman jumped to her feet. Scarlet Moon shoved her back onto her rump. She rolled onto her hands and knees and crawled away.
Scarlet Moon grabbed the woman's ankle, and lifted her upside down into the air.
The woman squealed, and watched Scarlet Moon with wide eyes. "You're Glogirl!"
An hour later, Adrian and David stood watching as Juliana bent over the arm of the couch in their suite's living room. Sam spent the whole ride home lecturing Juliana. Juliana spent the whole ride home sulkily looking out the window, while Adrian cuddled David and thanked God he'd managed to get himself out of the same treatment.
Sam pulled up Juliana's dress, exposing a pair of round, bouncy, thick caramel cheeks, the sensitive skin left completely exposed by her lacy red thong.
Sam pulled his belt free and doubled it over. Juliana whimpered and buried her face in the sofa pillow. Her bottom clenched and unclenched, sending ripples across her jiggly buttocks.
The belt lashed across Juliana's exposed cheeks, making the girl squeal into her arm. Her bottom bounced beneath the stroke, both cheeks wobbling madly as the leather cut into them. The belt lashed her sitspots, making her legs kick madly and her hips squirm against the sofa arm.
Adrian winced, and his bottom clenched in sympathy.
Sam lashed Juliana with firm, steady strokes, the belt snapping with the regularity of a metronome. Juliana squealed and squirmed. Her legs kicked while her bottom bounced and heaved beneath the harsh leather. Her cheeks darkened as Sam criss-crossed her bare bubbly buttocks with welts.
"We'll find her." Juliana closed her computer. "What else can we do?"
"And what then?" snapped Adrian. "Kick her ass, leave her for the police and have this happen all over again?"
"I don't know." Juliana massaged her forehead. "I'll think of something. But not tonight. Let's just get dinner."
It was the pair in fedoras hunkering outside Buzzsaw's hideout back in September. What were they doing here?
Scarlet Moon leapt down and landed between Bernice and the two.
A backhand from Mr. Cuddles sent Scarlet Moon through a wall and back into the bowling alley. He rolled across a few lanes before coming to rest facedown. He tried to get on his hands and knees, but his limbs were too weak to hold his weight.
"Well, you win some lose some I guess?" asked Generalissima.
"Nice," hissed Juliana. "I couldn't have done better myself."
The guards all swayed groggily.
"Fry him!" screamed Succubus, stumbling back into the room. "I want Scarlet Moon bent over the desk and squealing five minutes ago!"
The bodyguards simultaneously snapped to attention, drew their stunners and fired at Scarlet Moon.
"I should show you my parents' armory sometime," said Juliana. "They got enough guns to overthrow the government."
"Really?" said Keiko, looking at Juliana with wide eyes.
"No. But they do have an armory of implements." Juliana pulled Keiko into the room and closed the door. She gave Keiko a light push into the center and snatched a copy of the bylaws off the back of Adrian's door. She flipped through them, while Keiko hugged herself and watched. "And you are getting your cute little bum smacked."
"You know, I could just like, run out. What you gonna do, tackle me?" asked Keiko, eyeing the door.
"Naw," said Juliana. "We'll just go tell Sam, and Sam'll spank you instead. With a bathbrush. You know, one of those big wooden brushes people use in the shower?"
If Keiko's eyes had widened any further, they'd have fallen out.
"Seems you're doing great," said Princess. "Let's go another round, shall we?"
A gust of wind buffetted them, nearly knocking Princess off Mr. Cuddles's shoulder. Tempestas snagged Mr. Cuddles's wrist and swung. Mr. Cuddles twisted sideways.
Its other hand rose to snag Tempestas. A hurricane force wind caught the arm, shoving it up and into the arm holding Scarlet Moon.
Mr. Cuddles staggered. Its grip on Scarlet Moon loosened. Scarlet Moon poured every ounce of power he had left into his arms. He flexed every muscle he had and burst free with a cry. He flicked a cord towards a nearby pillar.
The cord flickered out before it ever got that far. Scarlet Moon fell. His vision faded out for a second. His limbs tingled, and his heart thudded against his chest.
Tempestas caught him and leapt to the far end of the mall. She set Scarlet Moon down on the floor. "You doing ok?"
Scarlet Moon shook his head. His vision faded back in, though everything was blurred. "Can barely see."
Tempestas' fingers touched the back of Scarlet Moon's head, and flicked across his limbs. "I don't feel any injuries. Anything feel broken? Take a deep breath for me."
Scarlet Moon did so. He winced.
The next few hours crawled by. People were constantly in and out of Silver's office, heels and shoes thudding against the floor above Scarlet Moon's head. Their voices blurred together into a continuous drone. Occasionally, someone's voice rose, but Silver's calm tone always brought it back down.
Juliana's podcast helped (weird show), but sitting under a floor is not fun, no matter how good a podcast you may be listening to.
At one point, a familiar voice jerked Scarlet Moon out of her daze.
"Phillipa," said Mrs. Rossi's voice. "How are you? I hope last night didn't ruffle you too badly. I was so worried."
"Of course not," said Silver in a warm voice. "Besides, I'm the one who should be worried. I had a ruined evening, you have a ruined business."
"Oh pish posh, we will rebuild. It'll be expensive–"
"Don't you worry about that. I'll sell my business to a monkey before I go without your chicken parmesan. Ah, and you've brought Vanessa. How are you holding up my dear? And what about your friend, what was his name, Adrian right? How did he handle his first night?"
"Being threatened by supervillains is kind of becoming old hat for me, I guess," said Vanessa. "And Adrian seemed to be doing ok. Looked a little shaken, and like he'd run a marathon, but you know we survived."
Scarlet Moon lashed a pair of chords to the roof below and zipped down. He zipped to an air conditioning unit and put his back to it. He fell into a crouch.
Nothing. He took a few deep breaths, and waited a little bit longer.
Still nothing. He strained to hear anything, but all he could hear was the bustle of the city below. He reached back and rubbed his stinging rump.
His earpiece crackled.
"Hey, SM you ok?" Juliana's voice crackled in Scarlet Moon's earpiece. "Saw you engage the leopard print lady, how'd that go?"
Scarlet Moon's fist collided with Princess' chin. Princess flew backwards. Mr. Cuddles hand whipped up to catch her, but the supervillain smashed right through the bear's paw, leaving a gaping hole.
Tempestas smiled. "Thanks."
Tempestas loomed over Princess, who eased herself away from the heroine.
"I was just playing," said Princess weakly.
"I'm not." Tempestas took Princess by the ear and yanked her to her feet. Princess yelped. She roughly spun Princess around. "Now bend over girl. Stick that ass out."
Princes mewled, and squirmed. Tempestas struck Princess' tight little bottom with a wincing splat.
"I can assure you, things will be far worse for you if you don't cooperate," said Tempestas.
Princess pouted. She bent over and put her hands on her knees. Her back arched, and her bottom stuck out, her frilly little dress rose, exposing a pair of sparkly pink panties stretched tight across her tight little bubble butt.
Tempestas flipped the villain's dress the rest of the way up, and yanked her panties down to her thighs. Princess whimpered and squeezed her legs together. Her firm, naked buttocks clenched and unclenched, sending small ripples across the supple skin.
Tempestas hooked one arm around Princess back, and pulled the girl flush against her hip. "Feel free to scream and kick."
Tempestas raised her hand above her head and brought it sweeping down on Princess' right cheek with a resounding crack. Princess squealed. Her hips rocked back and forth, her cheeks clenching and unclenching. Her foot stomped against the floor.
"No fair! I was having fun!" said Princess.
Toys swarmed over Scarlet Moon, the combined weight of plastic dragging him to the ground. Plastic hands bound his wrists and ankles in front of him with jump rope. More plastic hands grabbed him by the shoulders and dragged him across the ground. They flung him facedown at Princess' feet. Giant bear paws picked him up and plopped him into a sitting position. Scarlet Moon glared at the villain perched on her giant bear's shoulder.
Princess bounced up and down, clapping her hands with glee. "Oh, Mr. Cuddles a new dolly just for me? And it's not even Christmas yet!"
Princess slid down Mr. Cuddles chest and skipped to Scarlet Moon. She scampered around the hero, poking and prodding. "Oh, he's so cyuute! Kinda an ugly outfit though. It's so boring! Let's fix that. Legostopheles! Some scissors!"
"Come on Anklyana, you can totally do this," said Generalissima.
"No I can't!" Anklyana stumbled into the sewers. Her heel caught on a loose stone and she fell facefirst into the mucky waters. She pushed herself to her feet and started running back the way they came, sobbing.
"Yes you can," said Generalissima, her voice soothing. "We need your help. Those people upstairs need your help."
"I can't do it." Anklyana splashed down the tunnel. Scarlet Moon hung back a bit, unsure how to proceed. "It's too hard. Too scary. I can't be a superhero. I just don't have it."
"Of course–" said Generalissima.
"No I don't!" Anklyana's voice rose into a shriek. Her body shook so fiercely she could barely move. "I'm just a fat, ugly, pathetic nerd. I don't have big boobs or flowing locks cascading over my shoulders while gunning down bad guys! I'm just…I'm just…"
Scarlet Moon caught up and put a hand on Anklyana's shoulder.
Scarlet Moon stared at Natalie. Shoulder length hair, tight jeans hugging broad hips, and a worn black shirt underneath a parka. Scarlet Moon thought he could just make out a small watch on the girl's wrist.
Scarlet Moon masssaged his eyes. One flash of red light later, and Adrian stood where Scarlet Moon had been a moment before.
Natalie breathed a sigh of relief. "Juliana was telling the truth. I mean, I believed her, but you know. Kinda hard to believe you know?"
"I'll uh, I'll try harder next time," said the villain, crawling backwards away from the slowly approaching Scarlet Moon.
"Next time? If I have anything to say about it, there won't be a next time." Scarlet Moon grabbed Succubus around the waist and tossed her backwards over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He lifted Succubus's cape off her bottom, and let it drape down over Succubus' upper body. Succubus squirmed, her protruding, all-but-bare bottom bobbing on Scarlet Moon's shoulder. Scarlet Moon gave the villain's jiggly bottom a sharp smack.
"Oww! Unhand me! Minions! Minions save your mistress!"
"Your minions are down for the count." Scarlet Moon looked around the restaurant. Glassy eyes were replaced with an assortment of angry glares and scared stares. "And from the looks of it, your mind mojo has worn off."
Succubus angrily kicked her legs.
Scarlet Moon landed four hard, fast smacks to the middle of each cheek. "Girl, you don't the energy left to scam toddlers. And watch your kicking. Those heels are dangerous."
Succubus growled.
"That growling'll be sobbing in a minute." Scarlet Moon stared down at his hand, frowning in concentration. Slowly, his scarlet glow shaped itself into a paddle about the size of a ping-pong paddle. He grinned. "Boy, these powers sure are convenient. Wonder how well it works?"
Scarlet Moon whapped Succubus' left cheek with the paddle. Succubus' legs went up and she squealed. "Pretty good apparently. Now, where should I put you…"
Scarlet Moon leaned over the Whistler. "My friend and I utterly humiliated you guys the other night. I kicked the crap out of half a dozen of your buddies, and my friend proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that your boss is anything but invincible. You and I both know Buzzsaw wants to prove she's the toughest gal around. That nobody, not even the two bitches who kicked her ass a few night ago, can stand up to the Buzzsaw."
Shouting erupted from the warehouse. Scarlet Moon charged into the dimly lit building and vanished into the shadows. It was filled wall to wall and floor to ceiling with towering crates emblazoned with a silver ant head. Buzzsaw's boisterous voice echoed throughout the maze, seeming to come from everywhere at once.
There was some shouting to the left, and Scarlet Moon jumped up to the top of one of the crate walls. He lay flat against the crate and tried to dampen his glow. A small number of Whistlers (maybe four?) dashed past and outside.
Scarlet Moon took a breath, and slipped deeper into the warehouse, searching for the source of the voice that sent shivers down his spine.
Eventually, he found Buzzsaw and Alexandra in the middle of the warehouse in a large, circular, dimly-lit space.
Buzzsaw paced back and forth like a caged animal, a phone to her ear. Alexandra sat tied to a metal folding chair with a thick wad of duct tape smeared across her lips. Her tear streaked face did little to take away from the white hot glare she leveled at the gang leader.
The spatula rained down on Adrian's naked, rippling buttocks, as hard and fast as Mrs. Rossi's hand a moment before, except the spatula was harder.
So much harder.
Adrian kicked and wailed. His hips rocked frantically back and forth. His bottom bobbled and wobbled beneath the stinging wood.
Over and over again, the spatula bit into Adrian's cherry-red bottom. Each stroke inflamed the welts from previous strokes, and left behind new, molten ones of its own. Adrian's eyes squinched shut as he fought to hold back tears of pain. Time stretched on. It felt like hours of stinging, snapping pain, but it couldn't have been more than a few minutes.
Mrs. Rossi released Adrian, stood his up and spun his to face Jezebel, who stood watching with a small smirk.
"Apologize for saying she deserved to have wine dumped on her," said Mrs. Rossi.
Adrian mumbled incoherently.
The spatula flattened Adrian's right buttock, eliciting another shriek from the boy.
"I will paddle you right here until you apologize," said Mrs. Rossi. "And I still have a tawse to apply to your backside for spilling wine on her in the first place."
Adrian whimpered. He sucked in a few breaths, fighting back tears of pain and humiliation. "I'm sorry for saying you deserve to have wine dumped on you."
"You're forgiven," said Jezebel with syrupy graciousness.
"Very good." Mrs. Rossi shifted her grip to Adrian's ear and dragged his bare-assed through the ballroom. "Now come along."
"You're looking a bit out of breath Moon," said Succubus. Her eyes flared. "You sure you don't want to sit down?"
Scarlet Moon's knees buckled. He fired a beam at Succubus' face, but the villain ducked.
"Alright boys–"
A gyrating wail split the sound room, jumping up and down in pitch, rolling and pulsing.
Scarlet Moon and Bernice hunched, clutching their ears.
The sound stopped.
Silver's voice erupted from the PA. "Shoot Succubus!"
The four remaining guards pointed their guns at Succubus and fired.
Two dozen particle beams struck Succubus in the space of a few seconds.
Succubus swayed woozily before collapsing. One of the guards leapt on Succubus, handcuffed her and pulled a hood over her head.
Scarlet Moon stared down at Succubus' bound form.
Adrian pressed his hand against the small of Juliana's back and cracked his palm against her right cheek. Juliana hopped a little, her generous buttock rippling with the blow.
"I'm not psychic you know," said Adrian. "I know it's hard with that big brain of yours, but sometimes you need to slow down and comm. Un. Icate."
Adrian punctuated each syllable of "communicate" with a hard smack to Juliana's plushy bottom, two to the left and one to the right.
"I'm sorry alright?" Juliana's broad hips wiggled back and forth, her naked bottom quivering with the motion. "I was caught up in the moment."
"So was I." Adrian spent the next five minutes or so giving Juliana a swift, sharp spanking, making Juliana's soft globes jiggle, quiver, and bob.
Juliana wiggled and stomped her foot, small yelps slipping from her lips.
Adrian knew that much of it was an act. He had seen Juliana take far worse than a brief hand spanking. But Juliana hadn't spanked him that hard, not really.
"Alright." Adrian stepped back. "Let's go home."
Juliana made a big show of rubbing her bottom and pouted at Adrian.
"Oh drop the act," said Adrian as they headed for the buses. "I've seen you take far worse than that."
Juliana shrugged. "It still stung."
"Shouldn't you be out greeting?" grumbled Vanessa.
"Yeah, probably. Now Vanessa, only give Adrian here swats for what you're working on tonight, and gentle reminders for everything else." The greeter took a quick drink from a water bottle with a yellow mark on it, and walked back into the restaurant proper. "You've got another customer at table 6."
Vanessa sighed. "Alright, come on. You're taking the lead on this one."
Alexandra's mother, Phillipa Silver, sat at the table. Her thick, graying blonde hair was pulled up into a bun, and she wore an elegant red dress. She looked just like a thirty-years-older Alexandra. Wrinkles gathered at her eyes, and cut small lines across her cheeks. Her makeup was just enough to make her look youthful and enhance her natural beauty, but not so much as to be garish. A mustachioed gentleman about her age sat across from her.
She smiled when she saw Vanessa and Adrian. "Well, well if it isn't Alex's roommmates. I hope Delyth isn't running you two too ragged."
Adrian glanced at Vanessa.
"I know, I know you're supposed to put on a brave face in front of your customers. Well, seeing as how Delyth and I are such close friends, I'm sure she won't mind if your mask slips a little, hmm?" Phillipa gave Adrian a warm smile.
Scarlet Moon rolled Prometheus onto her face. He grabbed the girl's hair and yanked her head off the ground. Scarlet Moon leaned in until his breath tickled the villain's ears. "Do you have any idea how much of a pain in the ass you've been the past few days?"
Scarlet Moon's hand glowed. He grabbed Prometheus' shorts and ripped them in two. Prometheus' hips bounced and her small, tight, utterly naked buttocks jiggled with the movement.
The villain yelped. "Hey! No fair."
"Now, I want you both face down and naked-ass-up on that bed. I'm gonna give you both a hiding you won't soon forget."
Buzzsaw looked about the beach. Women cowered together, and clutched each other. Men cowered together, while trying to look like they weren't clutching each other. Couples held each other. Parents wrapped themselves protectively around stone silent children. "I SAID AM I RIGHT?"
"Yeah…" came a few disorganized voices.
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" roared Buzzsaw. "DON'T MAKE ME KICK YOUR TEETH IN!"
"YEAH!" cried the terrified crowd.
"That's better." Buzzsaw strolled leisurely amongst the beach goers, studying each face in turn.
"It looks like she's looking for someone," said Juliana in a low voice.
Juliana rolled her eyes. "You are so squeamish."
"Look, I just don't like watching people be in pain, ok?" said Adrian. "I'll see you in a few."
Adrian stepped out, closed the door behind him, and turned towards the living area. Two of his suitemates occupied the living room.
Alexandra lounged on the sofa, playing with her phone. She was very tall, most of her height coming from long, toned legs. She had a slender, toned build: thin waist, smallish breasts, flat stomach and bubble butt. She had rich chestnut hair draped over the arm of the couch and held out of her face by a golden hairband. She wore a short white skater skirt, and a tight black off-the-shoulder crop top that bared her shoulders and midriff.
Vanessa sat curled up in an over-sized recliner with a book open in her lap.
She was of average height, and had a voluptuous, hourglass figure: substantial breasts, reasonably narrow waist, wide hips and large, protruding bubble butt. She had lily white skin and shoulder-length raven black hair tied back into a ponytail. She wore a pair of dark blue cut-off jean shorts and a black t-shirt emblazoned with the rictus grin of the heavy metal band Vicious.
"You could show a little concern for the innocent bystanders who might get caught in the crossfire for one." The brunette pulled a leather backpack off her shoulders and set it down at her feet. She pulled out a long, wide leather paddle, easily big enough, actually it looked exactly big enough, to cover Scarlet Moon's entire bottom with one swat.
The redhead grinned. "You like it? The boss lady had it specially made just for you. 'Course it almost broke the budget. You wouldn't believe how much leather it takes to cover your fat ass."
Scarlet Moon glared at the redhead. "You really think I'm going to just bend over and let you paddle me?"
"Yes I do," said the brunette. "We can't in good conscience help you, unless you're willing to improve. Think of this paddling as being a commitment to becoming a better hero."
"This is ridiculous."
"Sorry." The brunette tapped the paddle against her palm. "What the boss lady says, goes."
"Payback's a bitch isn't it?" asked the redhead.
"Now Marie, no need to be so smug," said the brunette.
"Oh come on, Dana. Like you aren't enjoying this too."
The brunette smiled a little.
"The brunette has a point," said Juliana. "The ginger can go jump in a lake."
The next morning found Juliana knocking on Adrian's door. "Come on, I wanna go before it gets too crowded."
Adrian pulled his head out of his closet and half-turned to the door. "Hold your horses. Just need to find something to wear."
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Don't forget you can access the (C)haracter screen by pressing the `C` key. There you can change your outfit. You can access the screen at any time except during combat, allowing you to change your clothing and appearance whenever you want. Scenes similar to this will be provided periodically for those of you who only want to change clothing when it makes sense.
"That's not–"
Adrian rubbed his bottom and scowled at Juliana. "If you'd taken five seconds to voice your concerns, I wouldn't have gone anywhere. But oh no, you thought you could just give me an order and run off. Well, I'm not your soldier and you're not my general."
Juliana grimaced. She swayed her head thoughtfully. "Yeah, I guess you're right."
Juliana turned around, put her hands on her knees and stuck her butt out. Her round orbs strained against her short skirt, a hint of curved cheek even peeking out from underneath the frilly fabric. Adrian flipped her skirt up to reveal a pair of large, round, caramel colored cheeks all-but-swallowing a purple thong.
Adrian shook his head. "Do you ever not wear a thong?"
"Beats flashing all my secrets at people whenever someone decides I need a spanking," said Juliana. "Most people I've met are less interested in maximizing your humiliation than they are in making sure you feel it in the morning."
"You know, that's a good point…" murmured one of the onlookers.
Scarlet Moon rolled Poseidon onto her face. He grabbed the boy's hair and yanked his head off the ground. Scarlet Moon leaned in until his breath tickled the villain's ears. "Do you have any idea how much of a pain in the ass you've been the past few days?"
Scarlet Moon's hand glowed. He grabbed Poseidon' speedo and ripped it in two. Poseidon' hips bounced and his small, tight, utterly naked buttocks jiggled with the movement, leaving Poseidon naked except his small butterfly mask.
The villain grunted.
"Such a good girl." Midnight slid up next to Scarlet Moon. One hand pressed against the small of Scarlet Moon's back, and traced its way up to the back of his head, leaving a tingling line of sparks up Scarlet Moon's spine. Long fingers wrapped themselves in Scarlet Moon's hair. Midnight firmly, but gently pulled Scarlet Moon's head back, forcing Scarlet Moon to further arch his back and thrust his chest out. Scarlet Moon found himself looking up into the woman's shining green eyes. The other hand slid across the curve of Scarlet Moon's spandex-clad buttocks. Firm fingers slid into the waistband of Scarlet Moon's spandex shorts and pulled them down to the hero's soft thighs, exposing Scarlet Moon's bare bottom to the icy January air (thank God for shields!)
Scarlet Moon squeaked and squirmed. The squirming ended up thrusting his bottom into and rubbing against Midnight's palm.
"Oh-ho, looks like someone's eager for his spanking." Midnight leaned in close as if going for a kiss. Her head shifted at the last minute, and her breath instead tickled Scarlet Moon's ear. "Craving some discipline are we?"
Adrian stood at the front of the room. He looked up and up and up at David. His eyes flicked to those very large biceps, and the very well-defined pecks pushing against his tight shirt.
"Jeans."
"How could you?" said Natalie. Her eyes were narrowed and angry, angrier than Adrian had ever seen. "They're just normal people. Normal, fragile people!"
"They attacked me–"
"They weren't a threat!" snapped Natalie. "God, Adrian those weren't faceless robots. Those were people. Officer Stevens has three sons. One is a mechanical engineer, the middle is out in California writing screenplays for commercials. His youngest is planning to join the force when we graduates high school. Officer Jones is over six feet tall and built like a linebacker. He brings homemade fruitcake to the holiday party every year. Whenever a new officer joins the precinct, they make a big deal about how awful it is, and how if you try to tell Jones it's terrible, he'll spank your ass right there in front of everybody. Then they make the rookie eat some of the cake at the party, but it turns out to be the most delicious fruitcake you've ever had. Officer Cooper loves to tango. There's a running joke that you should never let your wife dance with him, unless you're willing to be dragged to tango lessons for six months."
"I was careful–"
"You gave Officer Stevens a concussion! Officer Jones has some broken ribs. They're both in the hospital right now."
Adrian looked away.
"Why couldn't you just run away?" asked Natalie.
"Well, why did they attack me?" asked Adrian.
Natalie gave Adrian a look like he was thick. "The same reason you've ever attacked Succubus, or Buzzsaw or Princess."
Adrian glared down at his feet.
"Shit!" David grabbed Adrian's wrist and pulled him towards the door. "Must be some new Supremes."
"Supremes?" asked Adrian.
"That's what the media's calling them," said David. "Because a superiority complex is exactly what these lunatics need."
Shrieks and swearing erupted from the stadium, and the still sizeable crowds in the concessions rushed for the doors.
"Hold on tight," said David as the two got swept up in the human torrent. "Don't get separated."
"Uh-huh. Did you have an appointment?" asked the guard in a bored voice.
"Umm, no?" said Scarlet Moon.
"So you showed up at Ms. Silver's residence at five in the morning, and you don't even have an appointment?"
"Umm, how do costumed superheroines who've only just now discovered a dire threat to your employer's wealth and health get an appointment?"
"Get a bat signal. Now bugger off before I come out there and tan your ass."
"You…really think you could take a superhero?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Brat, I could take a dozen superheros. Now–Yes? Just one moment mister."
The comm switched off. A few minutes passed. Scarlet Moon created a couple of scarlet spheres and juggled them.
"You know it's not really juggling if you're only using two," said Juliana.
"Oh hush," said Scarlet Moon.
Eventually, the comm crackled to life at the same time that the gates swung open.
"You may enter," said the guard in a chastened voice. "Please try not to destroy anything."
The noodle struck Scarlet Moon in the gut with the force of a freight train. He flew backwards and skidded across the mall floor, coming to rest at Tempestas' feet.
"Very impressive," said Tempestas.
"Shut up," said Scarlet Moon.
Sir Stuffins charged. The giraffe trampled Scarlet Moon, while Tempestas leapt into the air to avoid the pool noodle. Giraffalot swung its head and struck Tempestas in the side, flinging Tempestas through Booky McBookstore's window and a shelf of books. The shelf erupted in a flurry of paper and wood.
Sir Stuffins wheeled around, ready to charge again.
Scarlet Moon's sack jerked to and fro under the force of the lego collisions. The walls of the sack flexed and cracked. Scarlet Moon's eyes flared.
"Look, I'm just trying to process it, alright?" said Juliana. She paced. "I saw you fire energy beams out of you eyes, get punched through an air conditioning unit, lift a random sheet of iron, and fight a lunatic whose hair could slice through steel. I'm kinda freaked out here!"
"You're freaking out? You didn't turn into a night light," said Adrian.
"Keep your voice down," hissed Juliana. "And what, we can't both be freaked out?"
"You are not allowed to be more freaked out than I am," said Adrian, crossing his arms.
"Don't worry," said Juliana dryly. "Your eyes have been the size of dinner plates since you woke up, to say nothing of the Shower to End All Showers."
"Just laying down some ground rules," said Adrian, a hint of a smile sneaking its way onto his face.
"Noted. Now look, we gotta figure out what we're going to do," said Juliana.
"Here's a thought. We pretend it never happened," said Adrian, stretching again and hissing. Stupid sore muscles.
"But Buzzsaw is still out there," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon smacked the paddle against the fleshy swell of Anklyana's right cheek, just barely hard enough to make the voluminous flesh ripple.
"Oh boo! That was pathetic," said Princess. "Surely you learned something when Succubus upended you. Spank her like Succubus did you! Or Mr. Cuddles will give you a demonstration."
Scarlet Moon glanced up at the camera. It had focused on Tempestas again. The giant bear's paw rested on the captured heroine's upthrust bottom. Tempestas squirmed uneasily, and glared at Princess.
Scarlet Moon sighed. He drew the paddle back. Anklyana's fingers dug into her own ankles.
Scarlet Moon spied the boy's mother in an island of calm, staring up at Scarlet Moon with wide eyes.
Scarlet Moon leapt down and landed next to her. The mother snatched her son out of Scarlet Moon's arms almost before the hero had even landed. Scarlet Moon set the man down next to her. He felt a sudden sharp sting on his right cheek. He yelped and hopped forward.
Adrian put some distance between himself and the kidanpping scene before flashing back into his civilians, and returned to campus.
"Good." David turned Adrian sideways and struck his bottom three times in rapid succession.
Adrian squealed and tried to pull his hips away from David's palm, his plump bottom bobbling under his jeans.
"What were you thinking?" hissed David. He struck his bottom a fourth time. "Just walking up to that…that thing and offering your hand. You could have been hurt, or killed. You almost were hurt or killed!"
"I'm sure you're saying something right now, but I can't hear you. Can't even see you." Leopard munched on a bit more popcorn. "See, when I was trying to decide how best to fuck with you, the whole spank-his-while-he's-stuck-in-the-wall was the first thing I came up with. There's just something so cute about seeing nothing but your victim's butt wobble and legs kick while you beat his ass raw. Hearing nothing but the whap of paddle on bottom, and imagining the squeals bouncing around in the tiny little room he's stuck in. Picturing the way his face twists and his eyes widen with each crack. Nothing quite like it."
Scarlet Moon squirmed and pounded uselessly on the wall.
"Nice wiggle there. Bet you're trying to get out right? I wouldn't bother. I've been studying you from the moment you showed up. I know how strong you are." Leopard leaned forward, her eyes gleaming. "Anyway, I ran into a bit of a conundrum. See, while I could watch your ass compact beneath the paddle, and your legs windmill like mad, you couldn't. You wouldn't be able to see anything at all! You wouldn't be able to hear anything either, because you know, sound-proofing works both ways. And of course, how would you know what's happening to your buddy Tempestas? She could be getting her booty blistered as we speak, and you wouldn't be able to see a thing! It's just not fair."
Leopard pushed a button on her control panel. The right monitor flickered, and now showed Tempestas from below. She was stuck to the ceiling, her wrists and ankles pinned inside small holes. Her tight pants were bunched up around her ankles, her tiny white G-string the only stitch of clothing between the middle of her back and her calves. Tempestas squirmed anxiously, her hips swaying, and her firm, heart-shaped ass rippling ever so slightly. The camera zoomed out, revealing that Tempestas was slowly being lowered towards a whirling wheel of leather straps.
"Oh dear," said Leopard with a grin. "Quite the predicament she's in. That wheel o' leather looks like it's really gonna hurt. She could really use a superhero right about now. Too bad you're a little stuck, hmm?"
"She swings a mean tawse though," said Adrian, briefly lifting his bottom off the seat with his hands.
"Meh, so does Mom. And you're not scared of her are you?" Juliana grinned.
"Yes. Yes I am. If Mom turned out to be a supervillain I would just let her take over," said Adrian.
"Bah! I would resist to the bitter end!" Juliana shook her fist at the sky.
"You wouldn't sit until the bitter end."
"Sacrifices must be made for the good of the city."
Adrian kept walking.
"See you." Sam returned to the office. "And don't forget to do your homework."
Adrian entered the dorm, and made his way to Juliana's room. Remembering the events of that morning (only that morning? God what a day), he made sure to knock. "Juliana? It's Adrian."
"Come in."
Adrian slipped inside, and dropped his backpack on the floor. He stretched and grinned. "Gonna have to figure out how to wash that thing, but that's a problem for-"
"We've got a problem. Come here." Juliana clicked play on an internet news video.
"Probably still tired," said Generalissima. "And maybe should've had you and Anklyana practice a bit eh?"
Cops swarmed around the pair, forming a U, particle beams pointed down at them from almost every direction, angled so that none of the cops pointed at each other.
"Oww," said Anklyana, clutching her bottom and rolling on the ground. "Oww, oww, oww."
The chief of police stepped through the line and loomed over the would-be heroes.
Scarlet Moon pushed himself onto shaking hands and knees. He looked up at the broad, towering figure.
Scarlet Moon swung off into the darkness. He swung a few blocks, before swinging back and slipping back onto the roof.
"Ahhh, another victory for the Tempestas Trio," said Tempestas stretching.
Anklyana raised an eyebrow. "Tempestas Trio?"
"Terrible Trio?" asked Tempestas. "Truly Terrific Trio?"
Anklyana rolled her eyes, a smile playing at her lips.
"Well, I'm heading home," said Tempestas. "Gonna celebrate with a nice bubble bath. Nothing like a post-supervillain-ass-kicking bubble bath."
Tempestas leapt off the roof, a gust of wind sending her sailing through the night sky.
"Guess we should–" Anklyana's eyes widened. "Oh no. I'm gonna be in so much trouble."
"Why?" asked Generalissima.
Anklyana swayed from one foot to the foot. "Well, you know when he punched Leopard? He kind of told me to stay back beforehand. I kind of…didn't."
Generalissima hissed.
Anklyana whimpered and rubbed her bottom.
"Oh God, please don't let there be a next time," said David. He gave Adrian a gentle push to his room. "Now, go onto bed. I'll talk to you later."
Adrian's heart sank at that, and one hand slid up to touch his necklace. There would be a next time. So long as Adrian wore that necklace, there would be a next time. He forced a teary smile.
"Good. Now get out of here." Napier gave Anklyana's exposed cheek another hard smack, making the girl hop up on her tip toes and yelp.
Those pale mounds jiggled ever so slightly with each hip-swaying step, drawing ever closer. Filling Scarlet Moon's field of vision. Bouncing. Shifting. Rippling.
"My eyes are up here kitten."
Scarlet Moon swallowed. His eyes flicked up to the green eyes glimmering from behind the domino mask, before returning to the much safer crevice before him.
The breasts slid sideways into shadows and vanished. Scarlet Moon swayed. He reached out to steady himself on something, but found only air. His heart hammered against his chest, but he felt no fear. Anxiety. A strange tightness deep in her navel. Something else. Something he'd never felt and couldn't identify.
Something, no, a pair of somethings warm and soft pressed against his shoulderblades before sliding down a hair and pressing against his back.. Long fingers closed firmly over his shoulders. The faint scent of lilacs tickled his nose.
"Naughty indeed." The rich, melodic voice tickled Scarlet Moon's ear. "Whatever shall we do with you?"
Natalie blushed, and she started blinking rapidly. She kept jogging though.
Juliana looked over her shoulder. "Oh look. The Blonde Brigade. Hello, Jezebel."
A quintet of girls about their age stood in a v-formation with their hands on their hips and their hips cocked. Each one had shoulder-length blonde hair pulled up into ponytails. Each one wore a sports bra over their smallish breasts, and tight shorts hugged their bubble butts. They had flat torsos, slightly flared hips and long legs. Every one of them stood between 5'8" and 5'11".
"Why do you even bother Juli? Moonbutt over there's hopeless. You could be doing so much more with your life. Like hanging with us. You've got great fashion sense. Maybe you could beat some of it into Jannette and Jubilee," said the leader, Jezebel. She jerked her thumb over her shoulder. The two girls in the back of the V shifted from foot to foot.
Juliana narrowed her eyes. "Nobody's hopeless."
"Oh Gawd, you're making me want to puke," said Jezebel. "Girl doesn't have any fashion sense, can barely fit through a doorway, probably wears a diaper-"
Juliana spat in Jezebel's mouth.
Jezebel staggered backwards into her girls' arms, who were clearly trying very hard not to smile. She wiped frantically at her tongue. "Ohh, ew ew ew, what is wrong with you? Gah, I can still taste it!"
Natalie laughed. A rich, full-bellied laugh Adrian had never heard from her. In fact, it was the loudest Adrian had ever heard her. She laughed so hard, she nearly fell off the treadmill.
"Maybe next time you won't punch down," said Juliana with a flick of her hair. She turned on her heel and walked between Adrian's and Natalie's treadmill. She even threw an extra sway into her hips, as if daring Jezebel. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'd much rather spend time with my friends."
Anklyana leapt on it and smashed it to the ground with her body weight.
"You are getting such a spanking when we're done here," said Generalissima.
Tania turned her icy glare on Adrian, who shrank away. "You will not speak until spoken to."
Adrian buried his face in the pillow and pushed his bottom into the air.
"Now that's a good boy." Juliana brought the hairbrush down on Adrian's left cheek, eliciting another shriek, this one muffled by the pillow.
"Do you have to hit so hard?" Adrian arched his back and wiggled his bottom. "I'm sooo tender!"
"Yes, yes I do." Juliana swatted Adrian's bottom with swift, sharp strokes, making the hero's bare peach buttocks dance.
Adrian pressed his face into the pillow and squealed. He drummed his feet against the bed, while his fingers dug into the pillow.
For at least twenty minutes, the hairbrush battered Adrian's crimson bottom. The brush stung badly enough when his bottom wasn't molten. Barely five minutes in, sobs wracked Adrian's body. His shoulders heaved and his back hunched.
"The next time I suggest you ask somebody for help, what are you going to do?" asked Juliana.
"Ask them for help," said Adrian.
Juliana whacked Adrian's right sitspot. "And what will you not do?"
"Seems like you scared it off," said Generalissima.
"I'm done." Anklyana pushed herself to her feet and ran back towards the sewer. "I can't do this. I-I…"
"Yeah, I know we're pretty impressive." The man backed up a step, and Scarlet Moon saw another five or so very big men lined up waiting for him.
The chief grunted. "Well, I don't have any better ideas. So might as well let crazy talk to crazy."
"Not another word out of you either, unless you want to join her," said Generalissima darkly. "You know what Princess is probably doing now? Roasting Tempestas' bottom. The very thing you both took a paddling to avoid."
Scarlet Moon bolted for the far end of the arena. A gust of wind pushed him forward, and Tempestas soared past him, landing on the edge of the dome, and nearly toppling over.
Police cars lay scattered about the concrete, doors torn off hinges, lights ripped off, hoods crushed. A few cops lay scattered about the ground, groaning.
Buzzsaw stood in the middle of the destruction, laughing maniacally. She'd grown her hair long in the past few months. Instead of just a mohawk, she had a mohawk and two braids that extended to her knees. One braid was fashioned into a club, while the other had a long pointed tip."Guess whose back, bitches! Been waiting a long time to tan some copper asses, so come on ya pussies and show me what you're made of!"
A few cops hunched behind police cars or barricades, occasionally peeking out and firing at her. The rest desperately tried to keep the crowds contained and fleeing in an orderly manner.
Buzzsaw swung the club braid at a nearby prisoner van. The blow knocked the van on its side. She ripped the back door off its hinges. Poseidon and Prometheus crawled out, looking dazed.
"Buzzsaw," said Tempestas in a low hiss. "Run crowd control. Get those people out of here before they get hurt. I'll try to stop her."
Scarlet Moon blinked. "What?"
Something long and thin struck Scarlet Moon's thinly clad butt. He yelped, and his hands snapped back to cover his bottom.
"Go boy, or I'll wind switch you 'till you can't sit for a month." Tempestas leapt off the arena. A gust of wind flung Buzzsaw into a cop car, and the heroine landed. "Surrender now Buzzsaw, for you face Tempestas, the Hurricane Heroine!"
Scarlet Moon rubbed his ass, and blinked.
David patted Adrian on the back and gave his a gentle push to his room. "Now, go to bed. I'll talk to you later."
Adrian forced a teary smile.
"With hair like this, there ain't a gang in this city that'll stand up to the Whistlers." Buzzsaw advanced on Adrian. She grinned like a little girl who'd just walked in on Santa putting a pony under the tree. "Hell, prolly not even the police. Or the army! I could be like, president or some shit."
"God, that officer knows how to use a belt," said Vanessa. She frowned at Adrian. "Thanks for backing me up by the way."
Adrian shrugged. "Can you blame me?"
Vanessa sighed. "No, I guess not. Not with a demon like that on patrol."
Congratulations! You've reached the end of the current content. Things are looking pretty grim though. Our heros are captured or on the run, and Princess' power seems nigh unlimited. Will Scarlet Moon turn things around? Or is a dark age of tyrannical toys dawning? Find out in the next update!
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The left monitor flicked on, revealing a pert bottom, jello-like crimson spandex molded so firmly to the wobbling cheeks that nothing was left to the imagination. A metal hand grasped the spandex shorts and tugged them down. Scarlet Moon gasped as he felt the spandex slide over his bottom and bunch up at half-mast around his bare thighs. Scarlet Moon squirmed, watching on the monitor as his own boot-clad legs kicked helplessly.
"My goodness look at that bottom wobble. You have got to stop skipping the squats." Leopard munched on her popcorn. She leaned forward and pushed a button.
The room holding Scarlet Moon vibrated. A wheel with leather straps attached to it swung slowly into view on the camera. Another button bush, and the wheel started to spin. Slowly at first, then faster and faster until the leather straps were a brown blur. The wheel rotated until the spokes were parallel to the floor, the brown blur inching closer and closer to Scarlet Moon's bottom, angled to kiss both of Scarlet Moon's cheeks.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flicked to Tempestas' screen. Tempestas' naked buttocks hadn't yet come in contact with the straps whirling beneath her, but it was getting closer and closer. Scarlet Moon's eyes flicked back to his own monitor. He squirmed and pounded on the wall. His ass wobbled back and forth. His legs kicked frantically as the whirling vortex inched ever closer.
"Oh-ho look at those legs go," said Leopard. "Little nervous? Scared even? Getting desperate?"
Scarlet Moon's fingers dug into the wall behind his, his eyes glued to the monitor showing his wiggling, compact bottom. The whirling straps getting closer.
Closer.
They came in contact.
"Hey, get your ass back out," snapped Buzzsaw, punctuating the command with three sharp strokes to the crease where right cheek met right thigh. "I'm not even close to done."
Adrian stuck his butt back out, squealing and crying all the while.
"Good. Nice to know you have some capacity for listening," said Buzzsaw. Her fingernails dug into the small of Adrian's back, and she struck Adrian's burning bottom with hard, body rocking blows.
Adrian rested his head against the wall, and buried his fists in his hair.
Natalie squealed when Adrian tugged her panties down, fully exposing the curve of her cheeks. She squirmed, flashing brief glimpses of the secret places nestled between her thighs and buttocks. "What are you doing?"
"Juliana said bare, so you're getting it bare."
"But there was plenty of bare skin!" wailed Natalie.
"So you wanted me to just spank that for twenty minutes?"
"Umm, no…"
"Then down the panties go."
Natalie moaned and pressed her face into the couch. She squeezed her legs and clenched her thighs. "This is so embarassing!"
Scarlet Moon could faintly see the boulder charging down on his in the flickering red light of his powers. He drew back his fist, now glowing with scarlet light.
The boulder rolled towards his.
He swung his fist.
The boulder opened, and Scarlet Moon punched air. The boulder rolled over his. Suddenly, Scarlet Moon was bouncing and rolling around inside the boulder. It bounced off walls and turns, jostling Scarlet Moon this way and that. The boulder clanged, and opened back up. Scarlet Moon flew out, and lashed a cord to the nearest wall.
He was inside a giant room whose walls, floor, and ceiling were covered in steel plating. A hole opened up in the floor and swallowed the steel-plated boulder, snapping shut behind it.
Juliana screamed.
Scarlet Moon cried out and spasmed as the piercing shriek spiked his ear. In that moment of pain, Scarlet Moon saw his position with perfect clarity: obediently bent over a table getting whipped by a supervillain.
Scarlet Moon twisted around and backhanded Succubus into a table decked out with caviar.
"Stay out of my head!" A scarlet beam smashed into Succubus' chest and slammed her into the bar.
Succubus pushed herself to her feet, a serpentine smile on her face. She pointed her riding crop at Scarlet Moon. "Looks like the naughty little superhero refuses to take his medicine. Minions! Put him in the corner!"
The villain's minions charged, Succubus following shortly behind them.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to a nearby pillar and swung right, while Tempestas ran left.
Scarlet Moon planted his feet against it and rocketed at Sir Stuffins. Tempestas bounced off a sculpture and sailed at the bear.
The bear ducked low over the giraffe.
Melissa whipped the tawse across Adrian's burning sitspots four times in rapid succession. "Hold still. Or I will tie you down."
Adrian whined and sucked his ass in tight against the counter.
"And stick your ass out." Melissa punctuated the command with a stroke across the center of Adrian's backside. "God, kids these days. When I was your age, I could take a strapping like this without making a peep."
Adrian stuck his ass out. Juliana had better appreciate this.
The strap rained down on Adrian's proffered bottom, the sharp crack buffeting his ears.
Adrian yelped, and his hips rocked madly back and forth.
The tawse snapped across his thighs, making him howl.
It returned to his bottom, sending lines of fire racing across his almost-naked cheeks. His hips rocked again.
The tawse snapped across his thighs.
Scarlet Moon swung into the air, Anklyana clinging to his back. The dark figure flitted across the rooftops, moving with superhuman speed and agility.
"Another Supreme criminal," said Generalissima. "Where do they all come from?"
"I mean, they're not going out of their way to drum our bums, so can't be all bad," said Anklyana.
"They're a thief," said Generalissima.
"Whatever."
Scarlet Moon lashed a couple of chords to the supports of a water tower and sling-shotted between them.
Anklyana squealed and tightened her grip.
Scarlet Moon sailed through the air and landed on the same rooftop as the dark figure.
Scarlet Moon leapt off the top of the scaffolding and lashed a cord to a nearby streetlamp.
"Scarlet Moon, halt immediately!" came the police chief's voice over the PA.
Anklyana groaned. "Why doe he have to be here?"
A few more small scraps of light formed around Adrian's hand. He sucked in a deep breath, his chest heaving like he'd just run a marathon. His head felt like it was full of helium. "Best I can do."
Juliana peered over the edge of the roof. "Can you create like a rope or something?"
Adrian focused on the scraps of light. Slowly, they formed into a cord. With a flick of a wrist, he wrapped it around the flagpole. He wrapped his arm around Juliana's waist, and the two jumped.
"NO!" roared Buzzsaw. "Get someone below! They're shimmying down the wall! GO!"
The two half-slid, half-fell down the edge of the building. They hit the ground. Adrian stumbled, shocks of pain running up his legs. Juliana wobbled, and nearly fell. She grabbed Adrian's arm and gave it a hard tug. "Come on!"
Shouts rose from behind the two, followed by the sound of shoes smacking pavement.
"Must go faster," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon threw himself into a roll.
Juliana pouted. "You're one to talk. Least my thighs are covered. Mostly."
"You created my costume."
"Details, details."
"We will discuss this when we get in there," said Tania. She pitched her voice low. "I promise, I'm not spanking you for insulting Jezebel."
Juliana opened the door. "Get out."
Midnight smiled. She circled around Scarlet Moon, her form fading in and out of the shadows. Her fingers traced lightly down Scarlet Moon's back and skimmed across Scarlet Moon's bottom, the thin spandex doing little to mute the touch of those fingers.
Scarlet Moon shifted from foot to foot. A part of him felt like he was supposed to tell Midnight to stop. The rest of him didn't want to.
Midnight faded into some shadows, and didn't come out.
Hands slid over Scarlet Moon's shoulders and down his sides. Long, firm hands gripped Scarlet Moon's hips, and pulled his bottom against leather-clad hips. Warm, pillowy breasts pressed against Scarlet Moon's back. The hips pumped against Scarlet Moon's bottom, each thrust setting off fireworks in Scarlet Moon's belly.
Scarlet Moon closed his eyes and sighed, lost in the feel of this woman's soft curves against his body.
"We're going to play a little game," said Midnight. Her right hand slid along Scarlet Moon's hip and across the swell of the hero's thinly-clad buttock. The other slid along Scarlet Moon's hip and across his spandex-shielded belly.
Scarlet Moon gasped.
"Over the next few months, I'll give you three opportunities to capture me." Midnight's left hand slid across Scarlet Moon's belly and gripped Scarlet Moon's right hip. The leather-clad vixen slowly pivoted, so that Scarlet Moon's left hip was flush against Midnight's thigh. Midnight's breath tickled his ear. "Each time you fail to catch me, you're gonna get on your knees and ask for a good. Hard. Spanking."
Midnight clapped Scarlet Moon's barely clad bottom three times.
Scarlet Moon yelped and wiggled, his hip grinding against Midnight's thigh, Midnight's hand sliding across his side.
"Help me? I was helping you," said Tempestas. Her hand sank into Scarlet Moon's plump bottom, making the pliant flesh collapse around her fingers.
"I was doing fine," said Scarlet Moon. "You were the one getting blasted all over campus."
Tempestas growled. She leaned forward, putting extra weight on Scarlet Moon's back. Her hand cracked across Scarlet Moon's shaking sitspots with the force of a cannon.
Scarlet Moon squealed and bucked frantically. Didn't help. Tempestas' hand rained down again and again on Scarlet Moon's sitspots and the tops of his thighs, until both burned like the fire of hades.
Mr. Cuddles lowered itself onto one knee. It draped Scarlet Moon and Tempestas face down across its knee, their naked, cherry-red bottoms thrust up into the air. Mr. Cuddles' paw arced through the air with a great onrushing roar, like a freight train bearing down on a helpless damsel.
Scarlet Moon sucked in a breath and clenched his bottom.
The paw collided. Scarlet Moon shrieked at the top of his lungs. The stroke drove his hips into the bear's thigh. His bottom went into a rippling fit as the bear lifted its paw. Scarlet Moon tried to reach back to cover his sizzling cheeks, only to be foiled by the great paw pinning his to Mr. Cuddles' leg. Instead, he kicked and squirmed. He repeatedly clenched and unclenched his bottom, sending ripply shivers through his scorched buttocks.
The paw whooshed again, and struck Tempestas' naked cheeks with a thunderous crack. Tempestas howled and bounced up and down. Her hips slammed into Scarlet Moon's and her kicking legs got entangled with the other hero's.
The paw lifted up with a great creaking. Scarlet Moon whimpered. The paw arced down and crashed into Scarlet Moon's bottom a second time. Scarlet Moon howled and kicked. He arched his back and swung his torso back and forth.
Scarlet Moon lashed a chord to the abandoned building and zipped through the window through which he'd just escaped with Juliana. He burst out of the small room (presumably once a janitor's closet) and out into a dim hallway.
The leopard-print lady stood above a giant hole. She looked over her shoulder and arched an eyebrow. "Thought I told you to stay out of my way."
"Who are you?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Leopard," said the woman.
Tempestas grabbed Scarlet Moon around the waist and pivoted. She flung Scarlet Moon into the air. A gust of wind buffetted the hero, flinging his towards the large window above the mall's entranceway.
Scarlet Moon zipped to a nearby drone. He leapt off it like a stepping stone. A cord lashed to a pillar and whipped his towards the window. He took one last look at Tempestas, who kneeled in the middle of an ever-closing circle of toys, watching Scarlet Moon. Tempestas half-smiled and gave Scarlet Moon a salute.
Scarlet Moon yanked the cord back in and flared his shield. The shield buckled as he smashed through the glass, but held. A cord lashed to a nearby streetlight and he swung out into the parking lot and winter sunshine.
The cord flickered. He zipped towards the streetlight. The cord vanished just before he got there. He yelped, and snagged the streetlight with his fingers. He grabbed the light with his other hand, and hung. He tried to pull himself up, his arms shaking, but couldn't quite get there.
A drio of drones zipped out the window after him.
"So you all understand the problem and solution perfectly? Alright, what happens if the number in `word:number` isn't actually a number?"
Vanessa took his hand and pulled him into the bathroom. "Are you allergic to any makeup or anything?"
Adrian shook his head.
"Good." Vanessa applied makeup to Adrian's face with a precision and speed that would make any makeup artist envious.
Vanessa turned Adrian around and pulled his hair into a braid similar to her own with similar speed and precision. The two returned to the common room.
Juliana's eyes widened. "That was fast."
Vanessa shrugged. "Been working there for almost two years now, so I've had lots and lots of practice. Come on, we need to get going or we're going to be late."
"We've all got work to do. Vanessa show his to the employee room, and then you two need to hit the floor. You handled that quite well Vanessa. Keep up the good work," said Rossi.
"Yes ma'am," said the two in unison.
As they walked away, Vanessa leaned in close to Adrian. "Thanks for saving my bacon back there. Sorry about the swats, but that's part of training."
Adrian glared at Vanessa and made a big show of rubbing his bottom. "It's not the sting I'm upset about."
Vanessa winced. She opened a door into a small lounge. "Yeah, I know I can't believe I forgot to give you the rundown. Look it's quite simple. Be polite, fill people's drinks, and when you mess up apologize, get it fixed, and give them a discount. You mess up, I give you a few swats like back there. You really mess up, I give you a hard spanking."
Scarlet Moon's peppered Princess' wobbling cheeks, bringing a red blush to the girl's shaking flesh. Princess yelped. Her hips wiggled back and forth. Her legs kicked, and she pounded her fists against Anklyana's forcefield.
This went on for several minutes, Scarlet Moon's palm flashing between bouncing cheeks, Princess kicking and screaming, Tempestas and Anklyana watching with smirks on their face.
Scarlet Moon paused and shook his hand. It burned something fierce. Almost as much as Princess' bottom.
Scarlet Moon swirled his forcefield into a paddle long and wide enough to cover Princess' entire bottom.
"Are we done?" asked Princess with a sniff.
Scarlet Moon snagged a crane and swung into the scaffolding of a partially constructed building. He used the exposed steel girders like monkey bars and burst out the other side. "I scanned out, but I never scanned back in."
"Pfsh. I hacked that while you were out. So far as Sam or the systems know, you came home about 10:30 or so," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon landed on top of some office building or other. "Really?"
"'Course. Super genius remember?" said Juliana. "Now hurry home. Leet hacking skills won't protect us from a surprise inspection."
Quarter of an hour later, Scarlet Moon reached the edge of campus. He slipped into the small forest that horseshoed around campus, and circled around to the athletic building. He leapt onto the roof and pulled his backpack out of a small nook. The pack had a change of clothes and his student id.
"Probably shouldn't keep my ID with my clothing. What if someone, like a janitor or something found it?" Scarlet Moon slung the backpack over his shoulder, and leapt back into the trees.
"Now that I've got root access to the keycard system you can just keep an empty wallet in there. When you're coming back, you can press the wallet against the scanner, while I fake your card," said Juliana.
Generalissima slid her hand down her face. "Hate you so much."
Minutes later, the trio stood at a counter in the kitchen. Scarlet Moon wolfed down a breakfast of scrambled eggs, pancakes, toast and bacon.
Adrian spied Natalie sitting on a bench hunched over her computer and plopped down next to her.
"I wouldn't be a very good RA if it didn't hurt," said Sam. The hairbrush whipped through the air and smashed into Adrian's left cheek, sending a deafening crack throughout the room. Juliana winced.
Adrian leapt up and snapped his hands back to cup his curved bottom. He danced around the room, rubbing and mewling until the sting faded to something bearable.
Sam waited, the hand with the brush resting lightly against his hip. "You know that's dangerous right? If you'd snapped your hands back when I was in midswing, I'd have hit your knuckles. Could've seriously hurt you."
Adrian sniffed miserably. "Isn't that the idea?"
"Of course not," said Sam. "I don't want to torture you, I want to help you. Sometimes, and by sometimes I mean almost always, the best way to help a boy when he's messed up is to redden his bottom. Not break his knuckles. Don't you think?"
Adrian shrugged.
"Now bend back over. You still got fourteen to go, plus an extra for leaving position," said Sam.
Panicked shrieks rose from the stands. Scarlet Moon flung up a scarlet bubble around the stage. A firehose of water struck Scarlet Moon in the chest with enough force to slam him against the interior of his own bubble.
The bubble wobbled. Poseidon charged in, a fist sailing for Scarlet Moon's face. Scarlet Moon ducked the punch. His forcefield swirled into a spring and he rammed it against Poseidon's chest.
Scarlet Moon and Anklyana hunkered down around a sewer grate. Scarlet Moon pulled the grate free with a heave and a grunt. He gestured for Anklyana to go down.
"Why do I have to go first?" asked Anklyana.
"Gotta replace the grate," said Scarlet Moon.
Anklyana sighed and clambered down into the sewers.
"Don't know what you guys are complaining about," said Generalissima. "Your forcefields should protect you."
"Doesn't help with the smell though," said Anklyana.
"Pretty sure it does, or you'd be having trouble breathing. Lot of methane down there," said Generalissima.
"Pleasant." Anklyana shifted from one foot to the other. "It's rather dark in here."
Scarlet Moon slid in and replaced the grate. He created a small glowing sphere over his hand.
"Not much better." Anklyana squinted into the dark, flickering scarlet-tinted walls.
"Relax, Grue's are just a myth," said Generalissima.
And smashed right through it with a great tearing rend of steel.
"Woah," said Leopard. "That's, that's pretty impressive there."
Scarlet Moon pivoted and fired a scarlet beam at one of the fans whipping the winds around. And a second. And a third.
The winds calmed enough for Tempestas to wrench back control, and she floated back to the ground. She looked a little green about the gills, but was otherwise fine.
Tempestas glared up at the plexiglass through which Leopard watched them. "Shall we kick her ass?"
Scarlet Moon bucked on the cat's lap. He tried to pry the beast's hand off his head, but it was like trying to remove a vice. His legs scissored madly, his round, jumping buttocks rolling with the motion of his long, spandex-clad thighs.
The cat stung Scarlet Moon's bottom with the speed of a machine gun and the strength of a cannonball. A bone-deep burn suffused his entire bottom, so great and terrible his entire world vanished into a haze of pain, his throbbing, wobbling ass at the center.
A blinding flash of green light burned through his eyelids. The cat's legs vanished out from under him and he fell to the ground with a grunt. The blows stopped.
Everyone stood still for a moment, waiting for the cat to reappear. Nothing moved (except Scarlet Moon's hips). Nothing made a sound (except Scarlet Moon, groaning and sobbing a little).
Anklyana sighed. "It seems to be gone."
Hands, much smoother than the one that was just battering Scarlet Moon's bottom, helped him to his feet.
Adrian waited, the hairbrush lightly tapping against his palm. Natalie shimmied her sweatpants down to her knees, her hips rocking with the motion. Adrian's breathing couldn't help but pick up a little as he watched Natalie's hips and lacy purple panties come into view.
Scarlet Moon sagged against the roof. He closed his eyes and whimpered. His body went limp, and he let Midnight's punishing blows rock him back and forth.
Midnight paused. She looked over her shoulder down at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon shrank away from her stern stare, his eyes flicking away.
Midnight swung off of Scarlet Moon. "On your hands and knees kitten. Face against the roof and bottom in the air."
Scarlet Moon did as he was told. The roof was rough against his hands and knees as he rolled over. He pressed his cheek against the ground, and arched his back, thrusting his naked ass into the air, and rounding it. Complete, and utter surrender. An offering to the leather clad woman standing over his.
Midnight knelt next to Scarlet Moon. She rolled Scarlet Moon's spandex top up his back, and wrapped her arm around the now exposed skin of Scarlet Moon's back, just above the bare, rippling, bottom upthrust before her. Scarlet Moon shivered at the touch of the woman's long fingers and firm palm against his bare skin.
The woman's other hand, fingers straight and pressed together, rubbed circles on Scarlet Moon's curved left buttock, sending faint ripples cascading across Scarlet Moon's curved cheek.
Midnight's hand drew back. Scarlet Moon squinched his eyes shut and sucked in a breath. Midnight's palm flattened Scarlet Moon's left cheek with a resounding splat!
Scarlet Moon's body rocked forward under the force of the stroke. He yelped, and his boots drummed against the roof. His round bottom rippled and bounced beneath the sharp slaps. He could feel Midnight's hips rotate against his thigh with every quick smack.
"Behold, Scarlet Moon," exclaimed Juliana throwing her arms out to encompass Adrian.
Adrian admired his legs and compact bottom.
Tania leaned forward and put a hand on Adrian's. She gave Adrian a serious look. "Kitten, listen to me. Jezebel is what happens when you let power consume you. Getting it, abusing it, reveling in it. Promise me you won't that happen to you."
"Is this about the kidnappings?" asked Adrian, a touch of anger. "That wasn't–"
"Obviously," said Tania. "Unless you can text and kidnap at the same time. Kitten, I need you to listen. Jezebel brings out the worst in people. Don't let her bring out the worst in you. I don't think the city could survive that. And I don't think you'd like what you'd do."
"You don't know what I'd do," muttered Adrian.
"No. Nobody does." Tania gave Adrian's hands a squeeze. "And I don't want to find out. Do you?"
Adrian shook his head.
"Then try not to let her get to you," said Tania. "Her approval is meaningless."
Vanessa shrugged. "Not your fault."
Scarlet Moon teetered a little beneath the weight. "Wait a minute. Alex is in there, I might-"
The crate tipped a bit too far to the right and the giant iron box landed on Scarlet Moon's foot.
While his shield ensured he didn't lose a toe, the fact remained that he had just dropped a giant iron box on his foot.
"Shit fucking bitch!" Scarlet Moon clutched his foot with one hand.
"What the fuck was that?!" roared Buzzsaw from inside the building. "You lot! Go check it out!"
About half a dozen Whistlers came charging out of the warehouse. He'd have to take them down quickly, and hopefully without losing too much of his scarlet mojo. He had a terrible suspicion that he wouldn't be leaving the docks if Buzzsaw beat him.
"Is that a clown?" said one of the Whistlers. "Who the hell ordered a clown? Buzzsaw's gonna be pissed-"
"Ow! Ow! Let-ah, whatever. I figured this was gonna happen." Juliana sighed.
"Hush, you naughty girl! I promised you a spanking, and I always fulfill my promises. When I feel like it." The man walked her towards the wooded area. Once there, he pushed her over a large stump, forcing her curvaceous, naked cheeks up into the air. With one hand pressed firmly against the middle of her back, the man whaled on Juliana's jiggly butt.
Juliana gritted her teeth, her toes curling and twitching in time to the heavy smacks.
Prometheus stood just in front of the door with her back to it, holding Officer Chastain upside down by her ankle, laughing maniacally.
"Yeah, that makes sense," said Generalissima.
Natalie gasped.
"Frankly, boy, I'm far more interested in what you deserve." Mrs. Rossi took Adrian's tray. "Vanessa, come over here for a moment."
Vanessa wove through the crowd. "Yes, Mrs. Rossi?"
"Be a dear and take this tray into the back, and find me an unused spatula, would you?" Mrs. Rossi handed the tray to Vanessa.
Adrian backed up a step. Mrs. Rossi grabbed his and bent him under her arm. Adrian's tight trousers strained against his outthrust bottom. Mrs. Rossi wasted no time tugging the trousers down to Adrian's thighs, exposing his boxer briefs.
Sam clasped his hands behind his back and fixed the two with a firm stare. "Eleven. That's all we ask. Gives you plenty of time to have some fun, but not enough to get life-threatening drunk. It ensures that you get home before the bars close and drunks hit the road. It ensures we're not up all night worrying about where you are and if you're in trouble. So, what is so hard about being home by eleven? You both have phones don't you? Can neither of you be bothered to set an alarm? Do you have any idea how worried I was getting? I was about ready to call the police. And it turns out this whole time you were just out dancing? You couldn't even be bothered to answer the phone?"
Juliana frowned.
"Yeah, I called you. Both. Repeatedly. And neither one of you bothered to pick up. Did your phones die?"
Juliana nodded.
Sam sighed and massaged his forehead. "Look, I have a responsibility to look after you, make sure you don't do anything dangerous. And you have a responsibility to help me do that."
Adrian looked around, and spotted Juliana just as she shoved the last wooden plank connecting the two rooftops into the abyss.
Juliana turned to Adrian, and grinned. "Sup?"
Adrian grabbed Juliana's hand. "Come on. I want to go home."
"Buzzsaw?" asked Juliana.
The chief grunted. "You'll excuse me if I'm not filled with confidence."
"Can't really blame you." Scarlet Moon shrugged. He warily approached the arena.
Eventually, the sobs faded, and Natalie pulled away. She wiped her eyes. "I should, I should just go to bed. I'll, I'll…"
Natalie turned and rushed from Adrian's room.
"Wait," said Scarlet Moon. "There is one question I have."
Silver paused. "Yes?"
"Do you have any enemies?"
Silver smiled. "We're about to go and ambush one."
"I mean rich enemies. The kinds of enemies who would fund a kidnapping?"
Silver's smile vanished. "What do you mean?"
"I overheard Buzzsaw talking to someone on the phone, before I rescued your daughter. Someone who was supposed to come and pick her up."
Silver tapped her lips. "Interesting. I thought it was just a standard kidnap-and-ransom."
"I don't think so. Someone hired Buzzsaw to kidnap Alexandra."
"I don't know of anyone off the top of my head. Oh don't get me wrong, there are plenty of people who don't like me, but they're mostly politicians I've snubbed, or businesspeople I've undercut. All very professional, nothing that would trigger a kidnapping. I shall have to do some digging. Thanks for the warning."
Juliana took Adrian's arm and guided him to her room.
"Come on Juliana, I'm tired," said Adrian.
"Just a little bit longer. This is important." Juliana pulled Adrian into her room and closed the door.
The two reached the men's belts, and Natalie looked through them. "Surprised you came with me. You got a thing for belts?"
"Nah, I just didn't want to go with Juliana and Keiko. I love Juliana to death, but sometimes it's best to keep your distance."
"She a bit cranky right now?"
"Not so much cranky, as anxious. And when she gets anxious, she gets a bit mischievous."
"What's–"
"Oh, hey Natalie." Bernice Chastain emerged from the stream of people walking past the men's belts. Her eyes flicked rapidly to the belts and back to the two students. "What um, brings you to the men's, um, belt section?"
"Hello Bernice." Natalie smiled. She gestured to Bernice. "Adrian Jones, this is Bernice Chastain. Bernice, this is Adrian Jones."
Scarlet Moon looked around. He could just flip Prometheus over his knee, but all the OTK stuff was getting old.
A swirl of wind lifted Poseidon off the ground, butt in the air and head and feet dangling. Tempestas grabbed the speedo and yanked it down to Poseidon's knees.
A bit of dangling huh? Scarlet Moon's eyes lit up. He wove some of his forcefield into something that looked kind of like a gallows, complete with raised platform. Except instead of a noose, it had a thick hook.
"What are you doing with that thing?" asked Prometheus. She squirmed. "Let me go. Let me go."
Scarlet Moon hopped up onto the platform. He lifted Prometheus off his shoulder and slid the hook through the back of the girl's little shorts. Prometheus squealed as the hook took her full weight, yanking the tiny shorts right up into her buttcrack, almost fully exposing a pair of pert little buttocks. Her legs pedaled and her hands clawed at the air like she was trying to swim away.
Scarlet Moon wove his shield into a paddle long and broad enough to completely cover Prometheus' little bottom. It even came with holes.
Scarlet Moon's voice came out as a dangerous hiss. "We'll see how long that lasts. You got a lot to answer for boy. Like the the arena, and the weight room, and the quad, and your parents' house, "
Scarlet Moon pressed Poseidon' face into the cool asphalt. He raised his hand. A glowing crimson ruler formed in his fist. The ruler arced down, turning into a crimson blur as it cut the air. It struck the middle swell of both villainous cheeks. A great snap bounced off the neighborhood houses. The boy's firm bum flattened beneath the strike and bounced back in a frantic wobble. Poseidon howled and thrashed his hips about. The ruler arced again and struck just below the first smack. Poseidon wailed and clawed at the fist holding his hair, pressing his face against the dirty, cracked road. The ruler snapped a third time, just below that. This time the scarlet ruler dug into the man's sitspots, eliciting an even more frantic howl. The fourth stroke struck the sensitive crease where bum met thigh. Poseidon bucked wildly . His legs scissored desperately. The fifth stroke kissed the tops of his sensitive thighs. The meaty flesh jiggled beneath the stroke. A sob mingled with Poseidon' wail.
Scarlet Moon worked his way back up, strikin the tops of the thighs a second time. The crease next, followed by the sitspots and two strokes across the peaks of the villain's cheeks.
Three times Scarlet Moon worked that ruler up and down the Poseidon' lower bottom. By the time he finished, Poseidon lay sobbing into the dirt, his limbs twitching with every stroke, his bottom even redder than his sister's costume.
Scarlet Moon glanced over at Tempestas, to see the heroine had reduced Prometheus to a similar sobbing wreck.
"Relax, not like there's gonna be a mosh pit. Now come on. Your butt is your best asset, and we're gonna work it for all it's worth."
"Great job! Now get out of there and find someplace private where you can question her," said Juliana.
"One step ahead of you." Scarlet Moon tossed the woman over his shoulder, and slipped out of the building. He returned to the copse of trees, and dispersed the cords binding his captive.
They reached the common room and found Vanessa sitting at the couch with some homework in her lap. She leapt to her feet when she saw Juliana and Adrian. "Holy crap, what happened?"
"Adrian did something stupid, and resisted his punishment." Juliana pushed Adrian towards his room. "Now go to your room. We'll talk more later."
"Yes ma'am." Adrian took a quick glance at Vanessa, and scurried for his room.
"Remind me never to piss you off," said Vanessa.
Adrian entered his room, and closed the door. He yanked off his panties, shoes and socks and tossed them into the corner. He threw himself onto his bed with a wail and gingerly rubbed his blazing bottom.
"…Kyung-Sook just couldn't believe it. 'Why would you rotate the crystals like that? You could have blown us all sky-high!' she said. Of course, your sister insisted that she had known all along it was going to be fine, and in fact more efficient. She had been right of course, or we wouldn't have been having that conversation. We'd have been puddles. So naturally, Kyung-Sook blistered her ass for not following proper safety procedures." Tania shook her head as she pulled into the restaurant parking lot. "That girl has got to learn to think things through. If she does, she'll be one of the best scientists of your generation."
"Sounds like you really admire her," muttered Adrian.
Tania grunted sourly. She parked. "Don't worry kitten. She's not my type. Not even a little bit. That girl needs someone who'll haul her kicking and screaming over their knee for the thrashing of a lifetime once a week or so. I have no patience for that nonsense. I want someone who'll bend over and take his medicine like a good boy. Someone like my kitten."
Tania ran a hand along Adrian's thigh. Adrian shivered at the touch, and even purred a little. Tania smiled. She turned off the car. Adrian reached for the door, but a shake of Tania's head stopped him.
Tania got out and circled around the car. Adrian couldn't help but watch the mesmerizing sway of Tania's hips. Her dress clung to those broad, swinging hips, showing off every curve it ostensibly covered.
Tempestas leapt into the air. A slide flattened Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot. Legostopheles blew apart underneath a tower of platforms. Mr Cuddles caught the main structure, and flung it aside.
Great gusts of wind whipped play pieces into the air and flung them at Mr. Cuddles, driving him back step by step.
The giraffe and teddy bear struggled to their feet. They spread out and approached Scarlet Moon from opposite directions. Scarlet Moon backed up a few steps. He held his scarlet staff before his.
A blast of wind whipped through Scarlet Moon's hair. Window panes rattled and the second floor catwalk swayed. What looked almost like a tornado hovered over his head.
Tempestas landed next to Scarlet Moon and flung her arms out. A blast of wind flung all four of them into the air. The tornado caught them and whipped them around and around. Scarlet Moon slammed into the giraffe, and bounced away. The giraffe slammed into the bear, and bounced away. The bear slammed into the wall and fell to the ground. The giraffe went skipping across the floor, knocking over people and toys. Scarlet Moon struck the railing and fell, landing hard. He pushed himself to his feet. Tempestas erupted from the whirlwind and slammed both feet into the bear's chest. The bear went sprawling, and Tempestas back-flipped, landing not far from Scarlet Moon. She glanced over her shoulder at the sprawled hero.
"Eh hehe, oops?" said Tempestas. She shifted from one foot to the other. "Sorry about that, tornadoes are kinda hard to control, you know?"
The ground bucked. A small crowd shrieked as the ground gave way beneath them. A scarlet net formed around them and carried them out. Nets flew out in every direction, gathering people up and zipping them away.
Spiderweb cracks formed across Anklyana's shield.
"Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no," said Anklyana.
"Hold it, Anklyana hold it," said Generalissima.
"I can't…"
"Yes you can, come on, you've got this."
"No, I can't!" Anklyana's barrier shattered and the roof collapsed.
The rubble slammed into a great scarlet curtain. Scarlet Moon hovered in the middle, his glow flickering.
"Get out of there Anklyana. Move!"
Anklyana ran for the door just behind the last of the innocents caught up in Princess' net. Tempestas leapt past her, grabbed Princess, and bolted for the door.
Anklyana took one last look over her shoulder before the ceiling collapsed on Scarlet Moon.
Juliana closed the window. She smiled. It didn't look it, but Adrian knew it was forced. "And that's the last of it before you emerged from the rubble like Jesus."
Scarlet Moon ran for the edge.
Adrian shuffled down the corridor, his mind filled with thoughts of bed. As he went, he could hear the sharp slap of wood on bare flesh, interspersed with feminine yelps. Adrian hesitated, and went back to wait outside the office for Juliana. He eyed the long wooden bench sitting outside the office, trying to decide which hurt more: his feet, or his ass. Maybe two or three minutes passed, but they felt like an eternity. Adrian found himself alternating between sitting for a few seconds, standing for a few seconds, and fervently wishing the damned thing had cushions.
Juliana eventually came out, rubbing her bottom and sniffling. Her eyes widened when she saw Adrian. "Figured you'd have gone to bed by now."
Adrian shrugged. "Kinda felt like waiting for you, I guess."
Sam came out a few minutes later, locking the office behind him. "You two go on to bed. Now. Shoo. Unless you want a few more."
Using a bit of power to lend himself superhuman speed and grace, Adrian slid around David and carefully approached the cat figure.
"Dammit Adrian," hissed David. "Get back here before I–"
A woman landed on top of the pickup truck next them. She had thick chinlength black hair, dark eyes and tanned skin. She wore an open-faced vest roughly stylized in the head of a leopard. She wore a leopard-print push-up bra underneath the vest that emphasized her cleavage, and showed off her toned torso. A pair of leopard print leggings showed off muscular legs and a high, toned bottom. Calf-high leather boots completed the ensemble. She carried a blowgun in one hand and a paddle about the length and width of a machete hung at her side.
"Here kitty, kitty, kitty," said the leopard print lady.
The catlike creature hissed, grabbed Adrian, threw him over her shoulder, and sprinted away into the darkness.
"Adrian!" screamed David. He sprinted after them, but he had no hope of keeping up with the superhumanly fast cat-woman.
"Oh ho! Taking hostages now," crowed the leopard-print woman. "This is getting better and better!"
David, Juliana and Sam faded into the darkness as the cat woman leapt onto the side of a building and scaled up to the roof. She sprinted and leapt from roof to roof.
A dart bounced off the ledge to the cat woman's left. The woman hewed right. Another dart bounced off an air conditioning unit, driving the cat a little left.
Juliana deflated like a popped balloon. She shoved the USB drive into Adrian's hands. "Alright, fine. Least I won't be the one going to jail."
Adrian grabbed Natalie around the forearm and turned her sideways.
Natalie's eyes popped open. "Noo Adrian don't–oww!"
"I've half a mind to put you over my knee." Adrian smacked the seat of Natalie's dress. A tingling warmth spreading across his nethers as he watched that big, beautiful bottom wobble beneath his hard hand.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," wailed Natalie, dancing and squirming in place.
"Is there a problem here?" asked Napier.
Adrian jumped and spun. "Um, no sir. Your daughter was just putting herself down, insisting she's ugly. I wasn't going to stand for it."
Napier grunted. "Would you like to borrow my belt?"
"Daddy!"
"It's a very good belt. Natalie outdid herself this year," said Napier.
"That won't be necessary," said Adrian. He gave Natalie a warning look. "Yet."
"You're both big meanie faces," muttered Natalie, though a hint of a smile fought with an adorable pout.
Napier hooked his thumbs through his belt. "Natalie's told me a lot about you, Adrian. And I have to say, I think you'd do her a lot of good. I know, I don't really need to say it, but feel free to spank her soundly anytime you think she needs it."
"Daddy!"
"I'm honestly no good at it myself," said Napier. "Almost never have the heart."
"Jesus Christ." Buzzsaw plowed into the ground next to Scarlet Moon and backhanded the heroine through the remnants of the bell tower. "You're both big heaping piles of stupid, ain't ya?"
Tempestas leapt at Buzzsaw, but Buzzsaw wrapped her chain around Tempestas' waist and flung her into the bell tower next to Scarlet Moon.
"Don't even think about it Breezy. You can barely stir the winds, and Globoy blew his load building that ridiculous gallows."
"Oh fuck off," said Prometheus, pushing herself to her feet. "We don't need your help, and we don't take-eep!"
Buzzsaw flung Prometheus over her shoulder and gave the girl a hard smack on her bare, bright red bottom. "Shaddap."
Buzzsaw grabbed Poseidon and flung him over her other shoulder. "Catch ya later Globoy."
Buzzsaw leapt away.
Tempestas groaned, and pushed herself to her feet. "Oh look at that. They got away. Again."
Sam's belt snapped across Juliana's upthrust buttocks. The spongy flesh rippled beneath the harsh leather. Juliana's eyes doubled in size. Her hips jerked and a whine rose in her throat.
There was a sharp crack, and a line of fire burned across the peak of Adrian's svelt bottom. Adrian squealed and bucked his hips, his heart-shaped bottom wobbling beneath the stroke.
Sam's belt flattened Juliana's bottom a second time. Juliana howled and kicked her feet. Her hands squeezed Adrian's hands so hard, Adrian briefly worried they were going to break them.
David's belt slapped Adrian's bottom, this time laying down a strip of agony across the lower third of his peach cheeks. Adrian kicked and squeezed Juliana's hands (being careful not to break any fingers).
Sam's belt snapped across Juliana's bottom, sending the girl into a squirming, bucking fit. David's belt burned into Adrian's rippling cheeks, eliciting howling and kicking.
The door opened.
"Well now, what do we have here?" asked Alexandra's voice. "Date didn't go as planned I take it? Or maybe it did. So hard to tell with you two."
Natalie shoved Adrian onto the couch.
"Then how do you it?" asked Natalie quietly. "How do you put your costume on every day?"
"Because it's all mine." Adrian closed his hand into a fist. A faint red halo surrounded it. "My fears. My powers. My costume. My decisions. They're all mine. It doesn't matter what they throw at me. These powers are mine, and I will decide what they do. Nobody else."
"I wish I could do that," said Natalie.
"You'd be amazed what you can do if you take a deep breath, close your eyes, stop wishing, and start doing," said Adrian.
"I can't." Natalie burrowed her face into the pillow. "I just, I just can't."
"Yes you–"
"No, I can't! I'm not, I can't do it, ok? I'm too pathetic."
Adrian sat down next to Natalie, grabbed her by the arms, and yanked her over his lap.
Natalie squawked. "No, Adrian what are you doing? Stop, I'm still sore from Daddy's belt."
"If you think we're going to just sit here, and let you put yourself down like this, you've got another thing coming," said Juliana. "That was incredible Natalie. And if we have to blister your bottom to get you to recognize that, then by golly we're gonna blister your bottom."
"This is hilarious." Juliana wiped tears from her eyes. "And clever. I love it. I absolutely love it."
"So, umm, you'll go easy on me?"
"Aww, heck no. Your new girlfriend wants a show, so I'm gonna give her one," said Juliana. "You were the one stupid enough not to cover my name."
Adrian groaned.
"Well, start the camera rolling," said Juliana.
Adrian sighed and started a video. He held it out, angled so that it caught both him and Juliana. "I'm sorry for covering your toothbrush in soap, Juli."
Juliana tried to look stern, but the smile twitching her lips marred it. "So first, eww. Using someone else's toothbrush is gross. Second, I don't appreciate you trying to spread your punishment around."
Adrian shrugged. His bottom clenched anxiously. "I'm sorry."
"Well, apology accepted. Give me your phone." Juliana held out her hand. "Turn around and drop your jeans. And make sure to give your new girlfriend a show!"
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath and charged into the gas in a straight line for a nozzle. He quickly found and smashed it, but the gas was thick and putrid, blocking his sight. It would take time to find the rest.
Adrian pushed off the couch and covered himself.
Juliana threw his a thumbs up from behind David.
"Now, go get that list compiled, and then we'll head out," said David.
Tania stood. She loomed over Jezebel. "You have a choice Miss Silver. You can leave us in peace, or I can paddle you."
Jezebel stiffened. "You wouldn't dare. My mother–"
"Is not your father," said Tania. Her eyes locked on Jezebel's and held them fast. "I have been working with your mother for fifteen years, since Silver Ant was a cramped office in your mother's home. I have looked her in the eye and told her her ideas were stupid. I have even been right a few times. Your mother might, might choose to discipline me if I paddle you right here in the middle of the Nines with all her society friends looking on. But that's a price I am very willing to pay."
Tania leaned in real close. "Can you say the same?"
Jezebel sniffed. "Whatever. Not my concern if you want to dress up your fucktoy before you use him and toss him. Do get tested after."
Jezebel spun on a heel and stalked off.
Tania sat back down and took a deep breath. She smiled at Adrian. "You ok?"
Scarlet Moon swished the switch through the air a few times.
Generalissima winced. "I take it back, I'm sorry for calling you a jerk, I'm sorry for suggesting we cheat. Come on, please."
Scarlet Moon brought the switch down across the peaks of Generalissima's pinkened cheeks.
Generalissima shrieked. Her legs stuck out straight, and her fingers dug into the treebark. "Oww! God that stings. I hate those things, I hate them."
Scarlet Moon laid another stripe across Generalissima's quivering mounds, just below the first one. Generalissima howled. She bucked and kicked and shook her head.
"I hate you. You're such a jerk."
Scarlet Moon snapped the switch across Generalissima's bottom, just below the last stripe.
Generalissima's hips bucked and wiggled frantically, her bare bubble butt bouncing and wobbling with the motion. "I'm serious Moon. Stop it now or so help me–OOWOWOWOWOWOWO!"
Scarlet Moon lifted the switch off the crease where Generalissima's juicy bottom met her muscular thighs, and brought it down across the tops of her thighs.
"Aagh! Ohhh, that stings ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow." Generalissima legs pulled helplessly against the cords binding her ankles.
Scarlet Moon brought the switch down across the crease where buttock met thigh.
"Yeaaagh! Stop hitting me there."
Scarlet Moon brought the switch down across Generalissima's vulnerable sitspots.
Adrian alternated between watching the crowd, and paging blindly through a news app on his phone.
Vanessa came out of the crowd and made a beeline for Adrian. Long, angry strides ate up the ground, and her fists were clenched at her side. Her brows were drawn down sharp against her narrowed eyes, and her entire jaw clenched.
"Hey," said Adrian, putting his phone away. "What's wrong?"
"It's a scam," said Vanessa in a harsh voice.
"What's a scam?"
"It's that booth over there." Vanessa gestured vaguely towards the strange knot of people. "The lady behind it claims she's got some sort of miracle water that will cure anything, from cancer to persistent migraines and those people are eating it up. You've got sick, desperate people over there all clamoring for her lies."
"Hey," barked a voice.
Scarlet Moon's voice came out as a dangerous hiss. "After the mess you made of the arena, and the weight room, and the quad, and your parents' house, you're gonna whine about fair?"
Scarlet Moon grabbed the back of her tanktop and ripped that off too, leaving Prometheus naked except her PVC thigh-high boots and small butterfly mask.
Prometheus squirmed anxiously. "Leave me alone you lunatic."
Scarlet Moon pressed Prometheus' face into the cool asphalt. He raised his hand. A glowing crimson ruler formed in his fist. The ruler arced down, turning into a crimson blur as it cut the air. It struck the middle swell of both villainous cheeks. A great snap bounced off the neighborhood houses. The girl's firm bum flattened beneath the strike and bounced back in a frantic wobble. Prometheus howled and thrashed her hips about. The ruler arced again and struck just below the first smack. Prometheus wailed and clawed at the fist holding her hair, pressing her face against the dirty, cracked road. The ruler snapped a third time, just below that. This time the scarlet ruler dug into the woman's sitspots, eliciting an even more frantic howl. The fourth stroke struck the sensitive crease where bum met thigh. Prometheus bucked wildly. Her legs scissored desperately. The fifth stroke kissed the tops of her sensitive thighs. The meaty flesh jiggled beneath the stroke. A sob mingled with Prometheus' wail.
Scarlet Moon worked his way back up, striking the tops of the thighs a second time. The crease next, followed by the sitspots and two strokes across the peaks of the villain's cheeks.
Three times Scarlet Moon worked that ruler up and down the Prometheus' lower bottom. By the time he finished, Prometheus lay sobbing into the dirt, her limbs twitching with every stroke, her bottom even redder than her shredded costume.
Scarlet Moon glanced over at Tempestas, to see the heroine had reduced Poseidon to a similar sobbing wreck.
"Depends on how good the wine is." The chief swept a glass off the tray and took a sip. His face went molten and he reached behind him. "Get on the ground!"
Adrian's eyes widened and he backed up half a step.
"Dad!" said Natalie, horrified.
The chief threw his head back and roared with laughter. "Ah cripes, you shoulda seen your face kid. 'Course I'm not gonna arrest you. Keeping my girl out of the alcohol is my job. Not that she makes it hard, mind you."
Adrian smiled weakly.
"Hasn't David mentioned it?"
"I haven't seen him," said Adrian.
"What do you mean you haven't seen him?"
"We haven't even been back a day," said Adrian.
"What, and you two didn't talk all break?"
"Of course we did! I mean, he asked about hanging out when I got back, but–oh."
Juliana slapped her forehead. "Oye. What would you do without me?"
"Live a quiet, peaceful life."
"More like boring. Whatever. The point is, Sam and David are taking us clubbing tonight." Juliana rubbed her hands together. Her eyes glistened. "Your mission, if you choose to accept it (and you don't really have a choice), is to tease him until he goes crazy, drags you back to his place, and sexes you good."
Scarlet Moon clawed at the table with his free hand. His knees gave out, and his hips thumped against the desk. His legs kicked frantically, and his bottom rocked back and forth as it wobbled and bounced beneath the belt.
"I'm done," said Dr. Parks. "Both of you may stand. Officer, let's get you some pants. You too Ms. Moon."
Scarlet Moon stood and rubbed his throbbing bottom. He hissed and whimpered, angry and shamed. "I don't want your ugly pants."
The doctor shrugged. "You want to run around with your stripes hanging out for all to see? Fine."
"That, uh, sounded like it hurt," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon rubbed his throbbing bottom.
"Ahhh, defiant to the end," said Princess. "I haven't had this much fun since that time I shoved Julie's face into a mall toilet. Throw my dolly in a mud puddle will you, you little cunt."
The paddle rose and fell. Rose and fell. Rose and fell. Scarlet Moon rocked forward with every stroke, ripples spreading across his spandex-clad buttocks and up his back. Molten pulses spread across his burning bottom with every beat of his thundering heart. His fingers dug into his ankles.
"Scarlet Moon! What the hell do you think you're doing?" asked Generalissima.
"Taking the fight to Leopard. I'm tired of all this creeping around." Scarlet Moon plummetted through the dark shaft, his own red glow casting the walls in a faint red light.
"You idiot!" The sound of rapid fire slapping, like Generalissima were slapping her forehead repeatedly, rang in Scarlet Moon's ear. "Jumping head first into your enemy's trap is not how you take the fight to them. I swear when we're done here, I'm gonna spank you scarlet."
Adrian lay in silence for while, just staring at the back of the couch.
"Guess we'll just have to watch Vanessa closely," said Juliana at last. "Catch the lady when she's nowhere near her messed up lair."
Adrian didn't respond.
"You win some, you lose some. We'll win in the end, make no mistake," said Juliana.
Adrian closed his eyes and dozed.
He jerked awake to a sharp smack on his shoulder.
"Wake up or I'll swat your bottom next," said Vanessa. "We have to get ready. Now."
"The hell are you?" cried one of the hoodlums.
Adrian towered over them, his chest heaving, skin buzzing, and blood pumping. "What was that you said about beating my ass?"
Buzzsaw punched Adrian in the chest. Adrian flew backwards and slammed into the streetlamp.
Juliana shrieked.
Buzzsaw stared down at her fist, at Adrian, back down at her fist. She grinned.
"Then hope you don't see it in there." The chief turned to his officers and started barking orders.
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath and approached the arena.
"I wasn't talking to you." Jezebel fixed Adrian with a contemptuous glare. "I was talking to a fellow guest. Now be a good boy and run along, or I'll submit a second complaint for laziness."
Adrian glanced at Natalie, who made a furtive "just leave" gesture. Adrian curtsied. "Yes ma'am."
"First, you need to eat." Juliana pushed a plate with sandwich and apple at Adrian. "Your favorite. There's water in the cup."
Adrian grabbed the waistband of Keiko's lacy panties and tugged them halfway down her thighs, exposing a pair of firm little chocolate cheeks.
Keiko whimpered, and buried her face in her forearm. Her heart-shaped bottom clenched, and her feet twitched.
"Exactly," said Generalissima. "Princess is certainly roasting Tempestas' bottom right now. So you took a spanking for no reason."
"Well good morning to you too," said Juliana through the door. She sounded mildly amused.
"Well it's morning at least."
"So you feeling any better?" asked Juliana. "You slept like all day yesterday."
"The hell you talking about?" asked Adrian, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"A nurse from the campus medical center came by, said you had a 24 hour virus or something."
"Oh. Well, I'm fine." Adrian stood and stretched. "In fact, I feel great-oh!"
"Can I come in?" said Juliana. "I want to talk. In private."
"Fine whatever, but first I gotta pee like you wouldn't believe." Adrian jerked open the door.
"Understandable," said Juliana as Adrian bolted past her and made a beeline for the bathroom.
"Your motives were admirable, but your action were some of the stupidest I've ever heard of!" Mama's voice rose into a shout. She grabbed Juliana's elbow and spun her around. She whapped Juliana's broad bottom several times in rapid succession.
"Honey." Mom put a hand on Mama's shoulder. Her voice was quiet and soothing, but there was a layer of steel beneath. "You promised you were going to control yourself."
Mama took a deep breath and released her daughter's arm. "I'm sorry Juli, baby."
"It's OK Mama," said Juliana quietly.
Mama took a deep breath. They stood in silence for a moment. When Mama spoke again, her voice was much calmer. "The only reason I didn't come up here, blister your bottom and drag you back home kicking and screaming was because we got a phone call from Phillipa Silver of all people before we even got the letter."
"Right, everything worked out," said Juliana.
"Naive girl," said Mama. "I saw the terms on that scholarship she so 'generously' gave you. She owns the first five years of your professional life. And for what? To embarass a couple of idiot girls who think they're still in high school? Was that really worth it?"
Juliana gave Mama a defiant look. "They were bullying my friend."
"Would getting kicked out have been worth it?"
"Yes."
Natalie leaned into whisper in Adrian's ear. "Does she really mean that?"
Juliana plugged the USB stick into her computer. Text scrolled across her computer screen in a blur. "This might take a while. In the meantime–"
"Juliana, open up!" said Natalie through the door, knocking frantically.
Juliana let Natalie in.
"Did you guys see the news?" asked Natalie. "Someone's impersonating Adrian. Or Adrian has some sort of split personality thing, or has been evil all along."
Natalie gave Adrian an uneasy look. "You…haven't been evil all along, have you?"
"Oh I don't know, some of your stories have been hilarious," said Vanessa, stretching.
"What makes a great story usually makes a crappy experience." Adrian started towards the bathroom. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Have a good night," said Vanessa.
With Adrian's help, Juliana hid a couple of cameras outside of Vanessa's window. The night passed uneventfully. If Leopard knew Vanessa was the cat, she chose not to capitalize on it.
Nonetheless, Adrian had a restless night. The slighest sounds brought his bolt awake, halfway to Scarlet Moon, heart in his throat.
It was in some ways a relief when sunlight finally filtered in through Adrian's window and he was able to get up and start his day. Probably should check in on Natalie, or maybe Vanessa. They both had–
"Adrian, Adrian!" Natalie pounded on his door.
Adrian jumped. He grumbled under his breath and pulled the door open.
Natalie stood in the doorway, her eyes moist. She rocked back and forth, gnawing on her fingernail. She still wore a pair of pink pajamas, and her hair was a total mess.
Scarlet Moon's eyes wrenched themselves from that fierce green gaze, skipped down the woman's senuously swaying body and fixated on the hypnotizing sashay of those broad, muscular hips. They swiveled forward and back with every step, forward and back. Forward and back. He could almost see in his mind's eye how the woman's powerful bottom must rock in that tight leather with each step. One cheek flexing, while the other rolled. Every movement put on full display by the form-fitting leather.
"Look me in the eye, kitten."
Scarlet Moon swallowed. He glanced up at that emerald gaze, before quickly looking away again, returning to those swaying hips.
The hips twisted, shifted smoothly into shadows, and vanished. Scarlet Moon gasped, and looked around, heart thudding. He felt no fear. Anxiety. A strange tightness deep in her navel. Something else. Something he'd never felt and couldn't identify.
Something, no, a pair of somethings warm and soft pressed against his shoulderblades before sliding down a hair and pressing against his back.. Long fingers closed firmly over his shoulders. The faint scent of lilacs tickled his nose.
"I don't like it when kittens defy me." The rich, melodic voice tickled Scarlet Moon's ear. "Do you know what happens to kittens who defy me?"
"Great!" Juliana pulled out a pair of police uniforms. "Put this on, officer Vincent Palone."
Adrian changed into the police uniform. "This is even my size."
"Obviously," said Juliana. "If I'm gonna nic police uniforms, I'm gonna make sure to get ones that fit."
"And when and how exactly did you do this?"
Juliana smiled mysteriously. "Don't ruin the magic."
A little under two hours later, the pair stood just outside a nondescript office building. A sign stood next to them at the entrance to the parking lot. It said:
Fractal Star. Providing business solutions to help businesses find solutions.
Juliana smiled mischievously at Adrian. "Alright, so just let me do the talking."
Adrian nodded and wiped damp palms on trouser pants. He shifted uneasily when his hand brushed the (fake) particle stunner hanging off of one hip.
They approached the building, sliding under the police tape and flashing their badges to an officer who looked their way. Adrian did his best to project calm confidence, but his hands shook, and his mouth was dry as a desert.
"Relax Victor," said Juliana. She gave Adrian a comforting smile. "Nothing grisly to be seen here. Not like last week."
A brief moment of confusion, then realization. Juliana noticed his nerves, and was playing it like Adrian were a nervous rookie.
Scarlet Moon threw Princess over his shoulder. Glow pooled into his legs and he sprinted to the sewers at superhuman speed.
"What are you doing?" asked Generalissima.
"Getting her away from her power source."
"Gonna be easier said than done."
Scarlet Moon glanced over his shoulder. Every single one of Princess' minions charged after him.
"Relax, I'll be fine," said Juliana. She glanced at Sam and David. Neither one of them seemed to have heard the exchange. "Come on."
The trio hurried across the small quad to the nearby gym, shivering in the chilly November air. They found the Blonde Brigade standing in the same V formation on a collection of mats in the middle of a room typically used for zoomba, yoga and dance lessons. Jezebel's friends were all barefoot, though Jezebel still wore her sneakers.
"You think they practice?" asked Juliana.
Natalie shrank back behind Adrian.
Jezebel rubbed her hands together. She licked her lips. "I'm not sure which is going to be more enjoyable. Watching my girls strip you naked, or having you at my feet begging for a beating."
Juliana bent down and untied her shoes. She slid the laces out. She tied one set around her wrist, the other she held loose in her hands. She kicked off her shoes and pulled off her socks. Juliana's light brown toes flexed against the matt. She held her hands up in front of her, her fingers cocked in a grappling pose. She swayed on the balls of her feet.
"Go on girls. Whoever removes the top or shorts gets to give her ten swats. Twenty to whoever removes an article of underwear. An extra thirty for whoever takes off her last article. Go!"
The four girls charged.
"Oh like hell," said Jezebel. "If you think you can just-ugh-spit in my mouth and walk away, you've got another thing coming. Girls, I want her bare-assed-"
"Ah-ah." Juliana shook her finger and pointed over her shoulder at a sign. She didn't bother to look at the brigade. "No fighting in the gym. I'd hate to see your milky little bottom turned red."
"We'll be waiting for you outside bi–"
Juliana pivoted on her heel. Her eyes lit up and she jabbed a finger into the air. "How about a little wager? If I can strip your little minions down to their birthday suits before they can do the same to me, you'll leave Natalie alone. Forever."
Jezebel scoffed. "And why would I agree to that?"
Juliana's eyes sparkled. "Because if your Stepford Wivelets can strip me naked, I'll crawl up to you, head down and ass up, kiss your foot and beg you to spank me raw with your most wicked hairbrush."
Jezebel's lips turned up in a venomous smile. "Knew you were a submissive little bitch. The dancing room in the gym across the quad?"
"Sure."
"See you there." Jezebel pivoted, and strutted out of the gym, her posse following after.
Natalie stumbled off the treadmill and grabbed Juliana's arm. "What is wrong with you?"
"I'm about to get you out of high school hell," said Juliana.
"No, you're about to get stripped and beaten," said Natalie. "You're not Batman."
Juliana grinned.
Scarlet Moon grabbed the Whistler by the throat. He bared his teeth, and slammed the Whistler against a tree. "I'm sick of this shit. Where the fuck is Buzzsaw?"
The Whistler clutched at Scarlet Moon's hand with one hand, while the other clawed futilely at Scarlet Moon's eyes.
Scarlet Moon snarled. He pivoted, whipped the Whitler around, and slammed her into the ground with enough force to shatter the woman's back, if it werent't for the scarlet cushion he wove under the woman.
Scarlet Moon put his face within inches of the Whistler's, and his eyes began to glow with a dark scarlet light. The Whistler tried to claw out Scarlet's eyes, but of course Scarlet Moon's forcefield stopped her. Scarlet Moon spoke in a soft voice. "I don't think you understand what's at stake here. Your lunatic boss has kidnapped an innocent woman. The more of my time you waste, the more danger she's in. That makes me angry. Do you really want to make me angry?"
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared.
The Whistler said nothing. Scarlet Moon flipped the woman onto her face. He put a boot on the back of the Whistler's head, and ground the woman's face into the rotted leaves, weeds, and wormy dirt.
"I'm fine, I'm fine!" said Anklyana. "Get after the thief!"
Scarlet Moon lashed a chord to an air conditioning unit and swung around, landing on the edge of the roof in the direction he'd last seen the figure go. Nothing.
Scarlet Moon looked about, straining for any sign of movement.
Nothing.
Scarlet Moon let out an annoyed sigh. "Any ideas, Generalissima?"
"Yeah, you need to let the thief go and come home," said Generalissima.
"But–"
"The fun times are starting in like forty-five minutes. This is going to be the night we both get our sexy bottoms laid, and I will not have it marred by a spanking for being an hour late because you chased a Supreme from one end of the city to the other. The only spankings he should be giving you tonight are the fun kind."
Anklyana's face twisted. "Fun spankings?"
"Sure. Moderate swats, and a bit of finger–"
"OK, ok forget I asked," said Anklyana.
"Forgotten. Anklyana was right before, it's just money. Stolen from criminals no less. Not worth delaying the sexy times," said Generalissima.
"They're already buried," said Tempestas. Another blast of wind flung them towards the exit as even more ceiling collapsed. "Either Anklyana's shield saved them, or it didn't. Can't help now!"
"But–"
Tempestas grabbed Scarlet Moon and threw him at the exit. A gust of wind propelled them both through a gaping hole in the front of the mall just as the whole front of the complex collapsed.
Scarlet Moon struck the pavement and skidded several parking spaces worth. Tempestas landed next to him, stumbled and faceplanted. She hadn't even stopped skidding before she was in the air, propelled back towards the shattered remnants of the mall. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to a lamppost and zipped after her.
A slow hum filled the air. A sonic boom rattled Scarlet Moon's ears, and a wave of multi-colored light swept across the parking lot. A great surge of energy flowed through Scarlet Moon's limbs, and he flared with a scarlet light.
Anklyana gnawed on the finger of one of her gloves. "Ahhjujshwansh–"
"Take that glove out of your mouth when you're talking girl," barked the chief.
Anklyana yanked the glove from her mouth like it'd been burned. She stared down at the street. "Umm–"
"Look at me when you're talking."
"Dudes intense," muttered Generalissima.
Anklyana's head jerked up. "I just wanna protect people."
"And you think dressing up in a leotard that doesn't even cover your ass properly is the way to do it?"
Poseidon rode onto the quad on the tip of a giant wave. The wave flowed around him in a protective bubble and he landed on the ground next to Prometheus.
"You're an idiot," he said to Prometheus.
"You're a pussy," said Prometheus. "Come on, let's kick their asses."
The snake coiled and lunged at the two heros. Tempestas swept her arms up. Hurricane gales swirled around the flames, arcing the fiery serpent around and into the crocodile. Both animals vanished in a hissing cloud of steam.
"You killed Flamey!" Prometheus' eyes sparked. "I'll make you pay."
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Poseidon and Prometheus can create elemental animals. These animals have the same stats and powers as their creator and behave like any other character in combat. However, they siphon off half of the user's remaining energy to use as their own. Each character can only have 1 minion active at a time.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Tempestas is fast, powerful, and a master of damage manipulation. Tailwind gives her allies a damage buff, while Headwind gives her enemies a damage debuff. Wind Tunnel allows her to retaliate when an opponent attacks her. Retaliation works like shield: Powers give it points, and those points go down whenever your character gets attacked. However, rather than blocking damage, retaliation allows you to attack for the same damage your opponent does to you. This retaliatory damage ignores defense (but not shields).
Adrian's fingers twitched like he wanted to, but dare not grab Mom's wrist
"Your GPA is absolutely atrocious," said Mom. The two emerged into the common room. Mama already had Juliana over her lap, and was tugging down her daughter's leggings. Juliana's bouncy, caramel flesh bounced free free with a few sharp tugs. The tiny triangle of a purple thong peeked out from between the tops of Juliana's curvacous cheeks. Juliana squirmed and pleaded, but didn't dare try to interfere. Vanessa stood to one side, watching with a bit of that slightly nervous, kinda giddy this-is-a-little-amusing-glad-thats-not-me-oh-god-I-hope-thats-never-me smile on her face.
Mom perched on the edge of an armchair and pulled Adrian over her knee. Adrian gasped as his gut pressed against his mother's thighs, and his hands and toes slapped the carpeted floor. Mom wiggled Adrian's jeans down, exposing Adrian's boxer briefs, the thin material protecting his modesty, but probably not a whole lot else. Alas, Mom wasted no time pulling those down to Adrian's thighs, robbing Adrian of even that much.
Mom pulled an equally worn pink slipper out of her equally big-ass purse and rested it lightly on Adrian's naked skin. Goosebumps rose on Adrian's bottom where the worn, cool sole pressed against his shivering skin. "At first we thought it was just your job making it hard to study. Except the restaurant's been closed for repairs ever since Succubus trashed it, and your grades have continued to decline. Did you get a different job we don't know about?"
"Oh, oh, come on! D-don't you think that's a bit much?" Alexandra sobbed.
"They don't seem to think so. Don't worry, honey, I'm sure they'll count for you." Delryn wrapped a muscular leg around her victim's legs and locked Alexandra's right hand against the small of Alexandra's back. Delryn began the finale. Alexandra squirmed fiercely and sobbed, but she was locked in position for the full count.
"Alright, we're done." Delryn helped Alexandra off her lap. Alexandra hastily pulled her bikini bottoms back up. She danced in place, rubbing her bottom and moaning. Vanessa approached her with a towel and wrapped it around her. Vanessa led the sobbing young woman back to her towel. Keiko followed after them, watching Delryn like a horse watching a pack of wolves.
Adrian and Juliana started to follow as well.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going?!" Juliana and Adrian turned to see the young man who'd set off the Rube Goldberg spanking machine. He was limping a little, and Adrian noticed a bandage wrapped around his ankle.
"Watch your language," wheezed Juliana.
"Watch my language?" hissed Adrian. "After all the shit that just happened, you want me to watch my motherfucking language?"
"Swearing solves nothing, and makes you sound like an idiot," said Juliana. Her eyes scanned the darkness.
"I don't give a fuck!" snapped Adrian. "Did you not see what just happened?"
"No, I slept through the whole thing," said Juliana. She threw Adrian a disgusted look. "Take a breath, and calm down-"
"Calm down?" said Adrian, his voice rising into a high-pitched whine.
"Shh!" Juliana covered Adrian's mouth with her hand. "Would you please keep quiet? We're being stalked by a gang in case you hadn't noticed. A rather vicious gang from what I hear. They got the BMB market cornered, and how do you think they did that? So. Keep. Quiet."
Adrian nodded, and Juliana removed her hand. "And keep that glowing thing down. You're like a beacon."
"What do think would've happened if Scarlet Moon had fired a beam at Princess, instead of leaping away?" asked Generalissima.
The paddles drew back a second time, and swung forward, splatting Scarlet Moon's curved bottom. Scarlet Moon grunted as twin plumes of pain rose in his tender sitflesh. He strained uselessly against the claws holding his wrists and ankles fast.
The paddles drew back and snapped forward.
And again.
And again.
Tears formed at the corners of Scarlet Moon's eyes. His head jerked with each stroke, his hips lifted briefly off the metal bar as the heavy paddles drove his body forward.
And that's when things went horribly wrong.
Just before Adrian muttered, his thumb slipped, and accidentally pushed the voice-to-text button. The words "Fuck it" replaced the cat emoji. He panicked, and went to delete it, but his panic made his thumb shake, and instead of selecting the text, he instead pushed "Send."
Tania is typing.
Adrian's heart leapt into his throat.
Excuse me?
Adrian whimpered. He could practically see those green eyes boring into him, feel the woman's large hand striking his bare bottom.
Sorry! SOrry! :kitten-face:
Tania is typing.
You wait a month to message me, and your first message is "Fuck it?"
It wad an accidenr!
How do you accidentally send "Fuck it?"
Adrian gnawed on his lower lip. Voice to talk.
I see.
I'm sorry!
Go the bathroom and record a video of brushing your teeth with soap for five minutes. Send me the video.
"What? No of course not," said David. "It wasn't your fault."
"See, I told you," said Juliana, lightly slapping Natalie on the shoulder.
Natalie whimpered and buried her face in Juliana's pillow. She squirmed, her hips grinding against Adrian's lap, her bouncy, mostly-bare buttocks rolling with the motion. Only a few red streaks remained from her father's belting. "This is so embarassing."
"Oh come on, like you didn't wear those hoping Adrian would see 'em," said Juliana.
Juliana shrugged. "Just warning you."
Keiko sighed. "Hate America."
Juliana smiled. "Oh it's not so bad. Now just relax and let me rub some of the sting away. The after-care is very important, you know. Makes it clear to the perpetrator that all is forgiven. Water under the bridge and all that."
"How about next time you skip the spanking and go straight to the massage," said Keiko, her voice muffled by her forearm.
"Then it wouldn't be a punishment silly," said Juliana. "Punishments are supposed to suck."
After giving Keiko a few minutes to recover, the three stepped into the common room, Keiko blushing a little.
"Care to explain to me, how exactly you interpreted 'get away' as 'get between me and the goddamn supervillain?'" Napier reached down and pulled his belt off with one hand. He doubled it and wrapped it around his fist several times, until it was no longer than a short strap.
"But Daddy, she was hurting you," said Natalie. "I couldn't–"
"And what exactly were you going to do?" asked Napier. "Pout at her? That only works on me because I'm your father."
"It's not working now," said Natalie morosely.
"I guess I've grown as a person." Napier snapped his belt across Natalie's large rump.
Natalie squealed. Her marshmallow-like cheeks wobbled with the harsh snap. Her hips rocked back and forth. "No papa, please!"
"Girl you're lucky I'm not pulling your panties down." Napier lashed his daughter's round rump, the thick belt digging deeply into the girl's soft rump.
"You need to relax," said Juliana, reaching over and rubbing the girl's bottom.
"Dammit, Juliana what did I tell you?" Adrian grabbed Juliana's wrist and pulled her off the bed. He spun his friend around and gave her right cheek half a dozen swift, stinging swats with the spoon.
Juliana yelped and hopped, her bottom jiggling visibly beneath her tight, thin pajama pants. She yanked herself free and scampered away from Adrian, furiously rubbing her bottom. "Jeez, Adrian take a chill pill. It's not like you're doing anything for her. Just whaling away even though she's tight as a drum. This is her first time. Show her a bit of mercy won't you ?"
Adrian's jaw clenched. He took a deep breath. "Yeah, sorry. But keep your hands off without asking first!"
"Fine, I will, jeez," said Juliana, crossing her arms, cocking her hip and glaring at nothing in particular. "How about, while you're beating Keiko, I'll get rid of that cow you had."
Adrian took another deep breath, and turned back to Keiko. He gave the young woman's bottom a gentle rub. "How you doing?"
"It stings," said Keiko piteously, her voice muffled by her forearm. "How many more?"
Adrian blushed as he put on the rather minimal swimsuit. He glanced at himself in the mirror, and his blush deepened. His package was covered, in name at least. Hopefully it was on the larger size, or at least medium. Small packages were not generally a wise thing to parade around.
The next morning, Adrian knocked on Juliana's door. "You ready?"
"No."
"Can I come in? We kind of need to get going, or we'll be late."
"Do we have to?"
"Yes."
"Are you sure?"
"Well, I suppose. For old time's sake. Clarence, fire!"
The car slammed into the shield just above Scarlet Moon's head, and smashed to the ground at his feet. The car door smashed his face, and one of the tires blew apart against his foot.
Scarlet Moon fell to one knee. The earth tilted around him. His vision narrowed to a small pinprick. Sweat soaked his costume. His temples pounded like a jackhammer. His stomach lurched, and bile rose in his throat.
A deep, maniacal chuckle cut the air.
"Well, well, look at that. Globoy. Just standing there asking for a good punching." A large, dark figure loomed up above Scarlet Moon, cracking her knuckles. "Worried I'm gonna hurt these pukes?"
Tempestas grabbed Buzzsaw from behind and flung her through the arena door. "Stay away from him!"
Buzzsaw smashed back out. "Or you'll what? Spank me? I'M BUZZSAW, BITCH!"
"You're a lunatic." Tempestas leapt into the air. Debris flew up around her and whipped at the villain.
Buzzsaw laughed. She leapt into the air and punched Tempestas in the face. The heroine flew backwards, smashed through a couple of lampposts and out of sight.
One of the light posts bounced off Scarlet Moon's shield. The other fell towards the crowd.
Scarlet Moon struck the lightpost with a crimson cord. The post snapped backwards, and fell harmlessly onto the parking lot behind it.
Scarlet Moon very nearly passed out. His chest felt like it was going to explode. His head pulsed with every heartbeat. His limbs burned.
A gale wrapped around Scarlet Moon, and he struck the concrete with all the force of a feather.
Poseidon smashed a club of water into Tempestas' face. Tempestas staggered backwards, sputtering. Poseidon ran to Prometheus.
"Let's get out of here," said Poseidon.
"No way-oww! Let go of my arm. Fine, fine I'm going I'm going."
"Oh no you don't." Tempestas leapt at the pair.
Poseidon flung a hammer of water that solidified into ice in midair.
Tempestas flipped over the iceblock and blew herself backwards to avoid a fireball.
A great river swirled around the pair of villains and carried them out a window in the arena. Tempestas leapt to follow, but a firehose of water smashed her back into the arena.
The cops burst in. "Everybody freeze!"
Tempestas leapt down next to Scarlet Moon, grabbed him, and gusted them through the same window Poseidon and Promethus had escaped through.
"You know, I'm really getting tired of that…" said one of the cops.
Scarlet Moon and Tempestas landed on the roof of the arena. Tempestas eased Scarlet Moon down. "You ok?"
Anklyana's teeth clicked shut. She gasped when Scarlet Moon released his cord, and lashed another to a nearby building. As they swung across the street, Anklyana started to laugh.
"This is so cool!"
"Tell me about it."
They reached the mall parking lot and Scarlet Moon whipped them up on top of the same partially done building where Anklyana had saved his bacon. Scarlet Moon swayed a little, adjusting his balance to accomodate Anklyana's added weight.
"Ok, so what's our plan?" asked Anklyana.
"You'll need to put a pen at each of the eight directions: north, northeast, east, and so on. We're on the south end of the mall, so we'll start south and swing clockwise (left for those of you who don't know what an analog clock is). If Princess attacks, it'll be Scarlet Moon's job to confront the gizmos while Anklyana drops the scanners. Scarlet Moon, you're gonna need to make it flashy. Draw Princess' eyes," said Generalissima.
"And if she doesn't attack?" asked Anklyana.
"Then we're gonna need to taunt her," said Generalissima.
Adrian held a sleeveless shirt in one hand, and a very short pair of running shorts in the other. He slipped them on and checked himself out in the mirror. The sleeveless shirt showed off his soft arms and slender shoulders. The shorts exposed quite a bit of impressively hairy legs.
Superheroing had done great things for him. He'd lost quite a bit of weight over the past few months. David would surely appreciate the view. Right? But on the other hand, he did look kind of silly. Maybe too silly. Maybe David would just laugh at him.
David smiled. "Excellent. Do you have any lingering questions about the test?"
"How badly will it hurt me?" asked Adrian.
David's smile faded. "Well, if you can nail the rest of the class, you should be able to pull off a B. Maybe an A if we curve generously, but only if you absolutely kill the rest of the semester. So hit the books, sling some code, and don't be afraid to ask for help."
"Ok. Thanks." Adrian smiled.
David returned the smile. "See you later."
Scarlet Moon peppered the woman's round bottom, every blow striking her bouncing right cheek.
After a few minutes, Scarlet Moon paused and studied the scarlet handprints decorating the girl's soft, smooth skin. "Now for the second cheek."
"No, please, please stop," sobbed the woman.
"This doesn't feel right," said Juliana uneasily.
"Not until you've learned your lesson." Scarlet Moon began another volley, this time focusing on the woman's left cheek. The woman thrashed around. Her bottom was soft and pliant beneath Scarlet Moon's palm, the plushy flesh caving and bouncing back with every stroke.
Eventually, Scarlet Moon pushed the sniveling girl off of her knee and onto the cold ground. The girl screamed as her bruised butt touched the hard linoleum.
David pulled Adrian into a hug. "I was so worried when we got separated."
Adrian returned the hug.
"You're not the one who'd have to explain to your mother why you're dead," said David. "Now get yourself decent, and I'll get you some tea for the road. You don't want to miss curfew."
The drive home was much more uncomfortable than the drive out.
When the trio got home, Adrian dragged himself into his room and collapsed onto his bed.
"No assaulting college coeds," said Juliana. "Unless they dress up in a crazy costume and start terrorizing the city. Speaking of which…"
Juliana rolled off her bed, stepped out of her shorts, and limped to her computer. "What happened with Prometheus?"
Adrian brought Juliana up to speed.
Juliana massaged her forehead. "Great, so those two are working for Buzzsaw then, or whoever Buzzsaw's working for. Fortunately, I got a few pictures of Prometheus with my phone. Her mask sucks, so with the help of a program I cobbled together from a few research prototypes, and the police station's database of images-"
"Wait, the police have a database of images?"
"Of everyone in the city." Juliana fired up a terminal and typed a few commands. "If you've appeared in public anywhere in the city, the police have a picture of your face, and a very racist machine learning program has tagged your likelihood of being a criminal. At least it was racist. These days, it rates you based on how much you look like the chief of police."
"Including of me?"
"Why do you think your mask covers so much? Tempestas knows about it too, based on her outfit." Juliana checked her watch. "We've got about two hours before you're supposed to meet with Tempestas. I won't have anything ready for you for at least another forty-five minutes. So why don't you go rest, get something to eat, that sort of thing. You're gonna need your energy."
"Worse." Tempestas pointed towards the plexiglass. "She's gone."
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the plexiglas window blocking off Leopard's control panel. He zipped at it at full speed. Power flowed into his legs and he smashed through it.
The room was empty. Tempestas landed next to Scarlet Moon.
A monitor on the back wall flickered on. Leopard waved. "Hey, sorry to bail like that, but well I wasn't really expecting you to survive the gas, and I didn't really feel like fighting the two of you right now. I wouldn't bother searching the house or anything any more though. You won't find shit."
The monitor flicked off.
Tempestas scowled and kicked the chair. "Coward."
Adrian rubbed the soap bar on his own toothbrush. He turned on the video on his phone, and held it up to the mirror. He held up his toothbrush, took a deep breath, and shoved it in.
He tried not to gag as the bubbly soap coated his tongue and teeth. For five minutes, five long minutes, he scrubbed his teeth with the soap-covered toothbrush. As soon as he hit the five minute mark, he yanked his toothbrush out of his mouth and spat into the sink. He sucked down handfuls of water, swishing them around and spitting them out. He scrubbed at his tongue and teeth with his fingers. Eventually, after the soap taste dimished a bit, he sent the video to Tania.
You're such a good boy kitten. This is some very vigorous scrubbing. You know, I don't think you ever told me your name.
Adrian.
Lovely. You available tonight at 8? I'd like to take you to dinner.
Adrian grinned like a fool. Umm, yeah. I'd like that.
Wonderful. Address?
Adrian sent Tania his address.
Nezerwallup dorms? Oh dear, I'm robbing the cradle aren't I?
I'm an adult!
Never said you weren't. Dress sexy kitten. I want to show you off.
Yes ma'am.
Adrian returned to the suite and flopped down on the couch, grinning despite the lingering taste of soap. Juliana gave him a quizzical look.
"Come on Dolly. Keiko's not much of a play mate. I don't think she likes this game very much." Princess pouted. "But you're much better! So if you came out, I'd play with you instead! Come on Dolly, be a sport."
Scarlet Moon didn't move.
"Fine." Princess skipped along Mr. Cuddles' arm to Keiko.
"Janet, stop it," said Keiko. "Please."
"Silly girl. I'm not Janet. I'm Princess." Princess tugged down Keiko's jeans and panties. "Janet's life sucked. She never had any fun at all. But now I'm here, and I'm making everything all better!"
Mr. Cuddles spanked Keiko. Keiko was kicking and howling by the second splat. Tears were running down her face by the sixth.
"You know, Dolly's not a very good hero," said Princess. "I mean, you're just Keiko, but you still showed up and tried to help him when he was getting spanked. Where is he now, when he needs you?"
"Now, Mr. Cuddles, my fuzzy wuzzy wittle teddy bear. Could you do me a teensy weensy favor and blister these two bottoms you got here? They've made such a frightful mess, and they broke so very many of our friends. I know, I know you're a gentle, peaceful soul. But sometimes, you just gotta get a little mean, you know? That's what my daddy says anyway," said Princess.
"Clearly 'daddy' wasn't mean enough," muttered Tempestas.
Cold claws dug into the spandex covering Scarlet Moon's bottom. There was a great ripping, and Scarlet Moon gasped as his bare flesh bounced into the dry mall air, fully exposed for all the world to see.
"Ooh, no underwear. Naughty, naughty!" said Princess.
Tempestas squealed. Presumably, the bear had yanked down Tempestas' pants.
"Ooh, it's even paler in person. No wonder you wear so much white," said Princess.
"Let me go you little lunatic," said Tempestas.
"Tsk tsk, and so rude. Giving you a compliment and you go off and insult me. Mom's right, America really is full of ungrateful gits."
The bear's paw struck Scarlet Moon's bare bottom. The cool clay flattened both his curved cheeks. A hot sting bloomed across his shaking buttocks. His legs kicked, and his hips wiggled.
The spring sprang and flung Scarlet Moon out into the night air.
"I'll deal with you later, imposter!" barked the imposter. Tempestas flipped over edge of the roof, and got the same treatment.
By the time Scarlet Moon and Tempestas got back to the roof, the imposter was gone.
Tempestas slammed her foot into the ground. "Damn damn damn damn!"
A silky palm struck Adrian's sitspot, the skintight leather encasing it providing minimal protection. Adrian squeaked and squirmed, earning him another stinging slap.
Adrian took the soap. His stomach roiled. He slowly unwrapped the bar of soap. He held it up to his mouth, and tried not to gag.
"Are you defying me again?" asked Tania.
Adrian shook his head and shoved the bar into his mouth. He gagged at the slick, chalky film coating his tongue. He unbuckled his belt and pushed his pants down to his ankles. His heart-shaped bottom bounced into view, his svelt buttocks straining against his boxer briefs.
He hurried over and laid himself across the couch, draping himself over Tania's lap. His bare legs slid across the slick silk of Tania's dress. He could feel the cylindrical shape of Tania's firm, powerful thighs through the tight fabric, shifting and rolling as Tania adjusted herself to accomodate Adrian's weight.
Tania pushed Adrian's shirt up a few inches, and laid her long-fingered hand across Adrian's bare lower back. Her other hand slid into the waistband of Adrian's boxer briefs and slid them down to his thighs, fully exposing Adrian's curved bottom. Adrian shivered and mewled anxiously. His hips wiggled anxiously back and forth, rubbing and grinding against the slick silk coating Tania's thighs.
"Yeah, I did. The stupidest thing I ever heard in my life," said Juliana.
Natalie grabbed her hair. "How much damage do we need to do before you'll get it through your thick head–"
Juliana slapped Adrian's desk hard enough to make Natalie jump. "None of that has been our fault. None of it! Adrian didn't kidnap Alexandra, or try to rob the Silver Spoon. Adrian didn't attack his own parents or try to turn the mall into Toyland. Adrian stopped them. We stopped all of them! Generica would have been carved into warring fiefdoms by now if it wasn't for us!"
"And none of that damage was caused by a stray scarlet beam, or a chair flung by hurricane force winds, or an explosion from an out of control forcefield?" Natalie shook. Tears formed in her eyes. "Dad is forming a special task force to hunt us Juliana. To hunt me! Do you know what it'll do to him when he catches us? When he finds out who we are?"
Juliana scoffed. "Stop being stupid."
Scarlet Moon returned home and crawled into his room. He changed into some regular clothing and collapsed onto his bed.
"Let's just stick with pulverized," said Anklyana.
A rumbling groan shook the mall. A burst of adrenaline raced through Scarlet Moon's limbs.
"Come on guys, we're not done yet." Tempestas ran out into the shattered remnants of the underground game center. "We've got to get people out."
"I don't know that I can keep this up," said Anklyana. "I'm so tired."
"Stop underestimating yourself," said Generalissima.
"Stop overestimating me."
"Girl, get your butt up and go save lives before I come down there and paddle you."
Anklyana groaned and hoisted herself onto her feet.
"Well you're doing a terrible job of it," said Vanessa. He put a finger in Scarlet Moon's face. "You know, I thought you were a hero. Turns out you're just an incompetent, clumsy, dimwitted floozy."
"That's enough." Bernice put a hand on Vanessa's shoulder. "I know you're scared. And for damned good reason. But without Scarlet Moon, we'd both be worshipping that lunatic upstairs."
"Whatever." Vanessa pulled away from the cop. "Can we go? I want to go home."
"Yes. Let's." Scarlet Moon started walking.
"Don't listen to her," said Juliana. "Chastain's right, she's just scared, and taking it out on you."
David's large hand gently closed over the back of Adrian's head. He guided his eyes to a sign a few feet away.
Spotter required AT ALL TIMES when using free weights.
"If you'd like, I can take you up to the front desk and let them deal with you. They seem to favor a thick leather belt." David released his hold on Adrian's head.
Leopard pivoted. "Well, well, if it isn't Scarlet Moon."
Scarlet Moon stood on the stage, one hand gripping his cord. He fired a beam that lanced over Leopard's shoulder.
"You missed," said Leopard.
Adrian yelped as a small corner of the paddle bit into the top of Adrian's thigh.
Juliana shifted his grip on Adrian's hair. She cocked her hips and leaned over a bit. The paddle flashed between right and left cheek, making both shaking and bobbling with each smack. The pop of leather to bare flesh rolled over Adrian's ears, even as a piercing burn rolled over his all-but-naked, still very tender bottom. Each stroke sent a wave of hot pain crashing across Adrian's curved bottom.
Adrian gripped his biceps and closed his eyes. His toes pivoted back and forth across the asphalt, occasionally kicking a little. His bottom bobbed as he bounced on the balls of his feet.
"Alright, that's enough." Juliana pulled Adrian off the hood and guided him back into the car, not even bothering to pull Adrian's jeans back up. Adrian whimpered as his bare, raw skin pressed against the seat cushion. "Watch your fingers."
Juliana closed the door. She slipped in and started the car. "Your jeans are to stay where they are until we get back to campus."
"Next time, stick to the plan. Unless it falls apart or something."
Juliana snapped the cane against Adrian's upthrust bottom, the cane welting the skin just underneath the second stroke. Adrian yelped and bounced up and down. "And putting the politics of it all aside, these cops weren't even doing anything nefarious. They demanded a suspected (extremely dangerous) kidnapper surrender."
Juliana whipped the cane across Adrian's sit spots. Adrian's eyes bugged and he danced as best as he could while bent over. His jumping bottom jumping with the dancing of his feet.
The fifth stroke burned into Adrian's flesh just above the sensitive crease where bottom met thigh. Adrian squeezed his eyes shut as tears of pain gathered in the corners.
"One more," said Juliana. "You ready?"
Adrian took a deep breath, and nodded.
"Good. I want this done and over with." Juliana whipped the cane into the sensitive crease where bottom and thigh meet. Adrian howled. He leapt to his feet and danced around the room, clutching at his blazing, burning, stinging flesh.
Juliana tossed the cane aside and pulled Adrian into a hug. "I'm sorry Adrian."
Adrian sagged into the hug.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
"Come along dear, you're getting it too." Mom took Adrian by the ear and pulled him out after Juliana and Mama.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm hunting a dangerous creature, who won't hesitate to kidnap beautiful young woman for nefarious reasons," said Leopard. "Now if you insist on shoving your nose in my business, the least you could do is stop slowing me down, and start helping me."
Adrian couldn't help himself. Laughter burst from his mouth as he watched Juliana hop around like a rabbit high on cocaine, frantically rubbing and wiggling the skintight jeggings clinging to her sore bottom.
Juliana stopped hopping. She turned a murderous glare on Adrian, who shrank away, smiling hesitantly.
Fifteen minutes later, two college coeds walked gingerly out of the bathroom, hands occasionally stealing to their bottoms when they thought nobody was looking.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
"Au contraire," said Succubus, snapping a whip out from underneath her cape. She grinned venomously. "The fun has just begun."
Juliana smirked. "Oh really? No explanation? No excuse? He's gonna be so mad."
Scarlet Moon grimaced. "Yeah, not really looking forward to that."
"So, you think he's gonna use his hand, or belt?" Juliana's eyes sparkled. "Is he going to be more relieved you're ok, or angry you just ran off like that and worried him?"
"A lawyer working for my dad's company, the VP of Marketing for Lloyd Software, and a higher up at some charity that runs a bunch of soup kitchens in the area." Alex shook her head. "Kidnapping people, attacking cops, somebody needs to stop him."
Natalie wailed into her doll. Her legs worked frantically. Her jeans worked their way down her thick thighs and muscular calves until she kicked them off, leaving her naked below the waist save a thong and sailor-moon socks.
Her bright red bottom bounced, wiggled and squirmed beneath the scarlet paddle. Adrian even tagged Natalie's thighs a few times, eliciting extra loud squeals from the girl.
"Stop it, it hurts!" wailed Natalie.
"No," said Adrian. He smacked Natalie's sitspots half a dozen times in rapid succession. Natalie howled and flailed. Her big bottom roiled and jounced beneath the stinging strokes. "Frankly, if anything your mistake might end up being a good thing. Maybe now we can work more closely with Bernice. You know, actually coordinate."
"You're just saying that," murmured Natalie.
A flurry of rapid-fire smacks had the girl backtracking in a hurry.
Natalie buried her face into her doll and sobbed.
Adrian dissipated the paddle and ran his fingers over Natalie's bright red bottom.
Adrian and Juliana returned home. Adrian went to his room and collapsed onto his bed, planning to lie there for five minutes, before starting some homework.
Three minutes later, he was asleep.
"Sorry." Juliana picked up a bluetooth headset and an old flip phone. "Here. My bluetooth headset, and my dad's old flip phone he gave me as a backup. I'll see if I can google-up some maps of the office park."
"Where am I supposed to put this?" asked Adrian, looking down at the outfit. "You didn't give me any pouches."
Juliana's face screwed up in disgust. "Of course not. This isn't the 1990's. I'm sure you'll find someplace. Oh, and you might want to take a bag with a change of clothes in it, just in case you don't have enough scarlet mojo to get back home."
Legostopheles lashed at everything nearby, Sir Stuffins, Tempestas, Scarlet Moon, everything.
Scarlet Moon zipped to the far side of the room. A tentacle smashed through a pillar. Tempestas got flung through a wall. Giraffalot reared and charged Legostopheles.
"Ok, so if I had to guess, I'd say Princess' minions are attuned to her wavelength," said Generalissima. "So they're still absorbing energy from the crystal, except Princess isn't fully controlling them anymore."
"So they're gonna what, explode?"
Sir Stuffins' pool noodle slammed into Legostopheles. Legostopheles detonated. Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot flew backwards and slammed into Mr. Cuddles. Both had great gashes, except instead of stuffing, crimson light poured out of them. Legostopheles was nowhere to be found.
"Yeah," said Generalissima.
Tempestas staggered out, holding her head. "Did Legostopheles–"
"Without Princess keeping them under control, they've all turned into walking bombs," said Scarlet Moon.
"To be fair, it was probably gonna happen anyway. Princess was just delaying it," said Generalissima.
The mall above groaned. Ceiling plaster started to fall.
"Shit, shit shit." Tempestas leapt into the air. "You find some way to contain them, or get rid of them, or something. I'm gonna get people out of here."
Natalie inched the pillow down until just her eyes looked over the edge.
Juliana struck Natalie's left buttock, sending it in to a bouncing fit. "Did I say lower, or remove?"
Natalie whimpered and lowered the pillow all the way. Her face burned bright red.
Juliana glared down at the girl.
Natalie looked away. She gnawed on her lower lip. "But, Dad's dumplings are so good."
Juliana reached into her purse and pulled out a thick wooden hairbrush.
"You're not bad Moon." Leopard leapt into the air, twisting and slamming Scarlet Moon against the ceiling. "For a dumb kid in a Halloween costume."
Scarlet Moon lashed twin cords to the table and zipped them both into it. The table snapped in two and they slammed into the floor, tile spraying everywhere.
"Hey." Generalissima kicked and her broad hips wiggled around on Adrian's lap.
Adrian pushed up Generalissima's skirt and tugged her leggings down to where thighs met bum. Her thick caramel cheeks bobbed into view, left fully exposed by a dark green thong.
"What are you doing? Let me go."
Scarlet Moon struck Generalissima's left globe with the flat of his palm. The thick cheek caved and bounced back beneath the blow. The sharp crack of bare hand against bare bottom echoed through the forest.
"Oww. Seriously, what are you doing?"
Scarlet Moon swung towards Silver Tower. "So, any thoughts on a plan?"
"Erm, burst in and punch everyone?" asked Juliana.
"That's the best you got? I thought you were supposed to be the brains of this outfit!"
"I don't know. Look, I'm an engineer, not a general."
Scarlet Moon sighed and landed on the roof of a building across the street from Silver Tower. He narrowed his eyes. "I can see some figures in what's probably Silver's office. But I can't quite-"
Scarlet Moon's eyepatches whirred. "Hey!"
"Looks like Silver, a bunch of people in their mid to late twenties, Vanessa, Mrs. Rossi and a barely dressed tart with a riding crop. Also about six serious looking guards. Time to make your big entrance."
"When I get out of this, I'm turning your moon red as your costume," snarled Succubus.
"Pretty sure you won't." Scarlet Moon struck Succubus' rapidly reddening right cheek, with his paddle, making the soft, fleshy orb bounce. He followed up with a stroke to the left cheek, making that soft orb bounce too.
Succubus' legs kicked, and her right heel flew off and bounced off Scarlet Moon's face.
Scarlet Moon ripped the door off a nearby office.
"What are you doing?" asked Bernice.
Scarlet Moon grabbed Vanessa and Bernice and shoved them through. "Find someplace to hide!"
He charged the guards.
Scarlet Moon charged. A gout of flame smashed into his shield. The heat and force of the impact knocked him on his thinly-clad ass.
Panicked shrieks rose from the stands. Scarlet Moon flung up a scarlet bubble around the stage. A firehose of water rocketed towards Scarlet Moon, icing over into a frozen battering ram. The ram smashed into Scarlet Moon's chest and shattered, flinging him against his own bubble.
The bubble wobbled. Poseidon charged. A fireball flew at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon rolled under the fireball, and up onto his knees, just in time to get uppercutted by Poseidon, now covered in a layer of ice.
Scarlet Moon flew backwards and smashed into his bubble. Poseidon charged again. Scarlet Moon caught his fist, and swirled his shield into a spring. He rammed it against his chest. The spring sprang and Poseidon flew backwards. Scarlet Moon's eyes flared and an energy beam struck Poseidon into the chest, smashing him against the bubble.
Prometheus charged, flames swirling around her fists.
Scarlet Moon leapt up into a tree and plopped down on a branch.
"What's up?" Generalissima leaned against the trunk beneath Scarlet Moon and held up a hand.
Scarlet Moon lowered a cord, and pulled Generalissima up into the tree next to him. "School."
Scarlet Moon told Generalissima what happened.
Generalissima winced. "Sorry to hear that."
Scarlet Moon leaned against the trunk. "Mom'll hit the roof if I don't get my grades up. Scholarship might be in danger too, and there's no way I can afford Nezerwallup without it. And the worst is, I should be talking to Natalie right now, see if she'll help. But instead I'm out here playing superhero."
"You just needed to calm down some." Generalissima rubbed Scarlet Moon's shoulder. "Get the stress out. Life's been crazy lately."
Scarlet Moon laughed bitterly. "Can say that again."
"You know, if you don't want to talk to Natalie, I could probably help."
Scarlet Moon shook his head. "You suck at explaining things."
"That's probably true." Generalissima tapped her lip. "I could probably rig up some sort of super tiny communication doohicky, and I could help you take your tests."
"I don't think so." Scarlet Moon turned and leapt out the window. He rolled across the grass and bolted into the trees.
"So, yeah," said Juliana. "That was a disaster."
Scarlet Moon grunted.
Adrian grinned and wrapped his fingers around the bar. He started lifting the bar off its hooks. Alright, time to-
Oh dear, this thing was heavy. Adrian let out a breath. He took a moment to steady himself. He sucked in a breath and lowered the bar to his chest. When it was just shy of touching, he let out the breath and pushed up.
His arms wobbled, and the bar inched up. It got about halfway up, and his arms started to cave.
Oh shit.
He struggled for a second. The bar wavered. He was just about to tap into his powers when large hands closed over the bar and pulled it back up and onto the hooks. David looked over the bar at him. His expression made the bottom drop out of his stomach.
"Why didn't you find a spotter?" he asked.
Midnight held up a tube of cream. "Now, I'm thinking you'd like a little relief."
Adrian nodded.
Midnight smiled. "Wonderful."
Midnight pulled off her glove and squeezed some of the cream onto her fingers. She pressed her fingers against Adrian's naked bottom and slid her hands across the bare skin, smoothly, gently flattening her palm against Adrian's svelt cheeks. A smooth, silky palm traced circles on Adrian's right buttock. Adrian moaned and squirmed, soothed and cooled by the cream.
More cream. Long fingers kneaded Adrian's sore bottom. Adrian squirmed and gasped, his nether regions tingling. His bottom screamed in pain as long, strong fingers dug into his swollen buttocks. His bottom sighed in relief as smooth, slick fingers kneaded his swollen buttocks.
Adrian clutched the sink. His body shook. His breath came in gasps. His hips rocked back and forth. His bottom pushed into Midnight's fingers, only to pull away, only to push back in, only to pull away.
"Careful kitten." Midnight leaned over Adrian, grinding her chest against Adrian's back in time with the digging, kneading, swirling motions of her fingers. "I might start to think you're making an offer."
David pulled out a small, stiff leather paddle about the size of a pingpong paddle. "Please come to the front of the class."
The other students' eyes bore into Adrian. Some smirked. A few looked relieved. Some looked anxious. A few didn't seem to care at all.
Silence. Juliana's smile wavered.
"What were you watching?" asked Adrian at last. "You know, on the news."
"Nothing worth–"
"Show me!"
Juliana frowned. She turned back to the computer and reopened the program she was watching when Adrian came in. "Good thing I record this stuff…"
"And we have with us now economist Mark Gregs," said a blonde TV anchor. "For those of you just tuning in, Scarlet Moon, Tempestas, and a new costumed individual, Anklyana, confronted a new supervillain calling herself Princess. This is the fallout…"
The video cut to the ruined front of the mall.
He gathered power into his feet, and took off after the Whistler.
The Whistler glanced back over her shoulder, and yelped. She skidded to a halt, grabbed a nearby branch, and whipped around, swinging it at Scarlet Moon's head.
Scarlet Moon ducked the swing. He grabbed the branch and yanked it out of the Whistler's hand. He grabbed the Whistler's arm, sat down on a conveniently placed tree stump, and turned the Whistler over his knee.
"No. Let go of me," cried the Whistler, kicking and squirming.
"Tell me where Buzzsaw is." Scarlet Moon landed a stinging swat to the woman's exposed right sitspot.
"Go fuck a monkey." The Whistler kicked and bucked against Scarlet Moon's thighs.
"Well, come on." Sam eased Adrian off the hood of the car, and fixed Adrian's clothing. Adrian whimpered as his jeans touched his swollen bottom.
Sam helped Adrian hobble back towards the dorm. Once inside, Sam gave Adrian's bottom a gentle rub. "I'm sorry I had to do that. But it's for your own good. I can't have you lying to me. It's my responsibility to protect and advise you, and I can't do that if you lie to me."
Adrian miserably rubbed his burning bottom.
"Now, why don't you go take a shower, maybe lotion your bottom so that it doesn't get too dry, and then go to bed. I need to give Juliana her spanking," said Sam, giving Adrian a slight push towards the student's room.
Tempestas put her hand to her ear. She grimaced. "I hate to ditch you guys, but erm, I got something I need to take care of. Think you can get the hostage back to where she was kidnapped?"
"Hmm? Yeah, sure," said Scarlet Moon.
"Great." Tempestas leapt away, a gust of wind sending her flying off into the night.
David's belt snapped across Adrian's naked, reddened buttocks. The leather bit deeply into Adrian's upthrust bottom, igniting the many welts left by Leopard, and adding some new ones besides.
Adrian yelped and kicked his feet. His hips bucked against the couch, and his hands closed into fists.
The belt splatted across his bottom a second time, right across his sitspots. He squealed as his bottom lit up. His heels drummed and he pounded his fists against the back of the couch. David lashed his bottom four more times in rapid succession, forcing howls of pain from his throat, driving his hips into a squirming frenzy and ending his fists into a frenzied pounding against the back of the couch.
The harsh slap of leather across bare skin, louder than any before it, assaulted Adrian's ears. Juliana grunted, and swayed forward slightly with the force of the stroke. Snaps and slaps assaulted Adrian's ears, a rapid volley of hard and fast strokes raining down on Juliana's bottom. Juliana's torso jerked forward with each stroke, her breasts bouncing wildly with the motion, her long hair whipping back and forth. Her eyes squeezed shut, and her grunts turned into pants, her pants into yelps, her yelps into wails. Her fingers clawed at the back of the couch.
Adrian snagged Juliana's hand and gave it a squeeze. Juliana briefly glared at Adrian, before squeezing back.
There was a pause.
"No fair," said Juliana with a shaking voice. "You hit me way harder than you did him."
"Your bottom was pristine. His was almost bruising," said David.
"What was that?" asked Marie.
"Nothing." Scarlet Moon looked over his shoulder at Bernice. "Sorry, Bernice, but she's right. I'm looking for your siblings, Pauline and Leonard. I think they're Prometheus and Poseidon. And what's worse, they've fallen in with a really bad crowd."
"If you'd prefer I could tell Mom I saw Juliana here sneaking you into Silver Tower," said Alexandra. "Save me a lot of face, and Juliana can still kiss her internship and her scholarship good-bye."
"Or what, you get to spank us, and then hang it over our heads forever? Make us clean your room and kiss your feet?" asked Adrian.
"Tempting," said Alexandra. "But no. I don't do that kinda shit. Too much damn work. And hell, Mom'd probably let Juliana stay if she confessed. After Clemency blistered her bottom anyway. So yeah, blackmail wouldn't exactly work."
"Just do what she says," said Juliana. "The sooner we get this over with, the better."
Adrian pushed the send button and slipped his phone back into his pocket.
Melissa Carmine was beautiful. She had silky raven hair pulled up into a french braid, the tail pulled over one shoulder. Her dark eyes, framed by a touch of makeup, smoldered. Her ruby red lips formed a dazzling smile, exposing brilliant white teeth. Her skin had just a touch of color to it, not so much that she seemed to spend all day in a tanning booth, but not so little that she seemed to spend all day in front of a computer either. Small, sparkling white earrings dangled from her ears.
She wore a low-cut, square-necked white blouse that showed off the top of some very ample cleavage, a black pencil skirt that emphasized the generous curve of her hips, and shiny black pumps.
"I suffer from daily migraines," said Adrian. "Dozens of pills and thousands of dollars later I got squat and the doctors are laughing all the way to the bank."
Melissa walked to a cooler behind the desk, her hips swaying with every step. "Say no more, and feel no shame. I too was once trapped in the web of Big Pharma and their medicinal minions. Then, I discovered Megawater!"
Melissa opened the cooler and pulled out a water bottle. She held it up for Adrian to see. "Behold, Megawater!"
"Looks like a regular water bottle to me, except with bold red 'Megawater' painted across it," said Adrian.
"Trust me, the magic's in the water, not the bottle." Melissa swayed to the counter and passed the bottle to Adrian. "Go ahead and have a drink. I guarantee it'll change your life."
"Boy when have I ever not made you look good?"
"Well, there was that time we tried to drop a bag of flaming poop on Principal Rider's doorstep, and you left me holding the bag."
"I meant literally. With clothing and stuff. Besides, you were the one who decided to trip over his stair and start swearing like a sailor."
"You coulda stuck around."
"Are you kidding? Have you seen the belts that guy wears?"
"Yes."
"Er, yes, well, I suppose you have. But that was like forever ago. Water under the bridge."
"It was six months ago."
"Like, forever ago."
Adrian rolled his eyes, and shouldered the bag.
After several minutes of vigorous spanking that left Juliana sobbing and red-bottomed, the man released his hold on her. Juliana jumped up and rubbed her sore plump ass, while the man walked over to the closest low-hanging branch and broke off a large switch a good half-inch in diameter and two feet long.
"You should get what your friend got," He flicked the switch in Alexandra's direction. "But I don't have all day. So we'll have to improvise. Bend back over and spread those legs."
Juliana bent back over the stump and spread her legs wide.
"You won't be dressing in a bikini anytime soon without showing off these stripes." The switch swished, and the whippy wood bit into her bare thighs. Juliana howled.
The man landed several strokes to the inside of each thigh. Juliana's hands dug into the stump, her knuckles whitening. After at least a dozen strokes, the man straightened and wiped a hand across his sweaty brow. "Let's finish this up, then."
"I've been kicking your ass all day, and you're still acting tough?" Leopard smirked. "You're not very bright, are you?"
Scarlet Moon fired a beam at Leopard, lashed a cord to Leopard's chest and zipped fist first into her. Leopard grabbed Scarlet Moon's arm and twisted, forcing Scarlet Moon up on his tiptoes. She karate chopped Scarlet Moon in the throat, rammed her knee into the back of Scarlet Moon's thigh, and headbutted Scarlet Moon in the nose.
Scarlet Moon fell to his knees, gasping and choking. A foot cracked under his chin, sending him sprawling. Even through his shield, a shock of pain drove a spike of nausea into Scarlet Moon's gut.
Tempestas rocketed back onto the roof. Her goggles flashed. She punched Leopard in the gut, grabbed the huntress' hair and brought her nose down onto her knee. She wrapped Leopard in a headlock and hammered on the woman's face.
Leopard grabbed Tempestas' leg and wrenched. Tempestas cried out, and buckled. Leopard spun out of Tempestas' grip and kicked Tempestas across the face. She punched Tempestas in the gut, grabbed Tempestas' cape, spun around and threw Tempestas on top of Scarlet Moon.
Tempestas groaned and rolled off of Scarlet Moon. "Woman's unreal. Faster than me, stronger than you."
"This is boring," said Leopard. She wiped a trickle of blood from her nose, pulled out her blowgun, and pointed it at Vanessa. "Let's make things interesting."
Heels clattered across the roof, and Anklyana leapt in front of Vanessa. Her hands closed into fists, and a green light emanated from her body. She glared at Leopard, her eyes flaring with green light. "I won't let you torment this girl for one. Second. More."
"Would you look at that, it's bomb-girl. Even better." Leopard fired the dart.
Vanessa's face briefly contorted with confusion. Her eyes widened and her mouth formed a small "o." She scrambled off the pair, who quickly untangled themselves.
The police officer wore a standard police uniform and hat that seemed specially tailored to make her as intimidating as possible. The freckles speckling her nose and cheeks only slightly detracted from the aura of intimidation. A hint of blonde hair peeked out from underneath her cap.
"She started it!" Leggy pointed a finger at Vanessa.
"Me?" Vanessa jabbed her finger at Leggy. "You slapped me!"
"Alright kids–"
"Because you called Ms. Carmine a charlatan-"
"She is!"
"If you would both calm down–"
"And then you tackled me! I could have cracked my skull open!"
"Please. Your skull is far too thick–"
The police officer grabbed Vanessa and began swatting her bubble butt. Vanessa yelped and danced in place, her bottom bouncing very visibly beneath her tight jeans.
The group entered a dusty, long-abandoned indoor playground, and found themselves standing in front of a pulsing crystal with a computer terminal attached.
"My very own invention," purred Princess. She ran a hand over the keyboard. "Sucks ambient energy out of the air and shifts it to my wavelength. I get more power, everyone else gets less. And Silver tried to take it from me!"
Princess stomped a foot. Mr. Cuddles rumbled angrily. "That big meanie face! The invention of the century, a revolution in energy production and she tried to take it! Built on company time she said. You work for me she said! Bah! She just wanted to hoard all the profits for herself. Tighten her grip on this stupid, festering scar of a city. Shoulda just let me have it. Because now, she won't have anything. Not money, not a city. Not even her dignity."
"Janet…" said Keiko.
"Hush." Princess pivoted. "Somebody's here."
Princess raced out into the main room. Scarlet Moon eyed the crystal, so Mr. Cuddles picked his up and carried his out into the main room, smacking his bottom as he went.
Goddamn bear.
"Release them, foul villain!" said Tempestas.
"Ooh, two new dollies," said Princess. "Best. Christmas. Ever."
Scarlet Moon blinked and craned his neck, but couldn't see anything.
"Sure I know. Not so sure you know."
Adrian shrugged.
David sighed. "You weren't paying attention at all were you?"
Adrian bit his lip and shrank farther into his chair.
A bright blue car streaked down the empty street. The buildings were dark blurs, barely touched by the dim street lamps.
Juliana Amaya leaned forward over the wheel. Her large brown eyes were fixated on the dark road, and her white teeth worried her lower lip. Her shoulder-length black hair was pulled up into a bun, and her light-brown skin had a dusting of makeup. She was wearing a sparkling, low-cut, tight yellow dress that showed off her large cleavage, and clung to her big round bottom. "Sexin' Like Crazy" by All Alone Forever played on the radio.
Adrian Amaya sat next to her, eyeing the car radio.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Don't forget, you can select a choice by pressing the appropriate number on your keyboard.
"Why don't you just give up?" asked Princess. "With your friend hiding under the bubble, you're outnumbered 4 to one."
"Kinda like yo momma last night!" A great whirlwind swirled through the basement. Tempestas dropped through the hole. She landed on top of Legostopheles and flung a gust of wind at Princess, nearly knocking her off her bear. Tempestas leaped away from Legostopheles' grasping tentacles and landed next to Scarlet Moon. Her cape snapped behind her, and a faint red glow emanated from her goggles.
Princess shrugged. "And here I was hoping you'd learned something under my tutelage."
"Oh I learned something alright." Tempestas voice was low. Rough. Dangerous. With every word her goggles glowed brightly. The winds whirling through the play area got faster. "I learned just how brutally I'm going to kick your scrawny little ass."
Adrian bit her lip as she pulled out the thong bikini. She blushed as she considered her butt exploding out into empty air, the flimsy triangle in the back utterly incapable of containing it.
Two sharp swats stung Adrian's bottom, even through the material of his jeans and boxer briefs.
"Careful, boy or I'll bend you over and toast your bottom. Right here. Right now," said David.
"You wouldn't dare!" said Adrian with a giggle.
David wrapped an arm around the small of Adrian's back. He started to push Adrian over, swatting his bottom.
"OK! OK!" squeaked Adrian, squirming and flailing his arms. "I'll be careful, I'll be careful!"
David released Adrian and let him stand. Adrian bounced away and rubbed his bottom. He pouted at David.
"And suddenly a couple of random strangers are willing to pick a fight with Vanessa," said Adrian.
"Exactly."
The lilacs made his head spin. The soft warmth of the woman's breasts against his spandex-clad skin filled his mind with fog.
The fingers holding Scarlet Moon's shoulders pushed and pulled, turning his around to face the desk he'd just slid across.
A gentle push pressed Scarlet Moon's thighs against the desk. One hand shifted to the center of his shoulder blades and eased Scarlet Moon over the desk. Scarlet Moon's legs locked. The desk was below waist-height, forcing Scarlet Moon to push his bottom up and out as his chest pressed against the flat surface. He turned his head sideways, his cheek pressing against the cool faux wood. His tightly-clad cheeks clenched and unclenched, rippling in the shadowy moonlight. The hand slid ever so lightly up Scarlet Moon's neck. Long fingers wrapped themselves in his french braid. She tugged firmly, not hard enough to hurt, but hard enough to dissuade resistance. Scarlet Moon gasped as his head was lifted off the table. His back arched, further pushing his bottom into the air.
"A tiny kitten, hissing when you reach for him, purring when you pick him up." The voice started over Scarlet Moon's bottom, and slid lower with each syllable, ending next to his ear. Hips pressed against Scarlet Moon's upthrust bottom, and a warm, pillowy chest slid across his back.
The woman's breasts pulled away, leaving Scarlet Moon's skin tingling with memory of their soft warmth. A leather-clad palm rubbed Scarlet Moon's right cheek, sending little sparks dancing across Scarlet Moon's skin, even through the spandex. "A kitten in desperate need of training."
"Good. Then you understand, I'm not spanking you to hurt you for her, I'm spanking you to protect you from her," said Tania.
"By blowing out their eardrums?"
"No–"
"Well that's what you're going to do. Do you have any idea how complicated that room is? How sensitive? How powerful? Do you have any idea how narrow a range of sounds the human ear can safely handle?"
"Here let me talk to her," said Juliana. "Just tap your right ear three times."
"Here, look I've got a friend who wants to talk to you." Scarlet Moon tapped his right ear three times. Something came loose in his mask. A little bit of fishing, and he brought out an earpiece.
"Fine." Dr. Parks took the earpiece. "But only because Phillipa insisted we help you."
For the next ten minutes, Parks alternated between spouting technobabble and listened with a deep frown. The frown gradually faded, and Parks' tone moderated a little with each question.
She handed back the headset. "Ok fine. I don't think the pop idea is going to work. I need to think about it. In the meantime, get down to the sonic laboratory and lure Succubus down there. I won't let you send anything over the PA. To dangerous."
Scarlet Moon overcompensated a bit, and the bowling ball pulverized into a cloud of dust when the beam struck.
When the cloud dispersed, the cat was nowhere to be seen.
Scarlet Moon sucked in a breath.
A hand landed on his shoulder.
Adrian wrapped a cord around Curvy's ankle and tugged.
"Could she have found it?" murmured Juliana. "No, she couldn't have."
"What's wrong?" asked Adrian.
"I'm getting a connection not found-oh, I see! Stupid me. The command had a typo." Juliana laughed. "Had myself worried for a minute there."
Juliana tapped at her keyboard for a moment. White text whipped across the dark screen. Juliana threw her hands up and crowed. "I'm in baby! And she's even using Ubuntu, so I won't have to struggle through the Windows command line. God, that thing's garbage."
Juliana glanced back at Adrian. "You look great by the way."
"And if it shoots you?"
"Then you'll contain me," said Adrian.
"I don't know I'm strong enough to do that," said Natalie.
"Don't be ridiculous, there's nobody stronger," said Adrian.
"If you say so," said Natalie, staring down at her feet and futzing with her hoodie string.
"I do." Adrian gave Natalie's shoulder a squeeze.
Natalie smiled. "Well, I'm going to bed."
A knock at the door.
"I'm not dressed!" said Adrian. Just one more class. Gah! Why was this syllabus so wordy?
"You're lying," said Juliana in a singsong voice.
"Juli!"
"You have to the count of three to open the door," said David. "Or you're getting my belt in the common room."
"Ooh." Adrian hopped from foot to foot.
"One."
There it was! Adrian hastily scribbled the books down. Gah! This class wanted like six books.
"Two."
"Ooh." Adrian threw the pen down and dashed for the door.
"Thr–"
Adrian yanked it open.
David loomed in the doorway.
"I have the list," said Adrian with an innocent smile, holding up a piece of paper.
David raised an eyebrow.
"Oww! Miss, stop! Oww!" yelped the girl, scissor-kicking as Alexandra's hand battered her twitching cheeks. "You can't do this!"
"Oh, yes I can," said Alexandra, landing a trio of sharp smacks to the crease where cheek met thigh, making the girl squeal. "I am Alexandra Silver!"
"I-I mean-oww!-it's against beach-oww!-rules," said the girl, squirming madly in an attempt to escape Alexandra's apparently iron grip. "You have to-oww!-file complaints with-"
"Excuse me?" Alexandra unleashed a flurry of rapid-fire smacks to the middle of the girl's right cheek, making it bounce and wiggle despite its obvious fitness. "I am Alexandra Silver! Your management's boss would be a druggie on the street if it weren't for my mother."
Adrian glanced at Juliana. Juliana shrugged, and smiled sheepishly.
"This is ridiculous," said Vanessa with a growl. "Alexandra-"
A tall, pale woman with broad shoulders and hips rushed onto the scene. She kept her black hair wrapped in a bun, and wore a light blue sleeveless dress that extended to her ankles and showed off her muscular arms. "What in heaven's name is going on here?"
Juliana pulled Adrian out of the car and peppered the seat of his jeans.
Adrian hopped and shielded his bottom with his hands (catching a few whacks on his knuckles for his troubles).
"They say a criminal always returns to the scene of the crime," said Bernice. She smirked. "Of course, 'they' are full of more bullshit than a constipated cow."
"So, you believe me?"
Bernice rolled her eyes. "Obviously. You and I both know that if you ever decided to kidnap someone, you wouldn't do it in broad light, in front of cameras, in your costume at their place of work. No, you'd wait until nightfall and yoink him from his bed. Or put on a different costume and try to pretend to be a supervillain that only you could stop or something."
"These are some good ideas," murmured Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon barely kept himself from rolling his eyes. "Great, so does that mean you're willing to help me?"
Bernice laughed. "Oh hell no. I'm not about to filch you any evidence. The bossman would put my ass in a sling, and dropkick me straight into a jail cell. If you have any leads, or anything you're looking for, just let me know and I'll keep you posted."
"Hand over your earpiece," said Generalissima. "It'll be easier if I explain it."
The Whistler stumbled weirdly, and Scarlet Moon lost his balance. Rather than gracefully smashing the villain into the ground, jumping off of them, and landing in a heroic pose, Scarlet Moon rolled across the pavement in a heap with the villain.
He shook his head, and pushed himself onto his hands and knees.
"Freeze!"
Scarlet Moon found himself staring down a particle gun.
Scarlet Moon froze. He punched the gun to the right. The gun discharged, and a particle bolt slammed into the Whistler beneath Scarlet Moon.
"Oh, shit-" said the Whistler with the gun just as Scarlet Moon punched them in the stomach.
A rush of air burst from the Whistler's lips, and their fedora fell off to reveal bright red chinlength hair, and a cute, freckled, feminine face. Her green eyes were big and round as she hunched, and fell to her knees.
The crimson paddle flattened Anklyana's right cheek. The girl threw her head back and yowled. She rocked forward on her toes. Her cheek bobbled madly.
"Yes, yes!" Princess gleefully clapped her hands. "That's right. Just like that. But faster! Faster!"
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared.
"Keep it together," said Generalissima.
They searched the control room, and the house upstairs, but Leopard was right. There was nothing.
Generalissima came back online when they got back above ground. She blew air out through her lips when Scarlet Moon finished telling her what happened below. "Well, this was just one giant CF, wasn't it?"
"She was ready for us," said Tempestas. "One step ahead of us the whole time."
"Yes. She knew we were going to find her. Either she purposefully made herself easy to find, or she knows that we're really really good at finding people," said Generalissima. "She might even know about me, at least in broad strokes. Probably wouldn't be too hard, if she studied enough videos of you in action, and saw you talking to yourself with your hand on your ear."
"So, what now?" asked Tempestas.
"Go home. Rest," said Generalissima. "We'll get her next time. And we won't underestimate her either."
"Can you believe this?" asked Alex, gesturing to the screen. "Apparently there's been a bunch of people going missing the past few days. Some higher up for a chain of soup kitchens, the VP of Marketing for Lloyd Software, and a hotshot lawyer working for my father's company. I mean, Scarlet Moon's a bit of a buffoon, but I thought he was at least trying to do the right thing. Now I wonder what would have happened to me in that warehouse if the cops hadn't arrived when they did."
"Interesting," said Juliana. She shared a concerned look with Adrian. "Any speculation about who might be next?"
Alex rolled her eyes. "Just cable news talking heads vomiting out of their asses."
"Maybe you should head to your mom's house," said Juliana.
Alex scoffed. "Like hell. I'm not going to cower behind Mommy's skirts because some dude in pajamas decided today was a good day to be evil."
"Well, ok. But if Scarlet Moon does decide to show up and kidnap you, do me a favor and go quietly," said Juliana. "I'd rather not have a giant hole where our window used to be, thanks."
Alex smirked. "Hell no. If Scarlet Moon shows up, I'm gonna hide in your room."
"If you get my laptop destroyed while being chased by a kidnap-crazy superhuman, I'm gonna spank you scarlet," said Juliana. She grabbed Adrian's wrist. "Come on. We got stuff to do."
Juliana led Adrian into her room.
Adrian flushed with pride, and flashed a smile at Natalie, who reciprocated. Adrian practically skipped back to his desk.
Adrian's body shook with sobs.
David slid his belt back through the loops. He sat down next to Adrian's head and ran his hand through Adrian's hair. "Hush. I think that's enough, don't you?"
Adrian slid forward off the arm and snuggled into David's lap, pressing his face against David's muscular thigh.
David ran his hands through Adrian's hair. "Hush. Hush. I know, it hurt, but you seriously scared me. You could've been seriously hurt or killed. I'll do whatever I have to keep you safe, including tanning your bottom, understand?"
Scarlet Moon landed a hard paddle stroke to Succubus' right cheek.
"Say something damn you! Say something or lick my damn boot!" Succubus bucked against Scarlet Moon's shoulder, and tried to rake her long fingernails down Scarlet Moon's back. Of course, Scarlet Moon's forcefield rendered that pointless.
Scarlet Moon whapped Succubus' bottom three times with the paddle, all three times in the same spot on the right cheek.
Scarlet Moon wrapped a scarlet cord around a tipped over chair and righted it. He sat down, and swung the flailing and squawking villain over his lap.
Succubus pounded her feet against the floor, her bare cheeks bobbing and wiggling. "Let go of me!"
Scarlet Moon whapped Succubus' exposed cheeks, the large orbs rippling with every blow.
"I don't suppose you could be kind enough to give us a ride?" asked Vanessa, looking at Juliana.
Juliana crossed her arms and scowled. "No. Our dear brother just got a job in the suburbs and needed a car. So mine got commandeered."
"Technically, it was never yours–" said Adrian.
Juliana glared at Adrian. "Yes, Adrian I heard the lecture too."
Adrian bent over and put his hands on his knees. He arched his back, his heart-shaped bottom rounding and thrusting back against David. He tapped a sliver of power and bounced his bottom. His hips rotated like they were on a swivel. He clenched and unclenched his bottom as he bounced his hips, his ass jumping against David. David swelled against his bouncing bottom, ready and eager to take him.
David's hands released his hips, giving his full range of motion. His slick hands slid up his back, a slight pressure pushing his torso down just a hair lower, thrusting his ass up and against him. His hips ground and thrust against his ass in time to the bass thudding through the floor, a promise of what was to come.
.
David's fingers tightened on Adrian's back, his thick digits digging into his skin, domineering, desperate. Adrian shook his shoulders, sending tremors down his back and through David's fingers.
"Hate to interrupt," said Juliana.
Adrian made a silent prayer of thanks for Juliana's intervention.
"But could we continue this somewhere else?" asked Juliana. She shivered. "I'm cold. I've been cold for so long I've come to the conclusion that warmth is a myth. A legend from a bygone golden age."
Adrian was moving before the scream was half out of Natalie's throat. Bernice was faster, throwing Adrian to the floor and sprinting into the doorway. She grabbed Natalie and yanked her back. A crimson beam erupted into the room and splashed against the bathroom door, slamming it into a cop, dazing him.
Adrian leapt to his feet as Scarlet Moon swung in, Chief Napier thrown over one shoulder. Adrian and Scarlet Moon stared at each other for a moment. A scarlet beam from the imposter slammed into Adrian's chest and flung him over the back of the couch and into the far bedroom.
Adrian rolled and ripped open the window. He leapt out and grabbed his necklace.
A crimson flash later, and Scarlet Moon swung around to the far side of the apartment building.
"Generalissima!"
"Whosea-what now?" asked Generalissima.
Mom smirked.
Mama smiled. "And I am so proud of you."
Juliana blinked. "Mama?"
"Never dreamed I'd be lucky enough to have such a noble daughter." Mama took Juliana by the ear. "But you're still getting your naked fanny swatted so hard you'll be sitting on your hands the whole ride home."
"But Mama!" wailed Juliana. "The headmaster already caned me. It hurt."
"He caned you because that little twit's father gave them a bajillion dollar donation or some other rich-guy crap." Mama pulled Juliana into the hallway. "I'm spanking you for very nearly throwing away your future."
Sam landed a full-bodied smack to Adrian's sitspot. "Enough!"
Sam yanked down Adrian's jeans, exposing Adrian's boxer briefs. The boxer briefs quickly followed.
"No! Let go of me!" screamed Adrian, squirming around and trying to bat Sam's hand away.
Sam pressed his right hand against Adrian's back and shoved him against the hood of the car. Adrian wiggled his naked hips, and stomped his feet.
Sam's hard left hand arced through the air and cracked against Adrian's left cheek, the sharp smack echoing throughout the parking lot. Adrian started to swear, but the vulgarity was cut off by a yelp as Sam's hand smashed into Adrian's right cheek. Sam unleashed a flurry of hard, fast cracks. His hips swiveled as he put every pound of muscle he had into each blow.
Adrian kicked and thrashed.
Delryn threw the young woman over her shoulder with barely more than a grunt of effort.
"Hey! Put me down!" Alexandra pounded her hands against Delryn's back, and kicked her legs frantically, nearly hitting Delryn in the face.
"I'm just doing what you asked." Delryn slowly walked to the lake, swatting Alexandra's bouncing butt with every step. She dumped the girl into the warm water. " Go ahead. Get to it!"
"This is disgusting," wailed Alexandra, scrambling to her feet, and shivering. "This isn't what I asked for!"
"You're right. You asked for this." Delryn bent Alexandra over and untied the girl's bikini bottoms. As the bottoms fell into the water, she smacked the girl's naked wet ass right there in the surf.
Alexandra squirmed and squealed. "No! Stop! Oww! I didn't ask-oww!-for this either!"
"Then start washing girl," said Delryn with a flurry of smacks to the girl's right cheek. As soon as Delryn let go, Alexandra ducked into the water, and began scrubbing at her skin, hair, and swimsuit, her face almost as red as her ass.
The spring sprang, and Leopard flew backwards. Scarlet Moon cried out as the hair gripped in Leopard's fist got ripped out by the roots.
Scarlet Moon lashed a chord to Leopard and zipped her back into range. His fist lashed out and rammed into Leopard's gut. He backflipped and kicked Leopard under the chin, spinning Leopard upside down in midair. A paddle swirled in Scarlet Moon's hand and he whapped Leopard's legging-clad bottom with all his might.
Leopard flew backwards through a wall.
A pained and despairing howl rose from the floor above.
Leopard pulled herself through the hole in the wall. She smirked and looked up. "Looks like the cat noticed you'd run off with her hostage. Think you can handle her? She's vicious."
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
Juliana leaned forward and pitched her voice low. "Your eyes started to glow."
Adrian's heart skipped a beat. "I felt this weird pressure against my head. Like someone was pushing on it. Couldn't really focus."
"Like someone pressing against a locked door?" asked Juliana, her eyes flicking back to the dazed crowd. "I felt the same way, except the dazed part. Felt like a weaker version of the headache I had that night."
Adrian nodded, and glanced around. "Have you seen Vanessa?"
"I think she melded in with the crowd. Wait here." Juliana returned to the knot of people.
Poseidon growled.
Scarlet Moon backed up a few steps and whipped the paddle back. He stepped forward, pivoted his hips, and swung the paddle into Poseidon's vulnerable bottom with a two-handed swing.
A great crack bounced off the buildings. Poseidon's tight bottom flattened beneath the large paddle. A yelp erupted from his mouth, and he swung forwards.
Scarlet Moon whipped the paddle back a second time. As soon as Poseidon's bottom swung back, Scarlet Moon whapped it again, adding yet more momentum to Poseidon's swing.
"Oww!" Poseidon flailed helplessly. "You'll-oww!-pay for this!"
Poseidon swung madly forward and back. His bottom bounced and wobbled beneath the large paddle, quickly turning as red as his shorts, before turning redder still. With each swing, his shorts pushed themselves a little deeper into her crack, they stretched just a little bit more.
Finally, after barely a dozen blows there was a great tearing and at the apex of a swing, Poseidon's shorts ripped in two. Poseidon sailed through the air and plowed into the ground facefirst. He came to a rest on her knees and shoulders, his naked, deep red bottom thrust rudely into the air, his legs gaping just enough to show his secrets to everyone in sight.
Scarlet Moon smirked, and dissipated the gallows. He tapped the paddle against his palm and slowly approached Prometheus' prone form, making sure to step extra loud.
"That's enough of your cheek." The woman grabbed Scarlet Moon and spun him around. She snapped the belt across the superheroine's exposed buttocks, leaving a bright red welt across both cheeks.
"Oww!" Scarlet Moon clutched his stinging cheeks. He flared his shield. "Look lady, you can't just run around strapping random people because you don't like their outfits."
"You're in my office, you follow my rules. That's company policy."
"But I don't work here."
"Don't care. Bend over, or get out."
"Remember what I said about getting on this woman's good side?" asked Juliana.
Poseidon squirmed. He gripped the railing until his knuckles turned white. His breath came in ragged gasps.
Scarlet Moon shifted a little and unleashed a minutes-long barrage to both their right cheeks, alternating between one and the other. He caught a little bit of their sensitive inner cheeks with each stroke.
"OWW! Shit! Fuck! Motherfucking shit!" Prometheus bucked. Her head swung frantically back and forth, her long hair flying around her head.
Poseidon cried out and wiggled, his bottom bouncing and his nuts swaying. That had to be uncomfortable, just hanging there all free and whipping back and forth like a pendulum on a ship in a hurricane.
Scarlet Moon shifted a little more and did the same thing to their left cheeks.
"WAAAGH! Stop it! Stop it! I'm sorry, just stoooop!" Prometheus's scream rose so loud it nearly drowned out the pop of paddle to posterior.
"Pansy," muttered Poseidon.
Scarlet Moon shifted his attention to Poseidon, and didn't let up until he was shrieking just as loud as his partner.
"Whose the pansy now?" asked Prometheus through her sniffles.
"You screamed first," said Poseidon, anger tinging his voice.
"Your mom-OWW!"
"Owwww!" Poseidon's voice rose into a wail, then cut into a shriek when Scarlet Moon's Scarlet Paddle of Justice meted out a little more Justice on the villains' dancing posteriors.
Scarlet Moon whipped the paddle up and down, the sharp SPLATs bouncing off the curved walls and domed ceiling, mingling and mixing until it sounded like a dozen spankings, rather than just one.
"Say hello to the Great and Terrible Legostopheles!" crowed Princess.
A great clattering filled the air. The lego walls crumbled. Legos whipped through the air and swirled into a giant vortex in the middle of the mall.
"Well, this can't be good," said Tempestas.
"And give up our audience? I don't think so. I want everyone here to watch us thrash your sorry ass."
C'mon crimson glow. Do your thing. Adrian scrambled off the couch again. Sam grabbed him and threw him over the back of it. Sam grabbed the top of Adrian's jeans and forced them down to his thighs to expose his curved cheeks, now clad only in boxer briefs.
"No!" cried Adrian. "Let go of me you-oww!"
Sam cracked the bathbrush hard against Adrian's ass, the thin material of his underwear providing scant protection.
Sam grabbed the waistband of Adrian's underwear and yanked them down.
Adrian yelped. "That's not fair!"
Sam pressed his hand against the small of Adrian's back and landed three heavy smacks to Adrian's lower right cheek. Adrian yelped again, and his legs kicked a little.
"Considering how much trouble you're in, little boy, I think it's more than fair." Sam settled into a rhythm, alternating heavy smacks between cheeks.
"I'm only slighter shorter than you! Oww!"
"Shut up and take your thrashing," said Sam.
The cupboard was empty save for cobwebs and rodent droppings.
"If anybody lives here, they're not using the kitchen," said Scarlet Moon, stepping carefully to avoid the rodent droppings.
"Same with the bedrooms," said Tempestas.
"No signs of anomalous Glow readings," said Scarlet Moon.
"Definitely thinking she's downstairs somewhere," said Generalissima.
"Or she gave us the slip," said Tempestas.
"Possible, though unlikely," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon eased into the living room. The room was empty save for a worn, dusty couch and matching chair. The walls were bare, though faint outlines could be seen where pictures once hung. He eased out into the center of the room.
Something beneath his foot clicked.
Scarlet Moon looked at the other two. "Okay, who's next?"
The two girls shared frightened looks.
"I choose you." Scarlet Moon walked over to Blue Dress.
"Please, don't do this to me." begged the girl.
"Sorry gal, it's just not fair if I only spank one of you." Scarlet Moon picked up the crying girl and put her in the same position as the last girl. He hiked her blue dress up, revealing a blue g-string.
Bernice clapped her hands. "Seriously, this is great. I honestly wasn't liking our chances."
"Alright why don't you sit down-"
Adrian glared at Sam.
"It was just a suggestion," said Sam, his lips trying to twitch into a smile. "Well, make yourself comfortable-"
Adrian glared at Sam.
Sam rolled his eyes. "Fine. Stand there and pout. Juliana, it's your turn. Assume the position."
Juliana sighed and stood. She turned around, and clambered onto the sofa cushion. She bent over the back of the couch, and put her hands on the small stool sitting behind it. Her butt hung in the air, the highest point of her body. The awkward position had pushed her tiny yellow dress up, exposing nearly half of her rotund cheeks.
Sam wiggled the tight dress up and over Juliana's outthrust ass, revealing a pair of big, jiggly cheeks "clad" in a red g-string. Sam shook his head. "Juliana when are you going to learn that floss is for teeth?"
"When are you going to learn that pulling up my skirt is for spanking, not wardrobe critique?" asked Juliana.
Sam put his hand on the small of Juliana's back and whapped the back of the brush against Juliana's right cheek. Juliana hissed and wiggled her hips. Her right cheek rippled beneath the blow. "Now sounds like a good time."
Scarlet Moon slid into one of the chairs.
The woman who let him in stepped around him and took up position behind Silver.
"I hope Clemency didn't keep you waiting long," said Silver.
"Not at all," said Scarlet Moon. "I'd only just reached the mansion."
"Very good." Silver smiled. "Now what brings you so politely to my door?"
Scarlet explained what he and Juliana had discovered.
"I see," said Silver. "You're quite the detective. And here I thought you were just one of those react-and-punch-things kind of heroes."
Scarlet Moon shrugged. "Well, I'm pretty good at that too."
"Taking credit for my hard work," muttered Juliana. "I mean, I guess we shouldn't be running around exposing my existence, but you're still a jerk."
Scarlet Moon tried not to smile.
"I appreciate the warning," said Silver. "But do you really think you can beat her? If I remember correctly, the last time you two met she tanned you good."
Scarlet Moon tapped the lenses covering his eyes. "This time, I'm much better prepared."
"Indeed. Though I imagine her thralls are going to be much more competent."
"You know anyone who has a better shot?"
"No. But we need to stack the deck."
"Have you had enough?" Scarlet Moon landed a hard paddle stroke to Succubus' right cheek.
"Are you ready to lick my boot?" Succubus bucked against Scarlet Moon's shoulder, and tried to rake her long fingernails down Scarlet Moon's back. Of course, Scarlet Moon's forcefield rendered that pointless.
"I guess not." Scarlet Moon whapped Succubus' bottom three times with the paddle, all three times in the same spot on the right cheek.
Scarlet Moon wrapped a scarlet cord around a tipped over chair and righted it. He sat down, and swung the flailing and squawking villain over his lap. "Perhaps some time over my lap will change your tune."
Succubus pounded her feet against the floor, her bare cheeks bobbing and wiggling. "Let go of me!"
Scarlet Moon whapped Succubus' exposed cheeks, the large orbs rippling with every blow.
Scarlet Moon snapped the crop against Succubus' right cheek. The villain yelped and her cheek spasmed beneath the blow. Scarlet Moon whipped the crop across the fleshiest part of Succubus' left cheek.
Right, left, right, left went the crop. It whistled with every stroke. It slapped with every stroke. It elicited squeals and kicking with every stroke.
"Minions, aid your mistress. Aid her now!"
The minions jumped and charged Scarlet Moon.
The superhero lifted Succubus off his lap and flung her and the chair at her charging minions.
Adrian put his hand back on the small of the girl's back.
Juliana glanced at the spoon, removed her hands, and scooted a few inches away.
Adrian unleashed five rapid fire smacks to Keiko's right cheek, making the girl buck and kick. She didn't try to get up though, and Adrian shifted his attention to the girl's left cheek, doing the exact same thing.
Keiko squirmed and thrashed through the last five blows, her bottom spasming and bucking wildly.
"Alright, we're done," said Adrian. He returned to the closet and replaced the spoon. "And FYI, thrashing like that is a good way to earn extra strokes."
"Extra?" whimpered Keiko.
"Not from us. Bylaws forbid extending a punishment for any reason other than resistance," said Juliana. She began kneading Keiko's tender flesh, making the young man sigh. "But there are a fair amount of people out there who think you should take your spanking quickly and quietly. That includes not squirming when you get whacked."
Scarlet Moon rocketed at Princess, fist cocked.
"Well, alright." Anklyana walked up behind Scarlet Moon. She jumped up and wrapped her arms around Scarlet Moon's neck and leapt up, wrapping her muscular legs around Scarlet Moon's torso. Scarlet Moon created a small forcefield between Anklyana's arms and his neck, ensuring panicked tightening wouldn't cut off airflow."
"Ready?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"No."
"Ok."
Scarlet Moon waited a moment. Anklyana did nothing. "Ready?"
"No."
Mr. Cuddles' paw battered Tempestas' bottom, the abused flesh bouncing and wobbling with every heavy stroke. Her hips rolled a little, but otherwise she lay limply across Mr. Cuddles' lap, her body shaking with sobs.
Princess pursed her lips. "You know, this is kinda boring. Think I might have been a bit too rough with her earlier. Oh well. Toodle-ooo!"
The screen shut off, and the drones flew back to the mall.
"Scarlet Moon, that was an utter disaster," said the chief's voice over the PA. "Please refrain from getting involved any more. You're only making things worse."
Anklyana sighed and put her face in her hands.
Midnight's arm tightened around Scarlet Moon's shoulders. Her long legs swung into the air, like a gymnast braced against a pole. Using Scarlet Moon as an anchor, she pivoted around to face Scarlet Moon. A leg swung around, the heel striking the back of Scarlet Moon's knee, making the superhero buckle. The hand clasping the hero's shoulders slid up Scarlet Moon's neck, clenched a handful of Scarlet Moon's hair and pulled Scarlet Moon's face into large, round, exposed cleavage.
Scarlet Moon yelped. His concentration faltered. The tendrils tying his to the roof weakened. A knee slid between his legs, his head and shoulders got locked underneath an arm, and the next thing Scarlet Moon knew, Midnight knelt on the roof, with Scarlet Moon straddling one knee, his waist pressed against Midnight's, his toes braced against the roof, and his palms flat against the rough surface.
Midnight laughed. There was a faint rustling of leather. Long, warm fingers slid into the waistband of Scarlet Moon's shorts, and wiggled them down to Scarlet Moon's spread thighs. The bare fingers lightly brushing Scarlet Moon's bare bottom as they slid down, dragging tight spandex with them. Scarlet Moon gasped and squirmed, painfully conscious of his bare cock grinding agaist Midnight's large, muscular thigh.
"You've got spunk, kitten." Midnight rubbed Scarlet Moon's naked buttocks, her bare hand warm and strong against Scarlet Moon's bare skin.
"I'm not a kitten," said Scarlet Moon, squirming in Midnight's grasp, painfully conscious of his bare nethers rubbed against Midnight's strong thigh.
"Then why are you purring?" Midnight gave Scarlet Moon's left cheek a sharp slap, eliciting a gasp from the helpless, bare-bottomed hero.
Scarlet Moon's hips pumped against the woman's leg, his bare cock grinding against leather.
Though David had a stern expression, there was an amused twinkle in his eyes that suggested he was enjoying the show as much as everyone else. Adrian glanced over at Juliana to see she was bent over and clutching the pole, with Sam standing next to her, a hand on her back. She, of course, wiggled her hips and gave him "fuck me now" eyes.
David turned Adrian away from the pole and flung him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Adrian yelped and kicked his feet. His hips bucked against his shoulder, his crotch grinding and rubbing against his firm warmth. David walked off the stage, smacking Adrian's vulnerable bottom with every step.
Adrian squeaked and squirmed. The smacks weren't particularly hard, just enough to put a sting in his tail, and a tight tingle in his belly. He glanced at Juliana, who was in much the same predicament: flung over Sam's shoulder getting her callipygean rear lightly swatted. She wiggled and playfully pounded on Sam's back. Sam smacked her harder, though she didn't seem to mind.
"You stupid kid," said Napier. "Why can't you idiots leave this to the professionals?"
Anklyana's smile widened. "And what would you do against an army of toys?"
She seemed to realize who she was talking to. Her eyes widened and she started. "I mean, well. Um, sorry sir."
EMTs appeared. Someone pulled the child from Anklyana's grip and carried her to a nearby gurny. A couple of others started to slide a stretcher under Anklyana's form.
"No." Anklyana started to stand. "I'm–"
"Girl you will lie down and let these men make sure you're not injured," barked Napier. "Or I'll roll you over and whip your ass right here in front of God and everybody."
"Grab Anklyana and go," said Generalissima. "The less time she spends talking to the chief, the better."
Anklyana shrank away from the police chief. "But–"
"This whole fiasco is one of the worst–hey!"
Scarlet Moon zipped next to the pair, threw Anklyana over his shoulder and jumped away.
"Scarlet Moon!" roared the police chief, shaking his fist after the fleeing figure. "One of these days your ass will be mine! And oh, what a reckoning it will be!"
"I can't believe it's coincidence that three of us developed superpowers on the same night. I'll bet we're not the only ones," said Juliana.
"Three?" said Scarlet Moon. He released a cord, and tied another around a nearby flag pole. The pole bent alarmingly and nearly sent him flying into a wall. A rapidly placed cord against a billboard saved him from giving someone a new window.
"I've slept three hours since the business park, and I feel great. You know that physics homework I was struggling with? Understood it instantly. And the coup de grace, I somehow remembered enough of a years old high school project to turn a particle stunner into a bomb with tools scavenged from a pile of junk in like ten minutes."
"Figures you get the awesome superpower."
"Says the one literally swinging from buildings."
"Yours guarantees you good grades," said Scarlet Moon. "Mine, a superpowered punch in the face."
"Look, the point is that there's no way we were the only ones."
"Maybe the others will be friendly?"
"How many people do you know would use sudden superpowers responsibly?"
Scarlet Moon zipped past the lip of the roof, flinging himself into the air.
Anklyana shrieked at the top of her lungs and would have choked Scarlet Moon out, if it weren't for his forcefield.
Unfortunately, the shield didn't do much to protect his ears.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to a billboard and cut hard right. Anklyana sucked in a breath.
The spanking room was an entryway with three doors opposite them. Two were open, but one was closed, and Adrian could hear the telltale splats and wails of a spanking in progress emanating from the closed door.
Tania led Adrian through one of the open doors. He closed and locked it. The room was relatively small, with an armless chair against the far wall, squeezed next to a spanking bench. Three implements hung on the wall: a cane, a paddle, and a strap.
Tania pulled the chair out into the center of the room. She fixed Adrian with stern look. "I am not punishing you for calling Jezebel a cunt. Lord knows she's a whole lot worse. I'm punishing you for falling into her trap."
Adrian found himself standing in front of Natalie and her father, the police chief. Natalie wore an elegant, sleeveless black dress that covered her from the base of her neck to her ankles. The dress was just fitted enough to emphasize the flare of her hips and the round shape of her large bottom, but just loose enough to slim her torso, and maintain modesty. She wore some basic makeup, and had her hair tied up in a bun.
"Oh! Adrian, um I..I um, well…" Natalie blushed and looked down.
Scarlet Moon fired a beam. Bright retaliated with a golden beam from her saber. Red energy slammed into gold. The two beams pushed against each other, swaying like wrestlers struggling for an advantage. They swirled together into a ball of gold and red, and erupted into an explosion sweeping the roof.
Scarlet Moon flew off the roof. A shock of pain raced through his nervous system, from his teeth to the tips of his toes. He lashed a cord to the roof and zipped back on.
Bright swept onto the roof. Her golden eyes flicked across the terrace, now empty save for Scarlet Moon. "You idiot, you let her escape. That's a month of my life ruined! Down the drain!"
Alexandra rolled her eyes. "Obviously. You've never been with me. A very exclusive stretch of beach. Richest sand, cleanest and most gorgeous water for miles. Even I'd be hard pressed to get in here, but the owner owes my mom a few favors. She was one of the first people to invest in his company, you know. There was at least a quarter where her money was the only thing keeping him afloat."
"Ballsy of your mom to keep investing in him when everyone else pulled out." Vanessa pushed the door open and stepped out into the sunlight.
"My mom knows a winner when she sees one." Alexandra locked the car, and put her keys into her bag.
"Holy cow," said Keiko. "Those waitresses' bikinis are smaller than Juliana's!"
Alexandra rolled her eyes. "Only if they were naked."
"Has this sand been combed?" Vanessa stepped out onto the swept beach.
"And stripped clean of rocks, and seashells" said Alexandra. "At least until you get to the water. What's a beach without hunting for seashells and fossils?"
"You have the most delightful purr," said the woman. "I could do this all night."
The woman's fingers retreated from Scarlet Moon's rump, and her arm slid away from the hero's hips. Scarlet Moon slid onto his knees. He mewled and reached back to rub his stinging bum.
"Would that I could," said the woman.
Leather-clad hands pushed a silver collar into Scarlet Moon's shaking hands.
The woman's breath tickled Scarlet Moon's ear. Warm, soft breasts pressed against the back of Scarlet Moon's head. "Since you're just so adorable, I've got a little gift for you. You know those secret agents you hang out with? This fell off their truck. Cuts off your powers before you've lost all your mojo. Study it carefully kitten. I'd hate to see one close over your pretty little neck."
"Who are you?" murmured Scarlet Moon, staring down at the circlet.
"Midnight. Watch the shadows kitten. You never know where I'll be lurking." The warmth pulled away. Scarlet Moon twisted around. He watched the woman's pear-shaped bottom, encased in skintight leather, complete with thong seam further emphasizing her ample cheeks, roll into shadows and fade away.
The office lights flared up, making his wince. His earpiece crackled. Scarlet Moon stared down at the collar in his hands, his head reeling. He took a moment to get his breath under control, and reached for his ear piece.
"Oh for the love of," said Generalissima. "Just tell him."
"Tell who what?" asked Scarlet Moon. "Getting really tired–"
"Not you, her," said Generalissima
"You know her?" asked Scarlet Moon. "You're talking to her right now?"
"Don't say anything!" said the girl. "You promised!"
"Do you want him to thrash your ass? Your costume isn't gonna help much."
"And whose fault is that?"
Adrian now understood why Juliana was able to finish her work so quickly: there wasn't really anything to the costume. It was nothing more than a speedo thong, a cap, and a pair of boots. The spandex-based material went on easy, and he felt rather embarrassed as he looked in the mirror: the thong showed off every inch of his cheeks. A narrow purple "belt" wrapped around the thong, and short purple ankle-high boots with grippy, flat bottoms adorned his feet. A red half-mask fit over Adrian's head. It covered everything from the nose up, like Batman's except nowhere near as badass.
Melissa put her hands on her hips. "You think that makes it better? I'm a small business owner! I'm working on a shoestring budget with razor thin profit margins. I can't afford to have people spitting my merchandise all over my face."
Despite her sharp, clipped words, Melissa's voice never rose. "Now bend over the counter."
Adrian bent over the counter and arched his back, sticking his compact bottom out behind him.
Wait a minute. What was he doing? A little water to the face was the least Melissa deserved.
Melissa walked around the edge of the counter, her heels clapping angrily against the tile.
Scarlet Moon kicked Poseidon into Prometheus, sending both smashing into the bell tower.
There was a great groaning and screeching, and the bell tower fell over with a thundering crash.
Scarlet Moon winced. "Oops."
Tempestas puffed out her cheeks. "Yeah."
Prometheus slammed her fists into the dirt. "Gah! Why can't we beat him? Why?"
Adrian ran for the portapotties. Fortunately there didn't seem to be a line, and nobody seemed to be paying very close attention. Adrian slipped into one.
And gagged.
Why couldn't he have been a 1970's hero? They had phone booths.
Adrian shucked off his clothing and yanked his costume out of the secret compartment in his backpack. He threw it on, and shoved his clothing back into his backpack.
He looked down at his backpack, around the portapotty, and back down at his backpack.
He glanced at the toilet and shuddered. He shoved his backpack into a corner.
He thought about all the people who would see him burst out of the portapotty. He groaned.
Juliana leaned against her desk and sighed. "I was afraid of this. Melissa must have found it."
"Sorry," said Adrian. "It seemed like a good idea at the time…"
Juliana pulled out the little black book. "Don't worry about it. There's probably some goood stuff in here too. I'll dig through it while you're at work."
"It does really show off the assets, if you know what I mean."
Adrian smirked and shook his head. "Shouldn't you get changed or something?"
"Yes, I should. You oughta put on some makeup while I do."
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to Legostopheles' chest and zipped at the creature. A blast of wind buffetted his back, shoving his forward. A tentacle lashed at the hero. Scarlet Moon flipped over it. A fist whipped towards the small crimson figure. He lashed a pair of cords into the creature's leg and zipped feet first into it. Legos flew in every direction.
Power surged into his legs and he sprinted up the creature's thigh. Little fists grew out of the creature's leg and torso. He flipped over some, and blasted others. A giant tentacle grew out of the creature's chest right in front of his. He lashed a cord to it and let it fling his into the air. An eye beam struck the creature in the face. A cord lashed to its neck and he smashed feet first into the creature's collarbone. He flicked a cord past the creature's right shoulder and sprinted along its left and onto its back. He snagged the other end of the cord with his other hand and pivoted. He planted his feet against the creature's back and shoved off. The cord went taut around the beast's neck. His eyes flared, and his knuckles turned white.
Succubus fell to her knees, her cape floating out behind her.
"Well, well would you look at that," said Scarlet Moon. "You're shorter than you look."
Succubus' lip curled. "Gloat while you can, I'll have the cops under my thumb before we're halfway to the station."
"Yes, that would be most unfortunate, wouldn't it?" Scarlet Moon spied a hood and handcuffs on the belt of one of the groaning security guards. He snagged both with a couple of Scarlet cords. He shoved the hood over Succubus' face, and handcuffed her hands behind her.
Succubus squirmed, and said something. It was too muffled by the hood to make out, but it sounded indignant.
"That oughta solve that little problem." Scarlet Moon put his hands on his hips.
"Now that's just rude," said Princess. "Legostopheles! Scarlet Moon flipped me off!"
Legos coated Scarlet Moon's hands with legos and pinned them against its back. A thick lego tentacle lashed Scarlet Moon's bottom diagonally from the bottom left corner of his left cheek to the top right corner of his right with a loud splat. Red-hot pain bloomed. Scarlet Moon's eyes widened, his back arched and he howled.
Princess giggled. "Next time be more polite."
Scarlet Moon tensed. He twisted and peered around his thighs at the paddles. Waiting.
The paddles arced towards his upthrust bottom.
"I'm using it because I need you to understand, down to your bones that you should never attack the police," said Juliana. "Even if it's justified, it'd be turned against us too easily. Like it or not, Adrian, if we want to be effective, we need people to trust us. That'll be hard enough. It'll be near impossible if the news is constantly throwing up footage of you attacking police officers."
There was the crash of shattering glass. Scarlet Moon looked up. Vanessa had leapt through the window.
"Vanessa, wait!" said Scarlet Moon.
Leopard elbowed Scarlet Moon in the face. She rolled, slamming Scarlet Moon into the ground, grabbed Scarlet Moon's arms and wrenched them apart. Leopard flipped, swinging Scarlet Moon around and slamming his into the ground a second time.
Scarlet Moon groaned, and lay for a moment, dazed.
"Ta ta!" Leopard leapt through the shattered window.
Scarlet Moon hoisted himself to his feet. He took a few staggering steps and leapt out after them. He lashed a cord to the building behind his and looked down, around, and up.
Vanessa, now covered in silver fur, raced up the wall, supernaturally strong claws digging into the concrete like a cat's claws dig into bark.
Leopard leapt after her, jumping from windowsill to windowsill.
"No," said Juliana.
Buzzsaw turned to the voice. There was a loud-pitched whine, and Buzzsaw flew over Adrian's body and rolled across the roof.
Juliana straddled Adrian. She held a police model particle stunner with both hands.
Buzzsaw grinned. "Found that lying around downstairs? Very impressive. And it would have worked. Yesterday."
Buzzsaw stood and flexed. "But not anymore! Now, I am invincible!"
"I will shoot you in the face if you take one step," said Juliana.
Buzzsaw took a step.
Juliana shot her in the face.
Buzzsaw reared back and clutched her eye. "Oh my God! My eye! Oh the agony, the suffering! It is beyond anything I could have ever imagined!"
"I warned-"
"JK." Buzzsaw lowered her hands to reveal a psychotic grin.
Natalie wiggled against Adrian's legs, and breathed a sigh of relief as Adrian's fingers worked. "I'm scared Adrian, more scared than I was even against Leopard. At least she was aiming the dart at me."
"I know," said Adrian. "I know."
"Why would your imposter kidnap Dad?" asked Natalie. "He's not corrupt, it's totally crazy."
Adrian shrugged. "He's definitely crazy. He thinks he's the real Scarlet Moon."
Adrian laid down next to her. Adrian snuggled up against Natalie, keenly aware of the bare skin pressed against his legs and hips. He slid one hand across Natalie's bare buttocks and massaged them.
Natalie squirmed. "Can I put my pants back on?"
"No."
Natalie gave Adrian a suspicious look. Adrian smirked a little. "Jerk."
Adrian smacked Natalie's bare bottom.
"Ouch! Just kidding!" said Natalie.
Scarlet Moon and Generalissima stood in front of the great iron gates leading onto Silver's property.
"Come on, do we have to?" asked Generalissima, clutching the seat of her skirt. "Can't you just spank me instead?"
"I could spank you too."
Generalissima whimpered.
"Oh, stop being a big baby." Scarlet Moon pushed the intercom. "It's not like you're new to getting your bum toasted."
"Yeah, but usually it happens quick. Somebody decides they don't like me, so they spank me right then and there. Not this big drawn out 24 hour delay thing."
"Oh yes, you only ever get spanked because people don't like you."
"That's not the point!"
The speaker crackled. "Welcome, Scarlet Moon. We've been expecting you."
"Hey, I'm here too," said Generalissima.
"Ah yes, the morning's entertainment. Please come in."
"Hey!"
Scarlet Moon hurried through the opening gate, mostly to hide his smirk.
"I'll show her some entertainment," muttered Generalissima.
"Yes, yes you will," said the speaker.
"Scarlet Moon, could you blast that stupid thing?"
"Yes ma'am." A sharp pop echoed through the room. Two of the security guards jumped. They groaned, and shook their heads. The two remaining pivoted and shot them.
"Well, I guess that could have gone worse," said Scarlet Moon.
"Stupid security training," muttered Juliana.
"Very clever Moon, but it'll take more than a pop to stop me," said Succubus.
"Good thing I've got more," said Scarlet Moon, his eyes glowing.
A trio of police officers charged in, weapons leveled at Scarlet Moon.
"What's that I hear?" Succubus paused. Scarlet Moon took a deep breath, relishing a moment where Succubus was not actively adding to the sting suffusing the hero's outthrust bottom. "Is that…contrition? Is our bare-bottomed hero learning the error of his ways?"
Scarlet Moon clamped his mouth shut.
"Well?" Succubus whipped her crop across Scarlet Moon's ass. "Are you sorry yet?"
"Never!"
"Alas, I foresee minimal sitting in your future." The riding crop lashed Scarlet Moon's bottom a dozen times in half the time.
Scarlet Moon twitched and squirmed beneath the stinging smacks. His jaw ached, so tightly did he clench it. His fingers dug into the edge of the bar until the wood snapped.
Scarlet Moon stared down at the bits of wood in his hands.
"What was that?" asked Succubus.
Scarlet Moon unleashed a brief, blinding flare.
"Agh, my eyes!" cried Succubus.
Scarlet Moon rolled onto his back and kicked Succubus in the chest, sending the villain sprawling.
Adrian struck Natalie's right cheek, then her left, then her right again. His strokes were slower, more deliberate, and lighter. Though they still stung fiercly if Natalie's squirming and yelping were anything to go by. She tagged Natalie's thighs a few times, as much to give Natalie's molten bottom a rest as for any other reason.
Natalie sagged across Adrian's lap. Her legs twitched with each stroke, but she didn't kick madly anymore. She hiccupped and mewled everytime the brush flattened her voluptuous flesh, but she didn't wail.
Adrian's eyes flicked from the clock to Natalie's bottom, as eager for the whole thing to end as Natalie was. Perhaps even more so.
Finally, Adrian landed one final stroke to Natalie's right sitspot. He put the hairbrush down and patted Natalie's bottom.
"Great!" Juliana turned off the phones camera, and handed it back. She winked at Adrian. "No hard feelings right? I mean, you did put soap on my toothbrush."
Adrian scowled at Juliana as he took the phone. "Be a bit easier if you hadn't been so gleeful."
Juliana shrugged. "Bet you'll think twice before doing that again."
Adrian grumbled and sent the video. He eased back onto the couch and watched whatever Juliana had been watching.
Twenty minutes later, Tania sent a message:
Your roommate certainly knows how to ham it up, doesn't she? And that ass of yours. Think I'll put this in my 'cold nights alone' folder.
Adrian flushed, and a smile tugged at his lips.
Buzzsaw sprawled across the rooftop, her chain flying from her grip. Adrian picked up the chain and tore it to pieces.
"No," cried Buzzsaw weakly. "My chain. You broke my chain."
A few seconds of fisticuffs later, and Scarlet Moon found himself facedown over Mr. Cuddles' knee, kicking and wailing while the giant bear paddled his naked bottom.
Princess slid down Mr. Cuddles' arm and hopped onto his leg next to Scarlet Moon's tossing head. She grabbed Scarlet Moon's hair and yanked his head up. She glared down into Scarlet Moon's teary eyes. She smirked. "You lose. Mr. Cuddles, make sure he never even thinks of trying to run away again. It hurts my feelings."
Mr. Cuddles picked up the pace, his giant paw flattening both of Scarlet Moon's heart-shaped little buttocks with each stroke. Scarlet Moon howled and flailed. His legs cycled, his arms windmilled, and his hair swung out around his like a halo. Each stroke was like a bomb going off on the hero's abused, plump heiny.
"Janet, stop it," said Keiko. "Scarlet Moon hasn't–"
"He's the one who wanted to play hide and go seek," said Princess. "Not my fault he's a sore loser."
"What? Why would I commit robbery? I could buy this place ten times over!" The woman's voice rose into a panicked wail. "Please, just don't hurt me, is it money you want? I'll give you whatever you want, just let me go home!"
Adrian stepped out of the bathroom, and hurried towards the door. He peeked out and saw a whole mess of cops swarming just outside. He slipped back in, and looked around. The arena was empty. He lashed a cord against the wall and slid up to the large windows that circled the top of the concessions circle. He slipped out into the dark night, and very carefully slid down the far side, away from the cops and lights. He circled around in the dark, and came into the slowly dispersing crowd.
He pulled out his phone. It was infested with calls from David. Adrian called him back.
"Oh good, you're alright," said David. "We're over on the corner of arena and cherry. Where are you?"
"Walking along arena, I'll be there shortly."
Adrian returned to the others.
"Adrian!" said Juliana. "Are you alright?"
Adrian nodded. "A bit frazzled, and exhausted, but I'm OK. You?"
"I'm good," said Juliana. "All thanks to Scarlet Moon."
"That's great. Can we go home now?" Adrian massaged his forehead. "I'm so tired."
Forty-five minutes later, Adrian stumbled into his room and collapsed on his bed.
Juliana peeked her head in. "You OK?"
Adrian grunted. He flicked his wrist at Juliana, asking her to go away.
"Alright. Sleep tight. We're gonna have a big day tomorrow." The door closed.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
Juliana slapped her forehead. "Oye. Well, thanks to your awe-inspiring thinkmachine, I'm gonna get my bottom blistered not once tonight, but twice. And both times hard as all get out. Thanks for that."
"Maybe next time don't sneak me into a corporate fortress."
"I don't hear a bed creaking," called Alexandra. They heard the sound of another door opening and shutting.
Adrian and Juliana scrambled up onto the bed. Juliana flipped up her gown, grabbed a very worn stuffed bear on her bed and buried her face in it. Her back arched like a cat's and she pushed her dark, swollen buttocks as high as they'd go. Adrian pushed his jeans down to his knees, pushed his boxer briefs down to his thighs, grabbed Juliana's pillow and scrambled up onto the bed. He buried his face in the pillow and pushed his bare bottom up as high as he could.
The door opened and closed. There was a squeak of sneakers entering the room. A rhythmic thwack, like something thick and wooden slapping an open palm.
"Wonderful." Alexandra's voice was silky smooth, almost purring.
Adrian lifted his head and started to look over his shoulder, but long, strong fingers grabbed his french braid and pushed his face back down into the pillow.
"Uh-uh. Head down, ass up. That's how people get spanked in my world."
"I know. And until then, I got a holiday job at Bebe's Bountiful Baby Boutique. Prime location in the center of the mall. Not far from the great Christmas tree."
"Oh." Natalie threw a guilty look at Adrian.
"Yeah." Vanessa shut off the television and threw the remote on the side table. "I was going to help mom with Christmas shopping. Her finances are stretched thin without getting Christmas gifts for five kids. Guess they're getting shit for Christmas this year. And I'll probably have to take out another loan to cover my living expenses for the next couple of months. God, I hate Scarlet Moon."
"But she saved your life a couple of months ago right?" asked Natalie.
Vanessa grunted sourly. "You weren't there. A blind monkey with a dildo up its ass could've done a better job."
"Meet me on top of city hall in three hours," said Tempestas. "I've got a few angles I want to work, and we should both try to rest some."
Scarlet Moon nodded. A crowd had started to gather. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to nearby building and zipped away.
"I will only give you orders without feedback to protect you, or to discipline you. Every other time, I will ask you what you think first," said Tania. "Of course, that doesn't mean we'll do what you want. Understand?"
"Adrian nodded, squirmed and wiggled, yelping and squealing as Tania's palm stung Adrian's plump bottom.
"Good." Tania's hand strayed back up to the swell of Adrian's buttocks. She gave Adrian's right cheek half a dozen stinging strokes, his left cheek half a dozen stinging strokes, and then returned to alternating smacks to each cheek.
Adrian squealed and kicked. His hips bucked and squirmed about on Tania's muscular thighs.
"I think that's enough for now. If nothing else, we'll be late if I take much longer." Tania helped Adrian stand and adjust his clothing. She took the soap and tossed it in the trash. She guided Adrian into the bathroom, and had him take a few minutes to rinse out his mouth with some vinegar. "Better?"
Adrian nodded.
"Great. But next time, no vinegar." Tania took a moment to give Adrian another once over. "You're so handsome."
"Oh ye of little faith," said Juliana. She rubbed her hands together. "Just need to get the lay of the land."
"No?" Juliana widened her eyes innocently. "But don't you want to safeguard the city from superpowered charlatans?"
Adrian grimaced. "Don't give me that look. Every time I 'distract' somebody it ends with a strap kissing my bum."
"Which is a great distraction," said Juliana. "Really, you're a natural."
Adrian scowled.
"Pleeease?" said Juliana.
Adrian crossed his arms over his chest.
"Look, we need evidence that this chick is an evil mind-manipulating supervillain. Scarlet Moon can't exactly bust down the door and start beaming everything in sight until we have that evidence," said Juliana.
"So sneak in, pop the drive in, and get out," said Adrian.
"Way too risky. She could be sitting in her office right now. And even if she isn't, she could come back at any time. Not only do we not get the magic virus on her computer, but at best one of us will go home with a throbbing ass. At worst, we get arrested, or turned into her puppet or something."
Adrian glared out the window.
"Wrong answer." The officer laid in another half a dozen snapping strokes.
Adrian bucked and howled. His bottom burned like molten lava, the orbs bouncing and bobbling with every heavy stroke.
"Try again."
The two grunted against their gags and glared at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon wrapped one of the trenchcoats around his costume. It fit perfectly. He pulled the Fedora low over his face, and sauntered around to the front of the warehouse.
As soon as he got there, he pounded on the giant loading door.
He pulled off his costume and threw his uniform back on, pausing only to give his sore ass a quick rub. "Coulda told me the cops had shown up."
"I tried, you didn't hear me over egging Succubus on like an idiot," said Juliana.
"She may have been giving the spanking, but she was not in control." Adrian patted his hair down, and slipped around to the back entrance. "What's going on out front?"
"Generica News have got a coptor out there right now, and are showing the front of the building. Succubus is walking out and…she's just walking away."
"Figures. I'll talk to you later. And Juliana?"
"Yeah?"
Tempestas leapt into the air. Her cape snapped and flapped in the hurricane-force gusts swirling around her. She held her hands low and at her side, as if gathering power. Her eyes glowed with a crimson light. The winds themselves seemed to take on a faint crimson hue.
Scarlet Moon zipped up onto a railing. Power flowed into his eyes until they glowed like twin setting suns.
Legostopheles lashed its tentacles at the pair. Tempestas let out a cry and threw her hands forward. A cyclone smashed into Legostopheles, driving its tentacles back and forcing it back a step.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the ceiling and zipped out into the middle of the mall.
Scarlet Moon clenched a fist. "You should have seen how quickly and easily I was able to flow my forcefield around me, just with a little bit of concentration. And besides, I really needed the exercise."
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Scarlet Moon has learned the power S-Focus. S-Focus increases his Power count by 1, but decreases his Attack count by 1.
"I don't know about that." Generalissima circled around Scarlet Moon. "You're looking fitter than ever. Superheroing's been good to you."
"Look at what you've done! How the hell am I going to get all this shit off me?" Alexandra leapt to her feet, her hands hovering just above the syrupy liquid.
"I-I'm sorry Miss Silver." The waitress lightly touched Alexandra's back. "Here, let's go to the lake-"
"Don't touch me!" spat Alexandra, stomping her foot. "I'm not moving. You made this mess, you will clean it up right now."
"I'm trying miss-"
"You want to drag me into the lake. Do you have any idea how many bawling babies have pissed in that thing?" asked Alexandra. "It's almost as disgusting as this sludge you splattered all over me."
"I-it was an accident-"
"And so were you. Now shut up and get me clean," said Alexandra.
The waitress' lower lip quivered. She glanced about. "But I don't have a towel or anything-"
Alexandra snarled. She grabbed the girl by the arm, sat down on her beach chair, and yanked the young woman across her lap. She vigorously slapped the girl's tight, exposed cheeks.
The apartment speaker crackled. "Miss Napier, your father is on his way up."
Natalie eeped and bolted to the speaker. "Thanks Bertrand. You're a dear."
"No problem ma'am."
Natalie spun. "Quick, everyone hide."
Police officers vanished behind the couch, into the kitchen, behind the bathroom door. One enterprising individual even crouched against the TV.
Natalie grabbed Adrian and dragged him to the couch.
Scarlet Moon pumped power into his shields. The wall raced toward his, the gaping hole in the wall like a maw into a terrible, spanky abyss. Scarlet Moon lashed a couple of cords to the wall and zipped forward, shoulder-first. He pumped every ounce of power he had into his shields. He slammed into the wall.
"I'll make you regret every laying your hands on me!" snarled Succubus.
"Pretty sure you won't." Scarlet Moon struck Succubus' rapidly reddening right cheek, with his paddle, making the soft, fleshy orb bounce. He followed up with a stroke to the left cheek, making that soft orb bounce too.
Succubus' legs kicked, and her right heel flew off and bounced off Scarlet Moon's face.
"If that's the way you wanna do it." Scarlet Moon unleashed a cascade of bum rocking smacks, making the pink flesh ripple like a pond in a thunderstorm.
"Owwwwwwwww!" Succubus thrashed and wiggled beneath the flashing paddle. "Stop it, stop it! Oww oww! I said-owww!-stop it! Waaaagh! You'll regret- aaaaaagh!"
"The only one who will feel any regret tonight is you, villain."Scarlet Moon battered the villain's sitspots.
"You can just go right on to hell," snarled Succubus. "Oww! You think the police-oww-can hold me? Think again! Waagh! When I get out of this, I'm gonna-oww-gonna-oww-gonna-oww-MAKE SURE YOU-OWW!-DON'T SIT FOR-OWW-A-MONTH! Owwww!"
Scarlet Moon sighed sadly. "If you refuse to learn, then I suppose I will have to teach harder."
Succubus eeped.
Scarlet Moon smashed his paddle into Succubus' red ass cheek.
Succubus howled, jerking forward beneath the blow.
Alas, it was the first of many. Over and over again the paddle whacked Succubus' cherry-red cheeks, quickly turning them a deep scarlet. At first, Succubus kicked, squealed and snarled. She kicked and squealed. She kicked and sobbed. She sobbed.
Scarlet Moon stopped and dissipated the scarlet paddle. He patted Succubus' scarlet red bottom, making the villain twitch and hiss.
Succubus' eyes glowed. The glow built, and built and built, until the entire restaurant vanished in the light. Succubus herself fell away, leaving only those eyes. Those eyes and that red-purple glow.
"You are a very naughty boy." The voice came from every direction, lik a PA in a giant echo chamber. "And do you know what happens to naughty boys? The Succubus spanks them."
The glow faded, and Succubus and the restaurant returned. Succubus sat in a chair, her back straight and her legs together. Her riding crop leaned against a chair leg. She tapped her lap. "Over my knee young man."
Juliana scoffed. "Yeah like that's gonna happen."
Scarlet Moon lashed a chord to the wall above Anklyana and zipped. He was halfway to Anklyana when another wave of power flung him back into Tempestas.
A great shrieking raptor of wind flew at Anklyana. A wave of power dispersed the bird.
Plaster rained down around them.
"The buildings coming down!" said Tempestas. "We have to get out of here!"
"I said get your tushy over here and bend over my desk," said the woman. She snapped the belt across Bernice's mostly-bare cheeks making the police woman bounce up on her tippy-toes and squeal. "Anybody dressed like you needs a good thrashing."
"You do realize I'm a superhero right?"
"Yeah? And is there some law of the universe that says superheroes need to dress like strippers?" The woman snapped the belt across Bernice's bottom, just below the last one. It whapped her sitspots and kissed the very tops of her thighs. "Nobody's going to take you seriously dressed like that."
"Have you seen how my enemy dresses?"
"And if your enemy jumped off a bridge, would you jump after them?" The woman lashed Bernice's thighs, making the cop leap up and howl, clutching at the backs of her legs. The woman grabbed the back of Bernice's uniform shirt and pushed her back over.
"Well, yeah. They're probably trying to get away."
The woman frowned. She snapped the belt across Bernice's sitspots. "So it was a bad example. Doesn't mean you're not going over my desk."
"Look, I'm not going to just let you belt me. I'm trying to save you and everyone else in this tower."
"And I'm very glad to have you." The woman and pointed the belt at Scarlet Moon. "But your outfit is not appropriate. When people look at you, they don't see a hero. They see chesthair and ass. Is that what you want them to see?"
"Yeah, about that." Princess eyes flared. "Give it back and I'll let you play with my dollies."
"And if we don't?" asked Tempestas.
"Then my dollies will play with you!" A swarm of drones flew into the play area. Legostopheles lumbered forward, lego tentacles whipping towards them. Giraffalot reared and charged the barricade. Mr. Cuddles charged, paws raised.
"You take Giraffalot and the left half of Mr. Cuddles, I'll take Legostopheles and the right half," said Tempestas.
"I. Said. Enough." Sam punctuated each word with a stinging stroke to one of Adrian's thighs, making the student squeal. Sam's hand tightened against the small of Adrian's back, and he picked up the pace.
Adrian wailed, and hot tears flowed down his face as the slipper ravaged his throbbing ass.
"Are you ready to tell me the truth?" asked Sam.
Adrian hiccuped. "I am telling-"
"Apparently not." Sam vigorously slappped Adrian's rippling ass with the hard-soled slipper.
Adrian sagged against the hood of the car, and sobbed quietly, interspersed with mewls of pain.
"Are you ready to tell me the truth?" asked Sam.
Adrian didn't know what he told Sam. Something about a spontaneous and severe migraine, pulling off to the side of the road, sitting there because Adrian had a few drinks and nobody was fit to drive.
"Well why didn't you tell me that before?" asked Sam, as he replaced his slipper. "Instead of that bullshit story about the Whistlers?"
Adrian fired off two quick cords and slapped them against the backs of Curvy's knees.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to a pillar and swing-kicked Sir Stuffins into a wall. As he sailed by, he snagged Giraffalot around the neck and smashed it into the ground.
"And you be careful," said Generalissima. "Do too much damage, the whole mall could come down."
"Right." Scarlet Moon twisted in midair and whipped at half a dozen tentacles whizzing towards Anklyana's shield. He whirled his forcefield into a staff and swept the tentacles aside. He landed on top of Anklyana's shield and spun the staff in front of him.
"I don't want your–oww!–help," snapped Alexandra. She flailed her hand around her bottom, but Delryn snagged the wrist, and pinned it against the girl's bare lower back.
"Now, now. It would be terrible customer service if I didn't help you," said Delryn. "So I'm not letting you up until you've asked nicely to be cleaned off. Then I will see what I can do."
"No! Let me go!" Alexandra scissor-kicked desperately.
Delryn stopped spanking Alexandra long enough to hold the girl's toned legs down, hike her dress up a bit and hook one broad leg over Alexandra's slender legs. She resumed the heavy smacks, harder and faster than before.
Alexandra shrieked, and bucked her hips wildly. Tears flowed freely down her face. "OK-oww! oww! oww!-I'm sorry, please help me get this shit off!"
"OK." Delryn pushed Alexandra off her lap and stood. Alexandra clambered to her feet, clutching her bright red bottom and hissing.
The spring sprang, flinging Prometheus into the air with a cry.
Scarlet Moon lashed two cords to the gym and pool roofs and slingshotted into the air.
He lashed a cord to Prometheus' chest and zipped into the woman. He punched Prometheus in the face, planted his feet against the woman's gut and kicked off. He lashed another cord to Prometheus' chest and zipped feet first into Prometheus' torso.
The two slammed into the dirt, Prometheus first. Scarlet Moon sprang off of the woman, grabbed a tree branch, flipped around and perched on the tree. His eyes flared, and he fired a crimson beam at the prone villain.
Prometheus rolled away and leapt to her feet, flinging fireballs at Scarlet Moon. "Ooh, coming in hot! I like it!"
Scarlet Moon wrapped the fireballs in small shields. He leapt off the branch, lashed a cord to a nearby building, and swung towards Prometheus.
"Not good for you," said Juliana. "Can't do what you do if you fill your body with garbage."
"Yes mom," said Adrian glumly.
Juliana smirked. She pulled a couple of what looked like phones out of her bag and put them on the edge of the table. "Watch the cheek, or I'll really put on my mom hat."
"What's with the phones?"
"They're not phones. They're a kind of subtle noise supression technology. Anybody who walked by would just hear low murmurs, like we were talking too low to hear."
Scarlet Moon landed on the roof of a long, squat building at the edge of the harbor. "Where's the warehouse? Any idea?"
"Northeast side, right up against the water. Don't dawdle either, looks like word of your little interrogation has reached the ears of just about every cop in the city, and they're all peeling tires towards the warehouse."
Sam glanced down at Juliana's feet. "Juliana, where are your shoes?"
Adrian and Juliana followed Sam's gaze. Juliana went pale.
"Please don't tell Mom," said Juliana, clutching Sam's arm.
Sam grinned. "If for the rest of the night you don't say a word except when asked a direct question."
Juliana worried her lower lip and nodded.
"Excellent." Sam turned to Adrian and his grin vanished. "Now where the hell were you two?"
The dart struck Anklyana in the chest. Anklyana ripped it out, but the damage had been done. Anklyana's glow turned a sickly yellow. It flickered and roiled. Anklyana fell to one knee. For a second, her forcefield stabilized and turned a healthy green, before turning sick and yellow again.
"No…" murmured Anklyana. "These powers are mine. Mine!"
"You've got to be kidding me," said Leopard. "You're fighting it? You can't fight it you stupid girl, anymore than you could fight the alcohol making you drunk, the cocaine making you high."
"If you think…'can't's…gonna… make me…quit…" Anklyana's eyes lit up like the insides of a star. She stood, her fists clenched at her side, her back arched, a creature made of pure green energy. "Then you don't know me very well!"
A blinding flare of green and yellow light erupted from Anklyana, lighting up the roof like it was high noon on a sunny day.
When the light faded, Anklyana stood panting, her shield stable.
"Fuck yeah Anklyana, I knew you had it in you," said Generalissima.
Leopard stared at Anklyana with wide eyes. She smirked. "Cute."
The woman leaned her head back to see the edge of the forcefield creeping ever closer.
Scarlet Moon leaned over a bit and made a big show of gauging how far away the ground was. "If the forcefield gives out, I'll be fine. You however, have a very high chance of breaking your back, or skull, or something else important."
"You can't do this!" gasped the Whistler, watching Scarlet Moon like a horse watching a pack of wolves. "It's illegal!"
Scarlet Moon tapped the side of his head.
Tania didn't say anything else until they were in her car, and on their way to the restaurant. Adrian's eyes flicked between the road ahead and Tania's tall, curvy, elegant silhouette.
"Your sister is awfully rude," said Tania.
"Sorry," said Adrian quietly.
"Don't worry about it," said Tania. "I'll tell Kyung-Sook about it. She'll make sure Juliana thinks twice before calling me forty again."
Adrian smirked. "So, you know Juliana's boss?"
"Indeed. She's a good friend of mine," said Tania. "I'm a VP of sales at Silver Ant. I've spent a lot of time collaborating with Kyung-Sook. She's very particular about what we use her work for, so I spend a lot of time vetting buyers with her. Good woman. And your sister drives her crazy. Way I hear it, she can't go a week without ending up over Kyung-Sook's lap. In fact there was this one time she brought Juliana to our weekly lunch, because she just had to discipline the girl, but she didn't want to be late, and she just couldn't find the time…"
Tania regaled Adrian with various stories of Juliana's antics, each one inevitably ending with Juliana bent over and squealing as Dr. Parks applied a belt to the girl's bare bottom.
"Natalie, wait." Juliana knocked on her door. "Natalie, come on. Don't listen to her."
"3.14159265…" said Natalie, her voice just shy of shouting.
Juliana stalked back into the common room. She put her hands on her hips and glared at Alexandra. "What's your problem?"
"My problem?" said Alexandra lowering her phone and rising to a sitting position. "What's yours?"
"You accused her of having an ass the size of the moon," said Juliana.
"She does."
"It's no bigger than mine," said Juliana.
The officer walked around to the other side of Leggy and put her hand on the small of Leggy's back. The belt arced through the air and whipped Leggy's petite bottom so quickly Adrian could barely see it.
Leggy howled and started to straighten. The officer grabbed Leggy by the hair and pushed her back over.
"Oh take a breath." The officer shook her head and lashed the girll's tanned bottom, eliciting more howls. "It's not like I'm tazing you."
Another twenty seconds of vigorous belting followed, each stroke leaving a bright red mark on pale bottom or thigh.
The officer released her grip on Leggy's hair, and walked around to Vanessa's side. She put her hand on the small of Vanessa's back, and cut her belt across Vanessa's generous orbs. Vanessa's bum flattened beneath the blow, before bounced back into position. Vanessa grunted, but otherwise didn't react. A red welt formed across both cheeks.
"Finally," said the officer. "Someone who can take her licks."
The officer removed her hand from Vanessa's back, and gave her the same twenty seconds of vigorous strokes she gave the other two. Though Vanessa's mostly bare bottom bounced beneath the thick belt, Vanessa herself did not move. Except for a few grunts, she didn't make a sound either.
"What?" said Juliana, turning her icy glare on Adrian.
Adrian shuddered. "Nothing. It's just that you look like Mama when she's pissed. Stuff of nightmares."
Scarlet Moon pumped power into his fist.
"You sure this is a good idea?" asked Generalissima.
"Fuck you," snarled the Whistler, (ineffectually) punching Scarlet Moon again.
"Interesting." Bernice warily took the earpiece. After a few minutes of talking to Generalissima, she handed it back. "Good ideas. I'll see what I can find. My roommate's the CSI handling the case, and she loves to brag. Now, get the hell out of here before you're spotted by anyone else."
A slender, well-dressed man approached. "Ah, Chief Napier, I've been meaning to talk with you."
"Councilman," said Napier gruffly.
The man took Natalie's father by the arm and guided him away. "Come along, I have a few thoughts on how to expand your budget."
Chief Napier threw Natalie a desperate glance.
Natalie smirked. "Serves him right."
Juliana looked over her shoulder at her sore looking cheeks and pouted. "Sam's just a jerk."
"What'd you do this time?"
"I didn't do anything."
"Sure you didn't."
"Well, so I may have slipped a little program on his computer that made his icons all obey the laws of gravity. So you know, they all fell to the bottom of his desktop. But it wasn't like dangerous or anything! It was just kinda funny."
"Uh-huh. I swear you like it when he spanks you."
"Never!"
"Uh-huh."
"Hmph." Juliana turned on her heel and bounced to the door. Based on the way her bottom wobbled, Adrian suspected she, as always, wore a thong underneath those tight little shorts.
Adrian could only shake his head.
"No, what you need to do is-"
Scarlet Moon lifted the Whistler off his lap and tossed her over his shoulder, landing a few swats to the woman's exposed cheeks. He pulled a nice long switch from a nearby tree, and dumped the Whistler back on the ground.
"We don't have-"
Scarlet Moon bent the Whistler over the stump he'd just vacated, and lined the switch up against the woman's red cheeks.
The woman whimpered a little, and squeezed her eyes shut.
"But we don't need her to squeal-"
Scarlet Moon whipped his arm back, and snapped the switch across the center of the woman's bare cheeks. The woman drummed her toes against the leaf-carpeted ground and howled. She tried to straighten, but Scarlet Moon easily held her down.
Scarlet Moon swished the switch another dozen times, leaving a stack of not-quite-parallel stripes.
As if broken by a spell, the crowd broke and bolted for the mangled doors. Parents carried children. Men, women, and teenagers held bats, keys, phones, whatever they could find that could possibly be used as a weapon.
"No, don't let them escape!" wailed Princess. "They must all be punished."
The hand hesitated for a moment, before flinging itself towards a man carrying his child. He twisted to put his body between the hand and his kid. He shrieked.
Scarlet Moon glared down at the table. He struggled futiley. He glanced back at the hand. It had closed over the man and his kid.
His eyes flared.
"That's the idea silly." Juliana lightly swatted Adrian's bottom. "There's a magical sweetspot where you leave so little to the imagination, the parts you hide just explode with sexual energy. And boy, you've hit that sweet spot! I mean look at this, legs that go on. All that back for David to rest a hand on while you dance, yet you're covering more than you would in a bikini."
"I guess," said Adrian. "But I can't like move without flashing my ass."
"Obviously," said Juliana. "Tantalizing glimpses of what's beneath, hints of what he wants, but can't have. Unless you let him. Come on, you know you look great in it."
"I can't afford it."
"Bah, I'll get it for you. A gift for my favorite sister."
"Your only sister."
"Favorite sister." Juliana swatted Adrian's bottom. "Now hurry up and agree. You're not the only one with a dress she wants to try out."
Adrian wiggled his hips a little and watched his reflection sway. He turned and swept his eyes over his front, lingering on the skin exposed by the v-neck, and legs left bare by the very short skirt.
Adrian spun the hoodlum around and pressed her against the wall. Adrian unbuttoned the hoodlum's jeans and wiggled them down.
"Dammit, girl," said Adrian as he struggled with the jeans. "Could your pants get any tighter?"
"Could your voice get any more obnoxious?" asked the hoodlum in a high-pitched, mocking voice.
Adrian finally got the stupid pants down, revealing a small, curved bottom clad in a pair of tight boy shorts.
As soon as they were down, Adrian's hand whipped through the air and slapped the hoodlum's right cheek. The hoodlum yelped and hopped onto her toes, her cheek wobbling beneath the harsh smack.
"You miserable little brat," said Adrian, each word punctuated with a sharp smack to one of the hoodlum's bare cheeks. "It's bad enough you rats have to try to mug us after getting in a crash, but now you're gonna mock me too?"
The hoodlum yelped and jumped. She pulled her hips against the brick wall.
Adrian leaned over and smacked the hoodlum's thigh, right below where bum meets leg.
The hoodlum squealed.
A gust of icy wind whistled through the alley and Tempestas slammed into the ground between Imposter Moon and the end of the alley. Her eyes flickered with a blue light. Fire escapes rattled and window panes shuttered under the gusts tearing through the alley. Imposter Moon swayed in the gusts and alighted on a fire escape. He looked first at Tempestas, then over his shoulder at Scarlet Moon, who perched on a fire escape a few windows down.
"Tempestas, what do you think you're doing?" asked Imposter Moon, in a voice like Scarlet Moon's, except with a dissonant, inhuman undercurrent. "He's on the take! The underworld's got him in their pocket."
Chief Napier struggled angrily, though a scarlet cord across his mouth kept him from speaking.
Natalie grunted.
"I see." Adrian leaned back. "Fascinating."
Natalie grunted.
"How do you think you did on the test? You think we're getting them back today?"
"Fine. Probably."
"Pretty sure I bombed it."
"Should come to lecture more often. You'd be amazed what you can learn."
Half an hour later, Sam sat all floppy and spread out on the right couch cushion in David's apartment. A steaming cup of tea sat on the endtable next to him. Juliana sat curled up in the other cushion with a blanket over her lap, sipping at her steaming cup.
David sat in the middle of the living room in a straight-backed armless chair. Adrian lay jack-knifed over his left knee, his nose inches from his apartment's cheap carpet, his hands braced against the coarse fabric. His right leg was hooked over her legs, and his jeans were pooled around his ankles. His boxer briefs lay bunched around his knees, exposing a pair of round red buttocks.
Pained yelps bounced off the walls. Adrian's toes drummed against the coarse carpet. David cracked a wooden spatula against Adrian's exposed skin, making his jumping bottom bounce and roll. Tears gathered at his eyes and threatened to spill over.
"I can't believe you were so stupid," said David. "What did you honestly think you were going to accomplish?"
The tall brunette lowered her weapon. A small smile flitted across her face. "Scarlet Moon I presume?"
"The one and only," said Scarlet Moon. "Who are you?"
The brunette bowed. "Dana. And this is my partner, Marie. We are members of an elite organization dedicated to investigating and containing unique threats to the United States."
Scarlet Moon's eyes flashed red. "I'm pretty unique."
The redhead tensed. "Best keep those eyebeams in your head, you know what's good for you."
"I took down a woman who can cut steel with her hair. A couple of 007 wannabes don't scare me."
"Calm down, we're all on the same side," said Dana. "I said unique threats, Mister Moon. I have seen no evidence that you pose a threat to America. Except perhaps for your penchance for collateral damage."
"Oww! Hey, come on we were just trying to scare ya!" The hoodlum's knees and elbows banged against the concrete floor.
"You swung a stun baton at me." Adrian grabbed the hoodlum's pants and started slowly tugging the painted-on jeans down to the thug's knees.
"Only 'cause punching doesn't seem to hurt you," said the hoodlum. "Come on, show a little mercy will ya? I had no choice."
Adrian finally managed to get the accursed jeans down to the thug's knee's exposing a small, heart-shaped bottom.
Adrian cracked his hand against the thug's bottom.
The thug yelped. "Son of a bitch, your hand hurts worse than-oww!"
Adrian landed a fierce blow to her left cheek, making the muscular cheek jump. When he pulled his hand away, he left a bright red print behind.
Adrian's hand snapped up and down in long, sweeping swings. Each stroke made the hoodlum rock on Adrian's knee, and elicited small, high pitched yelps from the thug's throat.
"Aww come on," wailed the thug. "At least not over your knee! It's so embarassing."
"Haw! I knew it. Impotent rage. My ex-boyfriend was the same way." Buzzsaw tossed Vanessa into the sand. "Boys. Utterly useless, am I right?"
She turned and looked at the crowd. "I SAID AM I RIGHT?"
"Yeah!" chorused the crowd.
"Only the girls, ya dipshits. Jesus Christ, I'm going off insulting your gender and you're all like 'Yeah! Fuck us! We're turds!' Give me a break."
"Umm, boss, she's getting away." The Whistler pointed towards Alexandra, who was now two-thirds of the way towards the copse, not too far from Adrian and Juliana.
The two sucked in a breath.
"Huh. Girl can move pretty good." Buzzsaw leapt into the air.
Scarlet Moon returned to the hole through which the cat and huntress had vanished. The huntress leapt back up out of the hole, and landed in front of Scarlet Moon. She smirked when she saw the hero.
"Hey Scarlet Moon, big fan. There's a dangerous superpowered cat somewhere in here, wanna help me bring it down?"
Scarlet Moon's eyes narrowed. "Who are you?"
The woman bowed. "You may call me Leopard."
"Give me a second to get Natalie. There are some other leads we need to follow while this is working."
Scarlet Moon zipped past Princess, lashing a cord against Mr. Cuddles' neck, snapping it taut.
"Owwww!" Poseidon's voice rose into a wail, then cut into a shriek when Scarlet Moon's Scarlet Paddle of Justice meted out a little more Justice on the villain's dancing posterior.
Scarlet Moon whipped the paddle up and down, the sharp SPLATs bouncing off the curved walls and domed ceiling, mingling and mixing until it sounded like a dozen spankings, rather than just one.
Naturally, Poseidon's wails did the same thing.
"What will you do instead?" Juliana whacked Adrian's left sitspot.
"Bend over and take the spanking I've earned?" asked Adrian.
"That's right, because what'll happen if you don't?"
"You'll give me worse."
"Better believe it." Juliana set the brush down and pulled Adrian into a hug. "Sorry I had to be so harsh with you, but you put a lot of people at risk."
Scarlet Moon slammed into the steel wall. His shield crumpled, he banged his head on the steel plating, and bounced backwards. The conveyor belt threw his forward, right as his foot caught on a steel bar emerging from the floor. He pitched forward and fell through the hole. The hole tightened around his waist.
Scarlet Moon found himself stuck in a hole, his head, shoulders, arms and torso inside the wall, his ass and legs sticking out into the room.
Scarlet Moon shoved both Poseidon and Prometheus through the bars of the railing, their heads hanging over the aisle, and their bottom hanging over the railing. They braced themselves against the railing. Poseidon stretched his bare toes to barely touch the floor, while Prometheus kicked and wiggled, his feet in midair.
"Alright, seems to me you're both at fault, so you're both getting your buns baked." Scarlet Moon tugged Prometheus' tight little shorts down to her thighs, exposing a very naked, tight little bottom. He gathered up Poseidon's speedo and tugged it down to his thighs, exposing a very naked, rather hairless bottom. Scarlet Moon paused, and one eye narrowed. "Your ass is nowhere near as hairy as I expected."
"I'm a swimmer," said Poseidon. "We shave."
"I see."
"That's the best you can do?" cried Prometheus, squirming around in the railing. "He's got us wedged in a railing, and all you're gonna do is explain why your ass isn't covered in hair?"
The class they were waiting on filed out, and David led the way in. Adrian took his customary seat at the back of the class, while Natalie sat front and center.
David's eyes met Adrian's, and he gave a satisfied smile, as if to say oh good, you were punctual this time.
"You're finally getting your tests back today, so you can stop pestering me." David shot a sharp glance at a one of the young men sitting in the front.
The student shifted, and the rest of the class laughed.
"Not funny…" he muttered.
"Now, now keep the laughter down. I'm sure every single one of you's been in the same spot," said David. He cast a critical eye over the class, and the laughter stopped. "Good."
David wrote up a problem on the whiteboard, and the grade curve next to it. He opened his bag and pulled out a giant stack of tests. "Start working on that while I pass these out."
Adrian pulled out his laptop, and started putzing some with the problem, though he couldn't really focus. His eyes kept returning to the stack of papers in David's hands.
Finally, David set his test facedown next to him. He flipped it over.
A big fat `63` sat on the top of the page, next to two words: See me. He glanced up at the curve, and his heart sank further.
He got a big. Fat. D. Despite getting almost perfect grades in high school.
A D.
"There you are," said Mrs. Rossi, approaching out of the crowd. "Are you alright?"
Adrian nodded. "That lunatic didn't so much as look at me."
"That's good, that's good. Have you seen Vanessa?" Mrs. Rossi looked about the room. "I lost track of her when–"
"I'm right here Mrs. Rossi." Vanessa stepped out of the crowd. Her uniform was rumpled and dirt stained. There were even a few tears.
"My goodness, girl what happened?" asked Mrs. Rossi.
Vanessa grimaced down at her uniform. "I'm sorry ma'am, but I found a dusty attic, and hid in there. Got my uniform caught on a couple of nails, the place was really dirty. Am I gonna get spanked now?"
"No, of course not," said Mrs. Rossi. "Your safety is more important than your uniform. I'm just glad you're ok."
Vanessa smiled. "Thank you ma'am."
"No need for thanks, now both of you come on. We have a lot to do," said Ms. Rossi.
It was just past eleven by the time the two finally returned home.
"Oof," said Vanessa, stretching and twisting. "What a night. What a goddamn night."
Adrian lined up the spoon, and snapped it against the middle of Keiko's left cheek.
"Oww! One."
Adrian rubbed Keiko's cheek, and snapped the spoon against her right sitspot.
Keiko yelped and bounced her hips against the bed.
"Remember to count," said Adrian.
"Two."
"Good. Now I need you to relax. I want to focus on keeping your bottom relaxed for this one, ok?" said Adrian.
Keiko whimpered, but her cheeks slowly relaxed.
"Take deep breaths," said Adrian in a low, soothing voice. "That's right. Thaaat's right…"
Snap!
Keiko squealed as the spoon collided with the fleshiest part of his right cheek, his bottom jiggling before it clenched up again.
Scarlet Moon followed Princess to a low table next to the Christmas tree. It had already been set with a couple of tea pots, tea cups and some tea biscuits.
"Sit down, and enjoy some tea, won't you?" Princess skipped to the table and carefully poured some tea. "Oh Legostopheles! Sir Stuffins! Girrafalot! Tea time!"
Scarlet Moon sat in a low chair. He very carefully picked up the tea cup between his clumsy mittens and took a sip. The tea was incredibly, nauseatingly sweet. Scarlet Moon struggled not to gag.
Adrian rolled his eyes and rooted through his closet in search of something cute. When he found something, he slipped it on and started back to the common room. Juliana's door opened, a hand flashed out, grabbed Adrian's arm, and yanked his in.
Episode 4: Playtime
The strapping stopped. The secretary released Adrian and returned to her seat. Melissa grabbed him by the hair, and forced Adrian to stand.
"If I ever see your fat ass in my shop again, I will beat you until my tawse falls apart. Then I'll buy a new one, and beat you with that one for ruining the first." Melissa dragged Adrian to the door and threw him out.
Adrian stumbled, and barely caught his balance before faceplanting. He wiped some tears from his eyes, and covered himself.
"Holy crap Adrian." Juliana came out of nowhere and peeked around at Adrian's bottom. "That looks like it hurts."
Scarlet Moon ran and zipped from one end of the room to the other, following the sounds of hissing gas to nozzle, after nozzle, after nozzle. The gas was thick and opague though, meaning he spent much of his time fumbling along the wall, trying to find the nozzles by hearing and touch.
Each nozzle seemed to take longer than the last to smash. His chest burned. His lungs screamed. Finally, he couldn't take anymore, and took a deep, gasping breath.
The floor tilted.
"Relax." Juliana shrugged. "It's just one example of why Keiko shouldn't be bursting into your room like that."
"Well, why'd we pick the one where I have genital warts?" asked Adrian. "Why couldn't you have them?"
"Because they're gross, and I would never have something so gross in my hypothetical situation," said Juliana with a toss of her head.
"It'd be appreciated if you could extend me the same courtesy," said Adrian.
"Nah."
"Uh-huh," said Keiko. She glanced at Adrian. "Do…do you have genital warts?"
"No," thundered Adrian. "Juliana's just being a dick."
"Oh it's so much fun to watch you squirm," said Juliana with a clap of her hands. She gave Keiko a meaningful look. "And I don't know if Adrian has warts or not. If he does, he certainly hasn't shown them to me."
Scarlet Moon raced for Anklyana's prone form, while Tempestas gathered the dust cloud from the building and flung it up and out, dispersing it across the city to merge with the rest of the city's pollution. Hopefully mostly harmless.
Anklyana lay curled into a fetal position in the middle of the rubble-strewn street, shaking.
Scarlet Moon put a hand on Anklyana's shoulder. "Hey, it's over. You're ok. You're ok."
Anklyana shook her head. "I can't…I can't control it. I can't do it. I can't, I can't I almost killed…"
Something glimmered in the moonlight. Scarlet Moon plucked a thin needle out of Anklyana's back.
"Oww!" Anklyana jerked. "What?"
Scarlet Moon's eyes narrowed. "It's not your fault your powers went crazy."
"What do you mean?" Anklyana looked at the needle. "What is that?"
"Yeah, you and what army?" asked the Whistler. He glanced at his buddies and grinned. "Maybe you'd be better off just givin' us all a-"
Scarlet Moon's head lurched back, and a crimson beam slammed into the Whistler's chest, flinging him back into the warehouse.
"No."
The other Whistlers stared at Scarlet Moon for a minute. They charged.
Scarlet Moon backpedaled. He needed some way of taking out more than one of these posers. Something with some reach…
Scarlet Moon wove his shield into a long staff.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Sometimes you'll fail at stat-based tasks if the stat used isn't high enough. Failure could mean losing energy, being forced into otherwise avoidable combat, getting spanked, or other penalties. Different tasks will require different stat levels. Whether you succeed or not, you still get the stat point for making the choice.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: You're guaranteed to fail the tasks to get into the warehouse.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Scarlet Moon has learned Scarlet Staff. Scarlet Staff is a weapon that increases the number of targets you can Attack at once. The number of enemies you can attack scales with Power. It cannot be used at the same time as Scarlet Spring.
Large clay fingers closed over Scarlet Moon's leg.
Scarlet Moon fired a scarlet beam into the monster's face, but it didn't even blink. The bear whipped Scarlet Moon through the air and slammed him into the ground.
"Bam bam bam bam!" said Princess.
The bear whipped Scarlet Moon back and forth over its head, smashing him into the ground again and again and again.
Scarlet Moon's shield flickered. His eyes blurred and his ears rang.
The bear dangled Scarlet Moon upside down in front of it.
"You doing ok Moony?" asked Princess. "Mr. Cuddles likes to play kinda rough."
Tempestas stopped and shook her hand.
"Are–are you done?" asked Princess with a sniff.
Tempestas scoffed. "Of course not. Just need to give my hand a rest."
Princess' bottom caved like it'd just been struck by an invisible cane. Princess shrieked and kicked so furiously, Tempestas was literally holding her up.
Anklyana winced. "Did she just get hit with a cane made out of air?"
"Think so," said Scarlet Moon.
"Stop it! Stop it! I'm sorry, I'll never do it again!" wailed Princess as her bottom caved and bounced beneath stroke after stroke.
Within seconds, the girl's bottom was criss-crossed with ugly red stripes. Scarlet Moon watched, entranced as layer after layer of red welts appeared as if by magic on Princess' once-pale cheeks. If he looked closely he could just make out a faint ripple where Tempestas' air-cane swished through the air.
By the end of the second layer, Princess stood limp in Tempestas' grip, her body shaking with deep sobs.
"Hate you. Hate all of you," she moaned. "You'll regret this."
"Sounds like somebody–" A horrible, creaking groan echoed through the building, as if the mall itself were emitting a death cry.
"Crap." Tempestas flung Princess over her shoulder. "We'll have to finish this later. This place is gonna collapse."
Tempestas leapt up through a hole in the ceiling.
Adrian grabbed Juliana's thong and yanked it down to her knees.
"Oh come on!" said Juliana, hastily squeezing her legs together. "Shoulda kept my mouth shut…"
"We can't go anywhere with you can we?" asked Tempestas. A hurricane-force wind flung her feet-first into Legostopheles' tentacle, snapping the wretched thing in half and letting Scarlet Moon plummet to the floor. He bounced three times and came to rest at Anklyana's feet.
"NONE OF THIS MATTERS!" shrieked Princess. Her entire body glowed. "You can shatter Legostopheles a thousand times, and he'll just rebuild!"
Legos swirled into a towering demon right above the shield holding Anklyana. Lego spears shattered against the shield.
"Kill Sir Stuffins a hundred times, and a new one will take his place!" A stuffed bear on a giraffe leapt through the hole in the wall and smashed a pool noodle into Anklyana's shield in midair.
"And you'll never bring down Mr. Cuddles." Mr. Cuddles glowed with a red light. He charged, moving so fast he blurred. Yomama got dispersed with a single swing of his paw. Another sent Tempestas through the roof. The paw that wiped out Yomama caught Scarlet Moon in midair and held him up in front of Princess. Princess slapped Scarlet Moon across the face, hard enough Scarlet Moon felt it even through his shield.
Scarlet Moon flexed, but the bear didn't even budge.
"You're just ants." Princess slapped Scarlet Moon again. Princess' face was red and streaked with sweat. Her chest heaved like she'd just run a marathon. "You're…utterly…insignificant…pathetic….little…"
As soon as their lips met, David pressed fiercely against his. His tongue forced its way into his mouth, dominating, owning. Adrian moaned, and opened his mouth, surrendering to David's demands.
David slid his hands underneath Adrian's shirt and gripped his bare skin so fiercely it almost hurt.
Adrian wrapped his legs around David's waist. His hips pressed against his, his swell pressing fiercely against his, demanding. Wanting. Needing. Adrian gasped, vividly aware of their swelling penises grinding against each other, coming to attention in tandem.
David pulled away. "Let's blow this popsicle stand."
Adrian eagerly slid off the table. David tapped Sam on the shoulder and gestured for the door. Sam nodded and pulled Juliana along behind David and Adrian. Juliana's lips turned up in a predatory smile and she threw a wink at Adrian.
The cold January air bit into Adrian's bare skin, and he hastily threw a thin shield up to block out the icy breeze. They were halfway to the car, when a dark figure landed in front of them, crouched in the shadows of a parked pickup truck. Short dark fur covered a feminine, hourglass shape. A tiger-like tail lashed behind her. Golden catlike eyes glowed in the dim light. The cat creature wore nothing but a frayed bra and bikini-style panties
Adrian stepped around David, his hands closing into fists.
"Look, Natalie I've been where you are now," said Juliana. "Didn't like how I looked. Tried to convince myself I didn't care. Except, I did. My brother, jerk that he is, decided to drag me kicking and screaming to the gym a few times. I started to feel good. I started to look good. And now, look at me today. I feel great, I look great, I even make sure Adrian, fashion disaster that he is, doesn't look too horrible."
Adrian rolled his eyes.
Natalie's eyes flicked between her door and Adrian. "Well, alright. I guess I can come."
Juliana clapped her hands together. "You won't regret it. Well, actually you will. A little bit. At first. But in a few months, you won't. Gotta play the long game, right?"
"What have I gotten into?" muttered Natalie.
The huntress leapt over Scarlet Moon's head and whapped her machete-sized paddle against Scarlet Moon's spandex-clad buttocks. She landed and kept running without missing a beat.
Scarlet Moon yelped and his hands flashed back to clutch his bottom.
"That was a warning!" called the leopard-print lady. "Stay out of my way!"
Scarlet Moon snarled and pivoted.
"How did she pull that off in heels?" asked Vanessa.
"Natural grace," said Succubus. She tossed her hair and smiled at Scarlet Moon. "Much as I love putting you over my knee, I'm kinda busy at the moment. Think you can come back next Tuesday? I've got an opening at three."
Adrian bounced his ass in time to the music. He kicked his leg out, and pulled himself in tight against the pole. He wrapped one leg around the pole. He pushed off the ground and wrapped his other leg around the pole like a lover. He pushed his hands off the pole, and swung his torso back and down. His hands snapped out and struck the stage, putting his in a handstand facing the crowd, his legs wrapped around the chill pole.
He kicked off the pole, swinging his slender legs over his torso and bringing them down on the stage, legs straight, back arched, ass thrust into the air, wobbling from the impact. He wiggled his ass and kicked back off, swinging his legs back over his torso, wrapping them around the pole and heaving himself back up. He wrapped his hands around the pole and clung to it.
He slid down the slick metal, his hips pumping against it as he went. He unwrapped his legs from the pole and kneeled in front of it, his ass thrust back to the crowd, his fingers wrapped around it. He put first one foot under his, then the other. He crouched at the base of the pole for a few beats, shaking his bottom. In one sudden, smooth motion he straightened his legs, his ass swinging out and up, his back arching. He stood for a split second, bent over sharply, ass thrust high in the air, head low to the ground. He bounced his ass to the music, spurred by the cheers of the crowd, the blood pounding in his ears, the fires racing through his belly. His hands climbed up the pole, one over the other, slowly pulling his torso up. When his torso was parallel to the ground, he looked over his shoulder and winked saucily at the tangle of bodies below. He continued crawling up the pole, arching his back and sliding his chest along it.
A hand came down on his shoulder. He looked, and saw David standing there.
Scarlet Moon alighted atop the science tower at the edge of campus.
Twenty minutes later, Adrian Jones walked down the hallway to his room.
Sam poked his head out of the RA office as Adrian walked by. "Oh! I hadn't realized you'd stepped out."
"Yeah, I kinda wanted a walk." Adrian rolled his eyes. "Juliana was driving me a bit crazy you know?"
"I guess I can understand that. You guys had a pretty crazy day though, didn't you?" Sam stepped out, a look of concern on his face. "You ok?"
Adrian shrugged. "Yeah, I guess. It was pretty scary, I've got to admit, but hey, I hear Alexandra was rescued unharmed by a superhero. So that's kinda cool."
Sam frowned. "Maybe. Or maybe it was another superpowered lunatic who wanted the ransom for himself. Heck, he might even have been Buzzsaw's partner or something."
Adrian scoffed. "That's ridiculous."
"Maybe." Sam shook his head. "For now. Only be a matter of time before he starts to think the rules don't apply to him."
Mr. Cuddles slumped and went still as a statue. Princess clung weakly to Mr. Cuddles's neck.
"You…you…meanies," said Princess. "I'm gonna–"
"Get a sound and very much deserved spanking?" said Tempestas. She approached the bear.
Princess' eyes flared crimson.
The hair stood up on the back of Scarlet Moon's neck. "Umm, Tempestas-"
"NEVEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR!" Princess' voice rose into an ear-splitting wail. Every drone, lego, action figure and stuffed doll dropped motionless. Princess glowed with crimson light. The light flowed through her and into Mr. Cuddles.
"Aww goddammit," said Tempestas.
Mr. Cuddles reared back to life, its eyes glowing with crimson light.
"I do not have the energy for this." Tempestas leapt into the air. Scarlet Moon took a deep breath and zipped after her.
Mr. Cuddles blurred. Its fist swept out and struck Tempestas in the chest, sending her smashing through a pillar, a fountain, a small clothing boutique, and a dressing room. Scarlet Moon fired a crimson beam at Princess, but Mr. Cuddles blocked it. It spun and caught Scarlet Moon in midair.
And squeezed.
He released at the apex of his swing and front-flipped. A scarlet staff formed in his hands and he braced it against the trunk of the next tree. He pole-vaulted over the tree as power flowed into his eyes.
Little pinpricks of energy flicked from his eyes, severing the stems of three dead leaves. The leaves wafted down to the ground to join their decomposing compatriots. A spring formed around his right hand, and power flowed into his limbs. He caught the branch of another tree and braced the spring against the trunk. The spring coiled, and sprang.
Scarlet Moon rocketed out into a clearing. A scarlet cord wrapped around a towering oak, and Scarlet Moon whipped around the tree. He spied a young woman, about his age in what looked like some sort of "sexy general" halloween costume.
"What the fucking hell do you two think you're doing?" Buzzsaw grabbed Poseidon and flung him into Prometheus. "What part of 'stay put' don't you dumbfucks understand?"
Prometheus snarled, and flames flicked across her fingertips. "I do what I want when I–"
Buzzsaw leapt forward, grabbed Prometheus by the hair, bent her over her knee and whaled on the seat of the girl's shorts. Prometheus squealed and kicked. She pressed flaming fingertips against Buzzsaw's calf, but Buzzsaw just laughed.
"You've got barely enough heat to toast a marshmallow," said Buzzsaw. "No way you can stand up to me."
Buzzaw flung Prometheus over her shoulder and glared at Poseidon. "You coming you little puke? Or am I gonna have to carry you too?"
Poseidon pushed himself to his feet and gestured for Buzzaw to lead the way.
"Good." Buzzsaw leapt into the air. Poseidon swirled a column of water around himself and took off after her.
"'Till next time Scarlet Moon," said Poseidon with a wave.
"So that could have gone better," said Tempestas. She pushed herself to her feet.
"You're nuts, you know that?" Scarlet Moon danced about rubbing his throbbing bottom.
Tempestas shrugged.
Not too much later, Scarlet Moon landed on a large building opposite the entrance to the business park, not too far from the damaged street light they'd crashed into a few nights earlier. He stumbled forward a few steps, and barely kept from faceplanting.
Scarlet Moon flew backwards into the alley, and hit the brick wall. Little tendrils of energy snaked out of his feet and back into the many cracks and nooks in the wall, securing him to it.
A spring formed around his fist.
Prometheus charged out of the flames, her fist pulled back and a battlecry on her lips.
Scarlet Moon grabbed the woman's wrist, threw her into the air above him, and rammed his spring into the woman's chest.
Jubilee bent over slightly and reached for Juliana's g-string. Juliana swung her legs up and braced them against the girl's shoulders. Her bare, muscular thighs flexed and she pushed hard. Jubilee stumbled forward, underneath Juliana's legs. Her head conked into Janette's left thigh. The girl wobbled. Juliana shoved against Jubilee's back, driving the girl into the matt, and flinging her legs into the air. She swung her legs left. The sudden shift in her weight sent both her and her captor tumbling. The girl released Juliana to catch herself. Juliana rolled across the ground and jumped to her feet.
By this time, a small crowd had formed. Juliana sprinted along the crowd. She snatched a pack of gum from a guy's pocket and shoved a stick into her mouth. She flung the pack over her shoulder at the guy's feet.
Janette pushed herself to her feet. "Go for her left. Let's get her together."
The two warily approached Juliana, far enough apart Juliana couldn't hope to block both of them.
Juliana charged Jubilee. She pivoted around the girl and shoulder-checked her into Janette. Janette's hands flashed around Jubilee and grabbed Juliana. The three went tumbling across the matt.
Juliana rolled away from the pair. Janette pushed herself up, but stopped with a howl when her hair snapped taught. Her hair had been firmly glued to Jubilee's with a wad of gum.
"Thanks!" Juliana flashed the guy with the gum a thumbs up.
With their hair firmly stuck together, the two proved easy prey to Juliana's quick fingers.
And it was over. Almost before Adrian had taken four full breaths. Juliana stood in the middle of the matt, her ample breasts heaving. Sweat ran down her scantily clad body, and four groaning naked girls lay scattered around her.
Adrian rubbed the seat of his pants.
"Relax." Vanessa gave him an encouraging smile and a comforting pat on the shoulder. He waved his orderpad. "I'm making a list of each mistake you make tonight. We'll go over it after our shift, and focus on three things to work on next shift. We'll just work through the list one entry at a time until you got each one down pat."
"Besides, Vanessa's being a bit overzealous," said the greeter as she entered the small space between the kitchen and the restaurant proper. "She doesn't need to swat your bottom for every infraction every time."
"But the rules–"
"Aren't rules, they're guidelines," said the other waitress. She gave Vanessa a few sharp swats. "I didn't smack you for every infraction every time, now did I?"
Vanessa huffed. "I guess not."
The waitress smiled and offered her hand to Adrian. "Hi. I'm Carly. I trained Vanessa here. Taught her everything she knows."
"I'm Adrian. Nice to meet you," said Adrian. "And thanks. Don't know how much more my poor bottom can take."
"Well, just let me know if Vanessa goes a little crazy on you. I'll straighten her out."
Juliana reached around Adrian's round bottom and tugged his jeans down to his thighs. Adrian's unmarked cheeks burst into view, barely contained by his boxer briefs. Juliana grabbed the waistband of his boxer briefs and dragged them down to Adrian's thighs.
Adrian groaned, and fought the urge to reach back and cover his bare bum.
Juliana ran the flat of the paddle along Adrian's tender bottom. "Let's talk about just how royally you messed up here, shall we?"
The bear rapid-fired Tempestas' bouncing buttocks. Its paw snapped up and down, up and down, up and down. It battered the helpless heroine's round, upthrust cheeks with deafening strokes. Tempestas' voie rose into a long howl. Her hands flailed helplessly, smacking Scarlet Moon in the face a couple of times. Her legs scissored, kicking Scarlet Moon a couple of times, and she flopped like a drowning fish.
The bear stopped. Scarlet Moon could swear he could feel the heat wafting off Tempestas' bottom whenever the girl's hip bumped his.
The bear waited. Princess said nothing. Tempestas lay limply, her slender bottom shaking with her sobs.
"What? No terrible your mom jokes? No defiant vulgarity?"
Tempestas sobbed.
"Wonderful. Ok, Moony, your turn."
A small pop up appeared on the login screen with the words "Done!" Adrian pulled out the USB drive, and slipped it into his pocket.
The strapping had picked up dramatically, and between the sharp crack of leather and Juliana's shrieks, Adrian could have sung the YMCA without anyone noticing. Adrian paused a moment next to the exit, listening to Juliana's sound strapping. Served her right for trying to put Adrian in that position instead.
He slipped out and closed the door. With a little bit of finangling, he managed to reseal the deadbolt from the outside, and called Juliana on his way back to the car.
Juliana hobbled out a few minutes later. She clutched the seat of her skirt, and her makeup was marred by tears.
Still, she grinned when she saw Adrian. "Everything went well?"
"INDEED!" Princess' shrill voice thundered through the basement. Her eyes were completely lost in a blazing red light. "AND NOW YOU WILL ALL PAY FOR YOUR CHUTZPAH!"
One of Legostopheles' tentacles came out of nowhere and smashed Scarlet Moon into the ground. Giraffalot charged across the ruined play ground impossibly fast and Sir Stuffins slammed his pool cue into Scarlet Moon's chest with enough force to lift the hero off the ground, carry his through a wall and pin his against another, clear on the other side of a long abandoned indoor put-put.
The basement groaned ominously.
"Princess, get a hold of yourself," said Tempestas. "Or you'll bring–"
Mr Cuddles slapped Tempestas out of the air like a child slapping a fly. Tempestas smashed through a pillar and one of the few remaining walls.
"THIS IS MY MALL! THESE ARE MY SUBJECTS!" Princess' voice rang so loud Scarlet Moon's ears ached. She seemed completely lost in the glow of the light.
Scarlet Moon clutched at the pool cue pinning him to the wall.
"I'm sorry.
"Great. Now let's get you ready for the police." Scarlet Moon dumped Succubus on the ground. He snagged the villain's dropped bullwhip with a crimson cord and hogtied the villain with it.
A siren wailed from just outside the door. "This is the police! Come out with your hands up!"
"That's my cue," said Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon gave Succubus a jaunty wave. "See you on the wild side."
Scarlet Moon ran out of the restaurant, and leaped up the side of the building.
"It's Scarlet Moon," cried one of the officers.
"Bring him down," barked another.
Stun beams splattered across the building. Scarlet Moon grabbed a window ledge and flung himself the rest of the way up the building. He sprinted acros the roof and fired a small globe of scarlet energy off northwest, towards First and Washington.
"There he goes," cried an officer. "You two chase after him!"
Scarlet Moon dampened his glow, and dropped into the alley. A quick change later, and he was once more Adrian, boring ol' college student working a boring ol' part-time job.
"Good job," said Juliana. "Let's just hope the police can hold her."
Phillipa Silver stood in the middle of the living room with her hands folded behind her back.
Alexandra looked a bit sheepish.
"Mrs. Silver." Juliana stepped out. "Can I help you?"
Silver gestured to the couch. "Sit down."
Juliana rubbed her bottom. "Um, I'd rather–"
"Sit. Down."
Juliana sat.
Silver loomed over Juliana. "What you did was incredibly stupid. You let Jezebel goad–"
"She didn't-"
"If one more word comes out of your mouth before I give you permission, I will upend you over that couch, take a belt to your naked ass, sit you down and start over."
"I made it seem like the cat came back and kidnapped me," said Scarlet Moon.
Juliana nodded. "Don't really like how that puts the cat in more trouble, but it was a good idea all the same. Probably best you could do."
A quartet of police officers stood in the parking lot, standing next to Sam and David. Scarlet Moon dampened his shield and landed in a dark corner of the parking lot. He put Juliana down, sent a bright red sphere flying off into the distance, and flashed back into his civilians.
Shouts rose up from the parking lot, followed by running feet.
A couple of police officers rounded the corner, particle beams up.
Juliana held up her hands and smiled. "Um hi."
The police took deep breaths and lowered their stun guns.
They escorted Adrian and Juliana out into the main parking lot, where Juliana was smothered by Sam, and Adrian by David.
"Are you alright?" asked David. "When I heard your scream, I just about freaked."
Natalie whimpered and rubbed her bottom. "Yeah, it hurt. A lot. Maybe I will make him a belt next year. A very thin one."
"Wouldn't that just make him spank you longer?" asked Adrian.
"I could always ham it up, I guess," said Natalie. An impish smile flashed across her face.
Adrian raised an eyebrow. "I'll have to remember that the next time I'm spanking you."
Natalie's eyes widened. "Oh I would never ham it up with you."
"Sure." Adrian spied Mrs. Rossi weaving her way through the crowd.
"Stop taking all the fun out of my gossip," said Juliana.
"Video's not the same," said Prometheus.
Anklyana looked relieved.
"What?" said Tempestas. She kicked and flailed. "You traitorous, cowardly windbag! When I get out of this, I'm gonna beat your ass 'til July 4th!"
Princess shook her head. "No honor amongst heroes, eh? Alright, Mr. Cuddles best get started."
Mr. Cuddles' paw rose. Tempestas' naked bottom quivered.
"Why isn't Tempestas using her powers?" asked Generalissima. "She should've recovered some by now."
"Maybe Princess is threatening the other hostages," muttered Anklyana.
Mr. Cuddles' paw struck Tempestas' pert cheeks, the mottled red flesh vanishing under the giant clay. A great crack erupted from the drone's speakers, making Scarlet Moon and Anklyana wince. Tempestas' back arched and she howled to the sky. Tears flowed down her face.
"Ouch," said Generalissima.
"I'm gonna kick your ass Scarlet–oww!" Tempestas flopped when the paw struck a second time.
By the fourth stroke, she lay limp across the bear's lap, sobbing pitifully.
"Ooh, that looks like it hurts, don't you think?" said Princess.
"Oh come on, can't you get that any straighter? You know how Dad is about the little things." Natalie danced in place in the middle of her living room. Adrian and Bernice Chastain were up on step ladders putting up a "Happy Birthday!" sign across the doorway between the living room and kitchen.
The two shared a look.
"Relax Natalie, it's not like your Dad's gonna spank you because his birthday banner is slightly crooked," said Adrian.
"Don't be so sure," said Bernice sardonically.
But Natalie had already skurried into the kitchen with a murmured "Isn't the cake ready yet, he'll be home any minute!"
Several other officers were scattered about the room putting up birthday decorations. Others were in the kitchen, decorating in there, decorating the cake and so on. All told, there were about a dozen people crammed into the small apartment.
"Oh fine. Call me for three rings when you've finished. I'll send you a text message when I've drawn Carmine into the main foyer." Juliana opened her cardoor. "Let's do this."
While Juliana walked towards the Megawater entrance, Adrian walked around behind the strip.
He took a quick glance around. Unfortunately, there was a Mega-Mart with a busy parking lot behind him. No crawling through windows.
His phone buzzed with a single letter text message from Juliana. Adrian pulled out his copy of their fathers' house key, and pressed it against the lock. He positioned his body to block the view of anyone in the parking lot. He tried the door. The doorknob turned, but the door didn't budge. Deadlock.
Adrian created a wafer of scarlet force, and slipped it into the door crack. He slid the force down until it encountered resistance. He slid it along what was surely the deadbolt, until it slipped down again. Adrian ever so carefully pushed on the deadbolt with the wafer of force, making it slide back into the door. He eased the door open.
Adrian slipped the book into his pocket.
Buzzsaw threw a police car at Tempestas. Tempestas dodged, and the car sailed right for Scarlet Moon.
The woman, man, and child all shrieked.
"Of course I think he'll like it." Juliana started swatting Adrian's bottom. "Just. Look. At. That. Bottom. Jiggle."
Adrian eeped and scampered away, clutching his roiling buttocks. "You know, spankings aren't anywhere near as persuasive as you seem to think. Besides, maybe he's more of a leg guy!"
"I've seen the way he stares at your bottom," said Juliana. "I'll bet he wants to do all sorts of unsavory things to that shapely hunk of meat–"
"Juli!" Adrian's face turned beet red. "Stop being creepy!"
Juliana laughed. "Seriously, you look great. David won't know what hit him."
The cat slid into the shadows of a long-abandoned office building, one of many across the country to fall to the Pandemic Depression.
The cat slid into a dim janitor's closet, still full of old mops and buckets. She put Adrian down and held a claw to her mouth.
The cat slid into the shadows, tense and watching the door. Silence stretched for minutes.
The cat returned to Adrian. She gave Adrian the same pained look she'd given him in the parking lot. She opened her mouth, and a sound came out. It sounded almost like words. It almost sounded like Adrian's name.
Don't panic. Panic. Don't panic. He was able to lift that iron sheet right? Maybe if there was a lot of glow in his legs, he could jump really far? The glow flowed, and pooled down around his feet.
"And my ping pong paddle."
Juliana shrieked. "Back off!"
A particle stunner whined, and there was a yelp of pain.
"Shit! The bitch's got a stunner!"
"And my frat paddle. BRING ME THE FRAT PADDLE!"
Adrian hooked his hand around Juliana's waist. He coiled his legs, and jumped with all his might.
"NO! NO! NO! Get them! Or I'll beat all your asses from now until Judgement Day, and then I'll beat your asses FOR ETERNITY!"
"Eat particles!" cried Juliana, firing a law enforcement standard issue particle stunner at the hoodlums crowding the roof.
"Are you even old enough to drink?"
David's left hand pressed against Adrian's lower back.
David's right palm tapped Adrian's right sitspot. His jeans felt way thinner than they had when he put them on. The hand pulled away.
Adrian sucked in a breath. His upthrust bottom clenched.
A sharp CRACK echoed through the gym. Adrian's legs shot out straight behind him. David's large gym-callused hand flattened his plump cheek. He arched his back, lifting his torso up. His shaking bottom jounced and wobbled. A flash of red-hot pain washed across his bottom, swept up his torso and burst out of his lips with a loud "Oww!"
David's hand smacked his left cheek.
A yelp had barely escaped Adrian's mouth before David struck his right buttock on the same damn spot. Adrian's legs twitched. David struck his left cheek, which jiggled and bounced. Adrian's legs kicked.
"Why am I spanking you?" asked David.
"There will be no finding them in this mess," said Tempestas as big, wet snowflakes swirled around them. "And you're in really rough shape. We need to get you someplace warm and safe."
"But…" Scarlet Moon's voice gave out. His entire body shook, and everything blurred around him.
"Take it easy," said Tempestas. "You just got flattened by a bus. We'll save that lady, don't worry."
Tempestas slid through a window. The last memory Scarlet Moon had was of being placed in a bed somewhere.
Scarlet Moon opened his eyes, and bolted upright. Juliana, in a chair next to the bed, jumped in surprise.
"Crap Adrian, you scared me half to death," said Juliana. "Are you alright?"
Adrian looked around. He was in a room, but it wasn't his.
A second crack flicked Adrian's ears. A third. A fourth.
"For such a smart girl, you are incredibly dense. Am I asking for excuses?"
"No ma'am." Juliana squirmed. Thanks to her heels, she stood a good head taller than Dr. Parks. Yet she seemed small and childish, hunched and squirming as her plump bottom bounced beneath Dr. Parks' palm.
"Are you in trouble?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Do you answer with one of 'Yes ma'am' or 'No ma'am' when you're in trouble?" Dr. Parks' hand flicked between Juliana's cheeks. The girl's protruding rump strained against her slacks, the thin material doing little to hide the bounce and wobble of her fleshy buttocks.
"Yes ma'am."
"Wait!" said Anklyana, but Tempestas was already gone. "How am I supposed to get home?"
Scarlet Moon picked up Anklyana. "I'll get you home."
"Ok." Anklyana took a deep shuddering breath and pressed the heels of her hand against her eyes. "Just hope these stupid powers don't go crazy again. How did I do that? I just create forcefields. They're supposed to be harmless."
"We'll figure it out," said Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon stopped about two-thirds of the way back to the club, a few blocks south of the most southern point of campus. He dropped off Anklyana in a quiet alleyway not too far from a bus stop that serviced the campus buses in addition to the city ones.
Anklyana threw an uneasy look around. "Are you sure about this? What if my powers go crazy?"
"They won't," said Scarlet Moon. "It had to have been a dart from Leopard, and it's clearly worn off."
Anklyana nodded uneasily. "Alright, but if my powers go crazy–"
Natalie took a deep shuddering breath. She gingerly pushed her bottom up into Adrian's massaging fingers. "Hmm. That feels good."
"This is supposed to be a punishment," said Juliana.
Adrian shot Juliana a harsh glare. Juliana backed up a step with her hands up in surrender.
"I mean, I'd rather not get spanked and massaged," murmured Natalie. "Just a massage would be fine."
Adrian eyed Natalie's very red bottom. He gnawed on his lower lip, and glanced up at the clock. They still had about five minutes. He got off to a bit too vigorous a start. He was going to have to ease up for the rest.
Adrian picked up the hairbrush, and tapped it lightly against Natalie's swollen right cheek. Natalie started crying, but she submissively pushed her bottom up, ready to take her medicine.
"Better get my money's worth then," said Leopard.
"Hurry you fools!" roared Buzzsaw (weakly). "Stop them! Stop them I say! Or I'll beat the skin off your asses instead!"
"Looks like tall, bright, and obnoxious is awake," muttered Juliana. She threw a slightly desperate look at Adrian.
Adrian focused on the bits of crimson light dancing about him. A few shreds gathered in his hand, but they weren't enough to be a night light.
"Then grab the other boards you fucking shitheads!" roared Buzzsaw.
"Pleeease hurry," said Juliana, glancing behind them, and slapping Adrian frantically on the shoulder.
Adrian started to turn around.
"Come on boy, shake your hips! Give your GF something to enjoy," said Juliana.
Adrian threw Juliana a dirty look.
"Ooh, that's a look of defiance right there," crowed Juliana. "Your girl's got her work cut for her."
Adrian sighed and swayed back and forth as requested.
"Juliana decided to approach some sort of cat-person Supreme," said Sam. The snap of Sam's belt burned Adrian's ears, and Juliana's howl pierced them.
"And Adrian, apparently thought he was in the 20th century and decided to run off to find a phone, got lost and wasted precious police time. And scared me half to death," said David. David's belt splatted across Adrian's bottom, making the boy buck against the couch arm and wail into his arm.
"Ouch," said Alexandra. "While I hate to tell you how to administer discipline, try not to take too long. I need my sleep."
"Why not? You wouldn't have to choose between classes and saving people then."
"I'm not going to cheat." Scarlet Moon leapt to his feet. "Or what, are you going to do my job for me too? Run my entire career? I'm faking enough as it is, I don't want to fake anymore."
"OK, ok, calm down. It's just a suggestion."
"It's a stupid suggestion."
Generalissima didn't say anything.
"Sorry. Guess I'm a bit short-tempered right now."
Generalissima shrugged. "It's fine. Things are rough right now, I get it."
Scarlet Moon sat back down. "Yeah. Shouldn't take it out on you though."
Generalissima shrugged. She perked up and clapped her hands together. "You know what? Crushing Cain's having a concert tonight remember? You should come."
"Your poor punctuality, to say nothing of your abysmal attendance aggravates him," said Sam. "He's worried you're gonna ditch programming. 'He'll be a good programmer, got a lot of natural talent for it. Likes it too. I'll be damned if I'm gonna let the field lose him.' That's what he's always saying."
"Oh." Adrian's frown eased.
"I see." Sam released Adrian, who hopped from one foot to the other, furiously rubbing his smarting bum. Sam grabbed him by the ear and dragged him back to the office. They found Juliana pacing anxiously back and forth, gnawing on one fingernail. She eeped and slipped her hand behind her back when Sam came in, dragging Adrian behind him.
"Both of you sit." Sam released Adrian's ear and pointed at the sofa.
Scarlet Moon twisted, and fired a brief burst of energy to his right, sending them sailing around the helicopter. He dissipated his cord, and for a second the two hung in midair. The cop wailed and squeezed Scarlet Moon so hard, she probably would have broken a rib if it weren't for the superhero's shield. Scarlet Moon latched another cord to the helicopter, right above the door, and zipped towards it.
The enthralled officer in the helicopter fired at him several times. Most shots missed, but a few deflected off his shield. The enthralled went to slam the door closed, but by then Scarlet Moon was on top of him. The female cop let go of Scarlet Moon as the two burst into the helicopter, rolling across the floor and smashing another cop against a seat. Scarlet Moon backhanded the cop who'd shot at his into a seat, leaving two officers and Succubus.
A lego tentacle lashed at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon smashed it apart with a scarlet beam. A bear paw rocketed towards Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon front flipped over it, planted his feet on it and leapt at Princess. Mr. Cuddles' other hand whipped up to block Princess. Scarlet Moon lashed a pair of cords to the bear's paw and zipped himself feet first into the clay statue's hand. Small spiderweb cracks ran up the creature's paw. His legs flexed and he rocketed away from Mr. Cuddles.
Sir Cuddles and Giraffalot charged Anklyana. Anklyana saw them and shrieked, flinging up a shield.
"Focus on the terminal," said Generalissima.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
"Kinda busy!" Tempestas bounced off pillars and walls, a great swarm of legos swirling after her.
"Uh-oh. Legos are meant to build, and building is what they love," said Princess. "They get very very angry at people who destroy."
Legos clacked behind Scarlet Moon. He twisted his neck around and watched as thousands of legos swirled into a giant disembodied arm and hand.
"Very angry."
The hand swung through the air and struck Scarlet Moon's elevated bottom. The hand was just the right size to fully strike both of Scarlet Moon's compact cheeks.
Scarlet Moon sucked in a breath. His eyes widened. His hips drove painfully against the edge of the Lego table. His thinly-clad cheeks flattened and bounced beneath the giant hand. A heavy pain, like being struck by a frat paddle, burned into his buttocks. Little pricks pierced his wobbling flesh as Lego ridges dug into his skin.
The hand drew slowly back. It stood still for a moment. Scarlet Moon squirmed. The hand snapped forward and flattened Scarlet Moon's bottom a second time. Scarlet Moon yelped. His hips slammed into the lego table. His bottom bounced and wobbled as the hand drew back. Tears formed at the corners of his eyes. He looked out across the mall and saw a crowd of people watching with wide eyes.
"I've spent the last month giving Tempestas some long distance support investigating a weapon smuggler ring. Well, they're doing a big drop this evening at the docks," said Juliana. "The police are going to bust them, but I figure they could use some superpowered backup."
"This isn't usually our thing," said Adrian. "Usually, I just patrol, with a focus on protecting people, not breaking up gun or drug deals."
"I'm thinking we should branch out," said Juliana. Her expression darkened. "Been doing a bit more digging, careful digging, into this Roots person that Prometheus mentioned back in November. Can't find much, just that there's one hell of a black market trade in police caliber stun guns around here. Guns that could be used against you two. Figure our lives will be a lot easier if we can get those off the streets."
"Well, it's nice to know what I'm getting into for a change," said Adrian. "Let's move. I got plans. Lazy, lazy plans."
"And it's fully dark too," said Juliana. "How convenient."
Adrian and Natalie transformed into Scarlet Moon and Anklyana in twin flashes of light.
Anklyana looked over her shoulder at the mirror hanging on Juliana's door. In particular, the pair of splotchy, dark red buns bursting out of her skimpy leotard. "Oooh. Everyone's gonna know I got spanked…"
Juliana shrugged. "I mean, better than getting everyone seeing you get spanked right? Just ask Scarlet Moon."
Anklyana frowned. "Not helping."
Natalie blushed. "Hush! You're throwing me off."
"Shut it," said Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon's mouth closed of its own accord.
"Officers, arrest those two." The chief pointed at the heroes.
Tempestas gathered up Scarlet Moon, and leapt back up on top of the arena.
"You won't get away forever." The chief shook his fist at the heroes. "One day I'll see the both of you behind bars. You hear me?"
Tempestas leapt a few more blocks away, until the cop lights around the arena were a distant flicker.
Sir Cuddles' pool noodle slammed into Scarlet Moon's armor. The armor shattered, and the pool noodle struck Scarlet Moon in the chest. Scarlet Moon flew backwards and slammed into Anklyana's shield. He slumped to the ground, dazed.
"Yes ma'am," said the other chastised youths in unison. Adrian pulled his boxer briefs back up, dancing and whimpering as the material rubbed against a very scorched bottom. Adrian hiked his jeans back over his bottom dancing and mewling as the suddently-much-tighter fabric tugged over his very swollen buttocks.
The other two waved at his, but otherwise ignored his.
Adrian sat down on one of the chairs, sighing a little as his bottom settled into the cushions. He picked up the remote and flipped on the ginormous television Alexandra had brought with his. He flipped through the channels a bit, before settling on a Saturday morning cartoon about a team of superheroes.
He wondered how long before such superpowered shenanigans became non-fiction. He and Buzzsaw couldn't be the only ones with superpowers, and surely one of them was going to be dumb enough to put on a silly costume and run around fighting crime.
A few minutes later, Juliana and Keiko came out. Keiko's eyes were bright with tears, and she was rubbing her bottom furiously.
The swirl died down. Tempestas leapt up next to Adrian and grabbed the pillar. She smiled.
"Sorry about that. Powerful gusts of wind aren't exactly precise you know?"
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Tempestas has two new skills: Twister and Air Burst.
Twister inflicts the twister status on all characters (enemies and allies). If a character is inflicted with Away and Twister, then they take damage at the start of their turn and are cured of Away. The damage scales based on Tempestas' power, and is multiplied by the duration of Away on the victim. If Tempestas is inflicted with Away, instead of taking damage, she receives an Attack bonus that lasts until the end of her turn.
Airburst inflicts Away on all targets. The duration scales with power
"It doesn't matter. Look, she could be back any minute. Whatever you do, don't attack the cat. Keep the hunter away."
"What."
"Just trust me. This cat, she seems to know me, and she wants my help. Maybe someone with out of control powers. She's a victim. She needs to be protected, not attacked."
"I don't know…"
"She hasn't hurt me. She didn't try to use me as a shield when you two sparred, and she went out of her way to protect me when you fought. Except for that frontflip. Ooh. Please. I don't trust that hunter lady. There was a gleam in her eye. Something sadistic."
The pair returned to their dorm room in silence. Adrian's stomach roiled at the thought of yet another supervillain. A jumble of images flashed through his head. The abandoned business park.
His fists clenched.
Buzzsaw screaming after them as they fled. Alexandra's horrified expression.
Adrian bounced his knee.
Buzzsaw's crazed, purple face.
A soft hand pressed against his knee. He started, and glanced over at Juliana. Juliana took her eyes off the road long enough to give Adrian a comforting smile. "Relax. We beat Buzzsaw. We'll beat this one too."
Buzzsaw stopped by the small concessions stand, and leaned against the window. "Yo, I want some ice cream. Mint chocolate chip. Make it snappy!"
Buzzsaw waited a second, before leaning her head in the window. "The hell is my-oh, I see what you're doing. Naughty naughty!"
Buzzsaw grabbed the lip of the window, and with a heave and a grunt, ripped the wall clean off the building. She hurled smashed wood into the lake. "Timber!"
She strode into the restaurant. "Stop calling the cops and make me my fucking ice cream!"
The crack of hand striking bare flesh and yelps of pain echoed from the restaurant.
"Now I see why they make you wear those trashy thongs!" roared Buzzsaw. "Makes it damn easy to get your lazy ass moving!"
"Trashy?" mouthed Juliana, her eyes narrowing.
Buzzsaw stepped back out through the hole, happily licking away at a rapidly melting cone of mint chocolate chip ice cream. "Hmm. Love mint chocolate chip. Bad for my cholesterol, but fuck my doctor. A life without ice cream just ain't worth living, am I right?"
Her minions cheered.
"So was that fun, or was that fun?" asked Juliana, hauling an overflowing bag of clothing from the bus stop to their dorm. It was the Saturday before classes started up again. Their brother had dropped them off that morning, and Juliana had dragged Adrian to the clothing store to help her find a few things "for Sam."
"That was awful," said Adrian. "I really don't understand how you talked me into that."
"Oh come on, it wasn't so bad."
"You spent half an hour waffling between two dresses!"
"Trying to figure out which one's gonna get me laid tonight."
"You wanna get laid? Just knock on Sam's door in a thong. Guarantee you'll get laid. You'll get all the laidness."
Juliana scoffed. "That's so tacky. No artistry, no elegance. No fun."
"But so much better for me."
"Oh stop whining, or I'll put you over my knee."
Tania lifted her palm, and brought it down on Adrian's left buttock with an echoing crack. Her palm flattened Adrian's jumping flesh, sending a wave of pain cascading across Adrian's bottom. Adrian's eyes widened, but before he could so much as gasp, Tania's hand clapped Adrian's right buttock. Her hand flashed between cheeks, peppering the shaking orbs with stinging, rapidfire smacks. Adrian gasped and squirmed. His legs wiggled and kicked, while his fingers dug into the nearest pillow.
"You do not defy me," said Tania, her voice calm, professional and raised exactly enough to be heard over the cracks of her palm against Adrian's bare flesh. "When I give you an order, you do not hem. You do not haw. You do not protest. You say 'Yes ma'am' and you do as I tell you. When I want your feedback, I will ask, do you understand?"
"MMhhmm. Mmm! Mm! Mmmm!" said Adrian through the soap bar coating his mouth. He squeezed his eyes shut, and squealed around the soap. His fingers dug into the soft couch cushion. The spanking couldn't have been even a minute in, yet already Tania had lit an inferno in Adrian's bottom.
This is what he got for agreeing to date someone with superpowers!
"Good." Tania's hand strayed lower. Her hard palm and stingy fingers bit into Adrian's sitspots, eliciting even higher-pitched, and more desperate squeals from Adrian's squirming, wiggling and kicking body.
"Shut up and take your spanking." Sam somehow managed to pick up the pace, the blows landing with the speed and shock of lightning. Adrian's entire world narrowed down to his round ass, and the agony being inflicted on it by Sam's callused hand of iron.
There was a pause, and a faint scraping. Adrian looked over his shoulder just in time to see Sam pull off his slipper.
Adrian groaned.
"You've brought this on yourself, young man," said Sam. He struck Adrian's round right cheek with the hard leather sole. The loud smack echoed throughout the empty parking lot. When Adrian looked up at the dorm building, he could swear he can see a few faces peering out.
Sam's slipper cracked against Adrian's left cheek, and he found other things to worry about. Sam struck Adrian's bottom with slow, deliberate strokes, the slipper whooshing through the air with every swing, and smashing into Adrian's jumping bottom with brat breaking force.
Adrian wailed.
Juliana raised an eyebrow. "She's your mama too."
"The truth does not care for relationships!" Adrian held up a finger.
"Well, then I guess I should tell her you said that," said Juliana.
"Nevermind."
Juliana smirked.
Scarlet Moon's heart pounded in his ears. His head swam. He could still feel the pressure of the woman's bottom against his head, the smooth, firm pressure of her thighs against his legs. His bottom tingled where the woman had swatted his. And those eyes. Calm, confident. Amused. The woman sat on the floor with her arms bound, yet she looked at Scarlet Moon like it was Scarlet Moon sitting trussed up on the floor, helpless and vulnerable.
"So, the tiger's a kitten playing pretend. How very, very naughty." The woman slid to her feet. She glided towards Scarlet Moon, her eyes sparkling, her hips rotating, her breasts swaying, her steps a whisper.
Scarlet Moon backed into another desk. His eyes riveted to the tall, curvy woman swaying inexorably towards him.
Episode 3: Icy Burns *********
Anklyana's teeth flashed in a vicious grin. Her left hand glowed with a faint green light. "Oh no. I want to feel this shit's ass flatten beneath my hand."
Leopard breathed a sigh of relief. Anklyana put her right hand on the small of the woman's back, and struck her pert little left cheek.
Leopard arched her back and squealed. Her eyes opened wide as saucers and her fingers scrambled against the scarlet table.
"I can get punched through a brick wall, and it feels like falling into a bed of downy pillows," said Anklyana. She struck Leopard's right cheek, eliciting another squeal from the villain. "I"m sure you can imagine just how strong my forcefield is."
Vanessa rolled her eyes. "You and Juliana have given me a pretty good idea. Think I'll just content myself to listening to your stories."
Adrian shrugged, and started towards the bathroom. "Your loss. See you tomorrow."
"Have a good night."
Did you help Tempestas escape, or did Tempestas help you escape in the first part of episode 4?
Natalie shrugged. "I mean, I do love movies, and silent movies are experiencing a bit of a renaissance in the indie scene. But I really need a shower, some comfy PJ's and a single player video game right about now. Bye."
Natalie waved and returned to her room.
Adrian snuck into the shower before Natalie could, but didn't take too long. Natalie stuck her tongue out at Adrian when he came out of the bathroom.
"Meanie, stealing my idea," said Natalie.
Bright stopped and cleared her throat. She straightened, and floated across the rooftop towards Scarlet Moon, her golden eyes flaring with power. A wave of warmth emanated from the glowing figure. Very welcome warmth, since Scarlet Moon's shield had failed. "Anyway. You are beaten vile kidnapper. Now, tell me where your victims are, or face my holy wrath!"
Buzzsaw dug her fingers into Adrian's shaking cheek and gave it a twisting pinch. Adrian yelped and wiggled in pain.
"Such cute underwear!" said Buzzsaw tugging on the thin cloth and giving the helpless student a wedgie. "Too bad they're in the way."
Adrian lunged up and weakly punched Buzzsaw's arm. Buzzsaw laughed.
And beat Adrian's naked cheeks with rapid, stinging smacks.
Adrian yelped and squirmed as the woman's rough, callused hand repeatedly crashed into his stretched, compact bottom.
"This is what happens to dumbasses who try to be heroes," said Buzzsaw, grunting with exertion. "They get their asses beat! And you see this?"
Buzzsaw leaned over Adrian and thrust her hand into Adrian's face. "You see how red my hand is? It hurts like a bitch because of you."
Scarlet Moon hastily fired off another, but this one went wide and splattered across the sidewalk. The minion dashed into the restaurant doorway, forcing Scarlet Moon to lean over to get a better angle.
The minion leaned out and shot Scarlet Moon right in the face with a stun beam. Scarlet Moon cried out, his hand lancing up to cup his eye. His other slipped and he fell off the roof.
He started to fling out a scarlet cord, but another stun beam jolted him.
He slammed into the concrete.
The minion grabbed him by the leg and flung him into the restaurant. Scarlet Moon landed butt-first on the tile floor, and his thinly-clad cheeks slid and bounced across the slick tiles.
"Well, what do we have here?" Succubus swung her feet off of Phillipa's back and stood up. "Is it, could it be? Yes indeed, it's the Scandalous Scarlet Moon. What a pleasant surprise."
Succubus bowed with a flourish. "I am Succubus."
Scarlet Moon scrambled to his feet, while Succubus' minions closed in on him.
"Rassle-frassle…" Bernice turned away from the two and unsnapped her jeans. She wiggled them down her hips, revealing a revealing pair of lacy black panties. The panties covered the upper third of her trim, althletic bottom, but left the meat of her cheeks and sitspots bare. She bent over and put her hands on the seat. She arched her back, her tight bottom rounding to its full glory and pushing out, ready as any bottom ever could be for the kiss of leather.
Natalie whipped the belt out of her loops. Bernice's bottom clenched. Natalie frowned and slid the belt back through its loop. She slid it out slower. She shook her head and looped it back through. She whipped it out again.
"God, just hit me already," said Bernice.
"This one doesn't come off the loops as smoothly as I'd like," said Natalie.
"Great, let's skip it and move on."
"Might as well try at least a few licks," said Natalie. "This type of thing is all about trade-offs."
Bernice groaned.
Adrian yanked a squeaking Natalie across his lap. He undid the button of Natalie's jeans and wiggled the tight denim off of Natalie's bottom, the big, jiggly cheeks wobbling into view. The girl wore a lacy black thong, leaving her soft mounds completely exposed.
Adrian wove a scarlet paddle and tapped it against Natalie's bare bottom.
"No!" said Natalie, squirming anxiously, her bottom wiggling and rolling across Adrian's lap. "Not that thing! I hate that thing!"
"You already had your 'oh I'm so useless, oh wait actually I'm a badass' moment," said Adrian. He splatted Natalie's right cheek with the paddle. The impact rippled across Natalie's supple, jello-like flesh. Natalie squealed and kicked. "You do not get to do that again."
"But Adrian! Oww!"
"Don't you 'but' me." Adrian paddled Natalie's left cheek. Followed by two quick swats to the left, two quick swats to the right, and repeat two more times. "We're not doing this everytime you make a mistake. We all make mistakes all the damn time. Does not mean you shouldn't be on the team."
Natalie squealed and bucked. Her fingers snagged and clung to a worn sailor moon doll sitting on her bed. Her bottom wobbled and bounced beneath the glowing red implement. "
Adrian showered, brushed his teeth, put on the dress, and pulled his hair up into a bun. He spent a moment to study himself in the mirror. He couldn't help but blush a little when he looked at his heart-shaped bottom in the mirror.
"Hush the adults are talking," said Jezebel.
"You're half right," said Tania. Her voice was deathly calm, her smile cool, collected, and dangerous. "Now if you will excuse us, I believe our soup is coming, and I would like to enjoy it before it gets too cool."
Jezebel's jaw clenched, and this time it was her eyes that flashed. "Fine. I have better things to do anyway. Not my problem if you wish to demean yourself."
Jezebel spun on her heel and stalked off.
Buzzsaw flung Scarlet Moon into Tempestas, sending both heroes sprawling across the shattered concrete.
Scarlet Moon groaned and rolled off of Tempestas, who tried to push herself up, and fell onto her back.
Buzzsaw cackled. "Whooeee. Two wanna-be hero bottoms for the price of one. And to think I considered just leaving those two to rot."
"Thanks, I guess?" said Prometheus.
"Hush, mommy's busy." Buzzsaw grabbed Adrian by the french braid and Tempestas by the cape. She dragged the two across the shattered concrete and upended them over a barricade that had somehow survived the superhuman throwdown.
Scarlet Moon found himself staring into the wide eyes of two very anxious looking cops. Tempestas' cape was draped over her head, so she couldn't see a thing.
"You have no idea how badly I've wanted to tan your ass since our fight in the warehouse." Meaty fingers dug into the spandex covering Scarlet Moon's bottom. With a great rip, Buzzsaw ripped the lower half of the outfit clean off, fully exposing Scarlet Moon's curved bottom.
"Really Natalie, even you should know better than to fraternize with the help," said a silky smooth voice. Jezebel's voice. Leader of the Blonde Brigade. The woman who nearly got Juliana expelled. She took a drink off of Adrian's tray and took a sip. She wore a sparkly silver dress with long white gloves. Her face had a tasteful dusting of makeup, and her blonde hair had been pressed into ringlets. "Incompetent help too. I was standing here for at least a minute, and you didn't so much as look at me. Expect a complaint to Mrs. Rossi, and a sore bottom."
Jezebel's eyes flicked over Adrian. "A very. Sore bottom."
"W-what do you want?" asked Natalie.
Jezebel smiled venomously. "So, how's Juliana doing? I hear dear old Mother bailed her out. A shame, really. That girl really needed a lesson in actions and consequences."
Scarlet Moon zipped up onto the roof and swung home.
Tempestas still stood in the road, looking forlorn.
Half an hour later, Adrian dragged himself into his suite and knocked on Juliana's door.
Juliana pulled it open and gestured him in.
Juliana had a suitcase open with it half full of clothing.
"What are you doing?" asked Adrian.
"I'm leaving at the end of the semester, remember?" Juliana had managed to pull on some pants, a pair of soft sweatpants that hugged her curvy bottom in a manner that was most fetching, and probably quite painful.
Adrian collapsed onto Juliana's bed. "Yeah, but you've still got a month."
"Yeah, but…" Juliana tossed a sparkly green dress into the suitcase. "Figured I'd pack some of the stuff that's a bit too cold to wear anyway. Thought about trying to learn more about these two super agents, but my heart's just not in it."
"What a mess."
Juliana patted Adrian on the shoulder. "Tell me about it. Still, nothing we can do about it but move–"
A knock came at the door.
"Yes?" said Juliana, a hint of irritation creeping into her voice.
"Hey, it's me," said Alexandra.
Adrian and Vanessa changed into tennis shoes long enough for the walk across campus, Adrian silently lamenting the fact that he was with Vanessa, and thus couldn't change into Scarlet Moon for trip. Still, a low burn shield kept Adrian warm despite his minimal clothing. Vanessa seemed similarly unbothered.
As soon as they reached the theater and changed back into their dress shoes, they were swept up in last minute preparations.
An hour later, Adrian wove between party goers, carrying a silver tray of drinks, moving with flawless grace, moving with purposeful, confident strides, his chest puffed out just a bit.
Adrian hurried for the apartment door. He stepped into the small atrium and pressed the buzzer for 205.
"Yeah?" came David's voice through the intercom.
Adrian's heart leapt into his throat. "Er, um it's uh, Adrian. I'm here with Sam to pick you up."
"Oh, I didn't know you were coming." David sounded pleased. "Though you could have just texted me. I have a phone."
"Oh dear," said Juliana. "Try not to do too much property damage."
Scarlet Moon leapt up and out from the building. His cord went taut, and for a moment he hung unmoving in the air, as if freed from gravity. Mother Earth reasserted Her hold, and Scarlet Moon plummeted. He whipped towards the open door, his thinly clad cheeks mere inches from the concrete.
Everything slowed down. Succubus' eyes widened, and her mouth started to open. Customers and waiters ducked. The thieving thug started to turn.
Crimson power flowed into Scarlet Moon's boots right as they slammed into the thug's back, and everything sped up again. The thug flew over the table and slammed into Succubus, sending both toppling to the ground.
Scarlet flipped and landed on his feet. A baseball bat whipped at his head. Scarlet Moon caught and snapped it in two with one hand, while wrapping a cord around the villain's waist with the other. A flick of the wrist sent the thug headfirst into her prone buddy's butt.
A particle beam slammed into Scarlet Moon's shield, sending bright red sparks flying. Scarlet Moon spun and fired a short beam, catching the villain in the chest. The villain fell on her back, and the particle gun went sliding across the floor. Another, much hotter beam turned it to slag.
"You little brat!" Juliana raised her hand and took a menacing step towards Adrian, though her playful grin belied the menace. "That one's mine."
"Not my fault you weren't specific enough–oww!" A muffled smack echoed through the changing area. Adrian yelped and hopped away, shielding his bottom from Juliana.
"Come here, you need a few more." Juliana chased Adrian around the dressing area, giggling playfully, her hand leaving stinging blooms on Adrian's bottom.
"OK, OK I get it. I get it. You've called dibs on Sam."
"Better believe I have. I didn't spend an entire semester messing with him, just so that my kid brother could snatch him out from underneath me when I'm finally ready to make my move."
Adrian rolled his eyes. "I don't think you have to worry. Hard to compete with charms like yours."
Juliana grinned. "And don't you forget it. Now, let me get changed and we can head home. Still have time to get some heroing done before we let those two beefcakes sweep us to our hands and knees–I mean, off our feet."
Scarlet Moon pulled Generalissima a little further up his lap and battered Generalissima's sitspots until they were a bright red. Generalissima squirmed and bucked. She pounded on Scarlet Moon's thigh with one hand, even as she maintained a deathgrip on the tree branch with the other.
"You jerk. When I get out of this, I'm gonna blister your bottom so hard."
Scarlet Moon smacked Generalissima's sitspots.
"I mean it." Generalissima pushed her torso up. Scarlet Moon shifted his free hand between Generalissima's shoulder blades and pushed the recalcitrant brat back down. His other hand never slowed.
Once Generalissima's sitspots were as red hot as the peaks of her cheeks, Scarlet Moon shifted his hand a few inches further down. His firm palm struck both the crease where bottom met thigh, and the tops of Generalissima's thunder thighs with snappy sharp strokes.
Generalissima howled. She flopped around on Adrian's lap like a fish, her bottom jiggling and wiggling just from her flailing, while her thighs jiggled and wiggled from Adrian's smacks.
Scarlet Moon didn't stop until Generalissima's upper thighs matched her bright red bottom.
David stepped up close behind Adrian and whispered in his ear. "Since when did I need an excuse?"
Adrian shivered, painfully conscious of David's firm, towering warmth inches from his back, his warm breath caressing his ear.
His hand clapped his bottom a second time, making him hop and yelp. "Now let's get you home before I lose my self-control."
Buzzsaw's hand arced through the air, and struck Adrian's right cheek, sending a jolt of pain through his jeans to his curved bottom.
"Do you have any idea how much trouble you've caused me?" snarled Buzzsaw as she raised her hand a second time. "You were supposed to be an easy few bucks. You hand over your wallet, give me the keys to that tank-car of yours, and then go home and ask daddy to replace your shit. No muss, no fuss. Instead, you insult me, shoot me through the air, go galavanting through MY turf, beating up MY people, and forcing me to dirty my own hands bringing you down."
Buzzsaw's right hand struck Adrian's uplifted bottom with hard, heavy smacks. Her eyes bore into Adrian's.
Another cord and the pair swung into the playground. Tempestas bounced off the indoor slide and landed next to a pulsing crystal, with a terminal attached.
"Get away from that!" Mr. Cuddles burst into the play area, plaster raining down around him. Princess stood on his shoulder, her face red and about to burst. "Or I'll stop playing."
"No," said Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon put Anklyana down next to the terminal.
"Anklyana, get a shield around yourself and the terminal, and we'll figure out how to disable the damn thing," said Generalissima.
Juliana pulled Adrian to his room. He pushed Adrian onto the bed and yanked open his closet. She started rooting through the various dresses hanging in Adrian's closet. "Already wore this one. Too small, no sense in rushing. Don't really like the color. Hmm. How sexy do you want to be?"
"Tania told me to 'dress sexy. I want to show you off,'" said Adrian.
"Perfect," purred Juliana. She pulled out a very thin white tube dress with a white floral pattern across the chest. She held it up to her own torso, and Adrian could see a hint of the grey of her sweatpants through the dress.
Adrian snapped the spoon against Keiko's left cheek twice in rapid succession, one on top of the other.
Keiko squealed and bounced. Her legs lashed out, and glanced off a sudden flare of crimson light near Adrian's shin.
Adrian sucked in a breath, and glanced at Juliana. The two shared an anxious look.
Keiko didn't seem to notice, caught up as she was in her own misery. "Eight! Nine!"
"Alright, you're done." Adrian stepped away. He pulled his closet door open with a shaking hand. He put the spoon back on the shelf.
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Adrian stood and followed Tania to the spanking room.
"Good. Now that I know you understand why you're over my knee, we can start your punishment."
Adrian groaned and buried his face in his hands. God, his ass burned.
"I know. I know. You're a good boy. You're a good boy, and we love you deeply." Mama rocked Adrian gently back and forth, rubbing his back until Adrian had calmed down.
And so it went for 30 minutes. Scarlet Moon periodically alternated between the paddle and strap, sometimes even switching between strokes. The heavy thud and sharp snap of the implements echoed throughout Silver's office, mingling with Succubus' pained howls.
By the end, Succubus had even started to sob a little.
"There," said Scarlet Moon, rotating her aching shoulder. "I think that's enough."
Silver clapped. "Wonderful, now for the police to conveniently-"
The door burst open and a dozen police officers charged in, particle beams drawn. Including, interestingly enough, blonde-haired female cop utterly lacking in pants. Instead, she wore standard issue police boots and a pair of lacy pink panties that left the lower third of her bottom exposed.
"Nobody move!"
"Called it," said Silver with a thin smile.
"She's all yours officers." Scarlet Moon bowed.
"There's a small panel of buttons on Silver's desk. The one in the top right corner opens the windows," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon reached over and pressed the button. Then he backflipped out of the opening window, and swung away.
"Did you see that?" crowed Scarlet Moon. "I actually beat that brat. Even surrounded by elite bodyguards, I still beat that brat. Oh, man that was satisfying."
"Yeah, I can't help but think we dodged a heck of a bullet there."
"Tell me about it. I'm heading home. See you soon."
"If you hurry, you should be able to get to class."
The back door opened into the kitchen. The space was small, dim and dusty. Cobwebs infested the corners and rodent droppings coated the floor.
Adrian pulled his jeans back up, hopping and mewling as they rubbed against his swollen backside.
The two snagged the next bus to campus, and rode home in silence. Every rough bounce sent Adrian's burning bottom into the air and smacking back down against the hard bus seat. He mewled and squirmed every time. His blush deepened every time someone glanced at his and looked away with a small smirk.
Once they got home, Adrian fled into his room, and threw himself onto his bed. He pulled off his jeans and buried his face into his pillow, sobbing and gingerly rubbing his blazing bottom.
The thug looked up at Scarlet Moon. She smiled, grabbed the cord, and pulled.
Scarlet Moon flipped over the edge of the building with a yelp, and plummeted towards the thug. Scarlet Moon snagged a window ledge with his free hand. The thug gave an extra vicious tug, the window ledge crumbled, and Scarlet Moon plummeted right into the thug's waiting arms.
The thug pivoted with Scarlet Moon's momentum, and flung him into the restaurant. The hero smashed through the greeter's podium and two tables, skidded across the top of the bar, and slammed into the big ol' wall of expensive drinks with a tinkling crash.
"Minion!" barked Succubus. "Be more careful. You just wasted thousands of dollars of delicious alcohol."
"Chief!" called a police officer. "I hate to interrupt when you're off boss, but–"
"I get it James." Napier pulled away. "Got a freaking supervillain on our hands. Those two feds in overtight leather are probably wanting her, aren't they?"
Napier let the police officer lead him away, but before giving Natalie's hand one last squeeze.
Adrian siddled up to Natalie, who stood watching her father leave, rubbing her bottom and dancing from foot to foot.
Adrian stood and wrapped Natalie in a tight hug. Natalie buried her face in Adrian's shoulder. Adrian held the tearful girl for a moment.
The woman's brow furrowed in confusion. She rolled her eyes. "Oh for-"
"No talking." Scarlet Moon shoved the fedora into the woman's mouth. "You'll just call your buddies."
He carried the woman to a nearby pile of thick rope.
The woman spat the fedora in Scarlet Moon's face. "Look, I don't know who you think you are, you dumb-"
"What?" Prometheus slowed.
"You're my third and fourth supervillains," said Scarlet Moon. "I'm your first superhero. Are you really just that good? Or am I letting you attack me?"
Prometheus cocked her head thoughtfully.
"Well, you know what happens to stubborn little snots." Prometheus extinguished her right fireball and grabbed Scarlet Moon's chin with slender fingers and sharp fingernails.
"Have to break through my shield first," said Scarlet Moon. "And then I won't be able to fight anyway."
"You'll still get your butt blistered."
"And you'll show all the world you can spank someone. How impressive."
Prometheus let out a disgusted sigh and released Scarlet Moon. "Fine. I know you're playing me. But whatever. Don't care about these pukes one way or the other."
Prometheus flung her hands out. The temperature in the arena dropped a few degrees. Streams of fire flew out of Prometheus' hands and scoured the great icy barriers blocking the arena's exits. The ice melted into great sheets of water that flew over the heads of the crowd and formed a dome around the stage.
The water froze and two great jets of fire swirled around Prometheus. She grinned, and her eyes sparked. "Your precious bystanders are bolting with their tails between their legs. Let's see what you can do."
"Thank you," said Juliana with a hint of exasperation.
"So, any ideas?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Umm, I don't know. Maybe like scare her or something?" said Juliana. "Like Batman. In a bright red outfit."
Scarlet Moon jumped off the belt. As soon as he landed, the ground lurched and he found himself on another conveyor belt, twisting towards the same hole in the wall.
Scarlet Moon spanked Succubus for five minutes. Each stroke struck Succubus' bare, sensitive buttocks with enough force to ram the villain's hips into the hero's thigh. Succubus squealed, wiggled, and drummed her heels against the floor after each stroke. Her curvy red bottom rippled and bobbed beneath Scarlet Moon's palm.
"Alright, now–"
The door burst open and half a dozen police officers stormed in, stun guns raised.
"Nobody move!" barked one of the officers.
"Oh come on, I'm in the middle of something here," said Scarlet Moon.
"Release the suspect and back away," said the officer.
"And I was just getting started too." Scarlet Moon rolled Succubus off his knee. He bolted past the cops and out the door.
Scarlet Moon flipped over the edge, and got clotheslined by Leopard. Leopard grabbed Scarlet Moon's legs whipped him around and smashed him facefirst into the roof. Scarlet Moon's head rang, and his vision tilted.
Leopard leapt over him and sprinted after Vanessa. A gust of wind threw Leopard back and Tempestas slammed into the roof between her and Vanessa.
Gale force winds whipped Tempestas' cape. She stood in a half-crouch, on her toes, knees half-bent, ready for a fight.
"Leave the girl alone you lunatic," said Tempestas.
Leopard backflipped and landed in a crouch. She smirked. "Where's your big-bottomed friend? You know, the walking atom bomb?"
Scarlet Moon leapt at Leopard.
Adrian jammed his elbow up into Juliana's arm.
"Oww!" Juliana's grip loosened, and Adrian wasted no time slipping out.
He took only a few steps before Juliana grabbed the waistband of his jeans and dragged him back. Juliana snagged Adrian's left arm, and pinned it between hers and Adrian's hips. She wrapped her arm around Adrian's waist, grabbed Adrian's right arm, pinned it against Adrian's slender hip, and bent Adrian over.
Adrian struggled, but Juliana had him tight. He couldn't break free without going scarlet. Not exactly an option.
Juliana tugged Adrian's jeans down his slender hips and outthrust bottom.
Bernice smirked. "Keeping your opinion to yourself hmm? Probably not a bad idea. Superheroes are rather divisive. Just ask my boss."
"Alright, alright," said the thug. "I'll tell you, I'll tell you. She's in the old Corbeau warehouse out on the east side of the docks."
"I knew it," hissed Scarlet Moon, clenching a fist in victory. "It's always a decrepit warehouse at the docks."
"Nyuck, nyuck," said Juliana. "Can't be right all the time. So what are we gonna do with this chick?"
Scarlet Moon leaned back against his hands, and a broad smile spread across his face.
"Yeah, I saw on the news. They're saying some scarlet man with a moon on his chest showed up and saved Alexandra before swinging off. Well, some news channels. Some claim you were in cahoots with Buzzsaw, and it was the good old GCPD who stopped you.
"Morons." Scarlet Moon's smile faded.
"Don't let it get to you. You'll always be pissing off or scaring somebody. Now, how'd it go?"
Scarlet Moon gave Juliana a quick runthrough.
"Hmm. We need to work on your breaking and entering skills."
The shaft curved slightly. Scarlet Moon struck the curve, bounced around like a pinball and flew out into a wide open, blindingly bright ampitheater-sized room with steel-plated walls.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the ceiling.
The ground beneath Scarlet Moon lurched, and he found himself on a conveyor belt zipping towards a wall. A small hole, perhaps a little bit bigger than Scarlet Moon's shoulders opened in the wall.
Scarlet Moon was heading right for it, and with the winds were so insane, he didn't dare try to swing away.
The chief sighed. "Fine. But if you end up pissing that lady off, and she decides to sic those wretched toys of hers on the rest of the city, I will let those two feds have you."
Several close calls later, Scarlet Moon and Bernice found themselves in a large spherical room covered in silver colored paneling.
"Looks like we're here." Scarlet Moon touched his ear. "Figured out how to do the thing yet?"
"I think so, though I don't think the PA is a good idea," said Juliana. "If I understand this right, we could seriously hurt people. You're going to need to lure Succubus in there."
"Wonderful. We need to lure Succubus here," said Scarlet Moon.
"Aw, heck that's easy," said Bernice. She walked back out into the hallway. "Yo, Succubus! You know what your momma told me last night, after I finished plowing her ass doggy style? She said you're an empty-headed, fat-ass skank with a neckbeard's fashion sense!"
"There's no way that's going to work," said Juliana.
"Excuse me?" said Succubus over the PA. "You think I have bad fashion? The cop who ran all over Silver Tower in nothing but her panties thinks I have bad fashion sense?"
"Hey that wasn't by choice," said Bernice. "Can't say the same about you. It'd be less tacky if you just ran around naked."
"I look gorgeous in this outfit," said Succubus. "And have you seen Scarlet Moon?"
"His costume's tacky too," said Bernice.
"Hey!" said Juliana. "I worked hard on that thing."
Adrian gathered the thin material in one hand, and gently pulled it up into Keiko's crack, all but fully exposing her chocolate little cheeks.
Keiko yelped. "What are you doing? Come on!"
"I could pull them down instead, if you'd like," said Adrian.
"No, that's fine," whimpered Keiko, anxiously wiggling her hips and twitching her feet.
Adrian's eyes flicked over that voluminous rump.
Generalissima shook her finger at Scarlet Moon. "You had better study, or I'll put you over my knee and spank you soundly.
Scarlet Moon rolled his eyes. He hunched and let Generalissima climb onto his back. He leapt off the tree and swung towards the edge of the property.
"Adrian, Adrian wake up."
Adrian groaned and rolled away from the voice.
Someone shook him.
"Go 'way."
His covers vanished.
"What the hell?" Adrian sat up and glared at Juliana, who stood in the middle of the room. He peered at the clock. "It's four o'clock in the morning."
"Come on. I know where Succubus is going next." Juliana grabbed Adrian and pulled him out of bed. "We don't have a lot of time."
Juliana slid into her computer chair. "Tomorrow, er today, at 8:00 am, Phillipa Silver is holding an event with the founders of the dozen or so startups she's giving Angel funds to. I think Succubus is going to crash their little party."
"How do you know?"
The anger on David's face melted away. He pulled Adrian into a hug. "Hush. Hush. I'm sorry I got mad. I was so scared. But you're ok now. You're ok."
Adrian clutched David and buried his face in his chest. They stood like that for a moment.
Eventually, David released Adrian. "Come on, the police are probably going to want a statement."
Scarlet Moon ground his teeth together. He drew his hands and knees back, and slammed them into the walls with all his might. The steel shattered, and the wall collapsed, dumping Scarlet Moon on the ground.
He leapt to his feet, and pivoted. A scarlet beam shattered the wheel. He zipped up to join Tempestas and shattered the hunk of ceiling holding her. He caught Tempestas before she could fall, and alighted back on the ground.
When Tempestas' feet hit the ground, her legs buckled, and she fell to her knees. She slumped forward, pressing her face and chest to the ground, and thrust her cherry red ass into the air. She reached back and rubbed her throbbing buttocks, moaning.
Scarlet Moon's power surge faded. The glow in his eyes dissipated. His eyes widened and his hands lanced back to clutch his blazing bottom. He danced around the room, rubbing his bright red buttocks and mewling in pain. .
"I'm not gonna beat her ass," said Tempestas. She struggled to her feet and inched her very tight pants up and over her very tender ass. "I'm gonna stap her to the ceiling and use that fucking wheel on her. And I'm not gonna stop until the sun has expanded to the Earth's orbit."
Adrian ran for the exit.
"Why you little–"
Adrian skidded to a stop at the door and reached for the handle. Iron fingers latched onto his hair and yanked him back a step. A flat palm struck the seat of his jeans once, twice, three times.
Adrian yelped. He grabbed the fingers holding his hair with one hand, and tried to shield his bum with the other.
Melissa dragged Adrian back to the counter, swatting his
Bernice threw Adrian a glare that of pure. Unadulterated. Distilled. Murder.
"Well, I mean you did just make a very insensitive joke about my mother," said Natalie.
"It was an accident."
"I've never really liked 'your momma' jokes. Seem so lazy."
"It just kinda slipped out."
"And there was one year I got dad a belt, and it looked nice, but he didn't like it at all. Not that he told me until I pestered him. Just kinda stopped wearing it. Apparently, he didn't like the sound it made when it slipped from his belt loops. It didn't flow smoothly either. Kept getting caught. Really killed the intimidation he told me."
"Come on, Natalie. Adrian's just joking. Aren't you Adrian? Please?"
Adrian grimaced, but left the vase alone. The two swept out of the CEO office and headed down the stairs at a brisk, confident pace. They nodded to a few cops who looked their way, but didn't slow down.
As soon as they were out of sight, Juliana let out a breath.
"Can't believe that actually went smooth," muttered Juliana.
"You expected something to wrong?" asked Adrian.
"Well yeah. didn't you?" asked Juliana.
Adrian let out a frustrated sigh.
"Relax. We got in, got what we needed, and got out. No muss, no fuss. Now come on, this uniform's itchy." Juliana led the way to the bathrooms of a supermarket. She handed Adrian a pen. "Here, click this button to swap your clothing."
"Don't need to channel any Glow into it?"
Juliana grinned proudly. "Nope. I used the data I gathered on you a few months ago to mimic your ability to pull in ambient Glow energy to recharge. It's still very primitive and inefficient. Like, it'll take an hour for the pen to recharge, but still."
"Cool." Adrian and Juliana slipped into the bathroom, swapped their clothing, and headed home.
Scarlet Moon pulled the vase away, and found a small hair suffused with his Glow.
A supersuit police officer lowered down to the window. He hovered just outside, gun pointed at Scarlet Moon. "I repeat, get on the ground! This is your last warning!"
Scarlet Moon dashed through the door. A particle beam splashed against the railing. Another beam slammed into Scarlet Moon's shoulder. Every police officer below, and several down the hall had their guns pointed at Scarlet Moon.
"Told you to get out when you had the chance," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon lashed cords to the roof above him and smashed through it. He burst through the door behind his into an office broken up into work stations.
The workers gaped at Scarlet Moon for a moment, before shrieking and diving under their desks.
Scarlet Moon zipped across the room and through the window. A thick particle beam whizzed past him from below, missing by inches. Another cord lashed around his wrist from above. Scarlet Moon yanked on the cord with all his strength, throwing his up into the air, and yanking the cop attached to it down. Scarlet Moon smashed the cord, lashed a cord of his own to a billboard across the street and zipped away.
The steady pounding of his sneakers against the treadmill lulled him into the zone.
His thoughts turned over the fight last night with Prometheus and Poseidon. He'd beaten them once, but they'd vanished, gone wherever the hell Buzzsaw had gone, and that chilled him to the bone. What if he had to fight all three? What were they doing? Where the hell were they?
He should've been out there, searching day and night until he found them. What if they attacked again, while Adrian was stuck in class or at work? What if they hurt someone?
What did they want? Buzzsaw and Succubus had been obvious, but these two? Why attack a concert? Why pick a fight with him? What could they possibly gain?
"Come on Natalie." Juliana pulled Natalie towards one of the treadmills.
"But I don't wanna," said Natalie. "Look at Adrian. He looks miserable."
Adrian's vision vanished beneath a haze of red. There was a loud bzzzat! Adrian reeled. The worst of the red mist faded, and one of the hoodlums was nowhere to be seen.
The other two hoodlums skidded to a stop and stared at Adrian with wide eyes.
"Oh my god, you killed Kenny!" cried one of them, pointing at Adrian.
"You bastard!" cried the other, also pointing.
"My name's not Kenny, jackasses," said a voice from darkness in the back of the building.
"Aww, come on, haven't you ever seen South Park?"
"That show sucks. And only old people watch it anyway."
"Blasphemy!"
"Carmen is a psychotic, utterly unlikeable…"
"It's Cartman jackass. And that's the whole point!"
"Let's see if we can ease past them," said Juliana.
One of the thugs spun to face them. "Hey, where do you think you're going?"
"Looks like you were right." Juliana's computer was opened to the Generica News website in the middle of a paused video. "Not long after the police picked her up, Succubus enchanted them and walked off. Looks like after a superhuman is defeated, they only lose their powers for a short time."
Adrian flopped down on Juliana's bed. "So in other words, a supervillain shows up, I beat them by the skin of my teeth, and fifteen minutes later they're on the street again."
"On the bright side, if they beat you, you won't be helpless for long," said Juliana with a smile.
"Have I got your attention?" asked the police officer. She released Vanessa, who rubbed her bottom.
All three nodded.
"Good. Now line up, drop your pants, and touch your toes." The officer removed her belt with a snap that made Adrian wince. The three girls blanched in sync.
Vanessa turned around and fumbled with her jean snap.
"But it's not my fault," said Curvy, stomping her foot. "My friend was being assaulted! I had to help her."
The police officer doubled the belt over, and snapped the two straps together. She raised a single eyebrow.
Vanessa pushed her jeans down to her ankles and touched her toes. Her large, firm bottom rounded, bursting out of a pair of lacy white panties that covered the top third of her pale bottom, and not much else.
"Ohh, just do as she says." Leggy stepped up next to Vanessa, and shot her a hot glare. She rolled her tights down to her knees, revealing a pert white bottom now clad only in a light-blue g-string. She put her hands on her knees, arched her back, and stuck her tanned mounds out. "You're gonna get your seat toasted anyway."
"I don't know what I would do without you." Adrian slipped the heels on.
"Bumble through life as a walking fashion disaster most likely." Juliana circled Adrian again. "Oh yes. That looks great. I wouldn't be surprised if he drags you off to his apartment grunting like a caveman soon as he sees you."
Warm, long fingers touched Adrian's chin, and lifted Adrian's gaze to her own. She leaned forward. Her lips hovered next to Adrian's ears. Her breasts brushed ever so lightly against Adrian's chest. "You. Are. Absolutely. Stunning."
Adrian shuddered.
Danielle Wilkins, the reporter from before, stood in front of a police van with a giant hole in it. "Not long after the police arrested Buzzsaw, the alleged leader of the vicious Whistler gang and the suspected mastermind behind-"
"Mastermind?" scoffed Adrian.
"Hush and listen," snapped Juliana.
"-firsthand how the alleged kidnapper sawed her way out of the van with her mohawk. It sounds ridiculous people of Generica, but it's true as multiple eye witnesses and video footage can testify."
The video cut away to a video of Buzzsaw hacking her way out of the moving van, and leaping onto the road at forty miles per hour. The supervillain dashed into a nearby alley.
Adrian's heart nearly stopped.
The video cut back to the newscaster. "This video was taken mere moments ago. Even as we speak, the police are spreading a dragnet over the city to find the self-styled Buzzsaw, but can they really handle someone who can cut solid steel with her hair?"
Juliana stopped the video, and gave Adrian a grave look.
Generalissima's body formed a sharp V over Clemency's thigh, and her butt hung a little over Clemency's leg, pointed towards the kitchen door. Her knees were slightly bent and her heels scrabbled against the wood floor.
Clemency pressed her right hand against the small of Generalissima's back, her fingers digging into the skin left bare by Generalissima's jacket. She raised her left hand above her head and waited.
And waited.
And waited.
And waited some more.
Generalissima squirmed a little, whimpering ever so softly.
Clemency looked up at Scarlet Moon and gave her a wink.
Tempestas put her hands on her hips. "I am Tempestas, the…um… Hurricane…Heroine?"
"Well, thanks for the assist, Tempestas," said Scarlet Moon. He rubbed his bottom and winced. "Supervillain spankings are never fun."
Tempestas adjusted her goggles. "Um, yeah. Sorry it took so long. I would've gotten here sooner, but I haven't really been on this side of town very often, and everything looks so different from rooftops, and it's been taking me a bit to get used to these goggles, and I thought I'd gotten the hang of my powers, but they keep getting stronger, and one of my gusts was too powerful, so I went flying over the roof I intended to land on, and through a thankfully open window and into some grouchy old lady's living room, who just so happened to be in the middle of brushing her grandchild's hair with a really large hairbrush, and yeah sure I could've run away, but I scared the crap out of the kid, broke some hokey little glass sculpture from some glass museum or other that the lady's late husband bought for her on their honeymoon, and I just kinda felt kind of bad about the whole thing."
"I see."
"And uh, you know sorry about letting the bad guys get away," said Tempestas, adjusting her goggles. "I uh don't really have that much experience with supervillains. I mean, there's that chick who controls paper, but I'm pretty sure she doesn't count. I mean, it's paper."
Natalie held a small, single-serve package of oreos in one hand, with one of the cookies halfway to her lips.
She saw Juliana, and threw the cookie into Vanessa's lap.
Vanessa squawked and leapt to her feet. "Natalie, what the heck? I don't even like oreos!"
"Relax tiger." The woman's palms slid up and down Scarlet Moon's his compact buttocks, the soft flesh straining against his spandex outfit, the material stretched taught over his upthrust cheeks. "It'll only hurt a little."
Her hands lifted off Scarlet Moon's taut cheeks and snapped back down with a resounding crack. Scarlet Moon squealed. He tried to break free, but couldn't do much more than wiggle his bottom back and forth. The woman's palms simultaneously stung Scarlet Moon's upthrust, svelt buttocks half a dozen times in rapid succession.
Scarlet Moon yelped. He twisted his wrists and flung a pair of chords at the thief, binding her arms to her side.
"Hmm," said the woman, though she didn't try to break free.
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath, and pulled his legs free. His calves slowly slid across the woman's thighs, and out from underneath the woman's ample bottom. Scarlet Moon rolled onto his shins and eased to his feet. He slid sideways and backed up hastily, putting as much distance as he could between himself and the thief.
The woman smiled. She sat on her heels, her arms bound to her side, perfectly relaxed. Her emerald eyes, sparkling with amusement, locked on Scarlet Moon. "So, what now tiger?"
Scarlet Moon scurried up the wall. His heart hammered against his chest. His breath came in gasps. His throat rasped. He slid onto the roof, quiet as a whisper. He reached up to activate the communication and camera devices in his mask, but stopped.
No, he didn't need Generalissima for this. No reason to make Generalissima worry.
He peered around. The roof was dark. Empty. Silent. Had Midnight already left?
Scarlet Moon shook his head. Fine. That was fine. Scarlet Moon would find her later. But, better make sure. That woman was sneaky. Scarlet Moon slid across the roof, running from air conditioning unit to air conditioning unit.
Nothing. Nobody.
Scarlet Moon slid up to the service door. He pressed his back against it and looked around.
Someone tapped the top of his head. Scarlet Moon gasped and spun, looking up.
Nothing.
A sharp smack splatted Scarlet Moon's right buttock. Scarlet Moon yelped and whipped around, pressing his back against the door. The roof was empty. His chest heaved with gasps, and his wide eyes scanned the dim roof.
"Put your hands against the door and stick out that cute bottom." Midnight's voice echoed across the roof, impossible to trace.
The door opened into a hallway space with two doors on either side, and a door at the far end. Adrian could make out Juliana's singsong voice and another silky murmur from the far door. Adrian tried the left door.
Janitor's closet.
The right door opened into a small office with a cluttered desk and a laptop of some kind or other. As Adrian entered the office, a flurry of sharp smacks erupted from the front office intermingled with Juliana's high-pitched yelps.
Adrian smirked. He plugged the drive into the laptop's USB port. The Ubuntu login screen appeared.
The smacks stopped, and Adrian froze. They resumed shortly, only now it was the much sharper snap of leather against bare skin. Juliana's yelps rose in pitch and volume.
While waiting for the virus to finish, Adrian did a quick search of the room. He didn't find anything interesting, save a small black book in one of the drawers. Adrian cracked it open.
It appeared to be some sort of ledger filled with financial information and other sundry notes. There might be something juicy in there, but Adrian had neither the expertise nor the time to search through it.
Adrian arced through the air, far farther than any normal human. The two hoodlums standing in front of the car cried out. Adrian pulled the glow back into his hand, and flung a cord out at the lightpost.
It flew, it flew, it started to stretch, it started to go taut-
It wrapped around the head of the lightpost! Adrian swung down towards the car. He lifted his feet up to keep from slamming them into the concrete. One hoodlum dove out of the way. The other got kicked in the chest with enough force to send her rolling across the hood. Adrian drew some of the cord back into his glow, lifting them just enough to clear the hood of the car.
The two hit the apex of their swing, and started to swing back. The particle stunner whined half a dozen times more in rapid succession, followed by a crow of victory from Juliana. Twice more they swung back and forth. The cord unwrapped, and snapped back into Adrian's glow, even as it flew down to his feet to cushion the landing. He hit the ground hard, and fell to his knees.
"Come on, let's go!" cried Juliana. She stumbled free of Adrian's grasp, chucked the stunner into the night, and yanked open the driver side doors.
The stunner exploded.
Adrian pushed himself back to his feet, and stumbled into the backseat of the car.
Juliana started the car, reversed away from the light pole, and sped into the night with tires squealing.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Adrian has learned Scarlet Cords.
Scarlet Cords allows Adrian to start swinging through the air, Spider-Man style. It increases his speed by strength/2, and increases attrition by 2. Scarlet Cords also grants Adrian a free attack on the enemy with the highest energy when he recovers from Away.
An important thing to note: When a power modifiers statistic x based on statistic y, it uses the value of y at the time the power is used. If you use Scarlet Fists to increase your strength, then use Scarlet Cords, then cancel Scarlet Fists Scarlet Cords will not become less effective even though Adrian's strength has gone back down to normal.
"Sure, sure, I'll tell you whatever, just-"
"What's the fastest way to get out of here?"
The hoodlum gnawed on her lower lip. "Through the door?"
"I meant out of this damned district and away from you Whistlers or whatever." Adrian gave the Whistler a shake.
"Ok, ok," said the hoodlum. "Umm, well, there's a big ol' factory north, uh, northeast of here a bit. Two stories. There's a couple of wooden boards across the tops of the roofs. Can run across them to the edge of the park. All the buildings got fire escapes, too."
"Cool." Adrian tossed the hoodlum on top of her buddy.
Juliana came out of the shadows. "Come on, we've dawdled too long. If Buzzsaw is halfway competent, she's probably got her minions checking in regularly. These two will be missed soon."
"You wouldn't believe where I found Adrian," said Alexandra. "So let's go chat in your room."
"Why not your room?" asked Juliana sulkily.
"We could talk out here if you'd like."
Juliana's eyes narrowed. "Fine."
The latina slid the compress off her cheeks, revealing quite the rosy pair of hills before flipping her gown back over her bottom. She winced and hissed a bit. "And I thought this gown was so soft."
As soon as Juliana's door closed, Alexandra slapped her bottom.
"Oww! What the heck?" Juliana spun around, her hands snapping back to cover her bouncy globes.
"Guess where I found Adrian," said Alexandra.
"I don't do guessing games."
"Silver Tower. Care to explain what he was doing in Silver Tower?"
"I was giving his a tour. Then I saw Dr. Parks coming and got Adrian to hide. I may have implied I was working late, so she gave me a good hiding and brought me home."
"So you left your friend to get arrested for trespassing, your stupid ass fired for gross violation of every damn document you signed when you joined the company, and worst of all, utterly humiliate me." Alexandra's words rose with every word until it was nearly a shout.
"Now you're talking my language." Tempestas grin widened.
"Your mom's talking my language," said Scarlet Moon, shifting the sack on his shoulder. "Keep my ass clean will ya?"
Poseidon slid Scarlet Moon a bit more accross his lap and scissored his squirming legs between his bare, very muscular legs, forcing his derriere up. He tore the bottom of his costume in two, fully exposing his round bottom. Scarlet Moon sucked in a breath. His teeth clenched together and his toes curled.
Poseidon lifted his broad palm, and brought it crashing down on Scarlet Moon's bobbling right cheek. Scarlet Moon yelped as a hot sting, made worse by his damp skin, bloomed across his svelt bottom. Poseidon lifted his hand up and brought it back down on the exact same spot. Scarlet Moon squirmed, but he barely had time to process it before his hand rose and fell a third time, again on that same spot. His feet twitched and he clutched one of the stage legs.
Scarlet Moon crossed his fists in front of him and flared his shield. The fireball erupted around him.
The two returned to the abandoned amusement center.
"Over there," said Generalissima. "The really big doorway. Looks like it goes into a play area or something."
Scarlet Moon clocked Princess in the jaw.
"Oww! You big meanie, that's my face!" Princess kicked Scarlet Moon in the nose. Scarlet Moon didn't feel it. The villain literally hit like a little girl. An action figure smashed into Scarlet Moon's shoulder hard enough to shatter.
Scarlet Moon fired a beam into Princess' face.
"Oww! What do you have against my face?" A drone slammed into Scarlet Moon between the shoulder blades and sent him skidding facefirst across the mall floor.
Scarlet Moon rolled around and fired another beam into Princess' face.
Succubus snapped her whip at Scarlet Moon, wrapping it around Scarlet Moon's waist. Her eyes flared with red-purple light. Her voice took on a melodic quality. "You've been very a naughty boy Scarlet Moon. Time to bend over and take your medicine."
The whip shuddered, and Scarlet Moon felt a nearly overpowering sense of shame. He took a slow step forward.
Such a naughty, naughty boy.
Another step.
How could he have been so very very naughty.
A faster step.
What he needed was to bend over and take a good hard licking from the Mistress.
Scarlet Moon stood directly in front of Succubus, who grinned widely.
"Maybe someday I'll hit you with that stupid thing," said Generalissima.
"I find that highly unlikely," said Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon struck Generalissima's right cheek, making the girl flop and howl. "It's my superpower remember?"
The hand rested against Scarlet Moon's stinging, upthrust buttock. The leather-clad palm rubbed slow circles on the hero's smarting skin. The rubbing soothed the buzzing, and Scarlet Moon couldn't help but sigh.
The palm slid across Scarlet Moon's tender bum, the leather warm and smooth against the thin spandex. It skipped across the crease between cheeks and glided to the peak of his opposite, still unspanked buttock.
Scarlet Moon wiggled his hips. The smooth leather pulled away from Scarlet Moon's cheek. Silence pushed against Scarlet Moon's eardrums. He gently gnawed on his lower lip. He didn't dare so much as whimper.
The leather-clad palm kissed Scarlet Moon's left cheek, stinging like a paddle and burning like a strap. Scarlet Moon squealed, his plump buttocks wobbling beneath the stroke. The hand pulled away, leaving a buzzing spot behind.
The palm struck again, just below the first welt. His bottom bounced beneath the stinging strike, ripples flowing across the spandex-straining cheek. Scarlet Moon barely had time to gasp before the palm flattened his compact cheek a third time. A fourth time. Fifth. Sixth. Seventh. The strokes rained down one after another, hard and fast, the sharp snaps of leather-clad palm to spandex-clad cheek ringing throughout the empty office. His knees jogged, his hips swayed, and his bottom roiled beneath the tattoo of sharp smacks.
One last, extra stinging strike to his sitspot, and the leather palm rubbed circles into Scarlet Moon's bottom.
"Tell me kitten, why did you bend over?"
"It matters not!" thundered Keiko. "I require your assistance!"
"Oh?" said Juliana.
"Indeed! Christmas is fast approaching and I must find shinies of the greatest shininess the world has ever seen for my loving and attentive parents!" Keiko struck a pose and pointed her finger towards the sky. "To find such shinies, I must venture into a dark and twisted labryinth containing ancient horrors the likes of which Man has never before seen!"
Juliana smirked. "Heh. Yeah, Vanessa told me what happened the last time you went to the mall by yourself."
Keiko's blush returned. Her stance faltered, but she straightened again. "Indeed, that perilous place is filled with perils! Also, your currency is strange and mysterious and makes it difficult for me to decide if I am being vigorously violated or not!"
"Sure we'll go." Juliana's eyes sparkled. "I need to get some stuff for my family too."
"Relax, I'm not going to spank you," said Juliana, giving Adrian a knowing look.
Adrian blinked at Juliana.
A blast of wind rocked Mr. Cuddles, and knocked Scarlet Moon out of his grip. A scarlet cord lifted his into the air, and he swung around towards the voice.
Tempestas and another girl in a green costume stood just outside the bowling alley. Mr. Cuddles lunged for Scarlet Moon, but bounced off a green bubble that fell over Scarlet Moon at the last minute.
"Keiko! Run!" said Scarlet Moon.
Keiko ran.
The green figure waved at Scarlet Moon and ran back into the alley. When he did, Scarlet Moon spied quite a bit of cheek peeking out from underneath the back of the girl's leotard.
Yomamma swirled into being and slammed into Mr. Cuddles.
"Follow her!" said Tempestas, pointing towards the bowling alley.
"I feel like we've met before," said Bernice. She took Adrian's hand. "Have we?"
Adrian's heart skipped a beat. "Um, no I don't think so."
"Are you sure? I could have sworn…"
"Well, I think I saw you at Nezerwallup gym a few times," said Adrian. "Before Prometheus and Scarlet Moon trashed it."
Bernice snapped her fingers. "That must be it. Where do you go these days?"
Adrian barely kept from sighing in relief.
"Is that so?" said Mrs. Rossi, rounding on Vanessa and rolling up her right sleeve.
Vanessa winced. She turned around and hiked up her skirt. She gathered her hose in her fingers and peeled them down to her thighs, revealing a pair of large, firm cheeks bursting out of a small red thong. Vanessa bent over a little and stuck her fit orbs out.
"I am very disappointed in you young lady." Mrs. Rossi stepped up next to Vanessa's slightly bent form. She raised her right hand, and brought it down on Vanessa's right cheek with a loud SMACK! Vanessa's cheek bounced vigorously beneath the blow. When Mrs. Rossi pulled her hand back, it left a bright red handprint behind.
"I'm sorry ma'am," said Vanessa in a strained voice.
"What is the first responsibility of a mentor?" Mrs. Rossi's large palm cracked against Vanessa's left cheek.
"To make sure my trainee knows the rules," said Vanessa, her voice tight with pain, her left cheek wobbling.
"And does Adrian know the rules?" Mrs. Rossi's hand thwacked Vanessa's right cheek, right beneath the bright red handprint.
"For what?" asked Juliana through the door.
"Class."
"But it's Saturday."
Adrian stopped in midstrip. "Oh. Are you sure? I swear to God Juliana if this is some sort of joke…"
"If it is, it's on both of us."
Adrian flopped back down on his bed and pulled his covers up. "Great. Go away."
"You need to eat. And then we need to hit the gym."
"Sleepy."
"Alright, let me go get–"
"Alright, alright." Adrian pushed himself out of bed and yanked the door open. "Hate you."
"Love you too." Juliana swept into Adrian's bedroom.
"Got anything on the twins, or whatever they are?" Adrian closed the door.
Juliana shook her head. "It's just like with Buzzsaw. They've vanished off the face of the planet. What good is all that police surveillance technology if it can't even find two brats in masks?"
"We really shouldn't dawdle," said Juliana nervously, bouncing on the balls of her feet, and eyeing the door.
Adrian crouched and very carefully lifted the vase. He could feel a small sliver of his power on the ground. He reached down and touched the source of the Glow. His fingers closed over a thin strand of hair.
"What do you have there?" asked Juliana, coming over.
"A hair," said Adrian. "A hair infused with my power."
"Hmm. How–quick!" hissed Juliana, bolting up.
The faint slap of shoes on tile emanated from just outside the door. Adrian hastily stood, shoving the hair into his pocket. The vase wobbled, and he instinctively reached out to keep it from tipping over.
The woman who had been walking with Chief Napier swung into the doorway, and stopped. "What the hell are you doing?"
Adrian and Juliana shared a confused look, before looking at the vase Adrian was still holding steadily. Adrian very carefully removed his hand from the vase.
Scarlet Moon pressed his finger against his ear. "You there?"
"Scarlet Moon," said Juliana. "You ok?"
"Who are you talking to?" asked the cop.
"Yes. Somehow Va-cough**cough, Mrs. Rossi's server, a pantsless cop, and I went on a little waterslide ride through the building and are now sitting in a vent somewhere. Any help?"
"Yeah, I saw. Made me dizzy," said Juliana. "Unfortunately, Silver's not an idiot. She's got the blueprints of that place locked down tight. Like, I don't think they're on her company's intranet at all. The best I have is an incomplete map of floors on their website. There's no way that place has got only fifty floors."
"Actually, I don't think that's so unreasonable," said Scarlet Moon, looking around at the giant vent. "They gotta fit the slip'n'slide in here somehow."
"Interesting," said Juliana. "So I say we lay low until Succubus leaves with…whatever she came for."
"Not very heroic."
"Yeah, but you're in no shape-"
"Oh Scarlet Moooon." Succubus' singsong voice echoed up from the room below.
Scarlet Moon's heart leapt into her throat.
"It's just the PA," said the cop.
"You really think I'm just going to let my champion slip away? Silly, silly boy."
"We'll hide you somewhere in the rafters, where you can see everything. Leopard won't be able to attack you, she'll be too busy trying to keep up with Scarlet Moon and Tempestas," said Juliana. "You'll be fine."
"This isn't an abandoned office," said Natalie, her voice rising. "This is a neighborhood. There are families living in some of those houses jammed up next to Leopard's. I could–"
"Keep your voice down. And that's all the more reason you need. To. Be there." Juliana took a step towards Natalie. "If things go bad, we'll need you to protect the bystanders."
"If that woman shoots me, she'll turn me into a bomb."
"Adrian will defuse you," said Juliana.
"You don't understand!" Natalie's voice rose into a shout. "Did you not hear what Dad said? He called us the greatest threat facing this city!"
The woman entered the room. She loomed over Adrian and Juliana.
Adrian and Juliana both took uneasy steps back.
"You must forgive him," said Juliana with a winning (and nervous) smile. "He's new. Rookie, you know how they are."
The woman's eyes narrowed. "You brought a rookie cop into my crime scene and let his touch things? In fact, who are you and what are you doing here?"
"A small oversight is all–"
"Oversight? Moving shit around in my crime scene is a small oversight?"
"I don't see what the big deal is," said Juliana, petulantly crossing her arms and cocking her hips. "You're basically done here right? Besides, the vase was obviously the first thing you looked at, so I don't see…"
The woman's eyes widened. Her jaw clenched. Her entire body went rigid. Quick as a snake, her hand lashed out and grabbed Juliana by the ear. She yanked the girl under her arm and pulled Juliana's belt free. She shoved Juliana's pants down to her thighs, revealing a pair of caramel cheeks swallowing a purple g-string. She doubled over Juliana's belt and wrapped the slack around her hand, leaving her with a short strap.
"Hey, you can't just discipline me. There are–oww!"
Juliana showed what looked like a high school class list from about a decade ago. "The owner of Megawater is one Melissa Carmine. Apparently, her high school had a 10 year reunion last night. Quite the ritzy high school too. A private school attended by children of successful businessmen and politicians, mostly from the area. All three of the robbers were at the reunion before leaving early. Today we have a crowd full of people who were acting hella strange around a booth manned by Ms. Carmine. They all seemed to be acting like they had heads stuffed with cotton. I questioned Ms. Carmine about the water. She got very visibly annoyed, and so did the crowd."
The leather straps snapped across Scarlet Moon's bare buttocks, one after the other, a continuous stream of molten agony burning into the center of his round cheeks. Scarlet Moon's eyes bugged out of his head. His fists slammed repeatedly against the steel wall holding his helpless. His eyes locked on the monitor showing his backside, his buttocks jumping madly beneath the whirling leather. He lifted his legs up to shield his suddenly blazing cheeks.
He breathed a sigh of relief as the straps slapped his boots instead of his buttocks. He glanced at Tempestas' monitor. That poor girl was not so lucky. She tugged and wailed, tears flowing freely down her face as the leather cut into her minimally padded bottom.
"Now, that's very naughty of you Moon." Leopard pushed a button. "Fortunately, I thought you might do that."
The strap wheel stopped and pulled away. A metal plate slid out of the wall and under Scarlet Moon's buttocks, forcing his legs down.
"Aren't I a genius?" asked Leopard. "Your feet can't protect your bottom, but you can still kick and squirm!"
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath. Keep talking. Give his a minute–
The wheel started up again, and the leather bit into Scarlet Moon's naked flesh.
Scarlet Moon's concentration shattered, and any attempts to build a shield went with it.
"Aww, boor baby," said Juliana.
"Oh come on," said Tempestas. "You're really going to listen to her?"
"I mean, I-I might have gone a little too far," murmured Anklyana.
"Don't be silly," said Generalissima. "She deserved every stroke, and a few from Scarlet Moon besides."
Scarlet Moon threw Leopard over his shoulder. "I've made my decision. She's had enough."
"Holy crap, that wo-oww!"
Scarlet Moon smacked Leopard's naked ass. "Not one word out of you, or I'll change my mind."
Leopard said nothing.
Tempestas crossed her arms. "You are so lame."
The redhead slapped her forehead. "Son of a bitch, look who it is. The fatass dumbass who actually thought we were Whistlers, and tried to sneak into Buzzsaw's little warehouse using our fedoras. What's wrong little man? Lose your helmet?"
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared. "Shut it red, or I'll thrash your tiny little ass."
"Ooh, I'm so scared.A little boy in pajamas is going to beat me up." The redhead started shaking her knees. "Whatever will I do?"
"That's enough Marie. We're on the same side," said the brunette. "My name is Dana, this is Marie. We're federal agents tasked with dealing with this superhuman…challenge. We're trying to find Prometheus and Poseidon. So are you, I imagine. And since you're here, I'll bet you know the same thing we do, likely using the same shoddily secured image database."
"Don't tell them anything," said Generalissima.
"O-ho-ho." Midnight's voice tinkled with laughter. "You are making me an offer, aren't you kitten? So…what are you offering?"
Midnight applied another layer of cream to her fingers and kneaded Adrian's rippling bottom. She shifted a little, and pressed her hips against Adrian's. She flattened her large, pillowy breasts against Adrian's back and rocked gently back and forth. "These tight little cheeks?"
Midnight skimmed her fingers across Adrian's crack, her fingers barely touching the sensitive, secret skin buried within. "Maybe something a little more…buried?"
Midnight balanced the tube of cream on the sink. Her other hand slid around Adrian's torso. Her arm pressing against Adrian's chest. Her fingers closed over Adrian's shoulder. She squeezed, pulling Adrian tight against her. Her warmth spread across Adrian's back and bottom, stable, soothing. The fingers kneading Adrian's bottom splayed out and squeezed, gathering Adrian's soft flesh her grip. "Or maybe, all of you. Maybe I should make you…
Midnight's voice dropped to a hiss. Her long leg wrapped around Adrian's. "Mine."
The hand gripping Adrian's shoulder flexed. Her wrist flicked, and a rolled up piece of paper appeared in her hand. Her hand slid down Adrian's chest and slid the rolled up paper into the side of Adrian's vest. Adrian sucked in a breath as Midnight's fingers flicked across Adrian's skin.
Midnight pulled away, leaving Adrian suddenly cold.
"But not yet." Midnight turned to the door. She flicked her fingers. "See you soon kitten. Wear that cute little red thing you've got next time. Love you in red."
Adrian's body shook, but not from pain. Not anymore. The inferno in his bottom had faded to a pained throb. A soothing warmth swirled in his chest.
Succubus stumbled backwards and leaned against Silver's desk. Her eyes flicked across the room, widening as she took in her fallen minions. "How?"
"I'm just that good." Scarlet Moon approached Succubus, his eyes giving off a faint red glow. He grabbed the supervillain's long black tresses and pulled her away from the desk. He spun the supervillain around and bent her over it. Her rotund, thong-accented cheeks pushed out behind her. Her cape fluttered to her right.
"Let go of me." Succubus squirmed, her all-but bare bottom rocking back and forth. "I refuse to submit to you, you fat-ass bastard."
"You don't have a choice." Scarlet Moon shaped his forcefield into a scarlet pingpong paddle. "Over the past few days you have scammed hundreds of people–"
Succubus scoffed. "I wish."
"–Attempted to rob dozens of innocent civilians just trying to enjoy their dinner, and finally attempted to… you know I'm not actually sure what you were trying to do here. But it was nefarious! For your hideous crimes, I sentence you to a scarlet paddling!" Scarlet Moon brought the paddle down on Succubus' right cheek.
Succubus squealed and wiggled her hips. Her hands snapped back to cover her bottom.
Scarlet Moon grabbed Succubus' wrists and forced them over her head. He lashed the villain's arms to the desk with a few scarlet cords. He pressed his free hand against the small of the supervillain's back, and held the squirming villain against the desk.
"Unhand me," said Succubus. "Or you'll live to regret it."
Adrian and Natalie met Keiko and Juliana outside the belt store. The two snickered and exchanged looks like they shared some secret joke.
Scarlet Moon lashed a pair of cords to the wall above Leopard and zipped. Leopard swung sideways and kicked Scarlet Moon in the gut, flinging him out into the night.
Scarlet Moon fired a crimson beam, but Leopard rolled and dropped to a different windowsill. A bola appeared in one hand and she threw it at Scarlet Moon.
The bola twisted around Scarlet Moon, pinning his arms and legs against his body. He plummeted.
Leopard laughed and leapt after Vanessa.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared. He flexed and snapped the bola. A cord to the wall and he was zipping up after Leopard as fast as he could.
Vanessa threw herself over the lip and onto the roof, Leopard just behind, Scarlet Moon barking at her heels.
"Just what I wanted to hear. Now put your clothes back on, I got something I wanna try." Juliana hurried into the changing room.
Adrian smirked and did as ordered.
Scarlet Moon rolled on his side and surveyed the wrecked alley. Tempestas lay on her back, clutching her head and groaning. Anklyana was on her knees and chest, her face pressed against the floor and her ass thrust into the air.
"Position…so…humiliating," she said. "Limbs…too weak…to move."
"Here we go," said Tempestas in resignation.
The bear turned to dust.
"Or not?" said Tempestas.
"Cool," said Generalissima. "I guess all that power in the crystal finally pulverized it."
"Kinda peaceful for that, no?" asked Anklyana.
"Whose to say?" said Generalissima. "I mean, the alternative is all that power gave Mr. Cuddles intelligence and power beyond our greatest imaginings, and it decided it wanted a nap. Could go either way really."
"Truly your willpower is astounding."
"Isn't it? That and I once saw some guy fall asleep during the discussion section. It didn't end well."
"I see."
"OWW! Shit! Fuck! Motherfucking shit!" Prometheus bucked. Her head swung frantically back and forth, her long hair whipping around her.
Scarlet Moon shifted a little more and did the same thing to her left cheek.
"WAAAGH! Stop it! Stop it! I'm sorry, just stoooop!" Prometheus' scream rose so loud it nearly drowned out the pop of paddle to posterior.
"Are you kidding? We're just getting started."
"Nooo-ooowwww!" Prometheus' voice rose into a wail, then cut into a shriek when Scarlet Moon's Scarlet Paddle of Justice meted out a little more Justice on the villain's dancing little posterior.
Scarlet Moon whipped the paddle up and down, the sharp SPLATs bouncing off the curved walls and domed ceiling, mingling and mixing until it sounded like a dozen spankings, rather than just one.
Naturally, Prometheus' wails did the same thing.
Scarlet Moon lifted Princess' dress to reveal a pair of sparkly pink panties tighly hugging her pert bubble butt. Scarlet Moon pulled up her skirt and pinned it against the small of her back. Scarlet Moon tugged the villain's panties down to her thighs. Princess wiggled and whimpered as her perky cheeks bounced into view.
Scarlet Moon tapped her palm against Princess' right cheek. The villain's bottom clenched. Scarlet Moon lifted her hand above her head and brought it down on the girl's right cheek. A shockwave rippled across the Princess' bouncy flesh. The crisp crack of bare palm on bare cheek tickled Scarlet Moon's ear. Princess squeaked. Her legs kicked and her hips bucked.
Scarlet Moon tightened his grip on Princess' back and brought his hand down on Princess' left cheek. A shockwave rippled across the tender skin. The crisp crack of palm on naked flesh tickled Scarlet Moon's ear. Princess' flesh wobbled as her hips wiggled back and forth.
Scarlet Moon's fingers pressed into the rough fabric of Princess' frilly dress. Scarlet Moon brought his hand up, and brought it down on Princess' right cheek. Princess lifted her head and wailed. Her legs jerked and her hands closed into fists.
"You'll pay for this Scarlet Moon!" wailed Princess.
Scarlet Moon's hand flattened Princess' left cheek.
"Stop it! I mean it!" Princess kicked and swung her fists.
"Relax, it's not that hard. Just stay calm and be a duck."
"A duck?"
"Let things roll off like water rolls off a duck." Vanessa lead the way out into the restaurant proper.
The Scandalous Scarlet Moon Episode 2: Scarlet Headaches
"Ok, you know what I say we just surrender the mall to Princess," said Anklyana. She backed up until her back pressed against Scarlet Moon's. "It's not ideal, but life's full of hard choices."
"Oh suck it up," said Generalissima. "This is part of being a superhero."
"Then why didn't you mention it?" asked Anklyana, her voice rising in pitch.
"It was implied," said Generalissima. "Haven't you read comic books? Aren't you a nerd?"
"I read Justice League," said Anklyana. "They go on crazy interstellar voyages. They don't go slogging through the sewers and creepy abandoned malls."
"I'm going to count to three," said Generalissima. "If you're not heading for the creepy dark doorway by the time I hit three, I'm gonna smack you with my hairbrush when you get back."
"Real easy for–"
"One."
"Oh come on–"
"Two."
"Fine!" Anklyana stomped across the tile. Scarlet Moon hurried after her.
The two reached the creepy doorway. Anklyana peered in while Scarlet Moon watched the large open space of the main throughfare.
"Looks like an old arcade." Anklyana eased into the dark room.
Tania leaned against Adrian, her breasts warm and soft against Adrian's back, those hips flattening Adrian's jiggly, curved bottom. Her lips whispered next to Adrian's ear. "Never keep me waiting. Understand?"
"Yes ma'am," said Adrian into his arm.
"Good kitten," purred Tania. She nibbled ever so gently, ever so briefly on Adrian's ear. A bolt of pure adrenaline raced through Adrian's body, and his legs nearly gave out. "That's my good little kitten."
Tania pulled away and held out her hand. Adrian quickly took it. Tania's fingers laced through Adrian's and she pulled Adrian close. "Now be on your best behavior kitten. I'd hate to have to take you to the spanking room."
Adrian lashed a scarlet cord to the (thankfully tall) ceiling and zipped up. Small scarlet threads spread out from his body and slid into miniscule divots and imperfections, adhering his to the ceiling more securely than superglue.
Juliana cast about, looking for a place to hide. Dr. Parks entered. Juliana pivoted to face her and clasped her hands behind her back, rocking back and forth. She forced a dazzling smile. Her ample rump tightened anxiously beneath her painted on black slacks. "Hi Dr. Parks! Wasn't expecting to see you so late."
Dr. Parks put her hands on her hips. She seemed to fill the room, despite being a little old Asian lady: five feet tall and maybe 100 pounds. Her long black hair was pulled up into a severe bun. She wore a plain white blouse, khaki slacks, and black flats. A thick leather belt snaked through the loops of her slacks. Slacks that clearly didn't need a belt. "Really? It can't be any later than five. Maybe six, if we're up against a deadline. Are we up against a deadline?"
Juliana's hands fidgeted behind her back. She shifted from one foot to the other. Her round bottom swayed back and forth and her hips shimmied a litle. Her smile faltered. "Um, no ma'am."
"Then it can't be that late can it?" Dr. Parks looked at her watch. "My goodness. It's almost nine. Did your hours change? Are you now working from five to nine?"
"The readings on that crystal didn't–"
Dr. Parks grabbed Juliana's arm, spun her around and struck her on the swell of her tight slacks.
"What else, you little bitch?" said Buzzsaw.
"I-I won't ask for steak or caviar!" yelped Alexandra . "I-I'll be good! Yeowch! Just stop spanking me! Please! OUCH!"
Scarlet Moon swung himself up onto the roof. He had no idea how many Whistlers were inside, so he needed to take them by surprise.
His eyes caught on a giant stack of iron boxes, with an equally giant crane sitting next to them. Maybe throw one through the door. That'd be an unpleasant surprise for any guards just inside.
Could also slip through the window. Be inside and kicking ass before anyone knew.
He heard a faint murmur of voices. He dropped to his belly, and crawled to the edge of the roof. He peered over the edge and spied a pair of figures in ankle-length trenchcoats and fidoras. If he strained, he could just make out a few snippets of conversation.
"…she thinking?"
"…underestimate her. Buzzsaw…stupid."
Scarlet Moon grinned. A couple of Whistlers. If he "borrowed" a coat and hat, he could talk his way in. Kind of a weird choice of outfits though.
The bowling ball rocketed towards the cat and struck it right between the eyes. The ball shattered, and the beast got a faceful of energy beam.
The cat vanished into the shadows.
Scarlet Moon whipped into the room, landing next to Anklyana. His eyes jumped from shadow to shadow, looking for any sign of the beast. Nothing.
The room was silent, save a few choked sobs from Anklyana.
Scarlet Moon whipped around the corner of the building. The imposter burst out of a window into the dark, early evening air, fluttering snow swirling around the swinging figure.
"Well," said Generalissima. "Calling Tempestas now."
"What the fuck is Scarlet Moon thinking?" barked Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to Imposter Moon's back and yanked backwards. Imposter Moon pivoted in midair and fired another beam. The beam whizzed over Scarlet Moon's shoulder. The imposter sliced a hand through Scarlet Moon's cord, shattering it. Scarlet Moon lashed another cord to a nearby building.
"Gimme one second…" said Generalissima. "Gonna patch you into Scarlet Moon's visual."
"Yeah you better–Umm, are you chasing yourself?" Tempestas groaned. "An imposter. Of course someone had to have some sort of mimic powers, or the same powerset or something as you. Shit. Shit. Shit. Fuck."
Tempestas switched off.
Scarlet Moon swung underneath Imposter Moon and zipped up in front of the fleeing double.
For minute after endless minute after endless minute the small wooden brush bit into Adrian's naked cheeks, the dense wood making Adrian's bottom jiggle and wiggle. His hips gyrated, bumping repeatedly against Juliana's. His fingers dug into his pumping knees. He gagged against the slick soap, while bubbly drool ran down his chin. Tears of pain flowed down his face and mingled with the soapy spit.
"I don't know what you were thinking, and frankly I don't care," said Juliana over the sound of Adrian's squealy-grunts and the sharp thwack of wood smacking bare bottom. "It's a border-line miracle nobody was seriously hurt. Next time you do as you're told. Understand?"
Adrian nodded frantically and made what he hoped were sufficiently affirmative grunts around the hideous soap.
"Good. Now, let's really drive the lesson home, shall we?" Juliana tightened her grip on Adrian's waist and unleashed an avalanche of strokes first to Adrian's rippling right cheek, then shaking left.
Adrian howled against the soap, very nearly spitting it out. His hips gyrated and bucked despite Juliana's firm grip. He pounded his feet against the concrete, and his fingers dug into his knees.
Juliana released her hold on Adrian. "Make yourself decent again and let's go home."
"Send some power into your right lens. Oops, gotta go."
Tempestas came on a moment later. "What's the situation?"
"Cat lady kidnapped a college co-ed, and is being hunted by a lady in leopard-print," said Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon did as Juliana said. A faint red haze settled over Scarlet Moon's vision. Scarlet Moon could see a distant red sphere to the southeast.
"So, new hero then?"
"It's not clear, but I think the hunting might have been happening before the kidnapping," said Scarlet Moon.
"Hmm. Any idea where they went?"
"Maybe. I'll let you know as soon as I'm sure," said Scarlet Moon. "In the meantime, you can head for the Black Rose, that's where the kidnapping happened."
"I'm familiar with it. Keep me posted." Tempestas switched off.
Before long, Scarlet Moon and Anklyana found themselves outside of an abandoned office building, one of many casualties of the Pandemic Depression.
Anklyana relayed their location to Tempestas, while Scarlet Moon studied the building. Juliana appeared to be just on the other side of an exterior wall about ten floors up.
"So, we go in, get Juliana to safety, and then take down the cat people?" asked Anklyana
"Now for some shoes," said Juliana. She put the makeup away. "I snagged the ones I liked best from your room."
"You went rooting through my stuff?"
"Obviously." Juliana picked up a pair of rather…tall heels. "You were kinda busy fighting nefarious weapon smugglers."
Adrian knocked on Juliana's door.
"Go away."
"Let me in, Juli it's me," said Adrian. "Besides, we have other problems."
There was a moment of silence. The door unlocked.
Adrian slipped in, closing the door behind him. "Juli, talk to-oh."
Juliana lay facedown on the bed, her shorts around her ankles. Her caramel buttocks were fully exposed by her g-string, revealing five parallel welts from the top of her cheeks to the sit spots, and a single diagonal welt across them. Small pinpricks of blood welled up in the spots where the diagonal welt met the parallel ones.
"Apparently it's a caning technique called 'Five Bar Gate,' and the sixth is called 'Closing the Gate,'" said Juliana.
"Oh no, you are not getting all detached on me." Adrian sat down at Juliana's head and rubbed her shoulders. "What happened?"
Juliana buried her face in her pillow. "That…that…woman Jezebel decided to throw Daddy's weight around with the Dean. Not only did I get caned while she and her…stupid friends got off scot-free, but they're taking away my scholarship!"
Juliana's entire body shook as she sobbed. "We can't afford this place without it."
Adrian's eyes flared.
Scarlet Moon rolled beneath the flames. He flattened and flung a hand towards the fireball. A scarlet bubble flew from his hands and wrapped around the flames. He squeezed, and the flames extinguished.
"Stay still." Prometheus unleashed a stream of flame at the superhero.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the lights and zipped into the air. Flames splashed across the stage. He flung a curved shield between the flames and the crowd, turning the sparks back towards Prometheus.
Prometheus pulled the sparks around her, and flung them at Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon flared his shield, and the sparks sizzled harmlessly against him.
A stream of water rocketed towards the hero. Scarlet Moon released his cord and plummetted beneath the water, a mist harmlessly washing across his shield.
The mist froze into an ice cocoon, but a few pulses from his shield shattered.
"I said stay still, dammit," said Prometheus. She swirled the flames between her hands and flung them at Scarlet Moon, Dragonball Z style.
Scarlet Moon flipped over the fireball and wrapped it in another cocoon, extinguishing it before it was halfway across the stage.
An icy club swung at his head. He ducked, and reverse somersaulted away from Poseidon. He latched a cord to the ceiling and zipped back into the air.
"Get your ass back down here so I can give it a swift kick," said Prometheus, shaking her fist.
Poseidon threw the club at Scarlet Moon, but he caught it with a cord and smashed it against the stage, shattering it into a million pieces.
"Mmm, you could cook an egg on those asses," said Princess. "Probably taste like ass though. Heheheheh!"
"Yo momma tastes like ass," said Tempestas.
Mr. Cuddles struck her bottom, eliciting another howl.
"Looks like somebody refuses to learn her lesson," said Princess.
The spandex went on surprisingly easily, perhaps because there was so little of it. The suit consisted of a low-cut crimson crop top that showed off the tops of his breasts, and a red thong that did a distressingly good job of exposing her round cheeks. A finely embroidered purple crescent moon outlined in black nestled between his round boobs. The crop top was connected to the thong in the front via four strips of spandex, two on either side of his belly. Nothing connected the two pieces in the back, leaving her back completly bare, save where the croptop covered his shoulder blades. A red half-mask was attached to the tank top, which had to be pulled up and over her head, Batman style, with a hole in the back for his hair. A pair of long purple high-heeled thigh-high boots finished the ensemble.
"Turn around first," chirped Princess. "I want a good view of your globes."
Anklyana glared down at her feet.
"Don't let her get to you," said Generalissima in a soothing voice. "Her opinion isn't worth the air used to speak it."
Anklyana turned around and bent over. She grabbed her ankles and locked her knees, pushing her big round bottom, already accentuated by her heels, further up. Her leotard rode up a bit, exposing even more of her very exposed bottom. She swayed a little, her large derrier now very much the highest point on her body.
"Now SM, make one of those little paddles of yours and give it to her good," said Princess with a shark's grin. "I want to hear her squeal like a stuck pig."
Anklyana's fingers tightened around her ankles.
Scarlet Moon wove her shield into a paddle. She stepped next to Anklyana and put a hand on the small of her back. "Sorry."
"But you can breath deeply," said Tempestas. "So your ribs probably aren't broken."
"You big meanie face!" Princess' shrill voice made Scarlet Moon wince. "You stole my toy!"
Tempestas' eyes flared. "I'm gonna take a lot more before I'm done. You stay here."
"Can't do much else."
Winds buffetted Scarlet Moon. Princess shrieked and spat. The bear lumbered and creaked. Scarlet Moon saw Tempestas go flying through the air out of the corner of his eye. Sometimes, Tempestas seemed under her own power, other times…not so much.
Eventually, Scarlet Moon managed to roll over onto his hands and knees and push himself to his feet.
David's hand struck Adrian's left sitspot. "Why am I spanking you?"
"Owwie owwie owwie!"
David's hand struck Adrian's right sitspot. "Why am I spanking you?"
You available tonight at 8? I'd like to take you to dinner.
Adrian's heart slammed into his chest. Yeah!
Great. Dress sexy. I want to show you off. And make sure you're ready right at 8! I have no patience for tardiness.
But what if, you know…
Depends on how urgent it is. Life or death emergency? I'll cut you some slack. Someone lost a few baubles? Not so much. Now, what's your address?
Adrian sent Tania his address.
*Great! See you at eight. ^_*
The woman cocked her head, apparently speaking into a headpiece. "You get those James?"
"Don't you give me any cheek." Buzzsaw unleashed over a dozen hard and fast strokes of the belt to Adrian's barely covered bum. "You're giving me enough of that already. Haw! Get it?"
Adrian squealed and squirmed beneath the surge of stinging smacks. "I get it, I get it!"
"Now say you're sorry for being cheeky." Buzzsaw struck the sensitive crease where bottom meets thigh.
Adrian yelped and hopped up on his toes. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
"For what?" asked the gang leader, landing a few heavy, painful strokes to Adrian's thighs.
"For being cheeky," said Adrian, squirming and bucking away from the heavy belt.
"Good. Now, where was I? Oh yes, I was just about to solve my little problem."
"One." Scarlet Moon landed a stinging slap to the woman's right sitspot, and another to her left.
The Whistler said nothing.
"Two." Scarlet Moon pulled the woman's thin panties up into her crack until every inch of her firm bum cheeks were exposed.
The Whistler said nothing.
"Three." Scarlet Moon leaned forward and unleashed a torrent of hard and fast spanks. His hand whipped through the air, the flat of his palm and the tips of his fingers biting into the woman's vulnerable bum.
The crisp crack of bare hand to bare bottom echoed throughout the copse of trees, soon intermingled with cries of pain. The Whistler bucked, and kicked and flailed. Her hips swayed back and forth as her bottom bounced and bobbed beneath the agonizing assault.
For ten minutes, Scarlet Moon thrashed the villain's bottom, barely slowing down as the seconds ticked by.
Scarlet Moon's eyes and cords flared. The play pen toppled.
"Something came up?"
Adrian nodded.
"An emergency? Do you need to leave?"
Adrian shook his head.
"But important enough to not pay attention?"
Adrian's heart leapt into his throat. This was not going to end well. This was not going to end well. This-
"Do you have any idea who I am?" snarled the woman.
"Um-"
"I'm Buzzsaw, bitches!" roared the woman, throwing her fists in air. "Nobody tells Buzzsaw to go to hell! Nobody!"
Buzzsaw lunged forward and swung her fist at Adrian's nose. Adrian's head jerked backwards under the force of the blow, but the impact was dull and distant, like Adrian had been hit through several layers of thick padding.
Buzzsaw reeled backward. "The fuck? Your face made of brick?"
Adrian kicked Buzzsaw in the shin. Buzzsaw hopped on one leg, clutching her shin with both hands. "Goddamn son of a butt-fucked pig corpse! Beat his ass!"
Adrian's ears buzzed as the trio of hoodlums closed in. The red mists pulsed in time to his heartbeat. Everything seemed to go in slow motion.
"That's unlikely," said Generalissima. "She's a criminal, she doesn't give a damn about us."
"I dunno." Scarlet Moon shifted uneasily from foot to foot. "She's nothing like any of the other Supremes we've fought. She seemed, well, she seemed in control. She was running circles around me, but all she really did was tan my bottom, and and nowhere near as hard as any other Supremes we've fought."
"I see. Well, I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. Yet."
Scarlet Moon gave Tempestas a high-five.
"Now let's take down Princess over there," said Tempestas.
"Oh noes!" said Princess. She put a hand to her forehead. "My terrible demon from beyond the deepest reaches of space has been defeated! Who will protect me now that the Avatar of Chaos has been demolished?"
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to a pillar and swung into the air. Tempestas leapt into the air and bounced off a stuffed teddy bear that was making life miserable for a cornered family.
A pool noodle sailed out of the crowd and slammed into Scarlet Moon's chest with enough force to send her flying through Belts McBeltington.
A giant stuffed bear rode out of the crowd atop a stuffed giraffe. It wielded a pool noodle like a lance.
"Why, none other than the Yin to Legostopheles's Yang, the Light to his Darkness, the Avatar of Order: Sir Stuffins and his noble steed Giraffalot!"
"Today's getting more absurd by the minute," said Tempestas. "Thoughts?"
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Scarlet Moon has learned the skill Scarlet Eyes. Scarlet Eyes gives you a bonus to power, at the cost of strength and speed.
Adrian brought the crackling red paddle down on the fleshy peak of Natalie's right cheek. Natalie's broad cheek flattened and bounced madly.
Natalie shrieked. Her back arched and her legs stiffened. "My God that thing hurts!"
Adrian brought the paddle down on her naked left cheek, to much the same reaction. Left, right, left, right went the flashing paddle. Natalie's cheeks roiled. She shrieked at the top of her lungs, her thighs slammed into Adrian's leg, desperately trying to break free. She grabbed her pillow and buried her face in it, wailing and punching it.
Still, the paddle flashed between cheeks, roaming from the peaks to the crease where thigh and bottom met. For minute after minute, the paddle splatted Natalie's roiling bottom. Finally, Natalie sagged across Adrian's lap, sobbing and squealing into the pillow as the paddle descended over and over again.
Eventually, Adrian stopped. His arm ached. Natalie's bottom was a deep red from the tips of her cheeks to the tops of her thighs.
Adrian dissipated the paddle and rubbed Natalie's bottom. Natalie hissed and her cheeks tightened, though they eventually relaxed beneath the massage.
"I still can't…" said Natalie.
Adrian grimaced. He studied Natalie's thoroughly thrashed bottom for a moment before shaking his head.
The bear turned into dust.
"Now, that's what I call pulverized" said Tempestas, slapping her fist into her palm.
"Power overload making it exceptionally brittle maybe?" asked Anklyana.
"That or all that energy granted the bear sentience and power beyond our wildest imaginings, so it decided it had better things to do," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon and Anklyana shared a look.
"No time to argue." Juliana pulled a white thong and strapless white lacy bra out of Adrian's drawer and threw them and the dress at Adrian. "Well, you don't have time to argue. Quick shower and hurry and put these on. Time's a wasting. And don't get your hair wet. No time for it to dry."
"Good." David tightened his grip on the small of Adrian's back, sending a jolt of anxiety through his body. David's hand snapped up and down in a rapid, hard, methodical rhythm. His hand struck Adrian's round right buttock three times in rapid succession, did the same to his left buttock, and moved back to his right.
Adrian kicked and squirmed desperately as the blows rained down endlessly on his naked cheeks, his broad palms biting deeply into his exposed, burning flesh. The seconds crawled into minutes as David's hand rose and fell, rose and fell, rose and fell. Each blow built the inferno in Adrian's bottom until it was all Adrian could think about. Tears traced their ways down his cheeks, and sobs rocked his torso.
The blows slowed, and eventually stopped.
"I think we're done here." David's grip on Adrian's back eased, and his hand rested lightly against his blazing bottom. "What have we learned today?"
"To use a spotter," said Adrian with lots of sniffling.
"Very good." David helped Adrian clamber up and patted his on the back. "Sorry about that, but Sam insists spankings are the only way you learn, and I really didn't want an earful from him later."
"Well, nothing like a bit of a crash course," said Tania with a smile. "I imagine you know all the vocabulary, thanks to your job."
At this point, the waitress arrived. Tania ordered for both of them. Adrian tried not to look too uncomfortable. Most nights, he was the one taking the orders, from people too rich for their own good.
"You'll tip generously right?" asked Adrian as the waitress walked away.
"Always," said Tania.
The salads came shortly after, and Tania started teaching Adrian how to eat his salad.
Juliana massaged her forehead and studied something on screen.
"Next move?" asked Natalie after a moment.
"Not sure," said Juliana.
Adrian cocked an eyebrow.
Juliana shook her head. "I've been studying the security feeds from the mall fight–"
"How did you get those?" asked Natalie.
Juliana's eyes twinkled. "There are all of three cloud providers in the country, and they all suck at security. Anyway, been studying the footage. This woman, I don't know what her limit is, but it's huge. Astronomical. If you got every Supreme whose shown up yet together and somehow got them to attack her, I'm not convinced they'd win. Near as I can tell, she's imbued something like 70% of the toys in the mall. Some with a very significant amount of energy, and that bear of hers, it alone is strong enough to go toe-to-toe with Scarlet Moon. And she still seems to be operating at full strength."
"This probably doesn't make any sense, but I don't know, maybe she's plugged in?" said Natalie.
Natalie dutifully shuffled into the corner and put her hands on her head. Her pants were around her ankles. Her dark red ass glistened in the harsh common room lighting, strongly contrasted against the light purple lace obscuring the upper half of her jiggly bottom. She sniffled, and rocked from foot to foot. Adrian couldn't help but admire the way Natalie's bottom rolled as she rocked.
Once the twenty minutes were up, Adrian pulled Natalie out of the corner and gave her a hug. Natalie returned the hug fiercely, and her hips pressed against Adrian's, sending a jolt through Adrian's nether regions.
Dammit Juli.
Juliana clapped her hands. "Now that that unpleasantness is taken care of, we three need to chat a little. It's been too long Nat."
Natalie grimaced. She mouthed "superheroing?" at Adrian.
Adrian nodded. "Prolly."
Natalie sighed. She craned her neck back to look at her throbbing bottom. "Everyone's gonna see."
"But nobody's gonna know it's you."
"Except you and Juliana."
"We've already seen it."
Natalie muttered to herself, and her face flushed some more. She eased her pants back up and over her sore bottom, hissing and dancing as the otherwise soft fabric rubbed against her very tender cheeks. She gingerly walked after Adrian into Juliana's room, rubbing her bottom as she went.
Adrian returned to the common room.
"Is Juliana ok?" Natalie cracked her knuckles and swayed back and forth.
"She'll be fine," said Adrian. "She got her scholarship taken away–"
"Ohhh, this is all my fault," said Natalie.
Vanessa put a hand on Natalie's shoulder. "No, it's this Jezebel's. You're one of the victims here. I'll talk to Alexandra, maybe her mother-"
Natalie scoffed. "Please. Jezebel's Alexandra's sister. She won't do shit."
"Maybe."
"Definitely."
Adrian hurried to the front of the class. He took the marker from Natalie and scrawled on a finally block with `file.close()` inside of it.
"Perfect. Thanks to both of you. And don't feel bad about missing the finally. It's a pretty easy error. It's why professionals review each other's code. Now, why don't you two sit down and we'll go over the test."
Long, strong legs closed over Scarlet Moon's neck. Scarlet Moon bent over sharply beneath the woman's sudden weight, and the next thing he knew, his neck was trapped between a pair of powerful thighs, his hands and feet pressed against the floor, and his plump bottom stuck up into the air.
The woman beat Scarlet Moon's bottom like a drum, three alternating, rapid-fire smacks to each cheek. "Come on tiger, you can do better than that."
Scarlet Moon threw himself into a standing position. The legs vanished. Suddenly robbed of resistance, Scarlet Moon flew up and back. He slid across and over a desk, landing on his heads and shoulders, his knees touching the carpet in front of his head.
Warm, muscular thighs slid across Scarlet Moon's legs. A bottom, walking the line between firm and soft, pressed against his calves, pinning them to the floor. Scarlet Moon stared at the muscular, leather-clad belly filling his vision. He looked up, and could see the undercurve of the woman's breasts, leather molded to the soft curves.
"Hmm, tiger. Now you're just showing off." Fingers flickered up Scarlet Moon's spandex-clad thighs, and traced long lines up Scarlet Moon's curved buttocks. Leather-clad palms slid onto his upthrust cheeks.
Scarlet Moon heaved. His ankles lifted a little off the ground, but his calves didn't budge. His head swam for a moment. The fight with the smugglers had worn his out more than he'd thought.
"Don't you? Seems to me you were more interested in a grudge fight with Buzzsaw than in doing your duty."
"Just got a text from Alexandra," said Juliana. "She's gonna be spending the next few nights at home, surrounded by security. Also probably curled up with some stuffed animal she kept from childhood and refuses to admit the existence of."
"How could you possibly know that?"
"About the stuffed animal? Educated guess. Alexandra strikes me as having a soft side."
Scarlet Moon grunted skeptically. "Well, in that case I figure we should get food. You're buying."
"Why the hell am I buying?"
Scarlet Moon ran for the edge of the building and leapt into the air. "Because you didn't have to fight a supervillain."
Juliana huffed. "Fine. But this is better not turn into a tradition."
Adrian squirmed. His plump cheeks burst free of the jeans, barely contained by his boxer briefs.
Hot pain bloomed across Adrian's right cheek as the small hairbrush bit into his barely clad flesh. A matching bloom unfolded in the middle of his left cheek shortly after. Another just below the first on the right, then just above on the left.
Adrian spied a small group about his age who had stopped to watch, giggling and muttering to each other. His eyes raked the library, easily picking out others of a range of ages watching. "Let go of me! Or so help me-oww! Oww! Oww oww oww! Owwowwowwoww!"
Juliana tightened her grip on Adrian and rapid fired the brush over every inch of Adrian's shaking, bucking, blushing bottom.
"I said let go of me you bitch!"
A loud "OOh!" arose from much of the crowd.
The paddling paused, replaced by the sound of Juliana pawing through her purse. Some sort of wrapping crinkled. She twisted around and shoved a bar of soap into Adrian's mouth. Slick suds coated his tongue.
Bernice's lips twisted. "I'll give you his heart's in the right place, but half the time he does more harm than good. Like that fight with Buzzsaw–"
"You mean where he saved Alexandra?" asked Adrian. "My roommate Alexandra?"
Bernice looked mildly annoyed. "Yes. He pulled Buzzsaw into a superhuman throwdown around a tied up hostage. I saw what those two had done to the warehouse. It's a miracle Miss Silver wasn't hurt. Or that Buzzsaw didn't try to use her as a human shield, or even kill her just so that Scarlet Moon couldn't claim a 'win.'"
"Oh." Adrian shifted a little. "I hadn't thought of that."
"Or how about when he fought Succubus in that restaurant?" asked Bernice. "Again, a massive superhuman throwdown surrounded by innocent people. And it's not like anyone was in any immediate danger. All she did was take a few shinies from people who could afford to buy new ones. Nobody appeared to be in any serious danger until Scarlet Moon busted in eyes glowing–"
"OK, ok I get it," said Adrian. "The boy's a bit of an amateur. Doesn't mean the city wouldn't be better off without him. Or should he have let Succubus have Silver tower too?"
Bernice sighed. "No. He did the best he probably could there.
Look, I'm not saying he should hang up the mask (don't tell the chief I said that). I just wish he had some proper training in deescalation and how to handle hostage situations."
"Well, why don't you teach him?" asked Adrian.
"Oh god no. If the chief found out…" Bernice shuddered. "Best not to think about that."
"I can't believe this," said Bernice. "Children. You're all just children."
"Hey, I turned eighteen in July," said Juliana stiffly.
"Like I said," said Bernice. "Children. Impressive, courageous children, but children none the less."
"We don't have time for this," said Adrian. "We need to find Tania. That imposter took her."
Juliana shifted uneasily. "Yeah, and while you were on your date, I was analyzing the stuff we found on the other victims."
"Found?" said Bernice with an arched eyebrow.
Juliana smiled innocently. "Fell off a truck."
"I see," said Bernice flatly.
"Umm, anyway. Well, I think they're all connected to organized crime," said Juliana.
"So you think–"
"Yes."
"I won't do it either-oww!" Leggy yelped and bucked her bottom as the belt bit once more into her poorly padded bottom.
"I should hope not." The belt very nearly seemed to whistle as it cut the air and snapped across Leggy's pert bottom. Over and over again the thick leather licked Leggy's bottom and the tops of her thighs, leaving ember trails across her skin. Leggy's wails devolved into sobs by the time the officer stepped back from her.
The officer stepped up next to Vanessa. "And you?"
"I was stupid," said Vanessa quietly. "I'll try not to be stupid again."
"Good." Thus began twenty seconds of snapping leather, bouncing bottom, and nothing more. Though the belt whipped the air and cut across the firm, expansive bottom with eye-watering force, Vanessa kept still and silent as a statue.
"Alright." The officer took a step back and threaded her belt back through her belt loops. "I'd better not catch any of you three brawling with anyone again, or you'll get a licking that'll make this one look like a lover's massage. Clear?"
"Yes ma'am," said the three in unison as they pulled their pants back up and rubbed their bottoms.
Curvy and Leggy scampered off into the crowd. Vanessa hobbled over to Adrian, rubbing her bottom and wincing. The officer smiled at everyone, and resumed her patrol.
Dr. Parks stepped up next to Juliana. She tapped the folded leather against Juliana's upthrust bottom. A small quiver spread across the vulnerable cheeks. A faint whimper caressed the walls.
Dr. Parks drew back and lashed the belt across Juliana's shivering cheeks. Adrian winced. Juliana rocked forward with the force of the stroke. Her bottom rippled and a cry burst from her lips.
"Thank you ma'am," said Juliana.
The belt whipped back, and snapped across Juliana's soft buttocks.
Juliana rocked forward, her bouncy flesh flattening and bouncing back with the stroke. "Thank you ma'am."
The belt lashed back and forth, each kiss of the leather making Juliana's tender (and likely burning) flesh quiver. Juliana thanked Dr. Park after each stroke, though her voice grew more strained each time.
It didn't take long for Juliana's bobbing bottom to turn a harsh, angry red, and for faint sobs to fill the space between strokes.
Scarlet Moon looked around. He could just flip Poseidon over his knee, but all the OTK stuff was getting old.
He heard a squeal and lots of swearing. A swirl of wind had lifted Prometheus off the ground, butt in the air and head and feet dangling. Tempestas grabbed the PVC hotpants and yanked them down to Prometheus knees. Prometheus kicked and squawked.
A bit of dangling huh? Scarlet Moon's eyes lit up. He wove some of his forcefield into something that looked kind of like a gallows, complete with raised platform. Except instead of a noose, it had a thick hook.
Poseidon groaned.
Scarlet Moon hopped up onto the platform. He lifted Poseidon off his shoulder and slid the hook through the back of the boy's speedo. Prometheus squealed as the hook took his full weight, yanking the tiny shorts right up into his buttcrack, almost fully exposing a pair of muscular buttocks. His legs twitched and his hands clawed at the air, like he was trying to swim away.
Scarlet Moon wove his shield into a paddle long and broad enough to completely cover Poseidon's bottom. It even came with holes.
"Obviously not," said Juliana. "You ever think that maybe I had a good reason for asking you to stay back?"
"You could have told me," said Adrian, squirming as Juliana's palm heated his bottom.
Juliana hesitated. "Yes, I suppose I should have. Sorry."
Juliana peppered Adrian's vulnerable cheeks with swift, stinging smacks. "But that doesn't change a thing. You still should have known better."
Adrian yelped and wiggled beneath the onslaught, his bottom shaking and bobbing with every stroke.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll try not to let it happen again," said Adrian
"You had better not," said Juliana, her voice strained with the effort of smacking Adrian's compact ass.
Adrian wiggled and yelped. His hips bobbed, his bottom shaking, and his fingers digging into his knees.
"Alright," said Juliana. "Stand up. Let's go home." Adrian stood and yanked his jeans back up.
The trio peeked around the bookshelf. Jezebel stood with her back to them, flipping through a giant book the size of a small country. Two of her minions milled about behind her. One of them tweaked her blush, while the other fiddled with her hair. All three wore painted on blue jeans, and grey cardigans.
"Figures she'd like Rand," muttered Juliana.
"This is lame, Jezzy," said the one messing with her hair. "Nothing but nerds far as the eye can see. How much longer we gotta stay here?"
"Long as I need to," said Jezebel. "If you're bored, Tati could keep you busy."
The girl with the makeup looked up from her hand mirror and grinned.
"No, I'm good. Very interesting this place is." The bored girl moseyed out into the aisle at the opposite side from Adrian and his friends and leaned against a table filled with drama and mystery "books of the month." A large sign sat in the middle of the table. It showed a bathroom figure bent over another bathroom figure's lap, with a giant red line through it.
The girl pulled some earbuds out of her purse and shoved them in.
Juliana backed up and rubbed her hands together. "Keiko, I'm gonna need you to hunt down a manager and pretend you don't know where to find…"
Juliana glanced at the shelf next to her. "The author Levingston. When you get here, try to keep them around as long as possible."
"I am away," said Keiko in a loud whisper.
Juliana rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Now as for you…"
Juliana sketched out what she wanted Adrian to do.
"Wait here." Sam ducked into the office, and came out a second later with a flashlight. He grabbed Adrian's arm and pulled him towards the door. "Come with me."
"Where are we going?" asked Adrian, ineffectually digging his heels into the linoleum.
"Falsifying the other half of your stupid story," said Sam. He pointed at Juliana. "You go into the office and wait for me."
Juliana scurried into the office.
Sam dragged Adrian out into the parking lot. "Let's see, I think I saw your headlights over here…"
Adrian's stomach plummeted with every step. When they reached the car, Sam flicked on the flashlight and swept it over the car. "Not a dent. Not even a scratch in the paint. So you slammed into a lightpost, and didn't even dent the car."
"Come along then. We don't have any time to waste."
"Too late, I'm smacking you anyway!" Juliana struck Keiko's sit spots with the spoon in a quick one-two smack.
"Owww!" Keiko bucked about on the bed, her hand snapping back to rub her bottom.
"Lightweight," said Juliana with a shake of her head. She tossed the spoon to Adrian.
"To be fair, it was her first." Adrian returned the spoon to its place on the top shelf of the closet. "And you see how little padding she's got?"
"That's true. You really want to survive a spanking, what you need is some good padding." Juliana gave her own bottom a flesh-jiggling smack.
Anklyana smiled uneasily. "OK."
"Oh really?" Sam grabbed Juliana's arm and pulled her into his room. "Let's have a little talk about conflicts of interest, shall we?"
Juliana threw Adrian a murderous glare before Sam closed the door.
Adrian sidled up to the door and pressed his ear against it. There came the faint sound of hand smacking bare bottom, intermixed with Juliana's gasps.
Ten minutes later, Juliana came out clutching her rump.
"Now hurry up and get ready, or we'll be late," said Sam.
Juliana walked to their door, rubbing her thick, jeans-clad bottom. "You're a snitch, you know that?"
Leopard shrugged and half-smirked. "Had a chat with the cat's hostage I take it? Not my fault, I'm just trying to stop her. She's a dangerous, out of control beast."
"She's scared." Scarlet Moon landed in front of Leopard. "Probably a human with out of control superpowers. She needs help."
Leopard's smirk turned dangerous. She pulled out the paddle at her side. "I'll give you one chance. Walk away. I got better things to do than paddle your meddling ass."
Scarlet Moon fired a beam at Leopard. Leopard leaped over the beam and at Scarlet Moon, hand outstretched.
Scarlet Moon zipped backwards, and kicked Leopard under the chin. Leopard rolled into a ball and flew backwards. She braced her legs against a wall and rocketed at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon blasted Leopard full bore with a scarlet beam. Leopard snarled and hit the ground. She rolled, tore a door off its hinges and flung it at Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon leapt over the door. Leopard burst out of nowhere and socked Scarlet Moon in the chin. Scarlet Moon slammed into the ceiling, before crashing to the floor.
Leopard grabbed Scarlet Moon by the hair and yanked him off the floor. She shook her paddle in the hero's face. "Pathetic. Just as I thought. Bunch of poseurs the lot of you."
Scarlet Moon rammed a scarlet spring against Leopard's chest.
Tempestas' smile flickered. "Yeah, I mean, I guess it's nice that I didn't get spanked, I mean, we could have both been spanked, and that would kinda sucked. Though I guess I kinda did, but it wasn't by a supervillain so you know-"
Scarlet Moon swung back to the club, his stomach roiling. A crowd milled about in the parking lot. Sam, Juliana, and David stood in the middle of it, interacting with a couple of police officers. David paced anxiously back and forth, cracking his knuckles. Juliana stood holding herself and shivering, wearing Sam's coat. Sam watched David pace, shivering.
Scarlet Moon landed in a secluded corner of the parking lot. He fired off a sphere of scarlet light and flashed back into his civilians.
Shouts rose from the parking lot. A pair of cops rounded the corner, particle beams raised.
Adrian smiled uneasily and rose his hands.
"Not tonight." Juliana opened the door. "Tonight, we gotta make you nice and sexy, so David can't resist you."
They spied a faint orange glow in the far corner of the playground. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the ceiling and swung up and over a plastic slide. Anklyana creeped forward, her eyes glowing with a faint green light.
A glowing orange crystal sat pressed into the corner. A collection of wires attached it to some sort of steel contraption with a faintly glowing computer terminal.
"Looks like one of the crystals from Silver labs," said Generalissima uneasily. "What's one of those doing here?"
"Looks to me like the one in dad's particle gun," said Anklyana. "He showed it to me when the police force started a trial run. Maybe eight years ago?"
Succubus' palm struck Scarlet Moon's right cheek, the crisp snap of bare hand to barely clad cheek bouncing through the restaurant. Succubus traced her fingers around a spot in the center of Scarlet Moon's left cheek, and struck that exact spot with a bum-jerking smack.
Scarlet Moon twitched with each smak.
Succubus giggled. "Oh, this is just too much–"
Juliana screamed.
Scarlet Moon cried out in pain, hunching as the high-pitched shriek pierced his ear like a needle. The pain burned away the fog coating Scarlet Moon's mind like the mid-morning sun.
"What–"
Adrian thought back to the robbers last night. How strangely dazed, and incompetent they seemed at first. The utter transformation when he starting spanking Red Dress. The confusion and fear.
Scarlet Moon lined the heavy paddle up with Marie's little freckled bottom, and brought it down on the pert bottom with a resounding crack. Marie's head snapped up. Her fingers dug into the desk and a howl of pain burst from her lips. The pert bottom flattened and rippled beneath the heavy wood. She bounced her hips against the desk, her pert bottom jiggling.
A wind switch cut into the seat of Scarlet Moon's costume.
"Oww!" Scarlet Moon jumped and clutched his bottom. "I was just kidding."
Tempestas grunted. "At best we're partners. And I'm certainly not anybody's sidekick. Christ, I'm pretty sure I'm older than you."
Scarlet Moon wove together a paddle, and offered it up to Anklyana, who took it hesitantly.
"This is great," crowed Princess. "The Scandalous Scarlet Moon paddled with his own paddle, made from his own powers! Eheeheehee!"
Scarlet Moon's fingers tightened on his boots. His round bottom clenched and unclenched. He shivered as he dropped his shield and the cool December air wafted across his spandex-clad bottom.
"You know, I considered making you strip. I mean, is it really fair that Anklyana gets whapped on the bare, while you get it on the spandex? But holy crap, that outfit leaves nothing to the imagination does it? Looks thin as paper too," said Princess.
The door opened a crack and Natalie peeked out.
"Yeah?" asked Natalie.
Adrian rubbed the back of his neck. "Look, I've been kinda struggling with class lately, you know Intro to Java. So, I was wondering if you maybe you could, I don't know, tutor me or something."
"Maybe you should show up to class more often."
"That's harder than it looks," said Adrian. "I work like fifteen to twenty hours a week, and I have other classes too."
Natalie stepped into the hallway. "Yeah, I guess I'm pretty lucky. My dad's been able to save for my school since before I was born. Between that and a couple of scholarships, I don't need to work."
"We could videotape it and post it on the internet," said Clemency.
"This is fine," said Scarlet Moon. "This is totally fine."
Clemency pressed her right hand against the small of Scarlet Moon's back. Her left palm clapped Scarlet Moon's peach right cheek, making the jiggly, upthrust globe wobble madly. Her hand had barely left Scarlet Moon's blazing right buttock when it struck the heroine's left buttock with the same effect. The right again, left, right, left.
Scarlet Moon kicked his legs and slapped the floor.
David's heavy hand struck Adrian's right sitspot, with a ear-splitting crack. Adrian yelped as a bolt of pain blasted his bottom.
"Why am I spanking you?"
"This outfit is just so damned spankable?"
David's hand struck Adrian's left sitspot. "Why am I spanking you?"
"You've got a thing for gym spankings?"
David's hand struck Adrian's right sitspot. "Why am I spanking you?"
"Nggh. Sam made you a dare?"
David's hand struck Adrian's left sitspot. "Why am I spanking you?"
"Oww…You thought you heard me insult your mother?"
David's hand struck Adrian's right sitspot. "Why am I spanking you?"
"Augh! My jokes are falling flat?"
David's hand struck Adrian's left sitspot. "Why am I spanking you?"
"Ouchie ouchie ouchie. You're an NPC, and that's all you were programmed to do?"
David's hand struck Adrian's right sitspot. "Why am I spanking you?"
"Oww!" Adrian's legs kicked. His sitspots burned fiercely. Next time, wear thick sweatpants.
David's hand struck Adrian's left sitspot. "Why am I spanking you?"
"Now, let's not get nasty," said the brunette. "We're all on the same team here."
"Oh yes, because members of the same team totally attack each other and steal their shit," said the redhead.
Scarlet Moon's eyes narrowed.
"Cool it," said Juliana. "Try to find out who they are."
"Who are you?" asked Scarlet Moon. "And why the interest in Buzzsaw and Succubus?"
"Highly trained government agents," said the brunette. "Superspies if you will."
"Yeah, we make the green berets look like a bunch of toddlers with plastic guns," said the redhead.
"I see," said Scarlet Moon. "Well, I'm starting to feel a whole lot better about taking on elite bodyguards then."
The redhead scowled. "You took us by surprise last time. In a fair fight, I'd spank you like a prankster in the principal's office."
Tempestas sighed. "Alright, let's do this. Which one do you want?"
Scarlet Moon zipped out at full speed. The alleyway was empty.
Scarlet Moon cursed and reactivated his lenses.
Steel-strong fingers grabbed the back of Scarlet Moon's costume, and the next thing he knew, his nose was flattened against the grimy ground, a muscular thigh dug into his belly, and a large wooden paddle flattened his skintight-spandex-clad, curved buttocks.
"Hey!"
"Stay out of this boy," said a stern, female voice. "I had that little feline right where I wanted her before you bungled things."
Scarlet Moon lashed chords to a nearby wall and zipped himself out of the woman's grasp. He pivoted and braced his back against the wall.
The leopard-print lady stood with a paddle about the size of a machete in one hand, a hip cocked, and a hand on her hip.
She shook the paddle at Scarlet Moon. "That's just a warning. Get in my way again, and I'll paddle you so hard you'll skip scarlet and go straight to purple. Get me?"
"How many pairs of pants do you have in there?" asked Vanessa.
"As many as I can reasonably afford. My employees will dress appropriately." Dr. Park handed a pair of pants to Bernice. "I've got skirts, shirts and blouses too."
Bernice hopped around the office, trying to tug a pair of pants up and over her swollen bottom.
"Yeah, they're a little small," said Dr. Park. "Best I could do."
Bernice wiggled the tight material over her bottom with a grunt. "Ohhh, that stings."
She craned around to look at her bottom, barely encased in the skintight pants. "Man, I feel like I'm gonna split these things."
"You do, and you're going back over my desk," said Dr. Park.
Bernice blanched.
"Just kidding. Now get out of here."
"Well, I'm staying here," said Vanessa. "I've had enough of superhero antics, thank you very much."
"Great. I could use the help," said Dr. Park.
Scarlet Moon and Bernice hurried out.
"So tell me again why you, a police officer, agreed to be belted by a little old lady?"
"She offered me pants. You have no idea how obnoxious it is–" Bernice eyed the back of Scarlet Moon's outfit. "Actually, maybe you do. Except you're doing it by choice."
Legostopheles groaned, and crumbled into plastic dust.
The chief glowered. "The only reason I'm not arresting you right now, is because we don't have anything to transport you in. Now get your ass out of here before I thrash it good, and walk you to a damn cell."
Scarlet Moon smirked. He lashed a cord against the arena and zipped up onto its roof.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared with a Scarlet Beam.
"Be careful," said Juliana. "For all we know, Succubus' minions are regular people."
Tempestas smirked. "Well played."
The spandex-based material went on surprisingly easy, and he felt powerful when he looked in the mirror. A crimson short-sleeved shirt and matching shorts covered everything between mid thighs and shoulders, and accentuated his musculature. The outfit had purple pin-striping, beginning at the shoulders and going down both the arms and sides down to the knees. In the center of Adrian's chest was a finely embroidered purple crescent moon surrounded by a black circle. His arms were covered by long black gloves that came halfway to his elbows. Short purple boots with grippy flat bottoms came up to mid calf. A red half-mask was attached to the back of the costume, and fit over his head. It covered everything from the nose up, like Batman's except nowhere near as badass.
The woman looked at Scarlet Moon. Her eyes popped open wide when she took in the superheroine's costume. "What's this? Another young person who doesn't cover his bottom? Well, bend over next to your friend, I got plenty of licks for you too!"
Anklyana wailed. Tears poured down her face. The paddle relentlessly flattened her bottom.
The minutes ticked by. Scarlet Moon's shoulder ached. Anklyana's bottom was a deep, ugly red from the edge of her skimpy costume to the peaks of her thighs.
"Bah! I'm getting bored," said Princess. "I'll just break you myself Whalegirl. Oh, yes I will. I'm gonna spank you so hard you'll call me mommy."
Anklyana stood. She clutched her bottom and danced from one foot to the other. She hissed, and slowly rubbed her burning cheeks. She glared at Princess. "My name is Anklyana."
"Whatever you say Whalegirl," said Princess.
Anklyana's eyes flashed green.
"Ok, Scarlet Moon, your turn," said Princess happily. "Grab your ankles."
The hand struck Scarlet Moon's ass with full force. Scarlet Moon shrieked. His hips slammed into the table. His bottom bounced madly, and his hips thrashed back and forth. The hand whipped back and struck his bottom again. And again. And again.
"Yeah, that's right. Hit it! Hit it you poor excuse for a garbage heap," snarled Scarlet Moon.
"No! No, you're letting everyone escape," said Princess.
"Why don't you come over here, and I'll blast you to pieces too," said Scarlet Moon.
The hand struck Scarlet Moon's bottom three more times in rapid succession. Scarlet Moon's legs kicked madly.
Scarlet Moon leapt backwards onto Silver's desk, his shields flaring.
Nothing happened.
"Dammit Clarence, I said fire," said Succubus.
"It's called a kill switch," said Silver. She bounced what looked like a garage opener in her palm. "Did you really think I'd put guns in my office without a way of turning them off?"
"No matter, take his down." Succubus' eyes flared and she pointed at Scarlet Moon. The bodyguards and cops all drew their weapons and pointed them at the hero.
Scarlet Moon leapt into the air.
The woman yanked Keiko back up, spun her around and sent her scurrying back to her friends with a final sharp smack. "Next time don't go jabbing your fingers around in a crowd like this."
Keiko danced in place, rubbing her bottom and hissing. The woman had already vanished into the crowd.
"You see?" said Keiko. "This place is full of danger! The Dark Lord's own fortress it is!"
"Yes, truly the perils are innumerable. Now, you wanted to go to the bookstore?" said Juliana.
"Erm, yes. My da-cough, erm. I mean, my mom enjoys romance novels, so I supposed I would look there for something," said Keiko.
"I always get my Dad a new belt for Christmas," said Natalie. "His always get worn out real fast. I'm gonna head over to Belts McBeltington over there."
"There's a terrifying name," said Juliana. "Gonna stay well away from that place thank you very much."
Adrian winced. That belt looked unpleasant.
"Will a few licks of leather across your bare buttocks help your work-life balance?" Dr. Parks doubled up the belt and slapped it against her palm.
Juliana winced. She turned around and undid her slacks with shaking hands. "Yes ma'am."
Juliana inched her slacks over her bottom, her broad hips rocking back and forth to hurry them along. She bent over and pushed her slacks all the way down to her ankles. Her jutting bottom pushed up, the bouncy caramel flesh left completely exposed by a black thong. She gripped her ankles and locked her knees.
"Very good." Dr. Parks sounded pleased for the first time. "You always own your actions."
Scarlet Moon flung the hatch open, and erupted into the office, fist leading. He uppercutted Succubus right in the chin, sending the woman flying through the still open door.
"Of course not." Silver leaned against her desk. "You're nowhere near competent enough."
Succubus charged back into the room. Scarlet Moon fired a beam, but the supervillain pivoted around it and lashed her whip at Scarlet Moon's face.
Scarlet Moon caught the whip on his forearm, and yanked Succubus through the air. Succubus pulled herself into a ball, whirled over Scarlet Moon, and stuck the landing like an Olympic gymnast.
Those eyes held Scarlet Moon's gaze in a vice. They caught what little light there was and sparkled with a cool, confident mirth.
"Do you know what I do with naughty kittens?"
The eyes slid sideways and vanished. Scarlet Moon blinked, and took a step forward. His heart hammered against his chest, but he felt no fear. Anxiety. A strange tightness deep in his navel. Something else. Something he'd never felt and couldn't identify.
Something, no, a pair of somethings warm and soft pressed against his shoulderblades before sliding down a hair and pressing against his back.. Long fingers closed firmly over his shoulders. The faint scent of lilacs tickled his nose.
"Of course you know."
"Are we forgetting Alexandra? The folks in Silver Tower? The people in the arena? The people in the mall? Freaking Vanessa an hour ago? If it wasn't for us, Vanessa would be some braindead zombie carrying drinks for Succubus, so you'll excuse me if I think her opinion's complete. Utter. Garbage," said Juliana.
"I guess," said Natalie, shifting from one foot to the other.
"Look, let's all just get some sleep," said Juliana. "You'll feel better in the morning."
"I'm gonna shower first," said Natalie. "All grimy and sweaty."
Juliana sighed when Natalie left. "I swear, that girl could save the world from imminent destruction, and she'd still think she screwed up."
"I've got one more trick up my sleeve!" Leopard pushed a button. Spray nozzles emerged from the ceiling and walls and started emitting a noxious green gas.
"Shit!" Tempestas whipped up crosswinds around herself and Scarlet Moon, keeping the gas at bay.
"That will only work for so long," said Leopard. "Eventually the whole room will fill with gas, and all you'll be doing is whirling the gas around yourself."
"She's right," said Tempestas through gritted teeth. "I'm just buying us time."
Scarlet Moon slowly bent over and grasped his ankles, pushing his bottom up into the air, the spandex tightening over his plump cheeks, exposing every dimple and jiggle, vulnerable, helpless before the woman. Leather-clad fingers slid down Scarlet Moon's thinly-clad back as Scarlet Moon lowered his torso and pushed up his bottom, leaving a trail of tickly sparks down Scarlet Moon's skin. The woman's hands came to rest gently grasping Scarlet Moon's hips.
A jingling laugh. One hand slid up and pressed down on the small of Scarlet Moon's back, the smooth leather on spandex making Scarlet Moon gasp. The woman's hips slid sideways, gliding across Scarlet Moon's outthrust, cheeks, sending tingling sparks shooting to Scarlet Moon's fingers and toes. Her other hand slid across Scarlet Moon's right bottom, the leather palm warm, smooth, and firm through Scarlet Moon's thin spandex. The palm traced small circles on the swell of Scarlet Moon's right cheek. Long fingers skidded across Scarlet Moon's skin.
"Such a good little kitten," murmured the melodic voice. "Good little kitten, offering his cute little bottom to me. Ready to take his medicine. Good little kitten."
Scarlet Moon's hands shook. He clenched and unclenched his glutes, sending ripples across his compact bottom. He swayed from foot to foot.
The hand pulled away from Scarlet Moon's quivering cheek, and snapped back down with a great crack. Scarlet Moon squealed and rocked forward on his toes. His hips danced, while his bottom rippled beneath the sharp stroke. The woman's hips pressed against Scarlet Moon's side. Her arm looped around the hero's waist. Her hand repeatedly splatted Scarlet Moon's wobbling right cheek. Scarlet Moon's fingers dug into his ankles. His bottom bobbed as best it could, constrained as it was by the woman's arm.
The cracks repaired. The legos settled down and stopped moving. Scarlet Moon compressed the sack and ground the legos into tiny flecks of plastic. He dispersed the sack.
"You jerk!" wailed Princess. She hopped up and down on her bear's shoulder. "You broke my legos! Oooh, Legostopheles' gonna give you such a spanking!"
"I'm gonna give yo mama such a spanking," said Tempestas. She swept towards Princess and flung a gust of wind at her. The bear's paw snapped up and blocked the gust, before backhanding Tempestas in Scarlet Moon's direction.
Scarlet Moon side-stepped and watched Tempestas go skidding across the floor.
"Thanks for breaking my fall," grumbled Tempestas. She adjusted her skewed goggles and clambered to her feet.
Adrian studied Keiko's bottom for a moment, noting how her lacy panties exposed a fair amount of lower cheek, and left the sitspots completely exposed.
An evil grin played across Adrian's face. He placed one hand on the small of Keiko's back, right at the top of her bottom. He tapped the spoon lightly against a bit of Keiko's exposed right cheek, and snapped it up and down. Keiko squeaked and her panty-clad butt bobbed.
"You're not going to take her panties down?" asked Juliana.
"Nope, every stroke's still gonna hit bare flesh though," said Adrian, thwapping Keiko's right sitspot.
Juliana winced as Keiko yelped. "All twenty strokes on her lower cheeks?"
"Yup." Adrian landed three sharp, fast strokes to Keiko's lower left cheek, making the girl squirm and squeal.
Juliana shook her head. "Remind me never to piss you off."
"We're just heading over to comfort our friend," said Juliana. She took a step forward, cocked one hip, and leaned forward a little, giving the man quite the view of her ample chest.
The man blinked, his eyes riveted on the dark mounds. "Well, uhh, first I have to spank your friend for pushing me without reason."
"Oh come on, that's no fun." Juliana siddled up to the man. She pressed her breasts against his side, and placed one hand on his chest. She rocked her hips. "I've got a better idea. How about we go and have a few drinks, and when my friend and I get home, I'll give her such a spanking, just the thought of pushing you will make her ass ache."
"Umm…" The man looked down at Juliana, who gave him a sultry look through her eyelashes. A stupid grin spread across his face. "Well…"
"Well?" Juliana flutered her eyelashes.
The man wrapped an arm around Juliana's bare waist. He bent her over his hip, and smacked her bare, plump brown bottom. Juliana yelped and squirmed, her bottom bouncing and bobbing, her hips wiggling frantically back and forth, and her legs kicking beneath the onslaught. "Yeah, I get it. Men only think with their penises. A bit of grinding, some eyelash batting, and bam they've forgotten about everything but their swelling sausage. That right?"
The noodle drove Tempestas' hips into the small of Scarlet Moon's back for the final (hopefully!) time. Tempestas mewled and wiggled.
"Pathetic," said Princess. "And here I was almost worried when you showed up. Shouldn't have been though. If the likes of Succubus or those weird elemental twins could give you trouble, what chance do you have against the Perfect Princess?"
Giraffalot stood.
Tempestas pushed herself off of Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon heaved himself onto one knee.
"I've half a mind to spank the both of you." Juliana put her hands on her hips and scowled.
"But–" said Natalie
"Weird thing though. You wouldn't believe how hard it was to convince him you needed a good tail warming."
"Hey!"
"I mean, the guy's not from Michigan, and he's a bit of a pacifist, so I get his reluctance, but come on. From what I hear, he didn't have any problems smacking any of your classmates. It's almost like he was afraid you'd hate him forever or something. He only agreed when I threatened to do it for him."
Adrian didn't know whether to smile, glare, or rub his bottom.
Juliana nudged Adrian and gave his a wink.
A few hours passed.
Juliana stuck her head in. "Hey, just wanted to let you know that I'm heading to the concert. I'll have my phone on vibrate, call me if something comes up alright?"
"'K. Have fun," said Adrian.
Juliana's head vanished.
Natalie cocked an eyebrow. "'In case something comes up?' What is she, your mother?"
"She's just paranoid. Worried Mama's gonna like keel over and die or something, and she won't find out for hours," said Adrian.
"I see."
Adrian grabbed the curvy one and dragged her off of Vanessa. "Back off brat. Your friend started it."
"No she didn't." Curvy girl stomped on Adrian's foot, spun around and grabbed a fistful of Adrian's brown hair. "She's not the one who called Ms. Carmine a slut!"
"Alright, if that's how it's going to be," said Bright. Bright flicked one of her sandals off her foot and over her head, smoothly snatching it out of the air.
The figure landed next to Princess again. A glowing foot kicked Princess through a wall. When Princess stood up, she found Scarlet Moon standing in front of her. Scarlet Moon grabbed Princess and threw her up through the ceiling. He zipped up after her.
"You need to get up there," said Generalissima. "Now!"
Tempestas grabbed Anklyana and leapt after Scarlet Moon and Princess.
Princess lay curled up on the ground, sobbing pathetically while Scarlet Moon punched and kicked her.
A green sphere closed over Princess.
"Scarlet Moon, that's enough," said Tempestas. "She's beaten–"
Scarlet Moon appeared next to her. Tempestas backed up warily. Scarlet Chords lashed out of the glowing figure and bound Tempestas hand and foot. The creature zipped back at Princess.
"Scarlet Moon, stop!" cried Anklyana. A dome closed over Scarlet Moon and Anklyana. "Adrian, please!"
The figure looked at Anklyana. It seemed to Adrian that it looked right at him through the computer screen.
"You're just saying that," said Natalie. She looked over her shoulder. "It's too big to be beautiful."
Scarlet Moon punched her in the face.
Succubus yelped and fell flat on her back.
Scarlet Moon zipped down and landed next to the boy, wrapping the two of them in a scarlet shield. The crowd buffeted them as Scarlet Moon bent down and carefully picked the wailing boy up. Scarlet Moon leapt into the air and lashed a cord to a streetlamp, zipping up onto it. The boy squealed with joy.
Adrian peppered Curvy's large bottom. His hand flashed between cheeks, each sharp smack making the broad bottom bounce. The girl squealed and wiggled her hips. Her right leg kicked in time with the smacks. She pounded on Adrian's calf, but the girl wasn't particularly strong, and Adrian barely even noticed it.
"Let go of me! Oww! Let go of me let go of me! Oww! Oww! Oww!"
"Nope. Not until you've learned your lesson." Adrian tightened his grip on the girl's waist. He raised his hand high above his head and brought it sweeping down to Curvy's bottom. "And it's pretty advanced. Might take a while."
Curvy squealed and drummed one foot against the ground.
Adrian got in maybe another fifty bum-bouncing slaps.
"Wait, stop what's going on? Let me go, let me go!" Curvy's voice took on a new tone. But it wasn't the apologetic tone of a brat who'd learned her lesson. No, she sounded confused, and afraid.
Adrian shared a confused look with Vanessa, who had Leggy in a similarly precarious position.
"What's going on?" asked Leggy. "Why am I, who the fuck are you?"
Adrian's thoughts flicked back to the strange pressure that had assaulted his temples, the one that sent Juliana to investigate the booth.
Adrian released Curvy, who stumbled away, rubbing her bottom.
"What is your problem? I just wanted some popcorn," said the girl. Tears threatened to spill free, and she rubbed her bottom. "How, I don't even, when did we…"
Leggy grabbed Curvy's arm. "Come on, let's get away from here. I don't, god my head hurts."
"Hey, I helped you pick those out, right?" asked Juliana with a broad grin. Her eyes sparkled. "Wonder why you chose to wear those today."
Natalie mumbled something incoherent. Adrian guided Natalie around next to him and tugged Natalie facedown over his lap. Natalie's large, round, protruding bottom bloomed before Adrian's eyes. The panties covered the top half of Natalie's rotund rump, but left the bottom half exposed in all its creamy, jiggly glory. Natalie squirmed, her exposed flesh rocking and roiling with the motion.
"How old are you Nat?" asked Adrian.
"Twenty, murmured Natalie.
"Alright, so I'm thinking twenty minutes with the hairbrush, followed by a twenty minute time-out," said Adrian.
Natalie whimpered and squirmed. Her bottom roiled delightfully with the motion, and Adrian had to fight desperately to resist the temptation to drop the hairbrush and give those big, bouncing mounds a vigorous squeezing. Warmth bloomed between Adrian's legs as Natalie's broad hips bucked every so slightly against his lap.
Juliana knew this was going to happen. She. Knew.
Adrian pulled the belt free, and set it on the rooftop. He undid the button on Buzzsaw's jeans, and inched them down.
"Christ, your pants are tight," said Adrian. "I swear, it was easier to snap that stupid chain."
"Fuck you."
"Such language," said Adrian. He managed to get the jeans down just past the hoodlum's round, muscular bottom, exposing a small black thong. The jeans pressed up slightly on the thug's cheeks, making them protrude even more than they did already. "Fortunately, I have just the cure for that."
Adrian picked up the belt, doubled it, and wrapped it around his hand a few times.
"What are-No! You're not-oww!" Buzzsaw bucked frantically as the thick leather kissed her exposed bottom. "Stop. That's mine. That's for beating my minions, not meee!"
"All the more reason you should get a few licks from it," said Adrian, snapping the belt across both cheeks simultaneously. "A true leader never doles out a punishment she is not willing to take herself."
"Aww fuck off."
The cat howled when a bowling ball struck its shoulder. Scarlet Moon swung around and flung another. Quick as lightning the cat caught the ball and whipped it back at Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon took the bowling ball full in the gut. A whoosh of air burst from his lips and he slammed into the ground in a cloud of dust and tile fragments.
"Whatever."
Jezebel's expression darkened.
The girl pressed back against the table.
"Now Jezzy…" said the bored girl, holding up her hands in a placating gesture.
"Tati!"
Tatiana hopped forward. "Yeah?"
"Teach Brianna some respect would you?"
"With pleasure." Tatiana put her mirror away and cracked her knuckles.
"And I've heard such great things about him." Keiko and a manager came around a bookshelf and into sight. "Truly, he must be the greatest author in the history of human literature!"
Tatiana grabbed Brianna's cardigan, spun her around and bent her over the table.
"Levingston's a woman," said the manager.
Juliana nodded.
Adrian flicked his wrist. The table flipped. He reeled backwards, as if surprised. Tatiana and Brianna squeeled. The two went sprawling, a whole mess of books raining down on their heads.
"You stupid bimbos," said Jezebel.
"What on earth is going on here?" The manager hurried into the aisle. He gripped his hair in horror. "What are you girls doing?"
"I didn't do anything," whined Brianna.
"Holy shit," said David, staring at the ice. "We've got to get out of here Adrian. Adrian?"
David turned to where Adrian had been, but he was already back in the bathroom. Before he could do anything about it, he got swept up in the panicked running for the exits.
Legostopheles flung tentacles at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon twisted around the flailing appendages. Tempestas bounced off Sir Stuffins, only to get knocked through a wall by Mr. Cuddles.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord around Anklyana's waist and lifted her into the air.
Juliana frowned. "I went through that in elementary school. We need to do something to bring her out of her shell."
Adrian groaned. "I can hear the belt whistling towards my bottom already."
Scarlet Moon leapt off the building, and wrapped a crimson cord around a nearby lamppost. He hurtled towards the villain.
"Tell someone who cares," snarled Buzzsaw. "Maybe next time you'll–"
"Shut up, shut up, just shut up!" Adrian raised a foot like he was going to kick Buzzsaw. His eyes widened, and he stumbled backwards, rubbing his arms and casting about for Juliana.
"Haw! Look at you, not even man enough to kick me while I'm down." Buzzsaw spat. "Can't believe I lost to someone as cowardly as you."
Scarlet Moon swung through the ever-thickening snow storm. Between the thick clouds and early sunset, it was already dark as midnight. Snow swirled through the air, further hampering visibility. A perfect night for going somewhere you weren't supposed to. Scarlet Moon alighted on top of the VP's penthouse. Something flickered in Scarlet Moon's peripheral vision. A dark figure crouched on the roof next to the penthouse. The figure had apparently failed to spot Scarlet Moon in the dark and thick snow. A window slid open, and the figure slunk inside.
A few moments later, the burglar emerged with a small satchel slung over one shoulder. The figure slid through a small patch of light.
The figure was obviously female, possessing an hourglass figure with large breasts and curvy, womanly hips. She wore a dark red, sleeveless spandex leotard. Her limbs and face were covered in silky raven fur, and a catlike tail lashed behind her. She was barefoot and gloveless. Luxurious, shoulder length raven hair fell across her shoulders.
The woman glanced over her shoulder. Catlike eyes latched onto Scarlet Moon. It was Vanessa. The catgirl's hackles rose and her lips drew back in a snarl, revealing catlike fangs. "Don't you have a science lab to smash or something?"
Scarlet Moon sighed. He turned around, put his hands on his thighs, and stuck his spandex-covered bottom out. "Fine. Let's get this over with."
A pair of hands closed around his waist. He got spun around and thrown over Clemency's shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "Hey! What are you doing?"
Clemency walked out of the bedroom, slapping Scarlet Moon's round buttocks with every step.
Scarlet Moon yelped and kicked. "Oww! What the heck? I'm not resisting or anything! Tell her to put me down, I'm-oww!-cooperating I'm cooperating!"
Silver shrugged. "Clemency likes making a spectacle of things."
"She's carrying you awfully easily," said Juliana.
"Oh yes. It turns out Clemency developed a touch of superstrength about the time your friend showed up," said Silver. "Pretty insignificant compared to Scarlet Moon of course, but enough to make for a dangerous bodyguard and very effective disciplinarian."
"So nice to know I'm-oww!-getting spanked by-oww!-the best," said Scarlet Moon. He wiggled his hips as best he could.
Clemency unleashed a flurry of hard smacks to Scarlet Moon's right cheek, and a matching flurry to her left.
Juliana shot Adrian a dirty look before returning her attention to the document. "Ah, here we are. Twenty swats with an implement of type 3 or lower for barging into somebody's room unannounced. Forty with type 4 or lower if the occupant was underdressed at the time."
Keiko backed up from Juliana until she bumped into Adrian, who took her by the shoulders. Keiko looked up at Adrian and smiled a teeth-grinding grin of terror. "Aww, come on I didn't really think that thing was serious. So, it's like I didn't know, you know? How about a warning huh? I'll be better next time, cut me a little slack and call it culture shock. I'm not from around here-"
Juliana's eyebrow arched. "Have you ever been spanked before?"
"No." Keiko stared down at Juliana's shoes, her voice barely audible.
"Would you prefer your first time be in relative privacy and from your friends, or in the middle of a lecture hall by a professor whose pissed that you broke one of his rules, and has to take precious time out of his lecture to paddle you?"
Keiko went pale as a sheet. "Professors do that?"
"Like hell," said Bernice. "I'm not going anywhere until Succubus' been arrested, and her hostages rescued."
"You that eager to turn into her plaything?" asked Vanessa.
"Somebody has to stop her."
"What about the chick in red lingerie?" asked Vanessa, jerking her thumb at Scarlet Moon.
"She obviously needs all the help she can get."
Scarlet Moon's lips twisted.
"She's not wrong," said Juliana. "Maybe not against Succubus herself, but the tower's probably crawling with her minions by now."
"If you want, I guess," said Scarlet Moon.
"Well, I want out of here," said Vanessa.
The guard nodded.
"Wait five minutes, then leave the room and go left. There's an elevator just down the hall and to the right. It'll take you wherever you need to go." The trio turned and hustled out of the room, Vanessa following after them.
Leopard's grinned. She didn't have so much as a bruise. "Bad fashion? Real rich coming from you pudgy."
Napier threw another punch. Leopard leapt over him and kicked him in the back. Napier went sprawling. "I respect your gumption. But you can't stop me."
Adrian scampered back until his back was against the wall.
Napier rolled to his feet and shoulder-checked Leopard. Leopard didn't move an inch. She grabbed Napier by the napels and threw him into a knot of party-goers, scattering them.
"Strike!" crowed Leopard. She resumed stalking across the room.
Adrian eased around towards the stage.
Napier clambered to his feet and jumped on Leopard's back. "I'm adding 'resisting arrest' to your list of crimes!"
Leopard flipped Napier off of her. She caught his ankle before he struck the ground and rammed her knee into his groin. Napier gasped, and curled into a ball.
"Dad!" said Natalie.
"Impressive core strength," said Leopard. She dropped him on the ground, where he curled into a fetal position. "For a normal human."
Natalie crouched next to him. She looked at Leopard with wide, tear-filled eyes. Napier grabbed Leopard's ankle.
Leopard's face twisted with rage. She grabbed him by the wrist and yanked him into the air.
"Dad, no!" cried Natalie.
"Oh thank God," said Generalissima. "Only you can hear me right now. Great idea giving your earpiece to Tempestas. Are you OK? Later. We've got a villain to stop. Don't tell Tempestas, but Anklyana is Natalie. She can't fight worth a damn, but her barriers are nigh inpenetrable. She knows who you are, you can spank me later. Let's stop Princess."
A great booming thud shook the bowling alley. Anklyana paled.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Anklyana has incredibly high Power and Energy, but pathetic Strength and Speed. Her skills are purely defensive. She can't even Attack. She starts with three powers:
increase with Power.
effectiveness (and cost) scales with Power.
Scales with Power.
"Good." Sam pulled Adrian back up, and snatched the flashlight. He marched Adrian back into the office. Juliana gave Adrian a tentative, supportive smile as they entered.
Sam put the light back on the desk and turned to Adrian. "Now, tell me. And I swear you'll get the bathbrush if you try to feed me any more absurdities."
"Well next time, keep yourself under control," said Vanessa. "Christ, I thought you learned from Juliana's rank stupidity. You don't pick fights with these people. They'll have you beaten, and if you're lucky forget about you by the time the beating ends. If you're unlucky, you pissed them off enough they'll make grinding you into dust and tossing you on the street their new hobby."
"It fucking sucks," said Adrian, his voice breaking.
"Yeah, well. It is what it is," said Vanessa darkly. "Look, there's a lot of folks on the far side of the ballroom, back right when you go back in. They don't like the Silvers, especially not Jezebel. Go take some drinks and stuff over there, some of them will probably tip you generously for humiliating Jezebel like that. Stay away from the back left. Lot of Silver's allies over there. They'll look for ways to humiliate you further, you go over there."
A few minutes later, Adrian reemerged behind his pants back up around his waist, doing his level best to walk smoothly despite the way his cheeks screamed every time he took a step.
Jezebel stood nearby, just inside the ballroom from the hallway leading into the employee only section. Her dress was bone dry, as if she'd changed into a new dress, identical to the first. She flicked her fingers in a wave to Adrian, smirked venomously, and walked back into the crowd.
Adrian's hand closed into a fist.
Vanessa put a calming hand on his arm. "Just let it go. Let it go."
Princess whimpered.
"Hey Anklyana, think you could give me something to sit on?" asked Scarlet Moon. Anklyana nodded, and a green square formed on the ground behind Scarlet Moon. When Scarlet Moon sat, the square lifted to meet his bottom, and a stool formed under Scarlet Moon's feet. Scarlet Moon turned Princess over his knee.
Princess squirmed and wiggled. Her hands and feet dangled several inches above the ground. Scarlet Moon's thighs dug into her belly and hips.
"Anklyana, lower my foot for me if you please," said Scarlet Moon. Anklyana obliged. Scarlet Moon's knee lowered a few inches, dropping Princess' torso, and pushing up her bottom.
Princess wiggled. "Let me go! I was just having fun!"
"Are you alright?" asked David.
"So you guys going to the farmer's market? Mind if I come along?" asked Vanessa.
"Of course you can come," said Juliana with a dazzling grin.
The trio headed for the bus stop. Juliana didn't really feel like navigating city traffic, and there was a direct route from campus to the market, so it wasn't really any slower than driving.
"So Vanessa, has the mood passed?" asked Adrian.
"Of course. It never lasts to daylight."
Juliana threw the two a questioning look.
"Don't worry about it," said Vanessa with a flick of her wrist. "Just the remnants of a brief nighttime chat."
The ride to the market was uneventful. When they arrived they found the market in full swing: shoppers browsed vegetable, fruit, and craft stalls while street musicians played and food vendors hawked their fatty snacks.
"Perfect." Juliana pulled into a parking spot. "Enough people to be interesting, not enough to be suffocating."
The cat sprinted for the edge of the roof and swung down into an alleyway. Scarlet Moon zipped down after her.
The alleyway was empty.
Scarlet Moon's eyes narrowed, and the gridlines returned. A faint red trail led up and over a chainlink fence at the end of the alleyway. Scarlet Moon approached cautiously. He leapt on top of the chainlink fence. A figure burst out of the darkness. A fist clocked Scarlet Moon in the chin, while razor sharp claws tore at his chest. Scarlet Moon flew backwards and smashed through a brick wall into a factory. Scarlet Moon's eyes flared.
Tempestas flipped Scarlet Moon over, and pressed his facedown against the roof.
"Oh relax, this is gonna be hilarious," said Natalie.
Tempestas' grin widened. "Always."
Scarlet Moon rocketed off the pillar. A gust of wind struck his back and flung his at the wall at eye watering speed. A trio of drones zoomed at his, but a great bird of dust and garbage scattered them.
A trio of action figures jumped at his, but a burst of wind flung them into another trio preparing to throw plastic balls.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the lego wall and zipped. A cheer rose up as he lifted the sack over his head.
"Owww! Seriously, it hurts."
Scarlet Moon brought the switch down across the peaks of Generalissima's upthrust buttocks.
"Oww! Come on, stop it."
Scarlet Moon brought the switch down across Generalissima's quivering sitspots.
"Ow ow ow ow ow. Stop it, stop it, stooop it!"
Scarlet Moon brought the switch down across the twitching crease where squirming bottom met twitching thighs.
"Yeagh! Stop, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I won't suggest cheating again, just please stop it."
Scarlet Moon brought the switch down across Generalissima's thighs.
"OWWWWWWW!"
Scarlet Moon brought the switch down across Generalissima's crease.
"Waaah!"
Scarlet Moon brought the switch down across Generalissima's sitspots.
"Waaa-hua-ha!"
Scarlet Moon brought the switch down across the peak of Generalissima's naked buttocks. The switch snapped.
"Waaah-hua-ha!"
Scarlet Moon tossed the snapped twig away, and tenderly ran his hand across Generalissima's striped backside. Generalissima twitched away, but settled down when the rubbing eased some of the sting.
The officer nodded, and took a step back. She folded her arms behind her, and paced in front of the three welted bottoms.
"I will not tolerate any sort of violence on my watch, understand?" The officer punctuated the question with a yelp-inducing stroke across Curvy's quivering cheeks. "This is Generica City, and in Generica City we solve our problems with words, not fists."
The officer lashed Leggy, then Vanessa, then Leggy again, then Curvy. Leggy and Curvy squealed and squirmed, while Vanessa remained rock still and silent.
The officer put her hand on the small of Curvy's back and unleashed another twenty-second volley, her hips rotating with each powerful stroke. Curvy wiggled and howled as her bottom jumped and shuddered beneath the stinging leather. Curvy's knees bent and locked, bent and locked, making her bottom sway and bob. That didn't seem to slow the officer though, who demonstrated an almost uncanny ability to land each stroke across Curvy's rapidly reddening globes.
"Please, I'm sorry I won't do it again, I won't I won't." Curvy's wailing voice cut through the murmur of the farmer's market, briefly drawing the attention of the crowd still clustered around the Megawater booth.
"Good." The officer gave Curvy's thighs four vicious licks that made the girla wail even louder. She turned her attention to Leggy.
Scarlet Moon grabbed Tempestas' cape and flipped the heroine over his knee. Tempestas yelped as her belly struck Scarlet Moon's spandex-clad thigh, and her toned bubble butt strained against her painted on white pants. Her yelp turned into a squeal when Scarlet Moon's scarlet paddle struck Tempestas' right cheek, making the firm flesh bounce wildly.
"Next time at least warn me first," said Scarlet Moon, the paddle flashing back and forth across Tempestas' wiggling bottom.
"Oww! Oww! Oww!" Tempestas bucked and kicked. "Come one, oww! We don't all have easy-to-control powers!"
"You think my powers are easy to control?" Scarlet Moon picked up the pace. "Do you have any idea how many hours I've put into training?"
"Oww! Oww! If it isn't hundreds and hundreds, it's less than me!" said Tempestas.
The giraffe and bear pushed out of the crowd and charged the two heroes.
"We'll finish this later." Scarlet Moon shoved Tempestas off his lap and dove to the side. The giraffe swung its head as it charged, knocking Scarlet Moon through another window and into a clothing store. He zipped back into the main throughfare.
"I oughta spank you, for spanking me in the middle of a fight," snapped Tempestas. She backflipped over the bear and kicked it in the back, sending it sprawling.
Sam hauled Juliana facedown over his lap, her bare cheeks wobbling with the motion.
"No, come on, I'll stay still, I promise-oww!"
The sharp retort of thick hairbrush against thick bottom echoed through the small room. Juliana kicked and her hips bucked against Sam's lap.
Sam unleashed a solid four smacks to Juliana's right sitspot, and four smacks to her left. "I gotta wonder if you're learning anything at all from this, or if I'm just getting some late night exercise."
"Of course I am! Oww! Mama just says I have-aagh!-poor impulse control. Oww!" Juliana shook her head back and forth. She wiggled her hips after a stroke to her left sitspot.
"And a terrible sense of time." Sam unleashed such a rapid flurry of strokes, Adrian began to worry Juliana's bubble butt was going to pop. Juliana wailed and pressed her face against the couch arm, her ass rippling, bouncing and jiggling beneath the onslaught.
Finally, when Juliana's ass was a bright red, Sam wiped his forehead.
"OK," said Sam. "Both of you should go to bed."
"Yes sir." Juliana stood, gave her bottom a fierce rub, and tugged her dress back down. She flashed Sam a brief smile. "Come on Adrian. I have had enough excitement for one night."
"We're-" began the redhead before Scarlet Moon shoved the wad of ripped cloth into her mouth, and used the strips to secure it against her head.
"The police'll sort it out." Scarlet Moon used the other half of the hemp rope to bind the woman hand and foot. He dropped the woman with her friend, and loomed over the pair, hands on her hips and smirking.
Several petty crimes thwarted later, Adrian slipped through his bedroom window, flashed back into his civilians, and stepped out into the common room. He found Juliana lying on the couch in a nightgown, with the nightgown folded up on her lower back and a cold compress pressed against her swollen bottom.
"What happened to you?" asked Adrian.
Juliana scowled at Adrian. "Nunya business."
"Working late again?"
Juliana turned back to the television. "What've you been up to?"
"Homework mostly," said Adrian. "Wanna go Christmas shopping tomorrow?"
Juliana grunted sourly. "Gonna have to. The folks said they'd be here about six."
Adrian chuckled.
"What's so funny?"
"Last year."
Juliana threw a pillow at Adrian. "That wasn't funny."
Juliana's pout melted into a dazzling grin. "Always knew I could count on you."
"Very well," said Keiko. She shook her fist at the net. "They shall rue the day they dared to challenge Keiko Abe to volleyball."
What followed was your standard volleyball game played by young, over-sexed college students more interested in watching their respective genders of interest jump around in minimal clothing than in actually hitting the ball.
Keiko spent more time threatening vengeance and challenging people to a game of curling than she did actually hitting the ball.
Juliana's primary talent seemed to be distracting the men on both sides of the net, with mixed results.
Vanessa, however, was in rare form. She was nothing but diving saves, perfectly placed sets, perfectly targeted serves, and brutal spikes.
During a water break, Juliana approached Adrian and leaned on his shoulder. She gestured with her chin towards Alexandra's prone form, and spoke in a hushed voice. "So Alexandra is something else."
"What part of 'you could've hurt somebody' don't you understand?" asked Juliana.
"I know, I get it, I screwed up. I deserve a good, hard spanking. Just please not in public," said Adrian.
Adrian looked over his shoulder, and saw Juliana pull a thick wooden hairbrush out of her purse.
There was a small "ooh" from the rubberneckers. Adrian groaned, and buried his face in his forearms.
The back of the brush struck Adrian's svelt, bare bottom with a loud crack. Adrian squealed into his arms. His legs scissored.
"Does it hurt?" asked Juliana.
Scarlet Moon pivoted. He swirled the shredded remnants of his forcefield into a spring around his fist. His other hand pulled his communicator out of his ear.
"What are you-"
Scarlet Moon pressed the spring up into Tempestas' sternum and the communicator into Tempestas' hand. "A friend of mine, Generalissima is on the other side. She can help you."
The toys charged. The spring sprang, flinging Tempestas up into the air. Scarlet Moon fell to his knees. His vision swam. He squinted up and smiled bitterly as Tempestas swirled an updraft and threw herself through a window that spanned the top of the mall's entrance. The smile faded a little when a trio of drones zipped through the window after her.
Toys swarmed his.
Scarlet Moon and Anklyana swung until they were only a few blocks from the school, plenty far from the police and close enough to walk home. They slipped into the narrow alleyway between a bakery and bookstore and flashed back into their civilians.
Natalie took a deep breath and leaned against the alley wall. "This is hard, and my head hurts."
Adrian nodded. "Let's go home."
Twenty minutes later, the two slogged into common room of their suite. Vanessa sat on the couch, scowling at the TV, which currently showed a pair of talking heads discussing the fight at the mall. Her hair was disheveled, and there were deep bags under her eyes.
"You ok?" asked Natalie.
"No," snapped Vanessa. "After the White Rose got trashed–"
"White Rose?" asked Natalie.
"The restaurant I worked at. Before Scarlet Moon happened." Vanessa's glare darkened.
Somehow they reached the club without being attacked by a lumberjack ninja or something. Music hammered Adrian's ear drums. The bass reverberated in his chest. The place was basically one large room, with tables along the edge, a dancefloor in the middle, and a raised platform with poles at the far end. The building was dimly light, with laser lights swinging through the room briefly lighting youthful bodies pressed against each other. Sam barely had time to get his coat off before Juliana dragged him onto the dancefloor, the pair vanishing into the press of gyrating bodies.
David gently pressed his hand against Adrian's shoulderblades. He gasped as David's hand slid down his back, leaving lines of fire beneath his shirt. "Shall we dance?"
The door swung shut. David's fingers closed over the waistband of Adrian's jeans and tugged them down over Adrian's svelt bottom. He grabbed the waistband of his boxer briefs and pulled them down to his thighs. Adrian whimpered as his buttocks bounced into view, his boxer briefs doing nothing to help, bunched up around his slim thighs.
David patted Adrian's upthrust bottom with a broad, callused hand. "You know Adrian, relationships are built on trust. Professional or otherwise."
David's hand drew back and struck Adrian's naked right cheek hard enough to rock his forward onto his toes.
Scarlet Moon arced across a grimy ally, momentarily blotting out the thin sliver of a moon hanging in the sky. He landed on the crumbling roof of a dilapidated apartment building. He hopped forward a few steps and very nearly pitched over the edge of the building. He swayed a bit before taking a step backwards.
"Ohh, this is gonna be so much fun." Marie, the redhead, pulled a box of chocolate-covered raisinets out of her backpack and jumped into a nearby chair. "Good thing I brought a snack."
"Whatever happened to 'this is gonna hurt me more than it does you?'" asked Scarlet Moon.
"I never bought that malarky," said Marie. "Especially not when they use an implement. I mean sure their wrist might be a little sore afterwards, but my ass is never 'a little sore,' you know what I'm saying?"
Dana patted the desk. Scarlet Moon sighed and stepped up to the edge.
"Come on, hurry up." Dana struck Scarlet Moon's lightly clad buttock with her palm.
Scarlet Moon yelped, and his hands snapped back to shield his exposed cheeks. "Hey! If you were about to be smacked with that monster, you'd take your time too!"
"I have. I didn't."
"I have. I didn't," muttered Scarlet Moon mockingly. He bent over the desk and buried his face in his folded arms. His bottom rounded behind him. His buttocks, protected only by thin spandex, quivered in dread anticipation.
"Whoo hooh!" said Marie. "Check out that moon!"
"Yes, yes 'Scarlet Moon' 'big red ass' hah hah you're so original," said Scarlet Moon. "Let's just get this over with. I've got a supervillain to stop."
WHAP!
Adrian followed Keiko and Juliana into the bookstore. Keiko periodically glanced around and furtively rubbed her bottom. Juliana looked amused.
Juliana grabbed Adrian's and Keiko's arms and yanked them back behind a bookshelf.
"What is the meaning-"
Juliana smothered Keiko's mouth. "Hush you silly girl. Jezebel's over there."
"Jezebel?" said Adrian. "You mean–"
"Yup." Juliana's eyes glittered. "The coat rack who stole my scholarship."
"Yes, Vanessa told me your tale–"
Juliana smothered Keiko's mouth again. "Indoor voice, girl. Indoor voice."
"Oh come now," said Keiko in a low voice. "It is so loud in here, I could scream at the top of my lungs and nobody would hear me. Despite my incredible screaming power!"
"Always good not to take chances," said Juliana. She grinned. "What do you say we have a little fun?"
"Of course I will aid you in your hour of need." Keiko shook her fist at the ceiling. "All who mess with Keiko's friends forever regret their foolish decision!"
"A completely avoidable accident," said Mrs. Rossi. "An unacceptable accident. Go to conference room 202. We're going to have a talk about expectations."
"Yes Mrs. Rossi," murmured Adrian, his face turning red. Adrian hurried away, careful not to look at anyone.
"Oh really? So what're we doing here?"
Scarlet Moon lifted the toilet seat. He wrapped a bubble of energy around his backpack, and lowered it into the putrifying remnants of a thousand corndogs with a scarlet cord. He swung the cord and pinned it to the sides of the Eldritch Shaft Of Horror.
With the bright daylight filtering in through the top of the portapotty, you'd have to know where the cord was, and look really really close to find it. Far closer, hopefully, than anyone would want to look down a portapotty toilet.
Scarlet Moon slipped out, and jumped on top of the potty with a loud clatter.
"Holy crap, it's Scarlet Moon!"
"Crap indeed. Think I saw him come out of the portapotty."
"Eww."
"Did you see who went in?"
"Yeah."
"Who?"
"Your dad."
"No way. My dad's nowhere near that hot."
"In fact, looks like the car stopped a few inches in front of the post, like we'd come to a screeching halt," said Juliana. "But I don't remember slamming on the brakes. And how did the lamppost get so badly damaged?"
"Holy fuck," said a rough voice behind the car.
Both Juliana and Adrian jumped. Juliana lost her balance and fell on her barely-clad bottom. Adrian spun towards the sound of the voice. His hand started to glow with a deep red light. He stared at it. He closed his eyes, rubbed his hand against his t-shirt, and looked at it again.
"Your hand," murmured Juliana, scrambling to her feet. "It's glowing."
A quartet of very rough looking individuals stepped into the flickering yellow glow cast by the damaged streetlight.
"They're called glosticks, ya dumb bitch," said the thug in the middle of the group. She had broad shoulders, heavily muscled arms and legs, and pale skin. She folded her arms. One foot tapped impatiently against the asphalt. Her fingers ran up and down her bicep. She wore a pair of loose-fitting black jeans, and black combat boots. A heavy looking chain hung from her jeans. A leather jacket liberally spotted with small metal studs adorned her shoulders, a skintight, v-necked black shirt beneath it. Her hair was pulled up into a huge, rainbow-colored mohawk, making her appear even taller than her six feet. A small nasal stud decorated her right nostril.
Princess hopped over the cord and stuck her tongue out at Scarlet Moon. "Missed me!"
Generalissima smirked. "A little birdie told me David'll be there."
"So? He's my TA."
"Not for much longer."
"You're ridiculous."
"You're in denial."
"Of course you are," said Juliana. "You really think Vanessa'd be working right now if you hadn't been there? It's not like you gave Princess her powers and told her to go forth and terrorize."
Juliana smiled at her own joke.
Scarlet Moon rubbed the woman's buttocks, seeking the safest spots to wail on. Lifting his hand up, the superheroine snapped it right down on the girl's right cheek, like he was swatting a fly. The sharp smack echoed throughout the room, interlaced with the girl's cries. Scarlet Moon followed it up with another, and another, and another.
"OWW! STOP!" cried the girl, her cries nearly drowned out by the hard smacks pouring down on her bubbly cheeks.
About a minute in, when her bottom was a bright pink, the sobbing stopped.
Scarlet Moon paused, his hand raised in mid-slap.
"Where am I?" The woman's voice changed, turning soft and confused. The woman glanced at her accomplices, and over her shoulder at Scarlet Moon. Her eyes widened in terror. "Oh my god you're that lunatic! What did you do to me? How did I get here, I want to go home!".
Scarlet Moon raised his eyebrows.
Adrian barely got out one word before a silky palm struck his bottom, the cat's palm stinging through his tight pants despite the soft fur covering it. Adrian yelped and squirmed.
"Shh," hissed the cat.
Adrian scowled.
Scarlet Moon threw Bright's kicking form over his shoulder and zipped town to the sidewalk.
"Oh, no you don't!" Bright pounded on Scarlet Moon's back.
"And how are you going to stop me?" asked Scarlet Moon. "Count yourself lucky I don't have time to thrash your stuck-up little butt."
"Because you need my help!" said Bright.
Scarlet Moon paused. "Oh?"
"Yeah. Look, maybe someone's setting you up. Figure in that case, you could use the help. After all, it'd be a pretty fair fight you against your double, and who wants that?"
"Let's you keep an eye on me in case I really am the kidnapper, right?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Pffsh," said Bright. "If you really were the kidnapper you wouldn't be dropping me off on the sidewalk. You'd be taking me to your evil lair and..and…"
"Spanking your ass until you can't sit for month?"
"Umm. Yeah. That."
Scarlet Moon smirked.
"Yeah. We are," said the man. He backed up a step, and Scarlet Moon saw another five or so very big men lined up waiting for him.
"Stop!" barked the SWAT leader.
Scarlet Moon coiled his powers around his legs and leapt several stories into the air.
"Morales, bring him down!"
"But I lost my gun."
The chief of police growled, and Officer Chastain squealed louder.
Scarlet Moon snagged a flag pole with a cord and swung towards Silver Tower.
"So that could have gone better," said Juliana.
"It could have gone worse. Least we robbed Succubus of two, maybe four minions."
"Yeah, though it's interesting that Officer, what was her name, Chastain? That Officer Chastain was able to resist Succubus' thrall."
"My boss last night was able to as well, at least at first. Besides, Succubus is probably saving her strength."
"But, she's got some serious mojo. She wouldn't be overwhelming you, otherwise."
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the ceiling and zipped himself and Anklyana back into the mall proper.
The ceiling groaned ominously, and the floor sagged alarmingly. Tempestas had blown the doors open, and was zipping about guiding people out the mall.
Tempestas landed next to them. "Scarlet Moon, I need you to get up high and keep an eye on things. Keep people away from unstable floors, grab them if the floor starts to give way that kind of thing. New girl–"
"Anklyana," said Anklyana a bit stiffly.
"Anklyana, I'm gonna get you up high, then take Princess to the authorities. I need you to keep the ceiling from falling in. Can you do that?"
"Well," said Anklyana uneasily.
"Of course you can," said Generalissima. "You got this."
"I can try," said Anklyana slowly. She threw a panicked look at Scarlet Moon.
Adrian's mind raced. He could always reveal himself as Scarlet Moon. A quick red flash and Sorry my grades suck, been saving the world.
A splat made Adrian tense, but his bottom didn't sting. Juliana cried out. Oh. Not that being noble helped Juliana any. He'd probably get spanked even harder for "taking stupid risks" or "putting his roommates in danger" or something like that.
The slipper struck Adrian's naked flesh with a stinging splat. Adrian gasped and his legs stuck out straight.
"Well, we'll just have to make up for lost time then," said Mom. She laid into Adrian's naked, rippling cheeks with gusto.
Vanessa's angry glare rounded on Scarlet Moon.
"Erm, not sure she was helping you," said Generalissima uneasily.
"I've had enough of all of you," said Vanessa in a low voice. She grabbed Leopard by the hair. "All of you, just stay away from me, or I swear to God I'll…I don't know what I'll do. I don't want to know. Just, just leave me alone."
Vanessa leapt over the roof, Leopard in tow.
Scarlet Moon groaned and pushed himself to his feet. He limped to the edge of the roof and peered over. Vanessa dumped Leopard in the middle of a gaggle of cops that had gathered outside the building. By the time they looked up, she was already gone.
"We have got to be the worst superheroes ever," said Tempestas. She eased onto her feet. She swayed and leaned against the lip of the roof and clutched her head. "Whoever heard of being saved by the person you're protecting?"
"I'm not going to complain," said Anklyana. She groaned and rubbed the small of her back. "To be fair, I doubt Vanessa could have taken her down, if she hadn't just finished a fight with us."
"Well, I'm gonna go," said Tempestas. She took a few deep breaths. "Dear God, do I need a bath. A nice, warm bubble bath."
Tempestas leapt away.
"Guess we should get–" Anklyana's eyes widened. "Oh no, Dad's gonna be so mad at me…"
"Why?" asked Generalissima.
Anklyana swayed from one foot to the foot. "Well, you know when Dad punched Leopard? He kind of told me to stay back beforehand. I kind of…didn't."
Generalissima hissed.
Anklyana whimpered and rubbed her bottom.
Scarlet Moon turned his back on Princess. He bent over and grabbed his ankles. His bottom rounded into a full moon above him.
"Ooh, so smooth and unmarked. Enjoy it while you can little man."
Anklyana stood silently next to Scarlet Moon. She put a hand on Scarlet Moon's back. "No hard feelings?"
Scarlet Moon shook his head.
"Wait!" said Princess. "Something's missing. I know, a paddle!"
"I can't create a paddle," said Anklyana. "I do shields."
"Just shields?"
"Just shields."
Princess pouted. The pout melted into a venomous smile. "That's ok. Scarlet Moon my dear, would you mind if Anklyana borrowed your paddle?"
"Fuck yeah, it's Globoy." Buzzsaw's eyes gleamed. "I've been looking forward to this."
Buzzsaw whipped her chain over her head and flung it at Scarlet Moon. A hurricane force wind smashed into the chain and flung it back at Buzzsaw, conking her in the nose and smashing her against a barricade.
Scarlet Moon followed up with an eye beam to Buzzsaw's face.
"Was that you?" roared Buzzsaw, jumping to her feet and pointing at Tempestas. "I'm gonna have almost as much fun tanning your ass as I will Globoy's."
"You idiot," said Tempestas. "You just finished fighting two supervillains. How many of those beams do you think you have left?"
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Scarlet Moon has her first ally! Tempestas manipulates air currents. She is fast and powerful, but not particularly strong. Her powers tend to focus on damage control, i.e. redirection, reduction etc. though she also has a few offensive powers.
The paddles hammered Scarlet Moon's wobbling buttocks with a steady, methodical, relentless pace. Scarlet Moon clamped down on his lower lip in a desperate attempt to keep his wails under control. His bottom flattened with every burning stroke. His vision swam as tears filled his eyes, one stroke away from spilling over. His bottom burned like the lip of a volcano just before eruption.
The paddles drew back.
The right one struck his right buttock with bum-flattening force.
The shock of the sudden change forced a cry from Scarlet Moon's lips. As it drew back, the left paddle slammed into his left cheek. As the left paddle drew back, the right struck again.
The heavy wooden paddles alternated, timed perfectly so that right as one pulled back from Scarlet Moon's throbbing bum, the other pancaked the other cheek.
"Hmph. If you say so. Actually, I had a question about a problem–" said Natalie.
"Come on, let's get changed before you two start gabbing." Juliana dragged Adrian and Natalie to the locker rooms.
"But I'm already changed," said Natalie.
"Oh." Juliana released her. "Well, then come on Adrian."
The Whistler squirmed and yipped, but said nothing. Her legs kicked, and her fists clenched, but still she said nothing.
Finally, Scarlet Moon had to stop. He alternated between rubbing his stinging palm, massaging his aching elbow, and massaging his aching shoulder. "Jeez. What's it take to make you talk?"
Juliana sighed. "It's just a spanking. Not that big a deal in the grand scheme of things. Especially not to a thug."
He came face to face with a whole bunch of people cowering in among the lockers, staring at him with wide eyes. "Prometheus is here, go out the emergency exit! Now!"
They bolted. Adrian tore open his locker door. He pulled open the bag and yanked out his costume.
He pulled open a ceiling tile with a crimson cord and slipped up into the ceiling.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
As if on cue, a door opened at the far end of the hallway, and a short, squat girl with very small breasts and a disproportionally large ass poked her head into the room. Her brown hair barely brushed her chin, and looked like she'd only put a token effort into maintaining it. She had a babyish face that made her look younger than she actually was and big brown eyes. The smattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks didn't help any either. She had a slightly dazed look about her, like most of her brain was off processing something else. She wore a pair of frumpy sweat pants, and a wrinkled, slightly stained black shirt that said "Talk nerdy to me."
"What are you guys doing?" asked Natalie in a soft voice, fixating on Juliana.
"Nothing you'd care about," said Alexandra, not even looking up from her phone. "Now bugger off before you give the coffee pot a tide."
Natalie frowned, and glanced at the pot. Her eyes widened, and she bolted back into her room.
"What is it?" asked Juliana.
"David," said Adrian, scrambling to his feet. "He's taking me to an off-campus place to get my class' books. I was supposed to go through my syllabi and make a list of the books I need."
"Oh," said Juliana. "Oops. Sorry."
There was a knock at the door.
Scarlet Moon tightened his grip on the woman's hips and peppered her mostly-exposed bottom (and thighs) with snappy slaps. He wrapped his hand in a faint forcefield to add an extra oomph.
The woman squirmed as best she could while bound with thick ship rope and bent over Scarlet Moon's knee. She grunted and squeaked against her gag, and shook her head, throwing her long chestnut hair around.
"Time for some discipline." Scarlet Moon walked towards the bar (miraculously not seriously damaged by the tussle), thwacking Succubus' bare cheeks with every step.
"Like hell! Who do you think you are, my mother?" said Succubus, squirming and kicking.
"Mothers do not hold a monopoloy on meting out discipline." Scarlet Moon lifted Succubus off his shoulder and bent her over the bar. Succubus kicked her dangling legs backwards, catching Scarlet Moon in the chest. The hero barely felt it.
Scarlet Moon clamped one hand over the small of Succubus' back, and tapped the paddle against Succubus' right cheek. He drew back and THWACKED the offending orb.
Succubus shrieked. Her right buttock rippled beneath the blow, while her fleshy bottom bounced against the bar. "Owww! Stop it, stop it, stop it!"
Scarlet Moon THWACKED Succubus' left cheek.
"Maybe." Juliana tossed her head. "But sometimes being a hero means taking a little injustice for the greater good. It's all about being self-sacrificing."
"Let's see you put your money where you mouth is. Whenever I have to take a spanking 'for the greater good,' I get to give you the same when I get home."
"When you don't earn–"
"Whenever."
Juliana sulked. "Fine."
Adrian grinned. "Always knew you had a just heart."
"Shut up." Juliana stomped over to her computer and plopped down. 'Leave me alone, I've got like sciency stuff to do."
Scarlet Moon closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Good dolly." Princess cut through Scarlet Moon's spandex with swift, efficient snips, peeling it off layer by layer, exposing more and more skin, stripping Scarlet Moon of just a little bit more dignity. Finally, Princess snipped away the bottom of Scarlet Moon's costume and whipped it away with a flourish. Scarlet Moon hastily covered the private region between his legs with his hand. Princess grabbed Scarlet Moon's boots and yanked them off, one after another, leaving Scarlet Moon utterly naked except for his mask.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flicked about the mall, skipping over the crowd of hostages watching his get stripped.
"I figure I'll let you keep your mask." Princess patted Scarlet Moon on the cheek. "Aren't I just so magnanimous? Best be careful though. Legostopheles! The scepter!"
Lego tentacles handed a big, long-handled, sparkly pink bathbrush to Princess. She shook it under Scarlet Moon's nose. "If you're naughty, I'm gonna apply my Sparkling Sweet Scepter of Supremacy to your bottom. And I don't think either one of us wants that. Yes?"
Scarlet Moon nodded.
"Good. Legostopheles! The outfit!"
Lego tentacles set down a frilly pink dress with sparkly pink bows all along the hem, and little plastic sparkles all over the shoulders. Next to it was placed a pair of frilly, sparkly pink panties, long white socks and bright pink mary janes. Big white mittens were also laid down, as were a few loose bows, and some makeup.
Princess set the Scepter on down and clapped her hands. "Eee! You're gonna look so cyyyyute!"
Scarlet Moon staggered backwards. His eyes burned under the flame's blinding light. His shield shuddered. The air scorched his lungs with every breath.
He fell to one knee, his arms held up crosswise in front of him. All of his forcefield swirled in front of him, yet still it barely held the licking, hungry fires at bay.
Prometheus burst out out of the fires and kicked Scarlet Moon's arms.
Scarlet Moon peppered Succubus' bobbing buttocks. "Swindling people with tap water, robbing rich people in fancy restaurants, tearing up Silver Tower. And for what? Kicks? Revenge? Some ridiculously convoluted way of making money?"
Succubus said something muffled.
"Ok. Mom's turn," said Mama.
Juliana whimpered, and pushed herself off Mama's lap. Mama and Mom switched places, and pretty soon Juliana was bottoms-up across Mom's much thinner lap. Mom pulled an equally worn pink slipper out of her big-ass purse. She tapped the slipper lightly against Juliana's hot pink bottom.
"I'm sorry dear," said Mom. "This isn't any more fun for me than it is for you. But you must be more careful. Keep on this way, and you'll be working behind a cash register somewhere. And how're you gonna help people then?"
Mom peppered Juliana's bare cheeks with her slipper. Unlike Mama, her strokes were quick and sharp, leaving a hundred stinging spots all over Juliana's wobbling buttocks inside of a minute. Juliana bicycled and wailed. Her head thrashed back and forth, her long hair swinging side to side. Her hips rolled and bucked beneath the blurring slipper.
Tweny minutes later, Juliana's bottom was fire-engine red. Adrian could practically feel its throbbing in his own bum.
"Ok dear, we're done." Mom helped Juliana clamber up, and pulled the crying girl into a deep hug. She rocked her back and forth, gently rubbing her back. "Hush little one, hush. We love you deeply. That's why we had to spank you. You're a very smart girl. A very good girl. You're gonna go very far, and help a lot of people. But only if you're smart about it. Pick your battles dear, and fight them wisely."
Mama went over and sat down next to them. She rubbed small circles in the small of Juliana's back, just underneath her wife's circling hand.
Eventually, Juliana calmed. The trio stood up, and Juliana eased her leggings back over her scorched tushy, whimpering and squirming as the tight spandex molded itself to her swollen bottom.
Mrs. Rossi raised an eyebrow. She slowly started unbuttoning her sleeve.
Adrian glared down at his feet. "I'm sorry Miss."
A heavy hand struck the seat of Adrian's trousers. Adrian yelped, hopped, and very nearly spilled the contents of his tray all over himself. "Don't mumble boy, and look Miss Silver in the eye when you apologize."
Adrian clenched his jaw, took a deep breath and looked up into Jezebel's smirking eyes. "I'm sorry Miss Silver."
"That's better," said Mrs. Rossi. "Now get your little tush to conference room 202. We're going to have a little talk about performance expectations."
Adrian glanced at Natalie, who shifted awkwardly, futzing with her dress. He glanced at Jezebel, who had her hands on her hips and a small smirk.
"Nice to see your discipline hasn't slipped at all Mrs. Rossi," said Jezebel. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I must do something about…this."
"Of course ma'am." Mrs. Rossi ducked her head to Jezebel and gave her a reassuring smile, before turning a glare on Adrian. "Best hurry boy, or we'll have the talk right here."
Adrian's face burned red hot as he hurried away.
Juliana sat down on the couch. She grabbed Natalie's sweatpants and yanked them down to her knees, revealing a pair of blue bikini-cut panties that covered almost all of her bottom. Natalie squeeled, and tried to back away. Juliana jerked her forward.
"Don't try to fight me girl, or you'll get it a lot worse," said Juliana.
"But Juli…" said Natalie in a pleading voice.
Juliana tugged Natalie over her lap and pulled the girl's panties down just past her bottom, fully exposing the girl's callipygean rump. Natalie moaned and buried her face in a pillow.
"I know it's hard Nat." Juliana lightly rubbed the back of the hairbrush on Natalie's naked, wobbly buttocks. "But you have to stick with it. You've worked too hard to stop now. You're looking great, you're feeling great, why throw it all away?"
"I don't know," murmured Natalie. "They're just so good."
"I know." Juliana snapped the brush against Natalie's right buttock, sending the sensitive flesh into a wobbling fit. Natalie squealed and kicked her legs. "So, I'm going to give you some extra incentive. You're what, twenty right? So twenty minutes with the hairbrush, followed by twenty in the corner. Understand?"
Natalie whimpered. Her toes curled and her bottom clenched anxiously.
Scarlet Moon eased away from the supervillain, who rolled his eyes. He flicked his fingers, and a geiser of water burst out of the ground and slammed into Scarlet Moon's torso, lifting him into the air, his helpless bottom thrust back towards Poseidon. "My companion's an idiot, but God, was I hoping for some payback. And she sure delivered." Poseidon smacked Scarlet Moon's bottom a few times with the palm of his hand.
Scarlet Moon growled. He kicked and flailed, but all it got him was a mouthfull of groundwater.
Poseidon stole some of the water from the geiser and wove it into a paddle. "Do keep still. Prometheus, think you could–"
Prometheus flicked her fingers over her shoulder. Her hand glowed, and both the geiser and paddle froze. Prometheus' hand sank into Tempestas' upside down bottom, and the heroine finally let out a good and proper shriek.
Scarlet Moon shivered as the ice burned his exposed skin. He flexed and wiggled, but the ice was solid as steel.
"Oh yes, squirm all you want. Makes your bottom jiggle delightfully," said Poseidon. Poseidon gathered Scarlet Moon's spandex in his fist and ripped it off, baring his curved bottom to the cold winter sun. There was a loud splat, and Scarlet Moon wailed as the icy implement bit into his exposed right buttock. It even stuck a little where it struck Scarlet Moon's bottom, eliciting a second gasp as Poseidon drew it back for a second swing.
"Why do I have to go first?" asked Anklyana in a whine.
Scarlet Moon swung the rack over his head until it blurred, and flung it at the cat like the world's biggest stone flung from the world's biggest slingshot.
The rack slammed into the cat and shattered. Bowling balls and rack fragments went flying everywhere. The cat flew backwards into the darkness with a shriek of pain.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the ruined entrance to the bowling alley and zipped out into the throughfare. His eyes flared and a scarlet beam lanced after the cat. The bright beam cast the far side of the throughfare in a red glow.
The cat was nowhere to be seen.
The beam smashed a hole in a storefront and fizzled out.
Scarlet Moon landed next to Anklyana and pivoted a full 360, looking for any sign of the slightest movement.
He heard nothing but his own breathing. Saw nothing but flickering shadows cast by the glow of their shields.
The cord swiped across Princess' ankles and sent her tumbling to the ground with a wince-inducing splat.
Scarlet Moon grabbed Vanessa and pulled her off Bernice. "Get ahold of yourself girl!"
"I know you're up there. Come down where we can see you," said the leader, her rifle rock steady and pointed in the general direction of the heroine. "I won't ask a second time."
Scarlet Moon growled in disgust. He grabbed Bernice in his other hand, and leapt down into the room. "Just Scarlet Moon and a pair of children."
"Pretty sure I'm older than you," said Bernice.
"Then start acting like it."
The guard's gun didn't waver. "Names. Now."
"Officer Bernice Chastain, GCPD," said Bernice.
"Vanessa Vaine, I'm a, uh, a waitress for Miss Rossi at the Pink Pantry," said Vanessa.
Scarlet Moon struck a heroic pose.
"Oh my goodness you are adorable." Succubus bent over and squeezed Scarlet Moon's cheek like an aunt squeezing a nephew's. "Here you are, lying at my feet, weak as a newborn babe and you still think you'll win."
Scarlet Moon reached up with a shaking hand and tried to push the hand away. "You..really think … you'll be able… to just walk … out of here?"
Succubus smiled. "Of course. You don't think I'm worried about the police are you? Silly superhero. The only person who had a snowball's shot in hell of stopping me is now lying at my feet, about to get his bare bottom smacked."
Succubus grabbed Scarlet Moon by the hair and dragged him towards the bar.
"Don't try to fight," said Juliana quietly. "Your body is recharging even as we speak. Wait until you have enough energy to escape, and then get the hell out of there."
Succubus lifted Scarlet Moon by the back of his costume and bent him over the bar. Scarlet Moon wiggled in a vain attempt to ease the wood digging into his belly. His legs dangled uselessly, the toes of his boots bopping against the edge of the bar. He was face to face with the bartender, hunched down behind the counter and shaking.
"My goodness, just look at this delighful bottom." Succubus gathered some of the material and yanked it up into a wedgie, fully exposing Scarlet Moon's bottom. "So round, round and compact. Tell me, how well does it jiggle?"
Succubus landed a stinging open-palmed smack to Scarlet Moon's right cheek.
"What? But-"
"Some people will ask you to count your strokes, and will give you extra if you lose track," said Adrian. "I won't. Even if I wanted to, the bylaws don't let us add extra strokes for anything but resistance. So it's a good chance to practice."
"Hate America," muttered Keiko. "Should just go back home. Where people aren't nuts."
"Aww come on, it can't be that bad," said Juliana. "Why think of all the undisciplined youth running around in Canada that we don't have to deal with! Mom's always going on about how out of control Canadians are, because they've never been put over someone's knee."
Keiko turned her head and glared at Juliana. "Says the woman who has been out until 1 in the morning drinking and partying in clothing that barely deserves the name every weekend night since we got here."
Juliana held up her hands helplessly. "Sorry, just trying to lighten the mood."
"Well don't. Let's just do this," said Keiko.
"Trust me, you'll like it better when you get a chance to give instead of take," said Juliana.
Silence.
"That woman is intense," said Natalie.
Alexandra grunted. "You have no idea."
Juliana's eyes sparkled. "This is incredible. Silver Ant's doing great things. Incredible things. Think of all the equipment I'll have access to. All the cool stuff I'll get to do."
"Meh, you'll probably be mom's well-spanked coffee girl," said Alexandra with a shrug. "Now, you still gonna ditch me tonight?"
Juliana grinned. "No way. I'm up for some celebration. Thanks, Alexandra."
Alexandra grunted again. "We'll see how long that gratitude lasts."
Later, somewhere else in the city…
"I can't believe those two." Buzzsaw paced back and forth in front of the desk. "Stupid little twerps getting their dumb asses arrested. I've half a mind to just leave them to rot."
"Leave them. Even a victorian trifecta only bought me temporary obedience. And that's not acceptable, now is it?"
Buzzsaw stopped pacing and stood up straight. "Um no ma'am. Of course not."
"Besides, they served their purpose." A hand lifted a remote and raised the volume on a television against the far wall.
"Silver Ant's stocks have taken a hit after Isabelle Chastain, Silver Ant's Legal Head announced her retirement mere hours after being attacked by her own Supreme children…"
The hand lowered the volume again, and laughter filled the room.
The paddles cracked into the skintight spandex covering Scarlet Moon's buttocks. Twin eruptions of hot agony flashed across Scarlet Moon's upthrust cheeks as the heavy paddles sent Scarlet Moon's jello-like buttocks into a heaving, wobbling fit.
Adrian put a hand on Natalie's shoulder. "Hey, you're fine. That wasn't your powers going crazy, that was Leopard with some sort of short-lived poison. We'll find her, and we'll bring her to justice."
"But what if she shoots me again?" asked Natalie.
Giraffalot swerved. Scarlet Moon's fingers closed over empty air. Sir Stuffins struck Scarlet Moon in the ass with the pool noodle, knocking his into the hurricane. He spun around and smacked into one of Legostopheles' tentacles, which wrapped around him and slammed him into the ground.
The hairbrush bounced harmlessly off Adrian's shield. Juliana let out a disgusted sigh. "Are you really going to do this?"
Adrian slid off the bed. "If I wasn't about to take a spanking from that lunatic scientist, what makes you think I'm going to take one from you?"
"Because you acted like a selfish little brat, who values his ability to sit more than the freedom of an entire skyscraper."
"Of course. And when a jerkass thinks spanking me is more important than the freedom of an entire skyscraper, that's totally fine."
Juliana's expression softened a little bit, and she lowered the hairbrush. "Well, you were being kind of rude–"
"I had just spent the past hour running from a supervillain, right after spending fifteen minutes getting knocked around the room by her. I had a snarky cop and a grumpy waitress tagging along behind me that I had to worry about. You don't think that maybe I wasn't the tiny bit grumpy?"
Juliana crossed her arms. For a moment she didn't say anything.
Juliana eyes flicked across some text flying across her screen. She leaned back and massaged her forehead. "Could be Princess. She vanished after a couple of federal agents took her. Could be rotting in a cell somewhere. Could be working in a secret government lab. Could have been recruited by a crime lord with influence reaching into the highest echelons of state and federal government. Who knows?"
"You're filling me with glee Juli," said Adrian. "What do we do now?"
"Let's see what I snatched off Mr. Business Solution's computer," said Juliana. "I'll also give some thought to how we handle someone made of Glow."
The guard's eyes narrowed. Her gun pointed right at Scarlet Moon's chest. "You're coming with me."
"Why? Where?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"You're not authorized to be here. I will be escorting you to a holding cell until the police have a chance to arrest you for trespassing," said the guard.
"You've got to be kidding me."
"I don't kid with intruders."
"Yo momma don't kid with intruders," said Bernice.
Scarlet Moon facepalmed.
"Enough," said the guard. "You have a choice. You can come with us peacefully or we can kick your ass and drag you with us."
The drones charged.
"Honestly, I'm kinda surprised it took her this long to show up," said Generalissima. "This was her thing, figured she'd want to be here."
"Maybe she figured she'd done enough," said Anklyana. "Cracking a smuggling ring can't be easy. I mean, you don't see Generalissima running around out here with her ass hanging out."
"My powers don't really lend themselves to running around with my bum hanging out," said Generalissima.
"I saw what you did to the Blonde Brigade."
"Well, you know."
Scarlet Moon grabbed Anklyana and swung in the direction of the burst of air.
"I don't suppose I can convince you to take off your costume until we get to my tower? You'd be much less conspicuous," said Silver. The trio stepped into the garage and walked to a nearby limousine.
Scarlet Moon blanched.
"Didn't think so," said Silver. Clemency opened the back door and gestured for the two to get in. "Looks like security's going to get one heck of a bonus tonight."
Scarlet Moon took a moment to take in the very fancy limo. "What's the going rate for one of these?"
"Far more than I should have spent. But the privacy is useful sometimes. And it helps build a certain image."
"Plutocratic fat cat?"
Juliana slapped her forehead.
Silver smiled. "To the right people."
The rest of the trip was in silence, and before too long they were riding in a private elevator up to Silver's office.
Cushy chairs and couches were scattered about the room, mostly gathered around a desk backed by a pair of ginormous windows with a breathtaking view of the city.
Scarlet Moon threw himself backwards. The fingers vanished, and Scarlet Moon slammed into the ground. He lay stunned for a second.
Midnight dropped down on Scarlet Moon's chest. Her large, firm, leather-clad bottom pressed down on Scarlet Moon's chest. Her powerful legs pinned Scarlet Moon's arms to the ground. Scarlet Moon gasped, the wind knocked out of him, even as he felt a stirring between his legs.
Midnight grabbed Scarlet Moon's legs and pulled them underneath her arms, forcing the spandex covering Scarlet Moon's bottom to go taught, bringing the svelt into sharp relief, and forcing Scarlet Moon's heart-shaped to liftslightly off the roof.
Scarlet Moon struggled to catch his breath, but the woman's bottom on his chest, his legs pinned underneath the woman's arms, his utter helplessness, it all made his head light and swirly.
"Arriving late, threatening to put me in jail, lying to me, attacking me…" Midnight tugged Scarlet Moon's spandex shorts to his thighs, bringing a pair of curved into view. Scarlet Moon yelped and squirmed. "You've been a very bad boy, kitten."
Midnight drummed on Scarlet Moon's naked, jumping buttocks. Her leather-clad palms bit deeply into Scarlet Moon's curved cheeks, driving squeals, yelps and gasps out of the helpless hero. Scarlet Moon's body rocked with every stinging smack.
Scarlet Moon's staff shattered. The pool cue slammed into his chest and flung his backwards into a lego wall. The lego wall shattered. People bolted past his for the door.
Scarlet Moon groaned and rolled onto his hands and knees. Legos swarmed around his, forming a wall with his spandex-clad ass on one end, and his torso on the other. The legos pushed his up until his feet dangled. Scarlet Moon yelped and kicked. He pushed against the wall, but it refused to budge.
"Ah yes, bearing your punishment stoically," said Poseidon. He struck Scarlet Moon's left cheek with the icy paddle, eliciting a gasp from the hero. "I like a boy who only speaks when necessary.
Giraffalot swerved, but too slow. Scarlet Moon's fingers closed around the stuffed Giraffalot's neck. Scarlet Moon zipped, lurching both himself and Giraffalot into the air. He flung Giraffalot into Tempestas' hurricane.
The stuffed giraffe whirled around and smashed into Legostopheles. Legos erupted into the hurricane, and buffeted the wall and the rest of the demon. Legostopheles staggered backwards and smashed into the play pen. It shattered.
Fire fighters, police officers and other rescue personnell rushed for the collapsed space.
Scarlet Moon could swear he could hear a woman wailing for her baby from the crowd of ex-hostages jammed up near the police line.
Scarlet Moon landed approximately where Anklyana should have been and started ripping away chunks of rubble.
"Careful you idiot," snapped a fire fighter, approaching next to him. "They could be in a pocket in there, you throwing rubble willy-nilly could make it collapse."
"But–"
"Just back up and let the professionals take care of this."
"Listen to him," said Generalissima.
"That little number can cut a Supreme off from his powers even while he's still got a bit of juice left," said the woman, the caress of her husky voice made Scarlet Moon shiver, and his legs squeeze together. "Maybe even at full power. Don't know, haven't tested it. Thought you might want to take a look before one closes over your cute little neck."
"Umm, uhh, thanks Miss…"
"Ooh, such a polite little kitten." The woman's hand slid down Scarlet Moon's back and rubbed some of the sting from his swollen bottom. Scarlet Moon shivered, and his bottom pushed back into the soft hand of its own accord. It took every shred of willpower Scarlet Moon had left to keep from purring. "You can call me Midnight. Watch the shadows little kitten. You never know where I'll be lurking."
Midnight released Scarlet Moon. She turned on a heel and glided away, her hips swiveling with every step. Her apple bottom, tightly encased in skintight leather, rolled and flexed around a thong seam that further emphasized her pushed out cheeks. She walked unhurried, yet her long legs ate up the ground.
Scarlet Moon stared at the rolling cheeks. He shifted uneasily from foot to foot, tingles spreading across his nether regions. He reached back and ran his hands gingerly over his smarting bottom. The cheeks buzzed, but they didn't throb like they usually did after a supervillain spanking.
It felt almost..pleasant.
Midnight was barely out of sight when Scarlet Moon's earpiece crackled.
"Wait, I see a few people talking down in an alleyway." Scarlet Moon hopped off the billboard, rolled across the roof and eased to the building's edge. He peered down.
Three women stood in the alley talking. Bernice Chastain, clad in a long-sleeved spandex shirt, and a pair of running shorts over tights, stood with her back against the wall and her arms crossed.
The other two wore skintight black catsuits that showed off every inch of their fit figures. One was rather short, while the other was tall. The short one had chinlength red hair and a cute, freckled face. She was maybe 100 pounds soaking wet. The other had luxurious brown hair. She was also much more voluptuous than her partner, with ample breasts and curvy hips.
"That's what I like to hear." Juliana pulled a white thong and strapless white lacy bra out of Adrian's drawer and threw them and the dress at Adrian. She also pulled a black half-jacket out of the closet. "Quick, shower and put these on. Time's a wasting. And don't get your hair wet. No time for it to dry."
"Are you really complaining?" said Bernice.
"I don't know. What kind of superhuman throwdown ends with security guards shooting the supervillain?"
"Oh stop whining," said Juliana. "You're lucky. Savor it."
"I see." Sam eyed the two suspiciously. He shrugged. "Well, whatever. I'll see you soon."
Juliana pulled Adrian towards their door. "So, does that mean I get to dress you up?"
A very narrow beam struck the villain right on the head. The villain swayed a little, clearly stunned but not yet knocked out.
They eased down the corridor, and eventually came to an elevator door.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
"Umm, what?"
"Hey, I've saved both Ms. Silver and Alexandra from supervillains. That's gotta put me in her good graces. And I don't really like the idea of sneaking in like some sort of burglar."
"There's no way they'd let in some lunatic in pajamas."
"Lunatic? You're the one who made this getup."
"I meant from their perspective."
"Yeah, ok."
"Sorry. Look, I mean you can try that if you really want to, I guess. But there's no way they're gonna just let you waltz right in."
"OK, get out there and find some way to neutralize whatever it is," said Generalissima. "Scarlet Moon, can you take Anklyana with you? Anklyana, you provide cover. Tempestas, keep them distracted and disoriented."
"Your friend is very obnoxious," said Tempestas. She smirked. "I like her."
Scarlet Moon picked up Anklyana and flung her over his shoulder like a grain sack.
Anklyana eeped. "How about I ride piggy-back? That's got to be more dignified."
Anklyana's shield in front of the alley crumbled.
"Too late. Deal with it." Tempestas leapt into the air, a gust of wind driving Mr. Cuddles backwards. The trio burst into the main room, only to be faced with a recovering Mr. Cuddles, Sir Stuffins, Giraffalot, and Legostopheles.
"Move move move!" said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon swung into the air. A great swirl of hurricane-force winds knocked Sir Stuffins off his mount. A green wall formed between Scarlet Moon and Legostopheles, just in time to catch one of the beast's tentacles. Scarlet Moon swung into the ceiling, flipping up so that he struck the ceiilng feetfirst. Power flowed into his and he rocketed off, angled for Princess. Scarlet beams shattered drones. A green bubble formed around him. More drones shattered uselessly against the bubble.
Another bubble formed around Tempestas just before Mr. Cuddles' paw slammed into her. Tempestas pivoted in midair. Yomama appeared and struck Mr. Cuddles.
"Getting really tired of that bird," said Princess.
"Ohhh!" Curvy stomped her foot. She hurried over to stand next to her friend. A bright red blush suffused her cheeks as she turned around and shimmied her jeans down to her knees. Her large bottom bounced into view, thoroughly unconstrained by the white thong nestled between her voluminous cheeks. She bent over and put her hands on her knees, mimicking Leggy's posture.
The police officer rolled her eyes. "Kids these days and their barely-there panties."
Adrian pursed his lips. The police officer didn't look that much older than them. Maybe five years.
The officer stepped up next to the three, slapping the belt against her thigh with each step. Curvy whimpered, and Leggy shifted from one foot to the other. Vanessa remained still, her eyes fixed on a point in front of her feet.
The police officer drew the belt back, and whipped it across Curvy's voluptuous cheeks. The soft mounds jiggled mightily, and Curvy hopped up onto her toes with a squeal.
"Since you took so long to get in position, you get the first volley." The police officer put a hand on the girl's lower back and whipped the belt across the doughy mounds with vigor. The girl squealed and bucked beneath the barrage. The officer spent a solid twenty seconds belting Curvy's bobbing bottom, criss-crossing it with belt-shaped welts.
"Look. There's a lot of fear circling Scarlet Moon right now. People don't know what's going on. All they know is that people with superpowers are starting to pop up. And where you have superpowers, you have superpowered battles, and where you have superpowered battles, people get hurt. Especially when we've got a supervillain who I think manipulates minds." Juliana pulled out some lotion and gently rubbed it into Adrian's blazing bottom. Adrian sighed as the cool lotion took the edge off the burn. "You know I didn't like spanking you like that. But I had to make sure you never made that mistake again. Someone could have gotten hurt. Ok?"
"So what, I'm supposed to just sit back and do nothing?" asked Adrian.
"Obviously if a supervillain is being all supervillainy, you need to do something, but when we just have a suspicion? A hint that maybe something isn't right? In that case, I think we should keep Scarlet Moon in your backpack."
"I guess," said Adrian.
"Ok." Juliana stood. "I need to do some research about this Carmine lady. Try to do some homework or something, alright?"
Scarlet Moon groaned and rocked back and forth on Succubus' lap. "I'm not one to call an OTK spanking inhumane, but damn girl."
Succubus gave Scarlet Moon's hair a savage yank, and smashed her palm into Scarlet Moon's vulnerable posterior with fast, full-armed smacks.
Scarlet Moon clamped his teeth together to keep from crying out. His toes curled in his boots, and his legs tensed. Tears gathered at the corner of his eyes. The deafening crack of hard-swung palm against reddening flesh bounced against the restaurant walls, assaulting Scarlet Moon's ears as vigorously as the villain's hand assaulted his bottom.
"Had enough yet?" shrieked Succubus, shaking Scarlet Moon's head back and forth. Scarlet Moon barely contained a whimper as strands of hair were pulled from his scalp. "Had enough yet?"
The stool legs snapped beneath Scarlet Moon's grip, and the two went crashing to the ground in a heap.
Scarlet Moon smashed an elbow into Succubus' armpit, and rolled off the villain.
Scarlet Moon swung down and dumped Leopard in the middle of a gaggle of cops who had gathered outside the building. He saluted the officers.
Scarlet Moon fired a beam, driving Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot back a step.
Tempestas landed next to his. "Alright, you had your fun. Let's trash this toy."
"You'd be half done by now, you didn't keep stalling," said Marie.
"Your friend's the one taking forever," said Scarlet Moon.
The paddle struck Scarlet Moon's outthrust bottom. He wailed and bucked frantically against the desk, his spandex-clad bottom wobbling. Tears gathered in the corners of his eyes. The paddle struck again, and again, and again.
Scarlet Moon bucked, wailed, and wiggled his way through another half a dozen rapid-fire strokes.
"That fast enough for you?" asked Dana, her breath coming a little bit heavily.
Scarlet Moon took a deep, shuddering breath and wiped a few tears from his eyes.
Succubus raised an eyebrow. "You have got to work on your plans. Minions."
Scarlet Moon dumped Princess on the bowling alley floor. The woman was completely inert. She said nothing, didn't move. Just glowed brighter and brighter. Scarlet Moon swung back into the bowling alley.
Anklyana came running just as the barrier surrounding Legostopheles collapsed. "Sorry, I–"
"Wrap Princess in a bubble," said Generalissima. "Scarlet Moon will hold Legostopheles off."
Scarlet Moon swung at the giant lego demon.
"Oh, it jiggles delightfully. No wonder you flaunt it so. I would too if I had an ass as nice as yours. Oh wait, I do!" Succubus whipped Scarlet Moon's right cheek with her crop. "Now, it's time to pay the price of fighting me, the Salacious Succubus!"
Succubus thrashed Scarlet Moon's bottom with the crop, its small leather square leaving stinging kisses on Scarlet Moon's bare skin. "So tell me, have I won yet?"
"Just say yes," murmured Juliana. "Let her gloat."
"You will never win," said Scarlet Moon. He craned his neck over his shoulder and glared at the supervillain. "Never!"
Juliana sighed. "Well, it's your butt."
Succubus tsked. "I wonder are you a unique breed of stupid, or just defiant? Let's find out!"
Succubus lashed Scarlet Moon's bare bottom with her crop. Scarlet Moon winced and hissed. His toes curled, and his legs kicked a little. His hips rocked, and his fingers dug into the counter behind the bar. His bottom burned with every lash.
"Oh my," said Succubus, digging her fingers into Scarlet Moon's tender cheeks. "Your bottom sure does turn red quick doesn't it? No wonder they call you Scarlet Moon."
Scarlet Moon kicked at Succubus, and hit empty air.
"Unique breed of stupid apparently. Alas, I hear there's only one cure." Succubus whipped the crop across Scarlet Moon's curved bottom as fast as her arm could move. "Continuous beatings!"
Adrian put his pajamas back on, and returned to his room. Juliana stood in the middle of it, staring off into space and gnawing a fingernail.
"Blegh, you're still here?" said Adrian, pushing the door closed behind him.
Juliana smiled, and glanced about the chaotic room. "Not even a mess of epic and lasting proportions could keep me out today."
"Hey, it's not that bad." Adrian plopped down on his bed. He stretched his back, his face grimacing as sore muscles screamed.
Juliana's lips quirked and an eyebrow arched. "Souvenirs?"
"Shut up."
Juliana smirked.
"So whaddya want?"
Juliana's smile faded. "I wanted to talk about two nights ago. You-"
"How about just Glow?" said Natalie.
Juliana rolled it over in her head. "Sure. Glow. Whatever. Anyway, they detect Glow. We need to put them around the mall, like pretty close around the mall. We could charge in and try to put them down in broad daylight. Might trigger a response from Princess, or piss off the police. We could try to start up negotiations with Princess. Probably won't make the chief do much more than grumble."
"It's his favorite thing to do anyway," said Natalie.
"Finally, we could, and by we I mean you, slip into the sewers, follow them under the mall, and plant the detectors there."
Natalie gagged. "That sounds beyond horrific."
"Yeah, but I can't see how the other two ideas could end well," said Juliana. "Lord knows what Princess might start doing to Tempestas if you attack directly. And you'll have to keep her talking a long time to get these laid out."
"Yes ma'am." Vanessa straightened and pulled her hose back up. She gnawed on her lip as the fabric brushed over her swollen bottom. She wiggled her skirt back down, shifting from foot to foot as the tight skirt put pressure on her red cheeks. Despite the spanking, there was no sign of tears, and her makeup was untouched. "Come on Adrian."
Adrian followed Veronica.
"Sorry about that. I kept meaning to talk to you, I just forgot. Anyway, the basic idea is that you'll be following me, watching what I do, asking me questions when we're not on the floor, etc. I'll also have you take the lead a few times. Later, we'll talk about what you did right and wrong." Vanessa opened a door, and ushered Adrian inside. "You mess up, you get a few swats. Whatever earns you swats now, will get you a proper spanking when you're fully trained. Any questions?"
"You never struck me as a thong girl." Adrian set his bag in a corner, between a table and couch. "You sure I can just leave my bag here?"
Vanessa laughed. "When Mrs. Rossi decides to paddle you, it's always on the bare. But she also doesn't like exposing any more than necessary. So if you wear underwear that doesn't cover much cheek, she'll leave them up. If you do, they're coming down."
"Maybe I'll just never get spanked," said Adrian.
Vanessa rolled her eyes. "And maybe someday Phillipa Silver will show up at my door, inform me that I'm her secret long lost daughter, and give me a billion dollar check."
Scarlet Moon leaned forward and resumed the paddling. The sharp crack of paddle striking bare flesh echoed across the parking lot. It bounced off the mall, and the police barriers, distorted and seemingly amplified.
Anklyana squirmed and wiggled. She squeaked and gasped. Her bottom rolled with the blows, her meaty buttocks bouncing vigorously with every smack.
"Apologize," snarled Princess.
Anklyana said nothing.
"Faster Scarlet Moon!"
Scarlet Moon ground his teeth together. He picked up the pace. The paddle blurred. The sharp cracks ran together. Anklayana howled. Her bright red bottom grew darker with every strike. Her hips bobbed furiously, forcing Scarlet Moon to wrap an arm around her back and hold her flush against his hip.
"Apologize!"
Juliana sighed. "Scared the crap-"
A particle beam slammed into the wall next to Scarlet Moon's head.
"Can't talk now," said Scarlet Moon, ducking behind a desk. "Got a hostile."
"Not surprising," said Juliana. "You'll have every Whistler in the compound piling on your butt any minute now."
"Take a breath." Scarlet Moon peeked his head above the desk just in time to see the woman duck behind a door. "I got things under control."
"Smashing through a building is not 'under control,'" said Juliana. "It's–"
Scarlet Mono fired. The beam blew the door off its hinges and sent the Whistler sprawling. Scarlet Moon leapt forward and grabbed the Whistler before she could recover. He snatched up the particle stunner, and chucked it out a window.
The Whistler mewled and kicked at Scarlet Moon, but even when she connected, Scarlet Moon didn't feel a thing.
Scarlet Moon tossed the Whistler over his shoulder, and ran back the way he came.
Adrian handed Juliana the spoon, and stepped back a little to give him room.
"Do you have to watch?" asked Keiko, twisting around to look at Adrian over her outhrust ass. "Couldn't you like step outside, or something?"
Juliana took the waistband of Keiko's lacy panties and tugged them down to her knees, fully exposing her rich chocolate, heart-shaped bottom. "It's his room you barged into. He has a right to watch your thrashing."
Keiko whimpered. "But it's embarassing!"
"That's part of the punishment," said Juliana. She lined the spoon up against Keiko's right cheek. "Besides, it's not like he's never been spanked. He gets spanked all the time. Misbehaving brat is what he is."
The dome wobbled and weaved, but held. Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot were pulverized against its walls. Scarlet Moon let the dome collapse and fell to one knee, gasping.
Tempestas kneeled down next to him. "You ok?"
Scarlet Moon let Tempestas help him up.
"Well now," said Generalissima.
"I don't know," said Scarlet Moon. "What did she do to you?"
"Very. Humiliating. Painful. Things," said Tempestas. Her fist shook.
"I think you should handle it," said Generalissima. "Tempestas might go too far."
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord behind him and zipped backwards. The giant paw missed his by inches. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the ceiling and zipped up. A paw flashed at him. He snagged the creature's claw and swung up onto the top of the paw. Mr. Cuddles shook its paw, but Scarlet Moon was already leaping off and digging his fingers into the creature's torso. He flung himself up the bear's torso and uppercutted Princess for all he was worth.
Princess flipped backwards. She clawed at her bear's shoulder, but slid off the back and fell with a shriek. Mr. Cuddles stopped moving. Scarlet Moon swung around the uncannily still bear's torso and caught Princess in midair.
Princess squealed. "My hero! Here, let me REWARD YOU!"
Princess leaned sideways. Her fingers skimmed across Mr. Cuddles's back. The bear swung around and clipped Scarlet Moon with a paw. The two went flying. They slammed into the ground and went rolling head over heels.
Princess kicked Scarlet Moon in the face and crawled away.
Adrian landed a hard swat to the seat of the woman's jeans. "First, you tried to mug my friend and I. Then you had your minions chase us through a frigging abandoned business park, then you try to cut me in half with big-ass hair, and you think I'm going to let you go? Girl, I'm not letting you go until your ass is raw meat."
Adrian landed three hard swats to Buzzsaw's muscular, jean-clad ass. Buzzsaw yelped and squirmed with each smack.
"Really? Really? You're getting smacked over jeans. You should be barely feeling it," said Adrian.
"Your hand hurts," snarled Buzzsaw. She grabbed something from around her neck and lifted it to her mouth. Adrian snatched the whistle out of her hands and tossed it off into the darkness.
"My whistle," wailed Buzzsaw.
"I'll buy you a new one. And by 'buy you a new one' what I really mean is 'laugh in your face because I've had a really bad night and it's all your fault.' Hahahaha!"
Meanwhile, the latest news about Scarlet Moon's confrontation with Succubus played on a small television in a small sitting room somewhere in the city.
A woman entered the room. She had long, rich, flowing red tresses that extended all the way down to the small of her back. She wore small, upward-angled shoulder plates that gave her a broad-shouldered look. Attached to the shoulder plates was what appeared to be a bikini top made out of chainmail that exposed the top and inner valley of her round, firm, full breasts. A small chainmail loincloth sat on her broad hips, nestled beneath her firm, flat belly and between a pair of thunder thighs. It consisted of two chainmail triangles connected by a string. At the top each triangle was a little over a handsbreadth wide, but quickly narrowed down to a mere fingerswidth. They covered the truly important bits, but left her ample buttocks and inner thigh all but completely exposed. Her big bottom was firm, round, and protruded out behind her. She wore good leather boots that extended halfway to her knees, and thick leather gloves that went halfway to her elbows. A sword hung low on one hip, and a dagger was strapped to the opposite thigh.
The woman bowed. "We've brought her."
As if on cue, a bellow erupted from the other room. "Where the fucking fuck am I?"
Buzzsaw burst into the room, knocking the bikini-clad warrior on her hands and knees. In the blink of an eye, the woman was back on her feet, sword and dagger drawn, standing between Buzzsaw and the chair.
But Buzzsaw was already on her knees. "S-sorry. I, err, wow, uh this is an honor."
Ominous laughter filled the room.
Scarlet Moon pulled Generalissima's leggings back up over her bottom, ignoring the girl's squeals as the fabric pressed against her throbbing buttocks. He set her friend back down on the branch.
"I just wanted to help." Generalissima rubbed her bottom with one hand, and wiped her eyes with the other.
"Cheating isn't going to help me."
The two sat in silence for a few minutes.
"You know what might help?" asked Generalissima at last. "Crushing Cain is having a concert tonight. Sam and I are planning to go. You should go with us."
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared, and a beam blasted Princess in the face. It was weak and flickering, barely stunning the girl, but hopefully enough. His limbs flexed and the jump rope snapped. He lashed a cord to the ceiling and zipped into the air.
Scarlet Moon rubbed his blazing cheeks and limped after the two.
The trio entered a spacious office dominated by a giant mahogany desk and plush leather chair. A pair of smaller but also plush chairs sat in front of the desk. A pair of monitors sat on one end of the desk, while the other had a couple of neat stacks of paper, bound together by rubber bands. The center of the desk was empty save for a paperweight in the shape of an ant head.
The office was lit by a quartet of soft golden lamps, one in each corner. A plush leather couch lined one wall, and in the corner was a fireplace with a tasteful rug set before it. A colorful chest sat against the wall, flush against the rug.
"Alexandra's old toychest," said Silver. "We had so many pleasant evenings here. Alexandra and Clemency would play or nap on the rug while I worked, and Clemency's mother kept an eye on them. Sometimes, I'd even join them for a bit. I could play quite the mean T-Rex, let me tell you."
Clemency blushed.
"I'm surprised Clemency isn't watching Alexandra, if they know each other," said Juliana.
Silver's lips twisted. She sat down behind the desk. Clemency took up position behind her. "My daughter can be stubborn, and has a tendency to go behind my back if I'm not careful. Besides, I've made arrangements to keep her as safe as I can. Now why don't you sit–"
Scarlet Moon shook his head.
"Of course, apologies." Silver smiled. "Let's talk business, shall we?"
Juliana leaned over and whispered in Adrian's ear. "Yeah, but imagine if he did a little extra. Pull out some nice, cool cream. Smother it all over his hands. Slide his hands across your naked, vulnerable bottom, all hot and glowing-"
Adrian rolled over and smacked Juliana with the pillow.
Juliana laughed, and pushed Adrian back onto his face. "Stay still and let me finish."
Mom hesitated.
"First, that lunatic Buzzsaw shows up at the beach and takes Alex, then Succubus attacks the restaurant on my first day on the job. Vanessa gets held hostage the next day, then Prometheus and Poseidon show up and attack us not once but twice, and now this…this Princess.." Adrian's voice cracked. All the stress and uncertainty and terror and pain of the past few months crashed down on Adrian like an anvil. His eyes blurred and his entire body shook.
Mom pulled Adrian into a fierce hug. "Hush honey, hush. I know, I know. It's scary. It's been scary for all of us. Maybe we can transfer you two to a different–"
"No!" Adrian pulled away. "I can't!"
"Oh? Why not?"
Adrian fidgeted with his t-shirt. "I don't know, I just, my friends are here. Generica's my home, and I need to def– I don't know. We worked hard to get here, it's such a good school. I don't want to leave. Feel like I'd be abandoning everyone."
Mom sighed. "Your Mama's gonna call me soft. Alright. I won't spank you, nor will I insist you transfer. But consider this a warning. If you can't get your grades up, you will get spanked. As for staying at Nezerwallup, well we can talk about it over break. Nobody's really been hurt so far, which is the only reason your fathers haven't shown up and dragged you kicking and screaing back home. But it's been a near thing. Now come on, let's join Mama and Juli."
Midnight's hand flicked across Scarlet Moon's vulnerable, stinging bottom. Scarlet Moon squirmed and yelped. His hips bumped against Midnight's side. Midnight's firm arm around his back steadied him, comforting his even as the woman's hand lit a fire on his backside.
Scarlet Moon squeezed his eyes shut, trying to fight back the tears of pain gathering at his eyes. Midnight's spanking was relentless, her palm snapping between cheeks, each smack sending a buttock into a rippling fit, each smack leaving behind a bright red handprint, each smack stinging Scarlet Moon's naked, sensitive skin.
Midnight didn't say anything. There was nothing to say that wasn't already being said by the large palm splatting Scarlet Moon's elevated plump bottom.
Still, the hand descended. Scarlet Moon lost track of time. He lost track of the number of times Midnight's leather-clad palm caved-in Scarlet Moon's compact bottom. All he could track was the inferno building in his submissively upthrust bottom, the tears threatening to spill out of his eyes, the burning shame in how easily he'd surrendered to this woman, a strange warmth growing in his chest and spreading through his torso. A tingle in his belly where the woman's other hand rested. A strange sense of relief, as if a fear he hadn't known had been gnawing at him had faded away.
He became aware of Midnight's shins and feet resting next to his face, where Midnight knelt.
On impulse, he wrapped his arms around the woman's legs. His legs were warm and firm, the skintight leather doing nothing to obscure the muscles underneath. Scarlet Moon pressed his face into that warmth, while his body shook with sobs of pain.
"Has my kitten learned his lesson then?" asked Midnight.
"Wait, you were serious?" said the hoodlum.
"Of course I'm serious. If there's one thing my parents taught me, it's not to make threats you aren't willing to carry out," said Adrian.
"But-yee!"
"Pull yourself together, you need to check on Anklyana," said Generalissima.
"Can't you–"
"That super bubble of hers blocks electromagnetic waves too."
Scarlet Moon heaved himself to his feet and staggered back the way he came. Anklyana's green bubble sat in the middle of the trashed play area, utterly unperturbed by the devastation around it. Scarlet Moon reached up and knocked on the bubble.
"Look out!"
Stuffed hooves trampled Scarlet Moon. Something struck Tempestas and sent her flying.
Scarlet Moon rolled away. He staggered to his feet, shaking his head to clear his vision. A pool noodle struck him in the chest, smashing him through a watch kiosk. Tempestas grabbed Sir Stuffins and flung it away with a heave, grunt, and blast of wind. Giraffalot headbutted Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared and he unleashed a burst of energy into Giraffalot's face. It galloped to join Sir Stuffins.
Scarlet Moon pushed himself to him feet. He helped Tempestas stand. "Thanks."
Tempestas shrugged. "Right back at ya. What do you say we trash these two?"
Silver stood up and paced behind her desk, her hands clasped behind her back. "I have a secret compartment underneath the floor in my office. We'll hide you there. When Succubus shows up–"
"I shoot her right in the face," said Scarlet Moon, his eyes flashing red.
"Not yet. First I'll activate some automated defenses. Turrets equipped with particle beams that are installed in my office."
"This lady takes defense seriously," said Juliana.
"Hopefully the turrets will soften her up some, and maybe even neutralize some of her thralls. Then you ambush her," said Silver.
Natalie's jaw hung open. The crowd was silent.
"So, you're going to leave Natalie alone from now on right?" asked Jubilee
Jezebel glared.
Juliana put a hand on her hip and tapped her foot. "Well?"
"Fine," said Jezebel through gritted teeth. She glared at her posse. "All of you, get your ugly asses dressed. We're going back to the weight room where I'm gonna beat some proper fitness into your fat asses. Christ, there were four of you. How the hell did you lose?"
Juliana pulled her shorts back on. She grinned. "So, back to the treadmills? Natalie, your mouth is hanging open."
The trio returned to the weight room, but slowed as they approached.
The door was missing.
Terrified screams erupted from the weight room.
"Natalie, go call the cops," said Juliana.
Natalie ran.
Juliana looked at Adrian, but Adrian was already slipping between the weight room and the building holding the pool. He zipped up onto the roof and opened a secret compartment they'd installed just last week.
Seconds later, Scarlet Moon swung down from of the roof and landed just outside one of the gym's emergency exits. He pulled it open.
"Don't worry." Princess took the proffered shears and advanced on the facedown hero. "Soon you'll be a good dolly. A happy dolly."
Princess cut through Scarlet Moon's spandex with swift, efficient snips, peeling it off layer by layer, exposing more and more skin, stripping Scarlet Moon of what little dignity he had left. Scarlet Moon didn't bother trying to cover anything Princess exposed, too fearful of another dose of the Scepter. Princess grabbed Scarlet Moon's boots and yanked them off, one after another, leaving Scarlet Moon utterly naked except for his mask.
Princess pinched Scarlet Moon's cheek and gave his head an affectionate shake. "I know you really want to be a good dolly. It's hard, I understand. So, I'll let you keep your mask! Legostopheles! The outfit!"
Lego tentacles set down a frilly pink dress with sparkly pink bows all along the hem, and little plastic sparkles all over the shoulders. Next to it was placed a pair of frilly, sparkly pink panties, long white socks and bright pink mary janes.
Princess set the Scepter on down and clapped her hands. "Eee! You're gonna look so cyyyyute!"
Prometheus' teeth drew back. A gout of flame washed over the airy bird, the heat distorting the winds enough to dissipate the minion. "Congratulations copycat."
Tempestas leapt at Prometheus. "I know a good idea when I see one."
"Well what do you think of this?" Prometheus swung a fire laden fist at Tempestas. Tempestas twisted around the fist and sent a left-hook across Prometheus' jaw. Prometheus backflipped with the punch, her knees colliding with Tempestas' chin, sending the heroine sprawling backwards while she landed on her feet.
"Not impressed," said Tempestas. "Give it up Pauline. Yes I know who you are, and I know all about your history."
"Talking with big sis huh? Always knew she was a gossip girl." Prometheus shrugged. "I'm not saying I'm a fan of mommy and daddy dearest. But trust me. They're not worth my time. Not anymore."
A ram of water roared towards Tempestas. Tempestas leapt backwards, narrowly avoiding the battering ram.
Scarlet Moon countered with a beam that Poseidon blocked with a wall of water.
"Now, it's time for round three," said Prometheus.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Tempestas has learned a new skill Yomama. Yomama allows her to summon a raptor (bird of prey, not dinosaur) made out of wind. It has the same stats and powers as her, but takes half of her current energy.
"There was a very nice young man at the desk downstairs, Sam I believe his name was. Soon as I told him who we were, he let us right in," said Mama.
"I see," said Juliana through gritted teeth.
"Turn around and stick your butt out," said Mama.
"For what?" cried Juliana, backing up a step and clutching her rotund bottom.
Mama held up one finger. "Greeting us incredibly rudely–"
"I didn't know it was you," said Juliana.
"Doesn't matter. I raised you with more manners than that." Mama held up a second finger. "Planning some sort of prank on poor Sam downstairs."
"I am not–"
"I know that look."
"He can take care of himself," said Juliana.
"I have no doubt of that." Mama held up a third finger. "Constantly interrupting me."
Juliana groaned. She turned and bent over slightly, putting her hands on her thighs, arching her back, and sticking her bottom out. Her dress rode up a little, exposing a pair of round, protruding cheeks straining against her skintight leggings.
"Is this normal?" whispered Natalie to Adrian.
"Ah yes, the strong silent type." Succubus grabbed Scarlet Moon by the hair and forced him to his feet. "Well, you're not particularly strong."
Succubus bent over and rammed her shoulder into Scarlet Moon's stomach. Scarlet Moon gasped and hunched over, the air bursting from his lungs. Succubus wrapped her arms around the base of Scarlet Moon's bare ass and lifted him up, effortlessly tossing Scarlet Moon over her shoulder.
Succubus gathered the thin material of Scarlet Moon's costume and yanked it up, shoving the material up Scarlet Moon's butt and exposing a pair of very vulnerable cheeks.
There was a sharp crack, and Scarlet Moon grimaced as a sting spread across the sensitive bare skin of his left buttock.
"Let's see how silent you are after being draped over my shoulder and given a hard spanking right in the middle of the restaurant." Succubus did a gleeful little skip. "Hold onto your butt Scarlet Brat. This is gonna hurt."
A staccato series of swats echoed off the restaurant walls as Succubus battered Scarlet Moon's bare bottom with bottom-bouncing blows.
Scarlet Moon winced and twitched, while his bottom shaking and shaking beneath Succubus' hard palm.
"Oh sure you act all stoic, but I know the truth." Succubus smacked Scarlet Moon's right sitspot, sending a vicious sting racing through the poor hero's exposed bottom. "But I can feel you twitching. Come on now, squeal. Squeal like a virigin-bottomed schoolgirl getting her first ever spanking."
Juliana pulled Adrian to his room. He pushed Adrian onto the bed and yanked open his closet. She started rooting through his clothing. "Ooh, I forgot about this suit. Put this sucker on."
Juliana pulled out a dark suit, matching sports jacket and white shirt. She also pulled out a plain red tie and a thick black leather belt. "You'll look sharp in this and…"
Juliana snapped the belt and grinned maliciously. "Your girlfriend'll have something on hand in case you get a little big for your britches."
Scarlet Moon's eyes unleashed a blinding scarlet cone. The blast smashed into Legostopheles with enough force to drive it back several steps. The creature vanished inside the heart of the beam.
An evil grin spread across Juliana's face. "That's right. And you know, bursting into somebody's room uninvited is a blatant violation of the bylaws."
Keiko deflated like a popped balloon. "Sorry. I guess I just thought it would have been funny."
"Funny? We could have been having a private conversation," said Adrian angrily.
"Yeah. We could have been talking about Adrian's genital warts," said Juliana cheerfully.
"Yeah-wait, what?" said Adrian, throwing Juliana a confused look. "Now wait a minute-"
"In fact, he could have been naked, and showing them to me," said Juliana, her smile widening. "You could have exposed his deepest, darkest, grossest secret to the entire suite!"
Keiko narrowed one eye. "Why would he show them to you?"
"I don't know, it's a hypothetical situation," said Juliana, throwing her hands in the air. "Maybe he would need my advice on whether he should go to the doctor, or if his genital wart cream is working."
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Tempestas has two new skills: Twister and Air Burst.
Twister inflicts the twister status on all characters (enemies and allies). If a character is inflicted with Away and Twister, then they take damage at the start of their turn and are cured of Away. The damage scales based on Tempestas' power, and is multiplied by the duration of Away on the victim. If Tempestas is inflicted with Away, instead of taking damage, she receives an Attack bonus that lasts until the end of her turn.
Airburst inflicts Away on all targets. The duration scales with power
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to Mr. Cuddles' forehead and zipped feet first into the bear's neck. There was a great cracking, and Scarlet Moon tore through the clay. The living statue's giant head rolled back and smashed to the ground, shattering like a Ming vase. A burst of energy knocked Scarlet Moon up and away, and propelled the bear's body slowly forward.
"Get that thing to land gently," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon wrapped the body in a net of cords. His eyes flared and he heaved back on the dead weight, his muscles straining. His head throbbed, and his vision blurred.
The statue eased onto the ground soft as a feather. Scarlet Moon landed on its back, and fell onto his hands and knees.
"OK, this is getting old," said Scarlet Moon. "You gotta find us a faster route."
"I'll see what I can do," said Juliana. "God, this building is complicated."
"Yeah, but I thought you were like a super genius."
"Doesn't mean my eyes are any better at following tiny twisty lines."
Scarlet Moon returned to the door he'd ripped off its hinges. He could hear a rhythmic slapping and muffled yelps.
"I swear, I can't leave those two alone for five minutes," said Scarlet Moon.
He went through the door and found himself in a small cubicle farm. "Cubicles? Really? I thought Silver Ant was supposed to be modern and hip. Well, as modern and hip as a massive multinational corporation can be."
"Yeah, but Phillipa Silver hates open offices with the fiery passion of a thousand suns," said Juliana. "She blogged one heck of a screed against them a while back."
"I see." Scarlet Moon followed the sound of smacking to a proper office in the back with the name "Dr. Park" emblazoned on it.
"Holy hello, I think that's Dr. Park Kyung-sook," said Juliana. "She's one of Silver Ant's leading scientists. Apparently she helped design the sound lab we want to use. You might want to get on her good side."
"I see." Sam turned on his heel and walked into the office. "Come."
When they entered the office, Sam pointed at the couch that dominated the middle of the room. Adrian and Juliana sat down.
The woman tugged on Scarlet Moon's hair, forcing his to lift his chest slightly off the desk, further arching his back and pushing his jumping cheeks out.
The leathery palm struck the top of Scarlet Moon's right cheek, as high up as it could safely. A second blow stung the sensitive flesh just below the first. A third blow caved in the peak of Scarlet Moon's curved cheek. A fourth blow bit into Scarlet Moon's upthrust sitspot. A fifth stung the crease where bottom met thigh. A sixth splatted the top of Scarlet Moon's tender thigh, eliciting a howl from the hero. The blows came down quick, one after the other, leaving a trail of hot pain from the top of his cheek to the top of his thigh.
The leathery palm did the same to his left cheek. His right cheek again. Left. Right. Left. Right. Half a dozen strokes to each cheek, starting at the top and working their way to the bottom.
Scarlet Moon bounced and squirmed. He gasped and yelped. His fingers clung to the far edge of the desk until the knuckles turned white. His bottom wobbled madly beneath the woman's stinging smacks.
"There, I think that will do," said the woman. She pulled Scarlet Moon up into a standing position. Her breasts mashed against Scarlet Moon's back. Her hips skidded across the peaks of Scarlet Moon's throbbing bottom. "And since you've been so cooperative…"
The woman's right fingers left Scarlet Moon's shoulder, and slid into view, holding a silver collar. "You know those two secret agents you hang out with? Take a look what fell off their truck."
Scarlet Moon took the collar. He tried to focus on it, but it was proving rather difficult between the buzz in his bottom, the warmth of the woman behind him, and a tightening between his legs.
"I mean it," said Tania. "You go all supervillain on me, and I'll spank you until the very thought of sitting makes you break out in tears. Understand?"
Adrian nodded quickly.
"Very good. Now, I'm hungry. Let's eat," said Tania with a smile.
The rest of the date went smoothly. The food was good, but Adrian doubted it was worth the price tag. Dessert was delicious.
Afterwards, Tania led Adrian back to the car. The predicted winter storm was in full gear, thick flurries of snow obscuring vision and blanketing everything in white. She opened the door and gestured for Adrian to get in.
Adrian smiled a touch uneasily. "Shouldn't I be holding the door for you?"
Tania smiled. "Silly boy. You're my kitten, not my servant. Now get in, or I'll warm my hands with your bottom."
The scraps of glow that remained pooled around Adrian's feet and energy surged through his legs. Adrian grabbed Juliana, slung her over his shoulder, and ran.
The two hoodlums guarding the car ran to intercept them. Scraps flowed into Adrian's fist, and he punched first one, then the other. He snatched open the driver door, and shoved Juliana in. He yanked open the backdoor and dove in.
Juliana started the car, rammed it into reverse, rocketed away from the pole, shoved it into drive, and bolted into the night with a squeal of tires.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Adrian has learned Scarlet Cords.
Scarlet Cords allows Adrian to start swinging through the air, Spider-Man style. It increases his attack and defense, by a flat amount at the cost of increased attrition. It also automatically cures his of Away at the start of his turn (rendering his effectively immune to it).
"So, what do we do with these two?" asked Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon blinked his vision clear. Phillipa Silver sat calm and regal in the room's single plush chair. She wore a grey and black professional dress, and her graying hair was pulled up into a bun.
An athletic woman, closer to six foot than five, loomed behind her. Her dark hair was cropped short, and she wore a black and white skirted suit. She stood with her arms crossed and a scowl affixed to her face.
"Took you longer than I expected," said Silver. She pointed a remote at the wall. The wall slid away to reveal a large television. The television snapped to life and showed repeating footage of Scarlet Moon hopping over the wall.
"Hehe, oops," said Juliana.
"Shoulda knocked," muttered Scarlet Moon.
"I assume you're here about Miss Carmine's planned attack on my tower?" asked Silver. She turned off the television.
"How did you–"
"Please, you really think somebody can take me hostage, steal my jewelry, and interrupt my dinner without me digging up every skeleton in their closet?"
"I guess not."
"Naturally, you're here hoping we can help each other. I help you into Silver tower, and you make sure Miss Carmine's nefarious plot is foiled. And maybe, just maybe, the police are able to hold her for more than five minutes."
"Relax. I've gotcha covered," said Juliana with a dangerous smile.
They spent about two hours waiting for the police to arrive and giving eyewitness reports. While waiting, Juliana called home and got their parents on the phone. Juliana explained to them what happened, and assured them that they were all right. They tried to insist on driving up to see the two, but Juliana somehow managed to talk them down.
Once they got home, Juliana ducked into her room with a murmured "Back in a few" while Vanessa and Keiko fled into their respective rooms.
Adrian dropped onto the couch and switched on the news. After a spate of annoying commercials (including no fewer than three advertising Twinkle Teeth toothpaste), the news returned to a young blonde news reporter interviewing the Generica police chief. A photo of Alexandra was displayed in the upper-right corner of the screen, next to a snarling mugshot of Buzzsaw.
Adrian took the bottle with a smile. He closed his eyes, tipped his head back and started to drink.
The water tasted like tap water.
Something pressed against his head, something cold and slimy. A pool of warmth formed deep inside his head and pressed against the icy tendrils trying to burrow their way into his skull. It felt reminiscient of what he'd felt at the farmer's market, but way more focused.
How long before Carmine realized Adrian was putting up way too strong a resistance? Did she know already?
Adrian pulled out the tie bikini, smiling a little as she considered the little scraps of cloth.
Adrian watched David spot Sam. He swayed anxiously back and forth.
When Sam finished his set and put the weights down, he stepped up.
"Hey …"
David turned. "Need a spotter?"
Adrian flushed (apparently needing a spotter is embarassing or something). "Um, yeah."
"No problem, I can spot you while Sam takes a break," said David. David walked over to Adrian's bench. "Natalie treating you well?
"Yeah." Adrian got into position. "She's a pretty good tutor."
"And she's got a good student."
Adrian blushed again. Adrian pulled the bar off. Oof, this thing's heavy. He lowered the bar to his chest, pushed out his breath and pushed. The bar got about halfway before it started to sway, and creep down.
David caught the bar and pulled it back onto the hooks. "Got a bit overeager huh?"
Adrian shrugged, and he blushed again. Stupid blushing.
"How many you want to do?"
"Three sets of five."
David eyed the weights for a bit, and pulled a few off. "OK, that's try this."
Adrian did the first set of 5 without issue.
"So how's college life treating you?" David shifted over to watch Sam start his next set.
Something grabbed the back of Adrian's t-shirt, and suddenly Adrian was flying through the air. His vision almost vanished beneath a red haze. There was a deafening crunch of metal, and he felt a faint impact against his back. When the red haze faded, he found himself lying in the middle of a smashed air conditioning unit. He pushed himself to his feet, and looked back towards Juliana.
Juliana was nowhere in sight. Instead, all he could see was Buzzsaw, standing where Juliana had been a moment before. She held a very thick and heavy looking chain in one hand. A lunatic grin split her face.
"Not too shabby eh?" said Buzzsaw. She leapt at Adrian, fist leading, sailing far farther and faster than was humanly possible.
Adrian back-pedaled. Buzzsaw landed and backhanded him through more of the air conditioning unit. Buzzsaw grabbed Adrian by the shoulder and hair, and gave him a vicious shake. "You ain't got shit on-"
A scarlet beam erupted from Scarlet Moon's eyes. The woman slid sideways into shadows and vanished.
Scarlet Moon fired another beam into the shadows, lighting them up.
Nobody was there.
Scarlet Moon spun around, his eyes skipping through the shadows, looking for any sign of the thief.
Nothing.
Fingers closed over Scarlet Moon's shoulder. A leather-clad palm stung his spandex-clad bottom, a pair of warm, pillowy somethings brushed across his back, and whispered words teased his ear. "Little slow there."
Scarlet Moon spun, whipping his elbow out, but he caught only empty air.
Scarlet Moon stomped on Leopard's foot with every ounce of force he could muster. His stomp blew right through the floor, causing it to collapse underneath them. As they fell, Scarlet Moon grabbed Leopard's forearm and yanked it away from his neck. He fired a beam at point black range right into the woman's arm, pivoting as he went to elbow Leopard in the throat. He lashed a chord to the wall and zipped away, spinning and firing another beam at Leopard. Leopard twisted sideways, hit the floor and rocketed back up to the upper floor.
Scarlet Moon lashed chords to the ceiling and smashed through after her.
Leopard slipped her jacket back on and shook her paddle at Scarlet Moon. "You're feisty, I'll give you that. Might have to hunt you after I've gotten–"
A pained and despairing howl split the air from the floor above them.
Leopard looked up and grinned. "Speak of the devil. Probably noticed you'd absconded with her hostage. Think you can handle her?"
A thrown pool noodle struck the small of Scarlet Moon's back, sending him sideways into Mr. Cuddles' chest. Giant clay arms closed over the superhero, pinning him to the bear's chest. He struggled, but the brief burst of energy faded, leaving him weak as a toddler.
"Ooh, you've been a very bad dolly." Legos swirled into a dais behind Princess. Legostopheles set Santa's throne behind the villain, on the edge of the dais. Great tentacles gently lifted Princess and set her in the throne. Between the throne, the dais, and Princess' own petite build, her feet dangled like a child's. "And in my kingdom, bad dollys get sound spankings."
Mr. Cuddles carried the struggling superhero to Princess. Princess pulled her feet under herself to prop herself up a bit. The great bear draped Scarlet Moon across the right arm of the throne, so that Scarlet Moon's hips were propped up by the arm, while his chest was pressed against the side of the left and his face peeked over the edge. His belly pressed against Princess' bony thighs, only slightly softened by the frilly pink dress. Lego tentacles whipped up from the dais and wrapped around Scarlet Moon's ankles, and pressed against Scarlet Moon's shoulders, securing his to the throne.
Scarlet Moon swayed and tugged, but all he did was make his bottom, obscured in-name-only by the skintight spandex, wobble.
"Legostopheles! The Sparkling Sweet Scepter of Supremacy!" Princess held out a hand. A long-handled, sparkly pink bathbrush was placed in her hand.
"-collar and chain-" said Buzzsaw.
Adrian's eyes traveled up the lamppost that the car slammed into. The post looked a bit dented, but none the worse for wear. "I'd kill for some web shooters."
"-all over my shoes-"
Adrian's wrist twitched. A crimson cord emerged from his palm and started pooling at his feet.
"Convenient," said Juliana.
"-goddamn cow!"
Adrian threw his hand out, and watched with a grin as the cord flew towards the street light.
And then went taut.
Adrian lurched, and teetered on the edge of the roof. Juliana yelped, and grabbed his arm. Adrian stared at the cord, hovering in mid-air, tight as a tightrope.
"Can't you make that thing any longer?" asked Juliana, glancing over her shoulder. "Aww man, they're carrying the wooden planks from the other bridge over here. They'll be crossing soon!"
The woman elbowed her companion. "Hey, check it out. It's Scarlet Butt."
The man looked Scarlet Moon up and down and shrugged.
The woman bowed to Scarlet Moon. "Please, forgive Poseidon. He's shy. It's an honor to meet you, a real life superhero. You can call me Prometheus. We were hoping you'd show up to save the day."
Scarlet Moon rushed over to the iron boxes. His body pulsed with barely contained power. With a grunt of effort, he grabbed a box and hoisted it over his head.
Scarlet Moon leapt off the skyscraper and snapped a cord against Silver Tower, just above the window leading into Silver's office. He sucked the cord back into his shield, zipping himself across the street and feet-first through the window.
"My window!" cried Silver, while Vanessa dove behind the CEO's desk.
Succubus spun around just in time to get kicked in the chest. The villain flew through the air and smashed through the wall into another office.
Adrian eased towards the back of the restaurant.
Succubus blinked. Her eyes flared with a purple-red light. "I said, isn't my costume beautiful?"
Mrs. Rossi grabbed her head and swayed from side to side.
"Hmmph. Stubborn old hag." Succubus' eyes faded. She pivoted on one heel and strutted to Phillipa. "Well, well look whose here. The esteemed Phillipa Silver, founder and CEO of Silver Ant Industries. Benevolent venture capitalist in her spare time. What a crazy coincidence."
"I find that highly unlikely," said Phillipa in a cold voice.
"It doesn't matter what you find." Succubus leaned forward, and her eyes bored into Phillipa's. "Those are some very expensive earrings. How about you give them to me."
"Of course." Phillipa reached up to remove her earrings.
Scarlet Moon reshaped the paddle into a strap. "Perhaps the Strap of Justice will change your tune!"
Scarlet Moon whipped the strap across Succubus' pink cheeks. Succubus howled as the "leather" made her firm buttocks bounce.
"How does that hurt worse?" asked Succubus. "It's made out of the same glowy crap."
"Because this strap burns with the light of justice!" Scarlet Moon snapped the strap across Succubus' rocking bottom, the scarlet implement biting deeply into the woman's fleshy bottom.
Succubus squirmed and kicked. She tugged futilely at the cords binding her. "That's what you said about the paddle!"
"All of my implements burn with the light of justice!" Scarlet Moon raised the strap above his head, and brought it whistling across the peak of Succubus' swelling globes.
Succubus shrieked.
Juliana shook her head. "We were there this morning, but we left like just before the whole thing started."
"Thank goodness." Mama pulled Juliana into another hug. She swept Adrian up into a rib-creaking hug of his own. "Been so worried about you. Especially with you so often ending up in the middle of things. I hope they're doing ok?"
Juliana nodded. "No one's actually been hurt yet."
"Only reason we haven't pulled the both of you out," said Mama. "Soon as one of you gets so much of a bruise, you're both coming home, get me?"
"But Mama, this is the best school in the state," said Juliana. "We worked hard to get here, I don't want to leave."
"Oh really?" Mama pulled a letter out of her purse. "Then perhaps you can explain why we got a letter from your school revoking your scholarship for stripping six other girls?"
Juliana shrank away from Mama, who seemed to grow with every word.
Scarlet Moon flung a bowling ball into the air and blasted it with a scarlet beam.
"It's only barely begun, Moon." Succubus' eyes flashed red. "Clarence, fire!"
The stuffed bear swept Scarlet Moon's feet out from under him, while Giraffalot kicked him, sending him skidding facedown across the floor. Tempestas landed face down on top of his crosswise.
"We just got our asses handed to us by a stuffed bear," said Tempestas. "So embarrassing."
"Alright, I won't say anything," said Natalie. "I know you didn't mean it. Just, be careful what you say around me next time ok?"
"Of course." Bernice gave Natalie a hug. "Sorry, I'm umm, going to go now. Bye!"
Bernice vanished into the crowd.
"I know, I know. I probably should have done something. But…" Natalie shrugged. "I like Bernice. She means well."
Generalissima scowled and rubbed her tush. "Maybe you think so."
Scarlet Moon's limbs flared with scarlet light. He strained against the fist with all his might, but the fist just didn't budge. He screamed in exertion. His eyes flared, his fists glowed. But still, the bear's fingers didn't budge.
Finally, the glow faded, and the hero slumped across the creature's paw.
Natalie's blush deepened. She futzed with her dress and stared at her shoes. "You're just saying that."
"Accuse me of lying again, and I'll smack your bottom," said Adrian.
Natalie's eyes flicked up to Adrian. She gnawed on her lip, and swayed anxiously from foot to foot. "S-sorry. I didn't mean to, I just, I don't…"
"I understand." Adrian patted Natalie on the shoulder. "Seriously though, you look beautiful. Don't let anyone tell you different."
Natalie smiled. "You mean that?"
Juliana shrugged. "Unlikely. It was dark, and I don't remember any cameras going off, do you?"
Buzzsaw stopped in front of Alexandra, Vanessa, and Keiko. Keiko cowered behind Vanessa, while Alexandra and Vanessa clutched each other. Buzzsaw shoved the rest of her ice cream cone into her mouth, and grabbed Alexandra's chin. She turned Alexandra's head first one way, then the other. She grimaced, and shoved her hand into one of her pockets.
"Fucking tiny pockets…" Buzzsaw pulled out a crumpled photo, and held it up to Alexandra. "What d'ya think? She the one?"
"Looks like it boss," said one of the Whistlers, peering over Buzzsaw's shoulder.
"My thoughts exactly." Buzzsaw grinned, though it looked more like a snarl. "You're coming with me legs."
Alexandra bolted.
Buzzsaw chuckled and clapped her hands together. "Ooh, I love it when they run."
"Hey!" Juliana frantically wrapped her arms around Scarlet Moon. "We're like twenty stories up!"
"Yeah, might want to remember that the next time you decide to swat me in midswing," said Scarlet Moon with a smirk.
Juliana's mouth closed with an audible click.
"You let Jezebel goad you into a lose-lose situation. Either you're humiliated, or thrown out. You really think she's just going to leave Miss Napier alone? She'll make her life a living hell to prove that she always wins in the end. Always. What were you thinking? Speak girl, I'm a very busy woman."
"Natalie knows she's not alone," said Juliana.
The door to Natalie's room burst open. She ran out and gave Juliana a hug.
Juliana returned the hug. She grinned at Silver. "I've got a new friend for life. Worth some stuffy old scholarship, don't you think?"
Alexandra rolled her eyes and made a gagging sound.
Silver raised her eyebrows at Alexandra. "Who came running as soon as she found out?"
Alexandra crossed her arms and huffed.
Silver returned her gaze to Juliana. "You're still an idiot. You're punching up girl, way up. When you punch up, you've got two choices: subtlety or martyrdom. And you are far, far too talented to get tossed in the garbage like a bag of moldy bread. You're going to work as an intern at my company for the entirety of your time at Nezzerwallup. Then you will work for me for at least five years. Silver Ant will cover your tuition, room and board through a scholarship I created fifteen minutes ago."
Juliana grinned broadly. "Oh, thank you Mrs. Silver."
"We'll see how long that gratitude lasts." Silver jabbed her finger into Juliana's chest. "Your ass is mine now. You're starting on Monday. 1 pm sharp. Dress professionally, and do not be late."
Silver turned on her heel and left.
Adrian waited about ten minutes and zipped to the door. He unlocked it with a thin scarlet wafer and slipped out. He closed the door behind him, listening for the click of the lock. He hurried down the hall. If he could just find a window–
Someone grabbed his collar and yanked his into a room. The door slammed shut.
The cat lunged. Scarlet Moon lashed chords to the cat, desperately trying to tie her down.
The cat snapped them like they were made of twine.
The creature lunged at Scarlet Moon again, and slammed into a green shield. Tempestas kicked the cat in the side, and sent it rolling. The cat sprang back to its feet, batted Tempestas aside and lunged at Scarlet Moon again.
"She's really got a hate-on for you doesn't she?" Anklyana backed up a step.
A faint hiss.
A thud.
Anklyana screamed. The shield surrounding Scarlet Moon roiled, and blew apart, sending Anklyana, the cat, and Tempestas flying.
Anklyana rolled around on the ground, clutching her head and screaming. Her eyes flared with blinding green light. Waves of green energy flew off her body, smashing pillars and throwing superheroes and cats through walls.
The cat bolted out of the building and into the shadows of the night.
The imposter kicked Scarlet Moon in the chest with enough force to send him careening towards a nearby apartment building. Scarlet Moon lashed twin cords to the Imposter, jerking the Imposter in midair, and halting his own momentum before he went through any walls.
The Imposter shattered the cords attached to him and plummetted.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the chief. The Imposter shattered it and swung into an alley. Scarlet Moon gave chase. The Imposter swung through the crowded alley, dodging fire escapes, windowsills and trash cans with a grace that Scarlet Moon was hard-pressed to match.
The wind switch lashed Scarlet Moon's bottom another dozen times. He squirmed and bucked. His feet drummed against the roof, and he yelped with every stroke. His bottom felt like it'd been stung by a thousand angry bees. Tears traced down his cheeks.
"Stop it! Stop it!" Scarlet Moon bucked and wiggled.
"Not yet." Tempestas pushed harder on Scarlet Moon's shoulder blades and picked up the pace. Scarlet Moon howled. His entire universe faded away into the thin lines of agony racing across his bottom.
The switching stopped. Tempestas pulled herself off of Scarlet Moon. "I hope you've learned your lesson, for the sake of bystanders, if nothing else."
David pulled Adrian off the bench, sat down on it, and flipped him over his lap. David's knee dug into Adrian's belly. His pert bottom rounded into a full moon on David's thigh.
"Oh don't be so hard on the boy," said the green-eyed woman. She gave Adrian a smile, like they shared a secret. "My dress was nowhere near as expensive as it looks. A steal, really. Besides, none of the wine actually touched me. No harm, no foul."
Rossi grabbed Adrian by the arm. "I dearly hate to disagree ma'am, but when it comes to my servers, I will be the judge of that. Come along boy. Vanessa! Get this cleaned up. Adrian and I need to talk."
Rossi dragged Adrian into the back. Adrian threw a glance over his shoulder. Midnight was gone.
As if she'd never been.
Rossi pulled Adrian into a small conference room she had commandeered to be her base of operations. She bent Adrian over the edge of the conference table. Adrian's chest pressed against the cool wood. His tight pants tightened further around his bottom, leaving very little to the imagation. Rossi's heavy hand struck the seat of Adrian's pants. "Did you sleep through your grace lessons last week? Were you paying attention at all?"
Rossi's hand hammered Adrian's bottom, the tight trousers doing little to soften the blows. "Slow! Smooth! Patient! No 'suddenly.' No 'whipping.' You 'whip,' and I 'whip!'"
Prometheus collapsed. She rammed her fist against the pavement, yelped and shook her fist. "Dickbag! Stupid sack of overripe cantelope!"
"Her computer's the only thing that really matters." Juliana slapped Adrian's right cheek with the paddle. The sharp crack of leather echoed around the parking lot. Adrian yelped and hopped up onto his toes. "My virus is not obvious. Her missing ledger is. So now she might suspect someone was in her office. She might find the virus, or even just wipe her computer and start over."
Juliana tightened his grip on Adrian's french braid and pulled his head up. She battered Adrian's right cheek with a stream of bum-wobbling smacks. Each stroke of the paddle left a stinging memory behind. They built on each other, burning deeper and deeper into Adrian's compact cheek. Adrian squealed and bobbed his hips, his curved bottom rocking back and forth.
"Now, why else was that a terrible idea? Oh yeah, I remember. That ledger right there, is the exact kind of thing that the police can find. Legally. And then use in court. Congratulations, you may have just made it that much harder for the cops to put Superfraud in jail." Juliana unleashed a flurry of rapid-fire smacks to Adrian's left cheek, rapidly bringing the exposed globe up to a blaze to match its partner. Adrian kicked his foot and pounded his fist against the hood of the car.
"Don't you dare dent my car," said Juliana. "I will take the cost of repairs out on your bottom. Lord knows, mom'll will do the same to mine."
Adrian muttered under his breath.
"What was that?" Juliana whapped Adrian's right sitspot.
Adrian snapped it up and wedged it against the door.
"Don't know, don't care," said Juliana. "Should hold them for a bit, hopefully long enough for us to get out of this madhouse."
Adrian turned to look out across the roof. The roof pitched, and Adrian stumbled. He grabbed Juliana's shoulder. The roof righted itself.
"You ok?" asked Juliana. "For a second there, you looked like you were gonna pass out."
"I don't know how much longer I can keep this up," said Adrian. "We need to get out, and get out now."
Juliana nodded. "Come on, I think I see a couple of wooden boards across the roof."
As the two started across the roof, a loud banging resounded throughout the night air. Clearly the hoodlums now knew the door was blocked. They were probably already looking for something to break it down.
Adrian and Juliana reached the edge of the next building and looked out across the street. They could just make out Juliana's car, still miraculously undamaged.
"Check that out, only two thugs. Most of them must be out looking for us," said Juliana. "What do you think, can your glowy mojo get us over there?"
"Oh for pity's sake," said Juliana.
"Marie, that's enough," said the brunette. She walked over to the desk. "We have more pressing concerns than your pride."
The redhead's glare danced between Scarlet Moon and her partner.
"Your partner's right." Scarlet Moon crossed his arms and leaned against the doorjam. "I'll paddle you later."
The brunette threw Scarlet Moon a sharp look. "Or yours."
"Gonna have to agree with the brunette," said Juliana.
"There isn't anything here," said the brunette, riffling through the papers on the desk. "Succubus doesn't seem to be a complete moron. But we have other sources. We know where she's going to strike next."
"Awesome." Scarlet Moon pounded his palm with his fist. "Lay it on me, and I'll see to it Succubus doesn't sit her whole prison sentence."
The redhead scoffed. "Yeah, like in the restaurant last night? It's a wonder nobody was hurt. And may God have mercy upon your soul if that place has to close."
The brunette flicked her fingers. "That I'm not too worried about. It's a favorite of Silver's."
"See? No harm no foul. So why don't-"
"Not quite." The brunette held up a hand. "Look, our boss is less than thrilled about all the collateral damage, and how many civilians your antics have put at risk. Frankly, we're not sure we can trust you not to make things worse."
"Not if I have anything to say about it. Now come on, have some fun."
A cop cautiously poked her head in. "Is it, um safe?"
"They're both helpless as kittens." Scarlet Moon looked at the trashed stage. Speakers were shatered, there was a hole in the middle of the stage, and the drum had been reduced to kindling. He lashed a cord against the top of the dome. "I'm, uh, gonna get out of here before your boss comes in."
"Probably a good idea," said the cop. "You know, you're probably not going to hear a lot of this, but thanks."
"No–"
"Officer Zoey!" The police chief stormed in, and the officer jumped. "Did I just hear you thanking this wretched vigilante?"
"Well, I..uh, it's not like we were going to be-yee!"
In the space it took Scarlet Moon to blink, the chief had the cop facedown over his knee, her pants around her knees, and her slightly-too-small panties around her thighs. His large hand struck her round, muscular bottom, eliciting a squeal.
"I…think I'll just go." Scarlet Moon zipped up towards the roof.
"The law will catch you one day, Scarlet Moon!" barked the chief, though his hand didn't slow, and his eyes didn't leave the bottom dancing across his knee.
"With pleasure." Scarlet Moon spun on his heel and walked out.
"What on earh is wrong with you?" asked Juliana.
"What? I'm tired of letting people spank me left and right. What good is a damned forcefield, if I can't even use it to protect my bottom?"
"Do you have any idea how much harder you've just made everything?" asked Juliana.
"I wasn't going to let her spank me."
"So you could have tried to talk her out of it respectfully."
"Screw that crap. I'm a superhero not a corporate cog sucking up to his supervisor."
Juliana sighed. "I'm going to spank you. The minute you get back, I am going to spank you so hard."
"I'd like to see you try," said Scarlet Moon.
Bernice came back out wearing some very tight pants.
"She didn't really have any in my size," said Bernice with a grimace. She rubbed her bottom and winced. "Tight pants over a swollen bottom is not fun."
"Then why'd you agree to it?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Because I like wearing pants."
"Not worth it."
"Well obviously you think so."
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the ceiling and zipped into the air. He swung towards the giant bear, ducking and flipping over whirling drones.
Princess smiled and clapped her hands together. "Ooh, aren't we ballsy? Mr. Cuddles, do me a favor and give Scarlet Moon a good spanking, would you?"
The bear's paw lashed out, way faster than anything that size had a right to.
Leopard shrugged awkwardly.
"Let me spank her," said Anklyana. She glared at Leopard with glowing eyes. "She tried to turn me into a bomb in the middle of campus."
"Oh please, they got you away last time, they would've–ulp!"
Scarlet Moon wove a scarlet table and bent Leopard over it. Leopard's breasts mashed against the flat, glowing surface, threatening to spill out of her bra. Her athletic bottom rounded behind her, straining against her tight leopard-print pants.
"Don't see any reason why we can't all swat her bottom," said Tempestas. She crossed her arms and leaned on the roof access door.
Leopard squirmed anxiously. "Come on, I was just playing around you know, just a little catch and release! Nobody was gonna be hurt."
Anklyana closed her fingers around the waistband of Leopard's leopard-print tights and tugged them down to her knees, exposing a pair of small, round, firm, pale buttocks swallowing a cameo thong.
"Seriously, you all need to pull those poles out of your asses," said Leopard. She squirmed and tugged uselessly on Scarlet Moon's iron grip.
"What's wrong?"
"What does it matter?" asked Adrian. "Either way, I'm going to have to fight Succubus again. I don't know that I can stop her. She just, she just wore me down. And when I couldn't resist anymore, I spent more time over her knee than I did punching her."
"So spank her back," said Juliana.
Adrian blinked.
"Look, she's basically a superpowered dominatrix right? Well, how intimidating do you think a dominatrix is with a red bottom?"
Adrian tapped his lips. He wove his shield into a scarlet paddle, and dissipated it. "Yeah, I could try that."
"Great. So, Megawater or Silver?"
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Scarlet Moon has learned scarlet paddle. Scarlet paddle is a weapon that decreases your attack count by 1, and increases your Spank count by
reduces the duration of the target's best buff based on Scarlet Moon's strength, and the target's power. It also blocks some of Succubus' powers.
"Yeah, I fixed that over Labor Day, while you were patrolling. They should still provide enough resistance to convince people that they don't open any further. Put a little bit more pressure on them though, and they'll slide right up."
Scarlet Moon shook his head. "You're nuts."
"Don't complain. Thanks to me you'll be sleeping quite comfortably tonight."
Scarlet Moon reached the corner with his window. He slipped down onto the ledge and pulled the window up. Sure enough, it gave a bit of resistance after a few inches. He gave it just a little bit more force, and it opened right up.
"Oh thank God," said Generalissima. "I was so scared…"
Scarlet Moon groaned and slowly pushed the rubble off of his. He heard gasps and cries as he emerged. He squinted in the afternoon light. A crowd of people surrounded a giant pile of rubble that was once the front of the mall. Fire fighters and police officers worked their way through the rubble, looking for survivors.
A shout rang out.
"Holy crap, he survived!" A firefighter ran towards him.
"Careful Lou," said another firefighter. "You saw what he did to Princess."
The firefighter slowed, but didn't stop. "Doesn't matter. He needs our help."
"I'm fine." Scarlet Moon backed up a step. His foot caught on a loose slab of concrete. The firefighter caught him.
"Don't seem fine to me." The firefighter's eyes flicked over him. "Don't see a scratch on you. Incredible. But there could be internal–"
"Where's Princess?" Scarlet Moon pushed himself away.
"Don't you think you did enough?" Police Chief Napier stepped forward, one hand out on his particle gun. "You're under arrest."
"He needs medical attention," said the firefighter.
"And he'll get it," snapped Napier. "In custody."
"Thanks," said Vanessa with a relieved smile.
Natalie's face turned beet red. Her eyes flicked guiltily up to Adrian's eyes, before flicking down to her feet. "S-sorry. I, um, well, um didn't uh…"
"I oughta spank your bottom," said Adrian with a smile.
Natalie's face turned even redder. Somehow. She swayed from one foot to the other. She wrung her hands. "Umm, I guess i-if you think I mean…"
"Relax," said Adrian. "I'm just teasing."
Natalie stared at Adrian's shoes. "Oh. Umm, Ok."
Adrian offered the tray. "Drink?"
Natalie shook her head. She glanced up at Adrian and returned to a careful study of her shoes. "This is so awkward."
"Why?" asked Adrian. "I'm just working."
"I don't know." Natalie futzed with her dress. "This whole thing. I feel like, I don't know. I'd rather be at home on my computer."
David grinned. "Why thank you."
David approached and slipped an arm around Adrian's waist. His hand pressed against Adrian's back, his hand warm and firm through the thin material of Adrian's shirt. David guided Adrian back next to Sam, and spun his around so that his back was to him. His thick arms wrapped around Adrian's waist and pulled his against him. Adrian leaned back against David's chest, his chest firm against Adrian's back, and his hips warm and strong through Adrian's tight pants.
"You're a asshole you know that? Owowowowo!"
Scarlet Moon cocked an eyebrow, but changed neither the tempo nor force of his swats.
It didn't take much longer for Prometheus to start to sob, her long, slender body bobbing with every heave and hiccup.
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath, and stepped back to admire his handiwork. The villain's bottom was as red as her hair. it might have even been brighter than her shorts, though they'd been kicked off at some point, and Scarlet Moon couldn't see them anywhere.
"Oh don't act so forlorn. You're showing off for a chick who thinks you're hot. Bounce your bum, swing your hips. Give her something to keep her warm on cold winter nights," said Juliana.
Adrian inched his pants down his rocking hips, exposing his boxer briefs inch by inch. His jiggly cheeks strained against the thin material of his boxer briefs. He pushed his jeans down to his ankles and touched his toes, thrusting his underwear-clad ass into the air. He swayed slowly back and forth, feeling simultaneously embarassed and aroused at the thought of Midnight watching this little show.
Juliana giggled. "Beautiful. Now, just hold that pose."
Adrian heard Juliana's steps fade away.
"Hello mystery girlfriend. My name is Juliana Amaya, I'm Adrian's sister (he's adopted). As I'm sure you know by now, Adrian is a giant brat, who often needs to have his tail warmed. I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to hear somebody else will be doing it instead of me. Real chore, you see. But have no fear, I won't leave you hanging out to dry. Oh no, today I'll show you all the things you need to know to make Adrian really feel the remorse. Satisfaction guaranteed, or your money back!"
"Some guy in long spandex just shimmied down the wall and dropped this lady on the car," said the female cop as she cautiously approached the groaning Whistler.
Scarlet Moon skidded onto his back as a pair of thugs swung stun batons at him. He rolled to the right, scrambled back onto his feet, and leapt over an unarmed Whistler who attempted to grab him.
Scarlet Moon arched his back, and a beam missed his by inches. He spun around a whistler's stun baton, only to get punched in the face. He staggered against the steel loading door.
A rather large man grabbed Scarlet Moon, bent him over his hip and whaled on his spandex-clad plump ass with a large, callused palm.
With a snarl of frustration, Scarlet Moon grabbed the man's ankle and flung him off into the darkness of the warehouse. He ripped the steel door off its hinges, and tossed it at the Whistlers, sending them all scrambling. He backpedaled outside, where he had a bit more room to maneuver.
Juliana's smile faded. "Yeah, ok so not a great silver lining. We'll figure something out. But that's not all.I think I know what she wants."
The pillows pushed themselves away from Scarlet Moon's back. The leather palm lifted off Scarlet Moon's bottom. Scarlet Moon sucked in a breath and squeezed his eyes shut. The palm splatted Scarlet Moon's right cheek, the leather giving it the feel of a stiff paddle. Scarlet Moon gasped and danced, his bobbling glutes rocking back and forth in a vain effort to shake off the sting.
The palm cracked against Scarlet Moon's left cheek, sending the globe, spandex stretched tight into a wobbling fit. Back and forth the palm went, alternating cheeks with every blow. The strokes were swift and stinging, focused on the peaks of Scarlet Moon's curved bottom.
Scarlet Moon mewled and squirmed, yelping and wiggling as the leather bit deeply into his compact glutes.
An elegant greeter in a suit and tie met them at the door. If he felt any reaction to the sight of Tania, tall, graceful and with all the right curves, he didn't show it. Adrian looked around as he led them to their crisp, white-cloth covered table.
"This place is as nice as the Silver Spoon," murmured Adrian. "Maybe even nicer."
Swanky.
"Yes," said Tania. "The Silver Spoon is where you go for the best food, the Nine's when you want to show off your wealth. Honestly, I would have rather taken you to the Spoon, but I felt that would just make you uncomfortable."
Adrian nodded as Tania pulled out a seat and ushered Adrian into it. Adrian sat Adrian sighed a little as he settled into the incredibly plush and comfortable chair.
"Best chairs in the Midwest," said Tania with a smile as she sat down across from Adrian. "Now, how much do you know about eating in high society?"
The lego beast tottered backwards. Scarlet Moon's boots struck the ground. Power flowed into his arms and legs. With a scream, he pulled.
The creature fell backwards towards the hero. He dissipated the cord and held up his hand. A great crimson bubble flowed over his and all nearby bystanders.
The lego monster struck the crimson shield and shattered.
"You..um…wow." David approached and slipped an arm around Adrian's waist. His hand pressed against Adrian's back, his hand warm and firm through the thin material of Adrian's shirt. David guided Adrian back next to Sam, and spun his around so that his back was to him. His thick arms wrapped around Adrian's waist and pulled his against him. Adrian leaned back against David's chest, his chest firm against Adrian's back, and his hips warm and strong through Adrian's tight pants.
Adrian rubbed the spoon against Keiko's bare skin. He flicked his wrist. The spoon struck Keiko's firm right cheek with a sharp snap.
Keiko squeaked, and her bottom clenched.
"Stay relaxed," said Juliana. She sat down next to Keiko, and rubbed the girl's bottom. "It'll do less damage."
"Hey!" said Adrian, knocking Juliana's hand away. "You want to get your knuckles rapped? What if I was about to rapid-fire?"
Juliana rolled her eyes. "You were obviously not going to rapid-fire."
Adrian pointed the spoon at her. "You want a few strokes too?"
"Fine." Juliana crossed her arms. Adrian leaned forward, and placed his hand on the small of Keiko's back, just above her cheeks. He unleashed five swift strokes to Keiko's left cheek.
Keiko squealed and bounced up and down on the bed, her clenched bottom having the barest of jiggle. Adrian turned his attention to Keiko's right cheek, and landed another five swift strokes. Once again, Keiko bounced and squealed her way through each one, her bottom clenched tight as a steel wire.
"Ohhhh, it hurts, it hurts," wailed the young woman.
"You're my student. That isn't reason enough?" David battered Adrian's left cheek until the peach skin took on a pinkish hue. The boy kicked and wailed. One hand smacked the ground, while the other clenched his hair.
"Oww, Oww, Oww. I don't see you-oww-hounding anybody else," said Adrian.
"Most of them don't need quite as much hounding as you do." David shifted his strokes down a little, and blasted away at Adrian's sitspots.
Adrian arched his back and wailed as the sensitive regions lit up.
"Especially not the ones who could be great programmers if they just applied themselves." David hunched over and beat the lower third of Adrian's bottom like a drum.
Adrian bucked and thrashed about on David's lap. His legs kicked, and his fists pounded against the bench. "Stop it, stop it. stop it. It's so humiliating. Oww, oww, oww. Owwwowowwow!"
"You gonna talk to Natalie as soon as you get back?"
"Yes, yes-oww-yes I promise. Ahh, oww, oww, oww-wow-oww-wow-wow."
"Good." David landed one final CRACK to Adrian's right sitspot, and a matching CRACK to his left. He released him.
Adrian pushed himself off his lap. He danced in place, whimpering and rubbing his burning bottom.
Prometheus pivoted. Scarlet Moon lashed a couple of cords to Prometheus' thighs and zipped between the villain's legs. He backflipped and kicked the fiery woman in the back hard enough to send her flying through the door and out into the alleyway. While still midair and upside down, Scarlet Moon lashed two cords to the door and zipped out into the alleyway. He struck the wall, small tendrils lancing through holes in the brick to anchor him Spider-Man style.
He grabbed Prometheus' prone form and tossed him into the air. Scarlet energy swirled into a spring around his fist. He lashed Prometheus with another cord and zipped the villain into his grip. The spring pressed against Prometheus' belly.
"Look, I'm not fighting you until you free the hostages," said Scarlet Moon. "You want to show how tough you are? You gotta let these people go."
Poseidon froze over, and flames swirled around Prometheus' fists.
"I'm getting tired of this," said Prometheus. "You don't want to fight back? Fine. I'll beat your ass anyway."
The music picked up, reaching crescendo. Adrian's hips gyrated and pumped against David's thrusting, swaying loins with a fierce, desperate intensity. . His heart hammered, his breath came in gasps, moans slipped from his lips and vanished into the music hammering his ears, the bass hammering his body, the flashing lights assaulting his eyes.
The music came to a stop. Adrian stood bent over for a second, panting, before slowly pushing himself up and against David's chest. David's chest heaved in exertion against his back. His fingers slid down and cupped Adrian's bottom.
Scarlet Moon slammed into Tempestas, and the two went down in a tangle of limbs.
"What the heck?" said Tempestas. "You were supposed to go low, while I went high!"
"That's stupid," said Scarlet Moon. "I'm the one who can swing around on magic ropes. You just jump a lot."
"I control the winds!"
"So?"
"Errgh!"
Sir Stuffins wheeled around and charged the pair.
"Crap, move!" said Tempestas.
"Oww, careful you're lying on my hair."
"Sorry-"
Sir Stuffins' pool noodle struck Tempestas in the side. She skidded across the tile. Giraffalot's head swung down like a club and struck Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon went rolling and skidding across the tile.
"Stupid stuffed bear," said Tempestas. She jumped to her feet. Her eyes flared. "I'm gonna enjoy literally beating the stuffing out of you."
"You just got lucky. Should be you bent over getting your bottom heated. Owowowowo!"
Scarlet Moon cocked an eyebrow, but changed neither the tempo nor force of his swats.
It didn't take much longer for Poseidon to start to sob, his long, sleek body bobbing with every heave and hiccup.
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath, and stepped back to admire his handiwork. The villain's bottom was as red as his companion's hair.
Adrian grabbed his backpack and changed back into his civilians. He slipped back into the arena, and returned to the bathroom.
A great silence descended over the mall. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to a nearby railing and rocketed up. He swung towards Princess. Tempestas appeared at his side with a superpowered leap fueled by a great gust of wind.
"That's one," said Sam. The brush swung back and snapped forward and cracked against Adrian's left cheek. "That's two. And keep your ass relaxed!"
"It's hard," said Adrian.
"I know. But it's for the best. Trust me," said Sam. The hairbrush thwacked Adrian's right sitspot, unleashing a hot wave of pain. "That's three."
The hairbrush swung up, and caught the underside of Adrian's shaking left cheek. "Four."
Adrian wiggled his hips, and his toes curled.
"Stay still. Hard to aim with you squirming around like that," said Sam. The hairbrush bit into the fleshiest part of Adrian's svelt right cheek. "That's five."
Scarlet Moon swirled what power he could into his eyes and fired a scarlet beam into the table at point blank range. He blew a hole through the table. Lego pieces, the ones that weren't pulverized by the beam, went flying. The table wobbled and nearly fell over before a detachment of legos broke off pursuit of Tempestas and reformed it.
The hand slowly released the man and his kid and turned to Scarlet Moon. The man took a guilty look at Scarlet Moon and bolted.
Scarlet Moon wiggled his ass.
Juliana groaned.
Sam stared at Adrian. "You got into a crash."
"Yes."
"And then fought off the Whistlers."
"Yes."
"And you don't have a single bruise to show for it."
"Umm…" Adrian glanced down at his t-shirt. A bit wrinkled, but no smudges or tears, no dried blood. His knuckled weren't bruised, his face didn't hurt anywhere.
Sam rubbed his forehead. "And you really expect me to believe this?"
"I'm telling you, it happened," said Adrian, stomping his foot.
"Do you think I'm an idiot?"
Tempestas grinned.
Scarlet Moon pooled his energy into his feet. He sprinted at the creature. A gust of wind buffetted his back. A tentacle whipped up. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord against a storefront and zipped sideways. The tentacle slammed into the linoleum and shattered.
A great circling roar filled the room. A swirl of toys, lego pieces and trash in the vague shape of a bird flew over Scarlet Moon and divebombed the lego monster.
Action figures charged at Scarlet Moon's feet. Some rode roller skates like cars. Scarlet Moon scattered them with a sweep of his beam. A lego fist blotted out the ceiling. Scarlet Moon leapt. The lego fist smashed into the ground behind him. He rolled back to his feet.
Twists and whirls of wind buffetted the creature, knocking it this way and that. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the monster right ankle and ran a few laps.
Scarlet Moon leapt into the air. He wrapped a Scarlet Cord around the base of the shattered pillar, and spun in midair. Buzzsaw's chain snapped taut, and for a moment the two froze, Buzzsaw straining one direction, Scarlet Moon straining the other. Scarlet Moon's shield flared. He pulled on the pillar with everything he had. Buzzsaw whipped through the air and smashed through a wall of crates, sending wires flying everywhere. With a scream, Scarlet Moon snapped free of the chains, wrapped another Scarlet Cord around the rafters, and swung after the supervillain.
The man approached and looked down. "Oh, come on, this is clearly in."
"No it's not!" said Juliana, stamping her foot.
"But here's the depression," said the man, pointing at the small hole in the sand. "The deepest part is obviously inside the court. It's our ball."
"That's not where it landed." Juliana pointed towards a spot a few inches to the right. "That's where it landed."
"Look, I know what volleyball depressions look like-"
"Forget your depressions. I was standing right here," said Juliana.
"And I was standing right there." The man pointed to just the other side of the net. "I had just as good an angle on it. Now stop being childish and give me the ball."
"I'm not being childish," snapped Juliana, stomping her foot repeatedly against the sand. "You're just being a sore loser!"
"Sore loser? We're not even keeping score," said the man. Some of his friends chuckled. "Now give me the damn ball before I turn you over my knee!"
"We'll see whose going over whose knee!" Juliana gave the man a hard shove.
"Say hello to the one. The only. LEGOSTOPHELES!" said Princess. "A Demon from the deepest, darkest circle of Lego hell. No mortal can hope to stand against his awesome and terrible Power! That one, Scarlet Moon, has murdered your fellow Legos, oh great and terrible Legostopheles. Make his suffer! Shatter glass with his wails! Salt the earth with his tears! Bring down upon his arrogant head a Great and Eternal Dooooooooom!"
"Your mom shattered glass with her wails last night," snapped Tempestas. She leapt into the air.
Scarle Moon lashed a cord to a nearby pillar and followed.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to Sir Stuffins' back and zipped feet first into it. Tempestas sailed past Scarlet Moon. She twisted and flung a gust of wind at Scarlet Moon's back, driving Scarlet Moon's feet through Sir Stuffins' back. Scarlet Moon grabbed Giraffalot's horns and flipped the giraffe and bear over his head. Sir Stuffins slammed into the tile and stopped moving. Scarlet Moon swung Giraffalot around and flung it at Tempestas.
Tempestas' fist punctured Giraffalot's torso. She grabbed the giraffe's head and ripped it clean off.
"Brutal," said Scarlet Moon.
"I never liked dolls."
Juliana pulled the door open and gestured for Adrian to go out. Adrian resisted the urge to gnaw on a lipstick-clad lip and stepped through the doorway. As he went, a sharp sting bloomed on his right cheek, making his hop into the hallway with a squeak.
He rounded and leaned through the doorway. He glared at Juliana. "What the hell?"
""Putting a little bounce in your step," said Juliana with a grin. "Now stop glaring and start walking!"
Juliana spun Adrian around and pushed his back out into the common room with another sharp smack.
Adrian looked towards the door, and saw Sam and David standing at the door laughing. Well, Sam was laughing. David had a broad grin on his face as his eyes flicked over Adrian's body.
"Wow, Adrian," said David quietly. His jacket hung open, revealing a very tight white shirt. He wore a comfortable looking pair of jeans that were neither skintight, nor bagggy. "You look incredible."
"Are you sure?" said Juliana.
"I'm not going into the sewers," said Adrian. "And pretending to negotiate would set a really bad precedent. If we ever negotiate, it needs to be for real."
"Ok," said Juliana. She handed six pens to Adrian. "You're gonna need to swing around the building and plant these all around it, more or less evenly spaced. Just drop one, and I'll send you to where to put the next. Natalie, your job will be to cover Adrian."
Natalie nodded uneasily. She fiddled with a watch around her wrist.
Adrian stood, gripping the pens tightly in one hand. "Alright. Let's do this."
Adrian and Natalie slipped into an alleyway a few blocks from the cafe. Adrian clutched his necklace and channeled power into it. A flash of scarlet light later, and Scarlet Moon stood where Adrian had a moment before.
Natalie rubbed a small watch around her wrist, and a green flash replaced her with Anklyana.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the wall.
Anklyana cleared her throat. "Umm, I can't really…"
"Just forcefields?"
"Just forcefields."
"No problem. I'll give you a piggy back ride."
Anklyana gnawed on her lip. "You sure? I'm kinda heavy."
Scarlet Moon leapt up and over the SWAT team.
Juliana handed Adrian a pen. She leaned forward and pitched her voice low. "Click it, and it'll swap your police uniform with some regular clothing. Just jeans, a t-shirt and a coat that I set aside a while ago."
"Don't have to channel any power into it?" asked Adrian.
"Nope," said Juliana with a proud grin. "Using the data I gathered on you a few months ago, I managed to replicate, to a limited degree, your ability to pull ambient Glow from the air to recharge."
"Cool." Adrian slipped into the men's bathroom. It wsa empty. Adrian clicked the pen and in a faint flash, almost lost in the harsh bathroom lighting, the police uniform was gone, and Adrian was once more in jeans and a t-shirt.
He emerged to find Juliana waiting outside the bathroom. She wore a pair of skintight leggings, a tight t-shirt, and a coat. She shifted uncomfortably from foot to foot, and occassionally stole a quick rub of her bottom when she thought nobody was looking.
"Well, I'm glad you're ok at least." The police officer grimaced. "Next time, I'd suggest staying nearby unless you're in imminent danger. One missing person was bad enough."
He walked away, talking into his walkie-talkie.
"You ran off to find a phone?" asked David slowly. "You went. To find. A phone."
Adrian nodded and smiled uneasily. "Thought maybe a restaurant would have one or something, but I don't know the area really well and got lost."
"I had my phone."
"I didn't know that."
"You didn't–And you didn't think to say something like 'We should call the police, I don't have my phone, do you guys have yours?'" asked David. "You decided to just sneak away without saying anything? Do you have any idea how freaked I was? I thought that stupid cat, or crazy lady in leopard-print came back and kidnapped you for God only knows what reason!"
"You were busy with Sam–"
"While pulling out my phone! If you'd waited–" David's voice rose into a shout. He stopped and took a deep breath.
The spatula struck Adrian's right buttock, making him squawk.
"Because I can't do anything to help, and I might get hurt?" said Adrian.
Midnight's laughter tickled Scarlet Moon's ear. "Come now kitten, you know better than that."
Midnight clapped Scarlet Moon's bottom three more times.
Scarlet Moon yelped, moaned and squirmed. His breath came in pants, his chest heaving. His hands shook.
The words were barely out of Adrian's mouth before the bathbrush collided with his upthrust, naked bottom. The brush struck Adrian's bottom four times in rapid succession, twice to each cheek, each blow driving Adrian into the pillow. He shrieked. His feet scissored. His rippling bottom round, bucked, and wiggled beneath the onslaught.
"No coherent sentences, remember?" said Alexandra.
She landed a fifth stroke to Adrian's left cheek, eliciting another howl.
"Now, ready to go?" asked Tania quietly.
"I'm just kidding. She's running Ms. Silver's London office." Clemency smacked Generalissima's left cheek. "Visited her over the summer. Gorgeous place. And man, they are crazy with canes. They only do it for fun though, because Brits are weird. But I learned some pretty good techniques from them. Maximum squeals for minimum effort, that's their motto! Wanna see?"
"No," said Generalissima, squirming up and down Clemency's thigh. "Please don't."
"Are you sure? It's gotta be felt to be believed." Clemency smacked Generalissima's right cheek.
"Yes."
"Oh, so do you want the cane." Clemency smacked Generalissima's left cheek.
"No! No I don't want it, please don't cane me," said Generalissima.
"First you don't, then you do, then you don't. Make up your mind you silly girl." Clemency smacked Generalissima's right left cheek.
"I don't, I don't, I don't."
"You don't want to make up your mind? Well then I guess I'll just have to spank you until you do." Clemency leaned forward a little and rapid fired, her hand lifting mere inches off of Generalissima's bobbling buttock before snapping back down again. In the space of a few breaths she landed a dozen smacks before moving to the superheroine's other cheek.
A pair of women about Adrian's age, maybe a little older, approached. One was a tall, slender, brown-eyed brunette with long legs, small perky breasts, and a small, heart-shaped bottom. The other was a short, curvy brown-eyed blonde with big boobs, big ass, and thunder thighs.
The tall, leggy one wore a t-shirt, light jacket, and a pair of black tights. The short, curvy one wore a similar outfit, except tight jeans rather than tights.
"That's a load of BS what you just said," said the leggy one. "Ms. Carmine is a great woman. Big Pharma would charge 1000 times what she does, and she's helped thousands of families. Families hospitals don't care about, because they can't pay."
"Oh really?" said Vanessa. "And what exactly has she done? Besides flash her ample chest at everyone."
The leggy woman slapped Vanessa across the face. "Bitch watch your mouth!"
Adrian's mouth dropped open. Vanessa tackled the woman. "I'll show you whose the bitch!"
The leggy woman went down with a squawk, while her curvy friend jumped on Vanessa's back.
Juliana gave Adrian a look that said Honey you ain't getting out of this one.
"Ok." David smacked Adrian's bottom. Adrian yelped and kicked as pain bloomed across his plump bottom. "How about we go to my place for some warm tea?"
Scarlet Moon ran and zipped from end of the room to the other, following the sounds of hissing gas to nozzle after nozzle, after nozzle. His chest burned, and his lungs screamed for air.
He staggered, growing light-headed. A gust of wind swirled around his banishing the green gas. He frowned uneasily and looked around dazedly.
"Breath," said Tempestas, appearing beside his. "It's safe now, you shattered the nozzles, and I've got the gas cooped up in the corner."
Scarlet Moon sucked in a deep breath.
"Now, let's–goddammit!"
David's large, gym-callused hand struck Adrian's round right buttock, sending it into a bobbling fit. Adrian yelped and kicked. David struck his left buttock, the svelt flesh flattening beneath his hard hand. Adrian squirmed. His hips bucked, his bottom jumping beneath the onslaught.
David's hand arced up, and snapped back down on his left buttock a second time in a row. Adrian kicked madly. One hand clutched David's calf, while the other pressed against the edge of the bench.
"Now is not the time for jokes," snapped Tempestas, jumping to her feet.
"So why don't you just come on out like a good girl? You can try to hide, but I'll find you, even if I have to tear this scyscraper apart. Brick. By. Brick. By. Brick."
The cop scoffed. "It's not made of brick you skanky hussy."
Vanessa cocked an eyebrow and looked at the cop's bare legs.
"It wasn't by choice," said the officer. She cocked her head. "Hey, I remember you. I belted you yesterday at the market for brawling. What are you doing here?"
"Serving appetizer's at Ms. Silver's party," said Vanessa. "I'm Vanessa."
"Officer Bernice Chastain," said the officer, shaking Vanessa's hand. "But you can call me Bernice."
"Now," said Bernice, slapping her pistol against her palm. "Let's get back up there and kick that lunatic's butt halfway to China."
"Don't be stupid," said Vanessa. "We need to get out of here while the getting's good."
"Excuse me?" said Bernice. "That woman is holding like a dozen people hostage–"
"You couldn't stop her before," said Vanessa. "What makes you think you can stop her now?"
"Because we have to," said Bernice.
Vanessa rolled her eyes. "You are not an action hero. You're a police officer can't keep track of her pants."
"Yo momma can't keep track of her pants," said Bernice.
Juliana shrugged. "I don't know yet. Why don't you go get some sleep, while I try to figure out her next move."
"Oh thank God, finally." Adrian returned to his room.
Adrian and Juliana made their way through the crime scene and upstairs towards the CEO office. They ducked into a nearby office when they saw Chief Napier emerge, accompanied by a tall, fit, dark-skinned woman in a lab coat. As soon as they were past, the pair slipped in. Adrian put on some gloves and hunted about the room for anything suspicious while Juliana sat down at the computer, pulled on a pair of gloves, shoved a USB stick in, and set her fingers to dancing across the keyboard.
"Urg, typing with gloves sucks."
Adrian paused next to a tipped over vase. The carpet around it was still wet. Adrian's eyes narrowed. He felt something strangely familiar. Just like how he always knew where his hands were, he always knew where his staff or cords were when he created them. Staring at the vase, it felt like his staff was pinned beneath the vase, or maybe one of his cords was lashed to the floor underneath.
It was very disorienting.
"Done," said Juliana. She stood up triumphantly and put the USB stick away. "Lot's of juicy stuff here. Let's get going. The chief or that lady or somebody could be here any minute."
Vanessa's door opened, and she stepped out into the common area. She wore a pair of tight blue jeans, and a black t-shirt that showed off her athletic physique and ample breasts. "Oh I meant to ask you last night, did you see I hung your work uniform on your door yesterday morning?"
Adrian nodded. "Tried it on too. It fit like a dream. Almost tailored."
Vanessa smiled. "Excellent. You nervous?"
"So you purposefully dumped wine on one of our guests," said Mrs. Rossi. "Guests we are supposed to take great pride in serving with grace, humility and competence."
"She was being a–owww!"
The tawse snapped across Adrian's right sitspot. The tawse's spllit tongue stung the sensitive inner-flesh of Adrian's rounded bottom. Adrian shrieked and wiggled his hips.
"If a guest is being disrespectful, you come to me," said Mrs. Rossi. "You do not dump wine on them, or talk back to them or do anything but smile, serve them and move on. Understand?"
"Yes Mrs. Rossi," said Adrian quietly.
"Good. Now let's drive that home." Mrs. Rossi raised the tawse.
Fifteen minutes later, Adrian stood in the employee bathroom on shaking legs, his molten, naked bottom thrust out behind his. Sobs of pain wracked his body.
The door opened and Vanessa slipped in. She carried a tube of some kind in one hand. She squirted some cream onto her fingers and rubbed it into Adrian's toasted bottom.
Adrian hissed and started to pull his bottom away.
"Hush," said Vanessa quietly. "It'll start to feel better in a minute."
Adrian took a deep breath and forced himself to relax. Sure enough, the cream and Vanessa's kneading fingers took the edge of the agony off, bringing it down from unbearable to barely endurable.
"What were you thinking?" hissed Vanessa.
Prometheus pivoted. Scarlet Moon lashed two cords to Prometheus' thighs, just as Prometheus unleashed a flood of fire into the superhero's face. The cords dissipated, and Scarlet Moon staggered backwards, his shields flaring.
A fiery foot erupted out of the flames and struck Scarlet Moon hard enough to send him flying through the door.
When they reached the source of Tempestas' burst, all they found were a couple of police officers laying stunned on the ground, and Bernice Chastain, the officer who helped Scarlet Moon take down Succubus, helping them up.
Chastain smiled weakly. "Thanks for the help you two. Was worried you'd hung your cowls up after the whole Princess thing."
Anklyana shifted uneasily from foot to foot.
"We just needed a little vacation," said Scarlet Moon. "Wasn't Tempestas here?"
"Um, yeah. She got us out of a tight jam, but jumped off," said Bernice. "You, umm, might want to do the same. Boss man's still kind of pissed. We'll take care of the arrests and–what's that?"
Scarlet Moon followed Bernice's gaze. Something moved across the rooftops above them.
"Zooming in," said Generalissima. "Someone carrying a briefcase."
"Someone carrying a briefcase?" said Scarlet Moon.
Chastain grimaced. "Someone's absconding with the money from the drop off tonight. Goddammit."
The doorknob twisted.
"Shit!" said Natalie. "It's Dad! Quick, your pants! Ooh, the couch!"
The door banged open. The lights flicked on, and everyone jumped out.
"Surpr–"
The doorway was empty. The cops shared slighty baffled (and amused) looks.
"Oh come on, how'd you know this time?" Natalie groaned. She threw a suspicious look at the various police officers who all held up their hands and shook their heads as if to say "not me."
Natalie looked back at the doorway, which remained empty. "Dad?"
Nothing.
Adrian tensed, and the hairs on the nape of his neck stood on end. For some reason, it almost felt like one of his scarlet staves was out there.
Natalie approached the door and peeked around the corner. "Da–aagh!"
"Yes, I'm sorry that my family keeps putting you in danger."
"Oh it's not your fault ma'am. Just bad luck."
"Yes, well I take it you'll be helping Miss Rossi with the catering?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Wonderful. I have every confidence in both of you. Now if you'll excuse me."
"Ma'am, the founders are starting to arrive," said Janette in quiet voice. "They'll be up here in a few minutes."
Minutes later, the door opened and a gaggle of excited voices, male and female, flooded the office.
"Breaking news," said Juliana grimly. "Someone's stolen a police helicopter. Taken the chief of police hostage, and is flying towards Silver Tower."
Scarlet Moon sucked in a breath.
"Ms. Silver, a helicopter has landed on the roof," said a deep voice. It was wound tight, like a coiled spring ready to snap.
"A helicopter?"
"Police helicopter apparently."
"Why would-"
The doors burst open.
"It's her!" cried one of the guards.
"Stop begging," said Tempestas. "It's embarassing."
"No, getting spanked until I kick and shriek is embarrassing," said Scarlet Moon. "I'm just temporarily surrendering."
"You're blubbering like a schoolgirl," said Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon growled.
The bear struck the two heros' bottoms in rapid succession. Scarlet Moon howled and kicked as white hot pain seared across his throbbing bottom. Tempestas yelped and wiggled.
"Now now little ones, no fighting," said Princess. "Violence is wrong!"
"Yo momma's wrong," said Tempestas.
"Yeah, but you're stronger now. More experienced. This lady? She's a bull in a china shop. She might have awesome mind control powers, but she can't use them for anything."
The two returned home without incident, save a call from Vanessa making sure Adrian was on his way home. They found Vanessa sitting straight-backed in one of the chairs in the common room. She wore a small white vest with a black bowtie over a fitted blouse, a tight black skirt that extended to just above her knees, black hose, and black pumps. Her long hair was pulled up into a fairly intricate bun, and she had a touch of makeup to add a bit more color to her pale skin.
She smiled and stood. "Excellent. Come on, so long as we don't dawdle we should have plenty of time to get you ready."
Vanessa pushed Adrian into his room and closed the door. "Now hurry up!"
Adrian pulled on his uniform. It was identical to Vanessa's except for pants instead of a skirt, and the vest was black with a white bowtie.. Adrian took a deep breath and stepped back into the common room.
"Um. Ok," said Keiko. She started to pull the door closed. "Sorry for interrupting, bye now."
Juliana grabbed Keiko's shoulder. She shook a finger in front of the girl's face. "Uh-uh. You can't leave yet."
"Why not?" asked Keiko, gnawing on her lower lip.
"Have you read the bylaws?"
Keiko laughed weakly. "Yeah, funny right? All that fancy legal talk about umm, rules, and umm, enforcement, and, umm…"
Juliana arched an eyebrow. "And umm?"
"Well, you know, it was funny right?" said Keiko, her eyes dancing between the two friends. "Americans have a crazy sense of humor."
"I don't remember anything funny in them," said Adrian. "In fact, they were ridiculously dry. Why all the crazy legalese?"
Keiko's eyes flicked between the pair like those of a panicking rabbit. She gnawed anxiously on her lower lip. Her shoulders hunched, and her stance narrowed. "Aww, come on, you can't really be serious? I thought that was like a joke, or stereotype or something. Like how all Americans have like six guns, and they put ketchup on everything and stuff."
Adrian shifted from one foot to the other. "You sure this thing isn't gonna hurt me?"
Juliana rolled her eyes. She pushed a few buttons on the silvery gun-thingamajig pointed at Adrian's face. "Ask me that one more time and I'll paddle you."
"Well, I mean obviously it doesn't hurt once, but you've used this thing like a bajillion times in the past month–"
"Twenty four." Juliana pushed a couple of buttons. She left the small room and reappeared behind a thick pane of glass that took up most of one wall.
"See you act like it's not dangerous but then you go behind the giant glass–"
"Flare your shield for me." Juliana's voice came over the PA.
Adrian sighed, and did as requested.
The gun thing emitted a red cone that swept up and down Adrian's body.
"Now pulse it."
Adrian pulsed his shield.
"Faster."
"OK, now slower."
"Fast as you can."
"Now emit a tiny thread of energy into the center of the scanner."
"Well, well, well. The two secret agents from Megawater," said Generalissima. "What a surprise."
Scarlet Moon lashed a couple of cords to the two agents' shoulders and zipped them into the air.
"Hey!" said Dana, the brunette.
"What the fuck?" said Marie, the redhead.
"How am I–"
"You're the super genius." Adrian dashed for his room. "I'm sure you'll think of something."
Adrian shoved his door closed, threw the lock and dove into his computer chair. "Come on, come on, come on, faster you stupid machine."
"Oh! Hey David," said Juliana. "What brings you here?"
"I'm taking Adrian to pick up his books," said David.
"Oh, well I think he's still getting ready for the day," said Juliana.
"At two in the afternoon?"
"He's very, very lazy. Incredibly lazy. Laziest person I've ever met. You really should drag his out here and spank his lazy bottom," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon leapt down and landed between Bernice and the two in catsuits.
The two took a step back.
"Well, look who it is," said the redhead. "Been wondering when we'd finally have to meet."
"Who are you?" asked Scarlet Moon. "And what do you want with Officer Chastain?"
The brunette rested a hand on the redhead's arm, and took a step forward. "My name is Dana, this is Marie. We're federal agents tasked with dealing with this superhuman…challenge. We're trying to find Prometheus and Poseidon. So are you, I imagine. And since you're here, I'll bet you know the same thing we do, likely using the same shoddily secured image database,"
"Don't tell them anything," said Generalissima.
"Oww! Oww! Oww!" Generalissima drummed her toes against the floor. Her hips bucked about. She arched her back, and lifted her torso up. She pushed against the chair as if she could push herself right off Clemency's lap. "I don't want to be caned! Oww! I don't want to be caned! I don't want to be caned!"
"See? Was that so hard?" Clemency shifted back to the right buttock and rapid fired.
"Oww! Why aren't you slowing down? Oww! Oww! Oww!" Generalissima bucked harder. Her toes smashed against the floor and her hair flew about her face.
"Hey now, don't go scuffing the floor." Clemency shifted to the left buttock. "I'd have to spank you faster if you do."
Generalissima's toes slowed. They didn't stop, but they weren't drumming quite so fiercely.
"That's a good girl." Clemency shifted back to the right buttock.
And so it went for several minutes. Scarlet Moon didn't know how many minutes, because he didn't have a watch and the ominous grandfather clock was clear on the other side of the hall.
But it was several. Clemency's hand snapped up and down non-stop, roving from Generalissima's sitspots to just below her hips and back down again. The sorta-naked heroine's caramel bottom took on a distinct red hue. She slumped across Clemency's thigh, too tired to do much more than whimper and cry as the woman battered her burning bottom.
"Care to explain why you weren't paying attention?"
Adrian shifted uneasily.
Adrian nearly choked. The hell did that come from?
"What's that supposed mean?" The woman stepped forward and loomed over Adrian.
"Well, I mean, look at yourself," said Adrian. "You look like the inbred offspring of a butt-faced monkey and rusty tractor trailer."
The woman's brow furrowed. "Do you…do you know the meanings of any of the words you just used?"
"Ooh! Did you hear that? She knows the word meanings! I didn't think she had it in her!" Adrian wiped a fake tear from his eye. "So proud."
"Nobody mocks Buzzsaw." The woman slapped Adrian across the face. There was a muted thud, like Adrian's head were covered in padding. His head snapped to the side, and he stumbled back a step. He didn't feel anything more than an impact, like getting thumped on the back by a friend.
Juliana screamed.
Buzzsaw looked down at her palm, then up at Adrian. "The fuck? Your face made of brick?"
Adrian swayed back and forth on his feet, feeling giddy and drunk. He grinned.
"No tighter than some of the things I've squeezed into," said Juliana.
"I see."
"Relax, you look sexy as all get out," said Juliana. "Soon as David sees, he's gonna wanta drag you into his aparment for all manner of unseemly things."
"You're assuming he'd be able to get me out of these things." Adrian tugged at the pants clinging to his crotch. "Gonna have to pee before I put these on next time. Like a highway, once they're on there's no getting off."
"He'll relish the challenge," said Juliana with a smirk.
Adrian sighed.
Vanessa shrugged. "Then you'll get your bum toasted and we'll move on. You'll be in training for like the first month, and the staff's pretty forgiving of folks in training. By the end you'll either be fired, or you'll know what to do and won't be nervous."
"I see," said Adrian. "A month of sore bottoms and then a pink slip at the end. What a thing to look forward to."
"Relax, I'm training you. You'll be fine," said Vanessa.
Generalissima scowled. "So what have you been up to?"
"You're not old enough," said Juliana.
"Someday," said Adrian wistfully.
Juliana gave Adrian the stink eye. She pulled a couple of what looked like phones out of her bag and put them on the edge of the table. "The last thing we need is a drunk superhero."
"Not so loud," hissed Natalie.
"Relax." Juliana flicked her fingers at the phones. "Those aren't phones. They're a kind of subtle noise supression technology. Anybody who walked by would just hear low murmurs, like we were talking too low to hear."
A knock came at the door. "You ready?"
Juliana slipped up to the door and eased it open. Natalie stood at the door, looking a bit annoyed, and a bit amused. Juliana gave her a thumbs up. Natalie rolled her eyes and stepped away.
"Welcome to this pointlessly elaborate ceremony, in which Juliana tries to convince Sam that yes, she does in fact want him in her pants, even though all she'd really have to do is bare her ass and bend over," said Natalie.
Juliana rolled her eyes. "Girl has all the sensuality of a mule."
"Yeah well you know Juliana," said Natalie, apparently in response to something one of the boys said. "Anyway, first we have Adrian, dressed in a cute t-shirt that I'm sure David will appreciate."
Adrian's face turned red.
Generalissima slapped her forehead. "I'm gonna tan your hide."
Bernice's eyes narrowed. Then doubled in size. "Oh shit."
She grabbed Scarlet Moon's outfit. "You need to get to my parents. Now."
"Where do they live?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"1734 Rich Dr."
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the roof and rocketed up into the air.
As the two approached the mansion, the front door swung open. Clemency stood in the doorway, silouetted in the bright entrance way lights.
Generalissima swallowed, and her hands snaked back to cover her bottom. "She looks a lot bigger in real life."
"Funny how that works." Scarlet Moon walked up the stairs. "Morning Clemency."
"Morning." Clemency nodded respectfully to Scarlet Moon. "Good job yesterday."
Scarlet Moon shrugged. "I try."
"Yeah, yeah everything's wonderful, Scarlet Moon's awesome, can we just get this over with?" Generalissima walked up the steps.
Clemency stepped to the side to let the two in.
"This place is bigger in person too." Generalissima craned her neck back. "So I take it that lonely chair in the middle is where we're uh, doing the thing?"
"Eventually. But first, breakfast."
"We don't need breakfast. I need you to spank me so that we can go on with our lives."
"Oh come now, Ms. Silver would have my hide if I didn't offer you breakfast."
"You didn't offer Scarlet Moon breakfast yesterday."
"Yes, and my old hide now adorns Ms. Silver's walls."
The next thing he knew, Scarlet Moon was facedown across the cat's crossed legs. One hand gripped the back of his head, grinding his nose into the shattered tiles. The other struck Scarlet Moon's upthrust, vulnerable, plump globes. The crisp crack of hand on spandex buttocks echoed through the dark entertainment center. Scarlet Moon wailed, his voice muffled by the shattered concrete. Dust invaded his esophagous, and he choked and spat. The cat rapid-fired Scarlet Moon's bottom, its furry hand stinging every spankable inch of his jiggly cheeks. Scarlet Moon's legs pedaled desperately. The creature's palm struck with the burning agony of a hairbrush, while its slender fingers cut into his bobbling hemispheres like four switches.
Scarlet Moon snatched the thug's particle beam as he whipped by. When he hit the apex of his swing, he twisted, and fired three shots with the gun. The first two missed, but the third got the thug right in the chest.
The thug stumbled, but remained standing. Scarlet Moon crushed the gun and hurtled back at the villain. She released the cord and slammed into the concrete right in front of the thug. The thug swung, but Scarlet Moon ducked the clumsy right hook, and punched her in the chest with a fist swirling with scarlet energies. The thug flew through the door and smashed into the greeting lecturn.
Scarlet Moon dashed into the restaurant. The thug with the bat swung at him. He hopped out of the swing's range, and dashed in and punched the thug twice, once across the face and once in the gut. He grabbed the thug's shoulders and swung the hunching villain in front of him just as her buddy fired a particle beam at Scarlet Moon. As the thug collapsed, a scarlet cord whipped out and wrapped around the particle beam, ripping it from the other villain's hand. Scarlet Moon whipped the gun into the shoulder of another thug charging the superhero.
The charging thug stumbled, and Scarlet Moon front-flipped over her, grabbed her bare shoulders and flung her right into the sitting Succubus.
An hour later, Adrian hunched in an alleyway a block or so away from Fractal Star. He hadn't dared try to swing over as Scarlet Moon, too many people would be hunting him. But now he was close as he dared get as Adrian. A small flash of light lost in the sunshine replaced Adrian with Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon zipped up to the roof and ran across in a hunch.
"Oh yes, nobody could hope to see you. Truly, you are a master of stealth," said Generalissima.
"Oh hush," said Scarlet Moon. He peeked across the street at Fractal Star, a nondescript office building. The only indication Scarlet Moon had found the right place was a sign in front of the parking lot:
Fractal Star: Providing business solutions to help businesses find solutions.
Generalissima whistled. "That place is crawling with cops. Sure you don't want to go undercover?"
"Positive. I'd feel naked without my mask."
"Fair point. Any ideas?"
"I was going to ask you the same question."
"Well, I already gave you my idea. My idea involved putting on a police uniform and sneaking in. You're the one who wanted to sneak in while wearing a bright red spandex suit."
"It's not that spankings don't work on me," said Juliana. She landed four swift smacks to Keiko's right cheek, and four to her left, making the girl bounce and squeal. "It's that I keep thinking I won't get caught. Kinda arrogant like that."
"I'll say."
Juliana patted Keiko's back. "Alright, just two more. You ready? I'm going to give them to you on your sit spots. Be warned, it stings like crazy there."
Keiko whimpered, and her bottom clenched.
"Now, now, I need you to relax," said Juliana, running her nails lightly over Keiko's skin.
Keiko giggled and squirmed. "That tickles."
"There you see? It can't be that bad if you're laughing," said Juliana.
"Yes it can," said Keiko with a pout.
"Ready?" said Juliana.
"No."
The tray bumped Jezebel's wrist, knocking her glass sideways and all over her very sparkly, very expensive dress.
Jezebel gasped. She stumbled backwards. For a second, almost too fast for Adrian to catch, she smirked at Adrian, before glaring and sputtering. "Watch what you're doing with that tray! Didn't Mrs. Rossi teach you anything? Mrs. Rossi!"
Natalie facepalmed.
Mrs. Rossi hurried out of the back. "What is going on?"
"Look at me!" Jezebel gestured to her soaked dress. "Your server bumped me with his tray when he turned and spilled wine all over me. I thought your servers were the best. The most graceful, the most balanced. Yet, here's one who couldn't even handle a single tray with a few half-empty glasses on it."
Mrs. Rossi turned a stern eye on Adrian. "And what do you have to say for yourself young man?"
A great THWACK scorched Adrian's ears. The bed swayed. Juliana's bare skin brushed across Adrian's as she jerked forward. The latina yelped and very nearly squeezed Adrian's hand off. Adrian shifted a little. His fingers drummed on the bed. His cheeks clenched and unclenched, his glutes rippling with every squeeze.
Something heavy struck the outthrust curve of Adrian's right buttock. A deep sting bloomed across his sensitive skin. He jerked forward. A heavy THWACK burned his ears. His globe rippled and bounced with the blow, the bouncy flesh rubbing against Adrian's other cheek.
Adrian showered, changed into pajamas, and collapsed into bed. He was asleep before he hit the bed.
Later, he woke up to the sound of a belt snapping and Juliana squealing in pain.
Adrian rolled out of bed and rubbed his eyes, yawning and stretching while Juliana got strapped in the background. He pulled the door open and peaked out just in time to see Sam lash Juliana's naked bottom and put his belt back on. He sat down and comforted her for a few minutes, before pushing her towards her room, while he left.
Juliana smiled through her tears when she saw Adrian.
Scarlet Moon returned to the apartment, flashed back to Adrian, and tracked down Natalie. The two spent about half an hour giving statements and letting Natalie be comforted by the police officers who showed up (it had to be almost the entire station).
Eventually, they were able to extricate themselves and return to Juliana's room.
Juliana smiled as soon as they entered her room. "Tempestas came through. Let's see what we've got."
Adrian pulled on a white sweatpants and loose-fitting white shirt over his swimsuit. He stepped into the common room.
Vanessa was still dressed in her Vicious shirt and cut-off jeans, though she had added a large pair of sunglasses, a wide-brimmed hat and a beach bag to the mix. Juliana wore a diaphanous aquamarine beach dress, just thick enough to obscure her legs and bottom, just light enough to suggest that she might maybe be wearing something pretty tiny underneath it. Keiko wore a flower-print tied-off shirt and a pair of khaki short shorts. She also wore a wide brimmed hat, and comically large sunglasses.
The car ride to the beach was pretty quiet (even Alexandra seemed to have the good sense not to further upset Juliana). But the tension turned to excitement as the fresh smell of Lake Michigan permeated the car and the bright sand came into view.
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The spandex-based material went on surprisingly easy, and she couldn't deny a surge of confidence as she looked in the mirror. The suit came in two pieces: a short-sleeve spandex shirt and matching shorts. The shirt came down to the tops of Adrian's hips, and fit snug enough it shouldn't ride up. Adrian's arms were covered by long purple gloves all the way up to mid bicep, and similarly long purple boots with grippy flat bottoms came up to mid thigh. In the center of her chest was a finely embroidered purple crescent moon surrounded by black. A red half-mask, which had to be pulled up and over her head, was attached to the top of her costume. It covered everything from the nose up, like Batman's mask only nowhere near as badass. A purple sash with an 18-inch-long trail was tied around her waist where a belt might be but slung a bit lower.
Princess led them to a large staircase tucked into a cordoned off corner of the mall. Sir Stuffins tossed aside the barriers, and they descended into the murky, dusty depths. Princess winked over her shoulder and pulled out a remote. She pushed a button, and the lights came on, exposing a great open space lined with all sorts of entertainment venues, from a bowling alley to an old-school arcade to an indoor playground. A great carousel dominated the center of the space.
"Check it out," said Princess, holding up her hands. "Just before the depression, retail was collapsing, but the economy was doing great. So the dimbulbs who owned this place thought if they created an entire underground space full of games and stuff, people would come to hang out and do stuff. After all, you can't go bowling on Amazon. Then the economy crashed."
"That's really nice," said Keiko.
"Isn't it? Come on!" Princess skipped towards the indoor playground.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flicked about the basement. Even with the main lights on, most of the "shops" were dimly lit. Lots of nooks and crannies here. Plenty of places to hide. But there was a faint glow coming from the indoor playground, and they were heading right for it.
"Answer. The. Question."
"Third portapotty on the right," said Scarlet Moon in a small voice.
Adrian's face heated. He got up and went into the bathroom. He found a bar of soap, wetted it and rubbed it on…
Adrian spied Juliana's toothbrush.
"You stay away from me." Prometheus scuddled backwards. "I swear to God if you lay so much as a finger on me, I'm gonna burn your stupid costume right off!"
Scarlet Moon grabbed Prometheus by the bra and tossed her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He gave the pert little bottom, peeking just the slightest bit out of red PVC hotpants, a sharp smack.
"Oww! That does it bitch, kiss your suit good bye!"
Scarlet Moon's outfit warmed a little.
"Clearly you and Buzzsaw back there have superpowers," said Juliana. Her eyes scanned the darkness.
"Absurd," muttered Adrian, rubbing a hand over his face. "Absurd."
"You got a better explanation for how she punched you into a streetlamp without shattering every bone in your body? Or how about how you sent her flying a good twenty feet with a frickin' laser beam? Or for that matter how you've turned into a Christmas display?"
Adrian shook his head, and scratched his arm. "What the hell is going on, Juliana? You're the physics major."
Juliana rolled her eyes. "For about a week. And I'm pretty sure neither classical nor relativistic physics have anything to say about glowing people."
Adrian scratched his leg. "God, I wish my skin would stop burning."
"Sounds kind of like my head," said Juliana. "I've had some pretty killer headaches, but this one is, I don't know if it's the worst I've ever had, but it certainly feels weird."
"So, what now?" asked Adrian, peering anxiously into the shadows.
"I don't know," said Juliana. "Ideally we want to find a way back to the car, and then hightail it out of here."
Adrian staggered into his suite's common room and collapsed on the couch.
Vanessa sat in the armchair, watching the news. She glanced over at Adrian. "You have the most terrible luck on the planet."
"Says the girl who got dragged up and down Silver Tower," said Adrian.
"Touche." Vanessa leaned back in her chair. "Figures the gym'd get busted right as it's getting colder."
"You seen Juliana yet?" asked Adrian.
Vanessa shook her head.
Adrian messaged Juliana, but she didn't respond. Adrian grunted in annoyance and leaned his head against a pillow. The slightly panicked exclamations of the newscaster faded into a buzz and lulled Adrian to sleep.
The door swung open, and Adrian jerked awake. Juliana stumbled into the suite, clutching her bottom, her face marred by tears.
Natalie poked her head out. "Oh, Juliana, you're back! What-"
"Don't wanna talk about it." Juliana pushed her door open and vanished inside.
Adrian threw a confused look at Natalie, who looked hurt and guilty.
Alexandra laughed. "Points for honesty I suppose. Well, I hope I'm there then so I can watch the two of you get your fannies blistered. Or even do it myself."
Scarlet Moon crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against a nearby tree. "You know that Buzzsaw wants me to find her, don't you?"
"Bullshit," said the Whistler. "She explicitly told us to keep an eye on any cops that might show up, and not tell anyone."
Scarlet Moon smirked. "Then why'd she make such a big scene at the beach? Why even show up at all? Surely a couple of you Whistlers can handle a bunch of half-naked rich people."
The Whistler said nothing.
Scarlet Moon pushed himself off the tree, and circled around behind the Whistler. The thug followed his every motion.
The spring sprang, and Buzzsaw flew back through the arena.
Scarlet Moon sagged against the barricade.
"Come on lady, things are finally moving." The man grabbed the woman and pulled her away.
"I'm sorry," said the woman as she left. "Thank you."
Scarlet Moon smiled.
Buzzsaw charged out of the arena, red-faced. "Alright, the bitch's got a second wind-"
A gale whipped through the air, and flung Buzzsaw back into the arena.
Tempestas landed between Scarlet Moon and Buzzsaw. "You have no idea."
Buzzsaw charged out of the arena. Again. "Out of the way snowflake."
"Make me."
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath and threw his shield back up.
Two minutes later, Buzzsaw had Tempestas bent over her knee, her spandex pants around her ankles, and her buttocks, rudely exposed by a tiny white g-string, thrust up into the air. Buzzsaw's thick hand clapped against the woman's round, tight little bottom, making it bounce and wobble. Tempestas squirmed and yelped.
Scarlet Moon glanced over his shoulder. The crowd had dispersed to the far side of the parking lot and beyond.
After Adrian freshened up and ate something, Juliana gave him a bag.
"Some new workout gear."
Adrian peeked in the bag and groaned. "Juli, honey, I love you, but clothing's supposed to cover your ass."
"Oh pish posh." Juliana smirked. "You know David goes to the gym about this time. Goes with Sam."
Adrian brought the scarlet paddle down on Juliana's bare right cheek. The supple flesh flattened and rippled beneath the pingpong paddle-shaped forcefield. Juliana howled and bicycle kicked. Her hips bounced against Adrian's thighs. Adrian brought the paddle down on her left cheek, eliciting a similar reaction. Left, right, left, right went the paddle. Juliana's bottom bounced and heaved beneath the strokes. Her hips squirmed back and forth. Her legs kicked and her hands clung to the table. She shook her head, her long dark hair flying around her.
Adrian splattered Juliana's bottom, the glowing paddle flashing between wobbling cheeks in a steady, rhythmic fashion. It wasn't long before Juliana's caramel orbs matched Adrian's paddle. Juliana kicked and shrieked and squirmed. Eventually, her shrieks faded to sniffling moans and pleading. Her legs twitched, but didn't kick, and her head hung low near Adrian's calf, her long hair obscuring her face.
Adrian paused and studied Juliana's hot, throbbing bottom.
Sam scoffed. "Like that's ever worked."
"Now, now Sam. I don't have to spank him," said David. "I could always take him up to the folks at the front desk. They've got quite the belt up there."
"I'm not God." David unleashed a flurry of swift, stinging smacks to Adrian's shaking bottom, making the compact orbs dance madly.
Adrian pressed against the bench and arcing his back in a fairly impressive display of core strength. Of course, this just further rounded and emphasized his bottom, even pushing it up as if asking for more. His legs kicked madly, sending his round, thrust up bottom into a bouncing fit.
"Thanks for the better target." David's hand flashed between the meaty swells of Adrian's cheeks, eliciting all sorts of squeals, yelps and howls.
"You gonna find a spotter next time?"
Scarlet Moon landed between Sir Stuffins and Anklyana's shield. The "knight" bore down on him, pool noodle leveled.
"I'm not your problem." Vanessa's claws lashed at Scarlet Moon, who ducked and fired a beam into Vanessa's chest.
Vanessa flew out into the street, and ran.
Scarlet Moon hesitated.
Bright flew down into the alley. "What are you waiting for? She's getting away."
"I can't be seen around here," said Scarlet Moon. He looked back in the direction of the penthouse. "And we have more important things to worry about. Criminal or no, that girl's thefts aren't going to hurt anyone–"
"Speak for yourself," said Bright rubbing her chest with one hand.
Scarlet Moon fought a smile. "You're a superhero, you can handle it. We need to find out what happened to the kidnap victims. They might be in active danger right now."
Bright looked longingly towards the sidewalk. She blew out a breath. "Fine. You're right. Want a lift?"
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the building and zipped up into the air.
A chunk of concrete slammed into the ground nearby. Shrieks erupted.
The mall was collapsing, at least this part of it.
"Oh God, Oh God, Oh God," said Anklyana. "What do I do?"
"Hold the ceiling up," said Generalissima. "People's lives depend on it. Adrian, for God's sake please snap out of it."
Anklyana threw up her hands. A glowing green sphere formed under the ceiling just as it collapsed. It slammed into the bubble. The bubble flexed and wobbled.
"Oh God, it's so heavy," said Anklyana. "I can't, I can't do it!"
"If you don't, everyone in there will die," said Generalissima. "You're the only one who can save them. Nobody else can do it, only you!"
"Only me…" The green bubble firmed.
"Tempestas! Get these people out of here!" said Generalissima.
"I'm still–the cords vanished!" Tempestas zipped into the air. She sprinted around the mall, blowing doors open with great gusts of wind. "Move people! Move!"
"Too slow, too slow," said Anklyana. "God, it's so heavy."
Scarlet Moon hovered above the chaos, doing nothing.
"What's he doing?" asked Generalissima. "Scarlet Moon, we need your help. These people need your help."
"You very nearly ruined that woman's dress. It would be one thing if there was some freak accident. But you were hasty. Impatient! You ignored everything we've taught you about serving. Utter humiliation." Rossi yanked down Adrian's jeans and boxer briefs. Adrian whimpered as his plump bottom bounced into full view, his boxer briefs bunched up around his thighs, leaving his bottom completely exposed. "And do you have any idea how much that wine cost? You better believe Miss Silver will be taking that out of my fee, so I'll be taking it out of your hide."
Mrs. Rossi walked to a nearby suitcase. She flipped it open and pulled out a thick leather tawse. "I very nearly didn't pack this tonight. I thought I wouldn't need it. I thought my servers were better than this."
Mrs. Rossi returned behind Adrian. She lifted the tawse. "I am ashamed to say that I was wrong."
Twenty minutes later, Adrian stood in the bathroom reserved for staff, hunched over the sink, trying to get his pained sobs under control.
His pants were still bunched up around his knees, his boxer briefs bunched up beneath his bottom, his bare, burning, scarlet cheeks thrust out behind his.
He stared down at the running water, warm to the touch. His fingers twitched, but he couldn't bring himself to touch the water. He looked back up at the mirror.
Green eyes locked onto his.
Adrian gasped. Tall, regal in a shimmering black dress, pale breasts a sharp contrast to the midnight silk, was the green-eyed woman. She stepped forward and leaned over Adrian, her soft orbs pressing against Adrian's back. His breath licked Adrian's ear.
"So terribly sorry about that kitten," said the woman in a low, soft voice. "I didn't expect you to react quite so…violently."
"Fine," said Prometheus, sounding like a teenager being made to eat her broccoli. She held out her hands. The flames arced over the crowd and licked the icy barriers, melting them into great sheets of water that flowed over the crowd and formed a bubble around the arena. The ice froze into a great dome, and two great flame serpents wove around the slender villain. "Now, let's rumble!"
Prometheus flung out her hands, and the two flaming serpents flew towards Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon wrapped a cord around Poseidon's waist and zipped him into his arms just before the serpents struck.
Poseidon cried out, and steam arose around the two.
"Poseidon!" cried Prometheus. "Look at what you made me do you bastard!"
"I'm bone dry," cried Poseidon.
Scarlet Moon swung past Prometheus and flung Poseidon into her arms. He dissipated the cord, spun in midair and landed facing the pair.
Princess swept up the panties and slid them up Scarlet Moon's legs. The panties were a few sizes too small, pinching in the crotch and riding up in the back, exposing at least a quarter of Scarlet Moon's peach cheeks.
"Arms above your head," said Princess, holding the pink dress up. Scarlet Moon hesitated. A frown from Princess, and he hastily lifted his arms.
"Good dolly." Princess smiled and pulled the dress down over Scarlet Moon's head and torso. She futzed a moment with the skirt.
The dress was also a few sizes too small, and had a very stiff skirt, meaning that even when Scarlet Moon stood, his bottom peeked out from under it, let alone if he bent over.
Princess rolled the socks up Scarlet Moon's legs. The white cotton extended a little past the knee. The mary janes were buckled on. These, mercifully, were more or less the right size. The thick, clumsy mittens were pulled over Scarlet Moon's hands.
Makeup was applied to the captured hero's face. Princess braided Scarlet Moon's hair into pigtails, held together with little pink bows at the tips.
Princess backed up. She squeeed and danced from foot to foot, clapping her hands. "I was right! You are soooo cute, I can't stand it. Oh thank you Legostopheles, this was the best Christmas present ever! Quick, get me a mirror so I can show dolly what he looks like."
A mirror was dutifully provided. Princess turned the mirror to Scarlet Moon. "Look, look. Aren't you pretty?"
Little red circles had been applied to Scarlet Moon's cheeks, giving them an extra rosey look. His lips were covered in sparkly pink lipstick.
Someone pounded on Adrian's door. Adrian fumbled at his desk and found his phone. 10:05am.
He was late for class. And of course it was the lecture for the class David TA'd.
Adrian rolled out of bed. He yanked open his dresser and started pulling out clothing. It didn't matter what, just something to cover his ass.
Not that it was going to stay that way. He could already feel David's callused hand leaving thick handprints all over his poor, naked bottom.
The door pounded again.
Adrian yanked down Natalie's pajama pants. Natalie squeaked as her big, bouncy bottom wobbled into view, the round cheeks bursting out of a pair of lacy white panties suspiciously similar to the red ones she'd been wearing at the party. They covered maybe the top quarter of her bottom.
"Ooh, those are some of the panties we got you the other day," said Juliana leaning forward and smiling. "Do you like them?"
"I don't understand," asked Natalie.
Adrian wove his forcefield into a spring. Then a paddle. Then a flower. "You didn't say 'my powers.' You said 'these powers.' Almost like you think they're something external, like a computer. Something someone can take from you. But they're not. They're a part of you. A part of me. They're not 'these powers.' They're my powers. And nobody gets to fuck with them. I control them. Me, and me alone. Like how you decide whether to put your hair in a ponytail, or keep it down, or put it into a bun."
"But people can yank on your hair," said Natalie. "They can pull it out of a bun. They can screw it up."
"Then you put it back," said Adrian. "They can yank on your hair a hundred times, but they can't take it from you, so you can put it back the one hundred and first. Even if they cut it, it'll grow back. So it is with your powers. They screw them up, you put them back."
"I can't do that," said Natalie. She burrowed her face into her pillow.
"Yes you can."
"No I can't! I just can't, ok? Not everyone is as strong as you," said Natalie. "I can't do it."
Scarlet Moon's cocoon shuddered. He stumbled backwards, away from the intense heat.
Prometheus took another step forward, and unleashed a stream of flames at the wavering superhero. Scarlet Moon fell to one knee, both hands up. Flames bombarded the shield. Sweat ran in rivers down Scarlet Moon's face. Scarlet Moon's shield shattered and he flew backwards, skidding on his back across the stage, nearly toppling into the scared-frozen crowd.
Prometheus grinned. "Pretty pathetic. What kinda superhero can't handle a little heat?"
Scarlet Moon pushed himself to his feet and wiped a hand across his sweaty cheek. The sweat swirled off his body into a mallet and smashed him in the face, sending his sprawling, spitting and sputtering.
A collective "ooh" from the crowd.
"Hah! How'd that feel, getting punched in the face with your own foul sweat?" Prometheus stalked towards Scarlet Moon, sparks dancing across his fingertips.
Scarlet Moon pushed himself onto his hands and knees. The sweat on his face and shoulders crystallized, pricking his skin with a burning cold. Flames swirled around him, dancing and weaving like a serpent.
"Look at him. He can't even fight back," said Prometheus. "What's wrong? A little too hot and bothered?"
Juliana swept her arm out to take in the ruined beach. "You really think the police can handle her?"
Sam raised his eyebrows and gave David a look.
David grimaced.
Sam rolled his eyes and gave him the look again.
David sighed, and grabbed Adrian around the shoulders.
Juliana put a shaking hand on Adrian's arm. "Are you ok? You got hit by a bus."
"I'm fine," said Adrian. He patted Juliana's hand. "I promise. Now where am I?"
"I brought you here." Bernice Chastain, the police officer they helped with some thugs last month, entered with a tray containing a warm beverage and some crackers. "Here, you need to eat."
Adrian massaged his forehead. "What? That's not what I–"
"I brought you here as my alter ego." Bernice set the tray down on Adrian's lap. "Tempestas."
Adrian blinked at Bernice.
Bernice shrugged. "I had to pull your mask off to check for a concussion. Recognized you as a friend of Natalie's. So I called her, and she and your sister came over. We had a little chat about secret identities."
"Oh," said Adrian. He took a bite of one of the crackers.
They descended several floors.
"Please, no more, no more," said Vanessa, flailing in Scarlet Moon's grip.
"Careful, I'm going to drop you," said Scarlet Moon.
"I need to get out of here."
"Maybe you should take the stairs," said Juliana. "I didn't know Vanessa could freak out like that."
"Ok, ok," said Scarlet Moon. He stopped in front of a pair of elevator doors. He pushed a few thin wafers of scarlet energy between the doors and forced them apart. He swung into the empty hallway.
As soon as he set Vanessa down, the girl scrambled away from the doors, shivering and sobbing.
"You know, not everyone is invincible." Bernice walked over to comfort Vanessa.
Scarlet Moon crossed his arms and scowled.
"Well?" asked David after a moment of awkward silence.
Adrian shrugged.
"Were you paying attention at all? Were you even trying to pay attention?"
Juliana let a long, aggravated sigh. "Really?"
"It's umm, attached to the inside of the pit. There's a faint cord running along the wall."
"Of course it is. Alright, I'll go get it. See you at the library." Juliana hung up.
Scarlet Moon winced again.
"Now why would I–oopsie."
"Crap," said Generalissima.
Princess' eyes flicked right. "Looks like somebody's being very naughty."
"Anklyana, get out of there," said Generalissima.
Green flickered to Scarlet Moon's right. Anklyana came running across the parking lot, a half-dozen drones swarming around her.
"Hey, isn't that the whale-bottomed tart who smashed one of my drones?" asked Princess. "Are you guys in cahoots or something?"
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to a nearby streetlight and zipped into the air. He soared across the parking lot and landed between Anklyana and the drones.
"Sorry," said Anklyana quietly.
"Not your fault," said Generalissima. "This was a bad idea to begin with."
"Bored now. Let's wrestle!" said Princess. The nine drones following Anklyana charged the pair.
Lego tentacles snapped at Scarlet Moon. He ducked and whirled around them. Legos fired out of the creature like bullets. Scarlet Moon zigged and zagged. A fist smashed into his, driving his through the tiled floor.
Scarlet Moon plummetted into the basement. A tentacle wrapped around his, and ripped his back up into the mall.
"Ooh, that hurt," said Princess.
"I know. But you need to learn not to," said Sam.
Adrian nodded, and fiddled with his jeans.
Sam stood Adrian up, and guided him over to the side of the couch. "Bend over and put your hands on the armrest. You'll get twenty for coming home past curfew. Then you're going to bed. OK?"
Adrian nodded, gnawing on his lips. He bent over and put his hands on the sofa armchair. He arched his back a little, and stuck his svelt butt out.
"Good boy," said Sam. He took the waistband of Adrian's jeans. Adrian whimpered as the RA pulled Adrian's jeans down and over the swell of his rippling ass.
Adrian heard the sound of a drawer being opened and closed. Sam tapped the back of a hairbrush against Adrian's right cheek. The student hissed at the feel of the cool wood against his barely covered, compact ass cheek.
"Keep your bottom relaxed," said Sam. "It'll do less damage."
Adrian nodded, and forced his cheeks to unclench.
There was a sharp slap. A thuddy sting cascaded across his right cheek. Adrian jumped.
Natalie peeked out of her room. She eased into the living room and smiled sheepishly. "Umm, how did it go?"
Does Adrian wear male or female clothing?
Juliana turned around and gave Adrian's shoulder a shove. "You should go knock on his door. He's in room 205, I think, right Sam?"
Sam pulled out his phone. "Well, yeah, but you know we have phones right?"
Juliana glared at Sam. "Adrian should go knock on his door."
"My, my, whatever will I do with you?" Scarlet Moon walked towards the bar (miraculously not seriously damaged by the tussle), thwacking Succubus' bare cheeks with every step. "I mean, look at this mess you made."
"I made that mess? You're one who came charging in with fists flying," said Succubus, squirming and kicking.
"And you're the one who made that necessary by trying to rob these innocent people." Scarlet Moon lifted Succubus off his shoulder and bent her over the bar. Succubus kicked her dangling legs backwards, catching Scarlet Moon in the chest. The hero barely felt it.
Scarlet Moon clamped one hand over the small of Succubus' back, and tapped the paddle against Succubus' right cheek. He drew back and THWACKED the offending orb.
Succubus shrieked. Her right buttock rippled beneath the blow, while her fleshy bottom bounced against the bar. "Owww! Stop it, stop it, stop it!"
Buzzsaw stalked towards the hero, cracking her knuckles. "Now, where were we?"
Scarlet Moon forced himself to his feet. He couldn't really see through the red haze. His legs shook, and his breath came in ragged gasps.
"Aww, look. The noble hero's bravely blocking the villain from the innocent bystanders." Buzzsaw cuffed Scarlet Moons' ear, driving his back to his knee. "Pretty pathetic, you ask me."
Buzzsaw grabbed Scarlet Moon's hair and forced his head back. "Look at me when I talk to you. I thought I was gonna get to fight you, not some two-bit B-lister. Makes me angry."
Buzzsaw flung Scarlet Moon against the police barrier. His shield flickered. "Here, let's show these good people what's gonna start happening to heroes in this town."
"Ohh, leave the poor boy alone," said the woman. "Only a bully attacks somebody who can't fight back."
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared.
"Maybe I am a bully. Maybe I love people who can't fight back." Buzzsaw stepped closer to the barrier. Her hand lanced for the woman's throat.
Scarlet Moon caught it.
Tania pulled a small wooden paddle out of her purse. It was about the size of a pingpong paddle, but much thicker, and made of some kind of purple wood. It was roughly circular, but with two cat ears on top.
Tania pulled Adrian up by the arm and smacked the swell of Adrian's right buttock with it. The sharp crack rang throughout the restaurant, bringing a momentary pause to the murmur of conversations. Adrian's plump bottom visibly wobbling beneath his tight trousers.
Adrian yelped as the dense paddle branded his bottom. His thin trousers provided very little protection, and his boxer briefs didn't provide much either.
"March young man," said Tania, whapping Adrian's jumping bottom with every word.
Adrian's legs moved of their own volition, propelling him through the restaurant as Tania's paddle scorched his shaking bottom. Adrian's face burned as other diners (and even the wait staff!) watched with still, judging eyes.
Tania didn't stop burning Adrian's bottom until they were through the doors into the spanking room.
Scarlet Moon ripped the gun from the last cop and smashed it over his knee. In a flurry of superfast blows, he tore the suit apart, leaving a cop standing in just his uniform.
"What is wrong with you?" cried Generalissima. "I don't like the cops either, but this is stupid. This has got to be the stupidest thing you've ever done."
"Fainter."
"Fainter."
"Perfect. Now hold it as steady as you can."
"Interesting." The gun-thing turned off and pulled away. Juliana fiddled with something Adrian couldn't see. She pulled off her goggles and came in.
"So, any idea where this stuff's coming from?"
"Oh I've had a thought since before the first scan." Juliana pulled a small golden chain out of her pocket. A purple crescent moon swung on its end. "Merry Christmas."
The woman threw her cape over her shoulder, revealing a whip hanging at her side, and a riding crop clutched in silky black gloves. She slapped the greeter's desk. "My name is Succubus and I demand to be seated!"
The greeter jumped. "Umm, you'll have to, um, wait-I-"
Succubus' eyes swept the room. Adrian swayed as those eyes glanced off him, leaving behind a nearly overwhelming need to open up a seat.
Vanessa groaned and leaned against the table. "What the–I can't–"
The man sitting with Phillipa stood. "I think it best, Ms. Silver, if we allow Ms. Succubus to take our seat. We can wait a little I think."
"Yeah, no," said Phillipa.
People all over the restaurant were standing and murmuring, apparently all too eager to let Succubus take their seat. Succubus smirked. She frowned when she saw Phillipa.
"What is the meaning of this?" said Mrs. Rossi, storming from the back of the restaurant. "Who are you, and where did you get that garish outfit?"
"You like?" Succubus twirled. Her cape swept up into the air to reveal a pair of large, round, tight cheeks bursting out of a tiny thong.
Mrs. Rossi hesitated for a moment. She shook her head and growled. "Of course not. I thought Scarlet Moon's costume was the most absurd you could get. Clearly, I was wrong."
"Christ you people are worse than useless." The police chief came out of nowhere and grabbed Tempestas. He smacked her swollen bottom with his large hand. "Not only do you completely trash the place, and put countless bystanders at risk, but you can't even stop the criminals! If you were on my force–"
Tempestas stomped on the chief's foot. The chief cried out and danced away, clutching at his foot.
Tempestas stumbled away. She jumped, and a light breeze wafted across Scarlet Moon's hair. It was barely more than a tickle, and nowhere near strong enough to lift the heroine.
Scarlet Moon grabbed Tempestas and lashed a flickering cord against the arena. He zipped the two up onto the roof. Once there, Tempestas fell to her knees, clutching her bottom. Scarlet Moon paced back and forth, rubbing his own scorched bottom.
"Idiot," said Tempestas. "I told you to disperse the crowd, not help me fight."
"You obviously needed it," said Scarlet Moon. "Buzzsaw would have beaten you inside of ten minutes."
"That's ten minutes you could have spent getting people to safety." Tempestas pushed herself back to her feet and yanked her spandex back up. Her mouth formed an "o." "Look you'd better learn real fast, this isn't about stopping supervillains, it's about protecting people."
Tempestas ran for the edge of the roof and leapt off, a gust of wind propelling her away.
David raised an eyebrow.
"Oh shit," said Tempestas. "Augh!"
A tentacle lashed at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon zipped past it. A giant lego arm struck his. He flew sideways, through a second floor clothing store. Mannequins and clothing went flying. He pushed himself to his feet, his arms and legs shaking. A tentacle tore into the store. Scarlet Moon ducked it and leapt back out into the main mall. He fired a crimson beam through the arm holding Tempestas. The arm shattered, and Tempestas plummetted. Scarlet Moon caught Tempestas. Another cord zipped them up onto the second floor at the opposite side from the lego monster.
"You will rue the day you dared underestimate the might of Legostopheles!" said Princess. "Cast them down Oh Breaker of Feet! Drive them before me that I may bask in their lamentations and drink their tears!"
"Well, that didn't work," said Tempestas. "How about we just kick that thing's ass the hard way?"
Dana reached into her pack and pulled out a binder. "Noneless, I would appreciate it if you worked on reducing it. I assume you're trying to find Succubus?"
"Or what she's planning."
Dana grinned. "Well, we just so happen to know."
"And you're willing to help me because…"
Marie rolled her eyes. "A supervillain is about to attack one of the most successful and well-known entrepreneurs in the country, and you're asking that question? You're even dumber than you look."
"Marie please don't antagonize the superhero," said Dana. "We haven't much time."
Scarlet Moon hunkered deeper in the shadows.
"Some superpowered shit I fought a few nights ago. He had like, night light powers or something. Look, it doesn't matter. Or it won't if you get your scrawny ass over here."
"Do I know who you are? Do you know who I am? I'm the motherfucking Buzzsaw! Now get your ass over here and take your fucking prisoner before I turn your pretty little car into a basketball, then beat your pampered ass-"
Buzzsaw stopped. Her teeth ground audibly together. "Why you little-"
Buzzsaw stopped again. Her eyes bugged out of her head, and her face turned bright red. She took a deep breath. "Wouldn't help you much, now would it? You know what? I don't give a fuck. Let them come. I'll turn Generica's finest into Generica's brokest!"
Buzzsaw snapped the phone shut and shoved it back into her pocket. "Snotty shit."
"Ooh! When I–," said Princess
Someone ran out from behind a steel pillar. An emerald bubble formed over the second drone and the figure. Princess' voice cut off. The drone hovered unmoving. The figure carried a pole of some kind. They swung it and smashed the drone against the inside of the shield. The drone's propellers snapped and the drone crashed to the ground.
Both shields fell. The figure grabbed the shattered remnants of the drones and tossed them over the side. The figure approached Scarlet Moon, grasped him with gentle hands, and pulled him to his feet.
Curvy yelped and toppled over. Vanessa squirmed free and rolled away from her assailant. No sooner had Curvy sat up, when Vanessa tackled her, sat on her back, and pinned the other woman's arms to her side with her own.
Leggy charged at Vanessa, but Vanessa caught the woman's wrists with one hand, swept the woman's legs out from under her with the other, and guided her across her friend's large thighs. The side of her pert bottom nestled against the undercurve of her friend's much rounder derriere.
Vanessa swatted the four helpless mounds, Leggy's bouncing visibly beneath her thin, painted-on tights. Curvy's jeans kept her bottom from bouncing (mostly), but her squeals made it abundantly clear that they stung nonetheless.
"What is going on here?" barked an authoritative voice. A police officer pushed through the crowd, and stood over Vanessa, her hands on her hips.
Melissa's eyes flashed. "Bend over the counter."
Adrian bent over the counter and arched his back, sticking his svelt bottom out behind him. Melissa walked around the edge of the counter, his heels clapping angrily against the tile.
"Umm…" A few minutes of tapping followed.
Scarlet Moon had just whipped past an open apartment window, when Juliana spoke again.
"Tons of things. It's kind of a big city. We have a fundraising gala for some politician or other, a business summit, the ten year reunion for a very, very, very high end school… There's even a ballroom dancing convention in town."
Scarlet Moon sighed. "Should have tried to get that lady's name. I was just so frazzled-"
"Don't worry about it. The police will get their names, and the papers are sure to publish a couple of stories about it. Most of it will be speculative garbage of course, but nestled in there will be some useful nuggets."
"I guess that's true." Scarlet Moon landed on a building top and sprinted across it, leaping out back into the void. "So, it's after eleven by now isn't it?"
"Yup. But don't worry, just sneak in through the window. Sam'll never know."
"Oww!" Succubus rocked his hips. "How the hell does that thing sting so bad?"
Scarlet Moon unleashed a flurry of smacks to Succubus' rocking bottom, making her fleshy buttocks bob and sway and jiggle. The supervillain howled and bucked. She stomped her feet, her cheeks wobbling with the motion. By the time Scarlet Moon was done, Succubus' buttocks were a lovely shade of pink.
"Sorry yet?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Kiss my ass," said Succubus.
"Apparently not." Scarlet Moon reshaped the paddle into a strap.
Scarlet Moon whipped the strap across Succubus' pink cheeks. Succubus howled as the "leather" made her firm buttocks bounce.
"How does that hurt worse?" asked Succubus. "It's made out of the same glowy crap."
Scarlet Moon snapped the strap across Succubus' rocking bottom, the scarlet implement biting deeply into the woman's fleshy bottom.
Succubus squirmed and kicked. She tugged futilely at the cords binding her. "I swear to God-"
Scarlet Moon raised the strap above his head, and brought it whistling across the peak of Succubus' swelling globes.
Succubus shrieked.
"Wait a minute, I thought they said to go left," said Bernice.
"I don't trust them," said Scarlet Moon. "Could be Succubus trying to mislead us."
"I don't know, we haven't seen any sign Succubus' control is that nuanced," said Juliana. "Perhaps it's best to–"
Particle beams erupted ahead of them. Scarlet Moon bolted forward, and whipped around the corner, just in time to see the head of the guards go down with a beam to the gut.
Vanessa screamed and backpedaled.
Scarlet Moon wrapped a cord around Vanessa's waist and yanked her into his arms. He flung the girl back around the corner just before a beam struck Scarlet Moon where Vanessa's head had been.
Three guards stood on the far side of the hall, guns pointed.
Prometheus held her hands out. The temperature in the arena dropped several degrees. The icy walls collapsed into miniature tsunamis. The water swirled up into the air and formed a dome around the trio. A cocoon of flame closed over Prometheus. The watery dome froze into a giant block of ice, totally encasing the trio.
Prometheus' eyes sparked through the swirling flames. "Now-"
Scarlet Moon wrapped a cord around Poseidon and flung him into Prometheus. Poseidon yelped, and pulled water. Poseidon slammed into Prometheus with a loud thud and the two went rolling across the stage. A great cloud of steam rose up around them.
"Dammit," said Poseidon, rubbing at his chest, stumbling out of the steam. "I'm bone dry."
"And I'm all wet," said Prometheus, stumbling out of the cloud, wringing out her hair.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared.
"I suppose I could turn you over my knee, or bend you over a table or something…" Scarlet Moon battered Succubus' bottom, the scarlet paddle flashing from one cheek to the other. "But I think it'll be much more fun to stand here in the middle of the restaurant, you thrown over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes, giving you a scarlet moon of your very own."
Succubus kicked from the knee. Her bare thighs pressed against Scarlet Moon's torso, but she may have well been pressing against a wall. "Let go of me you cow!"
Scarlet Moon unleashed a flurry of swats to Succubus' right cheek, and then her left. The once mighty, now naughty villain squirmed kicked and howled.
"Stand up girl," said Juliana in a tone that neither expected, nor tolerated argument.
Natalie stood. She shifted nervously from foot to foot, her eyes glued to the hairbrush, and her hands glued to her bottom.
"I'm gonna, um, go to my room," murmured Vanessa, making herself scarce.
Adrian sat down in the chair Vanessa vacated.
Juliana shot Adrian a disgusted look. "Remember the last time we got in past eleven?"
Adrian shrugged. "Whatever. We're not going to make it anyway."
"Being ten minutes past is way better than two hours," said Juliana, casting an anxious glance at the clock, and shifting in her seat.
"More like twenty. Besides, Sam doesn't scare me."
Juliana rolled her eyes.
"It's true!"
"Uh-huh."
"Look, if we're going to get in trouble anyway, might as well have some fun first, right?"
"There are many types of 'in trouble.' Some are far more terrible than others," said Juliana. "Damage control, Adrian. Damage control."
"Damage control can suck it."
"I'll tell you what you can-"
Your skin started to itch and burn, like a hive of bees crawling across and stinging your skin.
Tsk, tsk. This won't do at all." Juliana rooted through Adrian's panty drawer. She came out a few seconds later with a black thong. "Here, put this on instead. Not only have you got all the panty lines, but they're keeping your butt from jiggling properly. And we can't have that."
Adrian rolled his eyes and took the thong. "You're such a pervert."
"Somebody's gotta make you irresistible, or David might slip through your fingers. And girl, that's one fish you don't want getting away."
Adrian rolled his eyes. He took the thong, returned to the bathroom, swapped panties, and came back. "There. Happy now?"
Quick as a whip, Juliana swatted Adrian's bottom again. Adrian eeped and hopped. "Very."
Adrian rolled his eyes. He tugged at the hem. "Don't you think this is a bit short for November?"
"Already one step ahead of you." Juliana slipped out of the room and returned a few seconds later with a pair of long socks. "Put those on."
Adrian did so. The thick socks reached two-thirds up his thighs, the tops disappearing under his dress. "Well, these'll keep my legs warm I guess, but my butt's gonna freeze."
"You'll be fine. It's not that cold out." Juliana rooted through Adrian's shoes and pulled out a pair of black stiletto pumps. "Now to round things out."
Adrian grimaced when he saw the shoes.
"No!" The hoodlum reached back to shield her bum. "When Buzzsaw finds out-"
"Fine." Adrian wrapped his arm around the hoodlum's waist, and bodily dragged her a few inches from the wall. He pushed down on the hoodlum's back with his elbow, and forced the struggling thug to bend over Adrian's hip. A small voice in Adrian's head marveled at the ease with which he manhandled the hoodlum. Especially considering the two were about the same size.
Whatever.
Adrian unleashed a flurry of furious smacks to the hoodlum's upthrust bottom, making the hoodlum swear, kick and flail. She rocked her hips in pain.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" wailed the hoodlum, clutching Adrian's calf in an iron grip. "Please, stop, I'll do anything just sto-op!"
"Pathetic," muttered the other hoodlum.
"You shut up!" snarled Adrian's victim. "This bastard's got a hand of fucking steel."
"It's me you idiot," said Juliana, struggling in the cords.
"Oh. Oops." Scarlet Moon dissipated the scarlet cords. "Sorry, I didn't recognize you."
Juliana pushed herself to her feet and brushed herself off. "Yeah, I guess I should have warned you I was coming. Probably a little jumpy right?"
"And I understand that," said Tempestas. "And she should be stopped. But no bad guy is worth letting innocent people get hurt or worse."
"It's not my fault," said Scarlet Moon. "They're the ones attacking people."
"But it's your responsibility."
"Says who?"
"You when you put that mask on."
The woman coughed awkwardly. She straightened her cape and put her hands on her hips. A gust of wind swirled around her, making her cape flow and snap. "Anyway, I am Tempestas. Mistress of the Maelstrom!"
"So you control water, like that Poseidon guy?" asked Scarlet Moon.
Tempestas frowned. "Um, no? I control air."
"But maelstroms are giant whirlpools."
"Oh." Tempestas adjusted her goggles. "I um, I see. Maybe I should have… Anyway, I am Tempestas! Mistress of the…uh… Heroine of the Hurricane? Sorceress of the Storms? Tornado Turtle?"
"How about Mistress of the Hurricane?"
"But that's not alliterative," said Tempestas. "I want to be alliterative. Maybe Queen of the Clouds? Queen makes kind of a 'k' sound right? That's alliterative right? I mean, at least it sounds alliterative. Or is Cloud Queen better? It's more precise at least. Ooh, I know. The Hurricane Heroine! Yeah, that'll work. I am Tempestas, the Hurricane Heroine! Yeah, I like that."
Scarlet Moon ran a hand down his face.
Mama's slipper bit into Adrian's right cheek with a deeper, heavier thwap than Mom's light sting. Mama's strokes landed harder and slower than Mom's rapid-fire bee-stings, leaving a deeper, lingering burn. Mom's spankings were a sorry-by-a-thousand-swats. Mama's spankings were measured, unstoppable and focused.
Adrian kicked and bucked, howls leaping forth from his throat as the second stroke descended. Juliana cried and wiggled beneath Mom's machine gun swats, her voluptuous bottom wobbling and bouncing and rippling.
Twenty minutes of that left both pairs of cheeks fire-engine red and throbbing. Even after their mothers finished, the two lay limply across the maternal laps crying and thinking.
"Ok, come on baby." Mama helped Adrian off her lap and pulled him into a hug. Adrian burrowed into Mama's shoulder and sobbed. "I love you dear, and I can't tell you how unpleasant that was. I understand that college is hard, and this college is harder than most. But you can do better. Everyone makes mistakes, everyone does a bad job sometimes. You just gotta learn from them, and do better next time, OK?"
Flames licked the scarlet cocoon, but it felt no hotter than summer sunshine. Scarlet Moon flung his arms out, dispersing the flames.
Prometheus' eyes narrowed. "Guess I'll just need to turn the heat up!"
Prometheus held a hand towards Poseidon. The water coating Poseidon froze into a cocoon of ice, while a stream of flame coiled around Prometheus' arm like a snake.
Prometheus grinned. Her eyes almost seemed to spark. "Anyone who says fire and water don't mix aren't doing it properly."
Prometheus cracked the flame whip above her head and whipped it across Scarlet Moon's face. The whip shattered against Scarlet Moon's shield, before reforming and swirling around his body. Scarlet Moon took a breath and wrapped another layer of shield around himself, trapping the flame between two forcefields. He squeezed them together, extinguishing the flames.
Poseidon sprinted forward and punched Scarlet Moon in the chest with an ice-encrusted fist. Scarlet Moon flew backwards. A pair of scarlet cords against the stage stopped him flight, and snapped his back onto the stage. He lashed himself to it with a few more cords.
Poseidon danced around him punching and kicking with brutal, blurring speed. Scarlet Moon swayed in place, but didn't move or try to defend himself.
Poseidon backed up, the icy coating around his fists and feet shattered by his many blows.
"Come on, fight back won't you?" said Prometheus. "This isn't any fun."
"Indeed." Phillipa's eyes sparkled. "Been doing this whole 'life' thing for over fifty years, and I'm still learning so very much."
Adrian nodded. "And um, on that note, what would–"
The door burst open with a bang. Adrian jumped and very nearly flared his forcefield.
In walked a woman. The first thing Adrian saw were a pair of obviously fake devil horns poking through a thick mane of raven hair. The horns were… augmented… with little pink broken hearts. A black butterfly mask obscured the upper half of her face, leaving a pair of ruby red lips, smooth cheeks, and a button nose exposed. Her dark eyes smoldered from behind her mask.
She wore a long-sleeved dark purple leotard with a diamond cut out of the front. Said diamond started just above her ample breasts and ran all the down to just above her belly button, exposing her inner boob and a fair amount of her firm torso. The leotard was edged in black and quite sparkly. A black cape with purple edging and a jagged bottom draped her shoulders, covering all but the front of her outfit. Black stiletto-heeled boots that went two-thirds up her thighs completed the ensemble.
A trio of women came in after her. Each one wore a black butterfly mask and a black leotard. They also had obviously fake devil horns, and even fake devil tails.
One of them carried a particle gun, another wore brass knuckles on one hand, and a third carried a baseball bat.
Phillipa grunted in disgust. "God, her costume is worse than the last one."
Adrian and Juliana ran for the edge of the roof.
"OK, this is easy, just got to find-" said Juliana.
"You can't escape," snarled Buzzsaw. "There's no fire escape on this building. We tore it out."
"A trap," muttered Adrian.
"That's right, and you walked right into it." Buzzsaw cackled. "And now my minions are bearing down on you at top speed. You've got only a few minutes before we overwhelm you. Then I'm gonna strip you, tie you to a table and beat-"
Adrian looked out over the buildings, across the street and down at the car guarded only by two schmucks.
"Think you can jump from this high?" asked Juliana, anxiously peering over the side.
Scarlet Moon smirked at the scattered bodies.
"You know, I find myself having a small problem." Buzzsaw stopped smacking Adrian's ass, and instead dug her fingers into Adrian's soft flesh. She gave him a twisting pinch. "On the one hand, if there's one thing I've learned, it's that spankings hurt most on the bare. On the other hand, your underwear is just so cute. I can't bear to bare your ass just yet. Haw! Get it?"
Scarlet Moon peeked at the screen. He grinned and snatched up the USB. "Our work here is done."
And how are we going to stay in contact?" said Bright.
Scarlet Moon fished out one of his earpieces. "Here. This will let you get in contact with myself, and my partners Anklyana, Tempestas and Generalissima."
Bright took the earpiece. "Generalissima?"
Scarlet Moon smirked. "The power behind the mask, so to speak. I'll let them know who you are."
"Ok. And you aren't going to cut me out right? I want to help," said Bright.
"No. If there's anything I've learned over the past few months, it's that I need all the help I can get," said Scarlet Moon.
Bright grinned. "Awesome."
Scarlet Moon left the penthouse and leapt off a roof. He waved good-bye to Bright.
"Fine," said Juliana with a sigh. "Just sit back and watch. You might learn something!"
The game continued without incident, until the volleyball hit the sand close to the line in Juliana's zone.
The other side whooped and clapped. The man with whom Vanessa had originally spoken held out his hands for the ball.
Juliana crossed her arms over her ample chest and cocked a hip. "Dunno what you're all excited about. That wasn't your point."
The man frowned, and cocked his head. "You sure? It looked like it was in from here."
"Come take a look," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon cracked his knuckles and wove his shield into a small paddle. "Time for your paddling."
Scarlet Moon whapped Poseidon's right cheek with his paddle, the small oval making Poseidon's muscular bottom bounce. The crisp smack of magical forcefield striking naked flesh echoed through the empty arena. "Let's talk about your many transgressions, shall we?"
Scarlet Moon whapped Poseidon's left cheek with a full-armed swing. Poseidon squirmed, and grunted. His back arched and his bottom clenched. He lifted his feet to cover his bottom, but a few crimson cords lashed them to the poles, leaving his legs wide open and his bottom gaping.
Poseidon sucked in a breath, and his toes tensed.
"You held an entire arena hostage." Scarlet Moon battered Poseidon's right cheek, the tight flesh bouncing and wobbling beneath the flashing red paddle. "Just so that you could goad me into a fight."
Poseidon squirmed. He gripped the railing until his knuckles turned white. His breath came in ragged gasps.
Scarlet Moon shifted a little and unleashed a minutes-long barrage to Poseidon's right cheek, catching a little bit of his sensitive inner cheek with each stroke.
"OWW! Shit! Fuck! Motherfucking shit!" Poseidon bucked. His head swung frantically back and forth, his nuts bouncing as his hips bucked.
Scarlet Moon shifted a little more and did the same thing to his left cheek.
"WAAAGH! Stop it! Stop it! I'm sorry, just stoooop!" Poseidon's scream rose so loud it nearly drowned out the pop of paddle to posterior.
"Pansy," muttered Prometheus.
Is she there? Your roommate?
Maybe…
I want a video recording of your apology, and at least fifteen minutes of her spanking your bare bottom.
But Tania!!! TT
Now.
"Guess college is hard if you're working," said Natalie, shifting a little from foot to foot. "OK, I guess I can help."
"That's great," said Adrian with a grin.
"What time do you want to start?" asked Natalie.
"Can you do right now?" asked Adrian.
Natalie blinked. "Well, um sure. I guess. Let's uh, go to one of the public rooms. They have good desks."
Juliana threw them a thumbs up as they left.
"What was that about?"
"She knows about my academic problems."
"You guys close?"
"Yeah. We pretty much share everything. Except spit. And lovers."
"And lovers' spit?" Natalie pulled open the door into the common room and led the way in.
Adrian's heel bumped up against the lip of the roof.
Buzzsaw's grin widened. "Course, I'm gonna need a sweet ride if I wanna be president. So, give me the car. With that baby, I'll be INDESTRUCTIBLE!"
Adrian's fists clenched, and he unleashed another crimson blast. The beam struck Buzzsaw in the chest, but as soon as it faded, Buzzsaw lunged forward. Adrian rammed his spring against Buzzsaw's chest, coiled, released and sent Buzzsaw back through the remnants of the air conditioner.
Buzzsaw yanked herself back on to the roof and charged Adrian. "GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO BEAT IT OUT OF YOU!"
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Adrian has learned Scarlet Fists. Scarlet Fists reduces his power and splits those points evently between strength and speed. The amount transfered increases every 5 points of power. Note that this is not a status. The stat change lasts until combat ends, or the player cancels it.
He has also learned Scarlet Spring. Scarlet Spring increases his attrition by 1, but also means all Attacks (NOT Shoot) inflict Away on the target for 1 round. Away reduces the target's Attack count by 1.
Be careful! Buzzsaw's titular Buzzsaw power can cut right through your shields!
"Do you have any idea how much trouble you've caused?" snarled Buzzsaw. She grabbed Adrian's hair and gave it a savage yank, forcing Adrian's head back, and his back to arch more.
Buzzsaw looped his belt around her fist, and battered Adrian's quivering cheeks with the impromptu strap. "By the time I'm done with you, a warm summer breeze will be enough to make you squeal!"
Buzzsaw turned sideways, wrapped her arm around Adrian's lower back, and pressed her hip against Adrian's.
"You gonna try to stand up to me again?" asked Buzzsaw.
Adrian ground his teeth together.
"Are. You. Going. To. Stand. Up. To. Me. Again?" asked Buzzsaw, punctuating each word with a hard stroke to one of Adrian's sitspots.
Adrian yipped and stomped his feet.
"Do I need to get mean?" hissed Buzzsaw.
"Just do it. It's out of your hands now," said Generalissima.
"Can you–"
"No. Rubbles too thick."
Scarlet Moon backed up and watched. Tempestas still helped, but the way she settled in with the first responders, it was clear she had some experience in this.
"Relax. Anklyana's fine," said Generalissima.
"How can you know that?"
"Because I know what she's capable of."
Rubble started to shift.
"Back up, back up!" barked a firefighter. "Pocket could be collapsing!"
The rubble pushed upward, and an emerald figure emerged from the rubble. The first responders tensed.
The coccoon faded and in its place stood Anklyana, clutching the child to her chest, like the child clutched her shredded bear.
Anklyana smiled weakly. "Not even a scratch…"
"And I'm gonna make you earn that namesake in a minute," said Juliana. "What was that?"
"Getting some backup." Scarlet Moon ran across the roof, and leapt into the air. He wrapped a cord around a nearby flagpole and swung in the direction of the harbor.
"I was going to call with an anonymous tip, you idiot," said Juliana.
"What does it matter?"
"I don't want you interacting with the cops," said Juliana. "If they start investigating you, and find out who you are–"
"You really think they won't notice me?" asked Scarlet Moon. "I am literally swinging across town right now. You don't think that's going to draw attention?"
"That would have just been random people catching brief glimpses-"
"In the world of smartphones? I don't think so. I'm probably plastered all over the internet by now."
Scarlet Moon heard a faint clacking.
"Ok, fine yes. There are already pictures of you, and lots of speculation. Most of 'em seem to think you're just a comic book geek with a thing for parkour, so no risk of figuring out who you really are. Ooh, this one really shows off your ass. Right click. Save as."
"Life is full of surprises isn't it? So did you actually pay attention, or just stare at his pecs?"
"Oh, I paid attention. I definitely paid attention. Just because he's cute doesn't mean I want to be over his lap. Man clearly works out."
"Uh-huh," said Juliana.
Adrian tossed a sly look at Juliana's back. "So I hear you've been spending a lot of time with Sam the past few days."
"Just trying to build a rapport with our RA. Good person to have on your side."
"Hoping he'll go easy on you?"
"Exactly! See? You get it."
"Uh-huh."
Scarlet Moon leapt off the edge of the roof. He unleashed a brief burst of energy into the roof behind him, and rocketed in an arc through the air.
He heard a faint cry, and looked down to see the cop pointing at him.
There was a faint whine, and a particle beam erupted from the building, missing his shoulder by inches. Scarlet Moon twisted in midair, barely dodging another beam.
The wall consumed his field of vision.
Scarlet Moon curled into a ball and wrapped himself in a scarlet cocoon. He smashed into and through the brick wall, a jolt of pain flashing through his entire body. He smashed through two dry walls, and a window. He slammed into the tile floor. He rolled and skidded through a desk, a door, and another wall.
Finally, Scarlet Moon came to a stop. He pushed himself to his feet, shaking his head and groaning.
"Scarlet Moon!" cried Juliana, her shrill voice piercing Scarlet Moon's ear like a needle. "Are you ok? Talk to me!"
"Aw, is baby a little grumpy? Maybe baby needs nap," said Prometheus.
"Get her to do the same thing to Princess," said Generalissima. "Anklyana, we need you in the sewers."
"But Legostpheles–"
"Scarlet Moon will hold it off. Move it!"
Adrian pulled out the one piece and got changed.
Scarlet Moon leapt off the roof and wrapped a scarlet cord around a nearby streetlight.
"I coulda sworn I set an alarm. Why didn't it-oh. Looks like I set it for 10 am, not pm. Oops."
"From this day forward, you will use military time." Scarlet Moon arced around the corner of a building, startling a couple of pigeons into the air. He released his cord, and landed on a ledge outside some windows. He eased himself down a few more stories, and leapt onto the back of a semi sitting at a light. He rode that a couple of blocks, and swung off when the semi turned right instead of left.
"Good idea. And look, if Sam catches you I'll let you give me the same, 'cause it's kind of my fault."
"What was that?"
"Nothing."
When the two returned to their suite, they found Juliana lying on her belly on the couch watching tv. She wore a nightgown that would reach just past her bottom, if it wasn't folded up on her back. A cold pack lay across the middle of her swollen cheeks, and her makeup looked a little runny.
"Hey Adrian what kept–oh." Juliana's smile turned sour when she saw Alexandra.
The two super agents drove off.
Mrs. Chastain watched it go. She fell to her knees and buried her face in her hands. Her shoulders started to shake.
Mr. Chastain came out and kneeled next to her. His voice was thick, and his hands shook. "Always knew those two would bury themselves so deep you couldn't pull them out. Still, you'll ferret out where they are. FOIA's a beautiful thing."
Mrs. Chastain shook her head. "It's not just that I'm worried about. If Roots has her claws in them…"
"Whose Roots?" asked Scarlet Moon.
Mrs. Chastain's head whipped around to Scarlet Moon. Her jaw clenched. "You don't want to know."
"Look, maybe I can help, I am kinda–"
"A stupid little boy playing hero," snapped Mrs. Chastain. "Now get out of my sight you incompetent boy."
Scarlet Moon latched a cord to a nearby chimney.
The sky had turned grey and overcast, and small flutters of snow were flitting through the air when the pair got home.
They found Alex, their roommate and Philipa Silver's daughter, sitting on the couch watching the news.
Adrian lay on his back on Juliana's bed, humming a tune to himself while reading various news articles about this Imposter Moon. Nothing he didn't already know, but it kind of rankled how quick everyone was to assume it was him. Sure, this man looked like Adrian, (mostly) talked like Adrian, and had powers like Adrian, but come on! After everything Adrian had done for the city, you'd think folks would be a bit more willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
The door opened and Juliana limped into the room, one hand rubbing her bottom.
Adrian looked up at Juliana.
"Not. One. Word," said Juliana. She slapped Adrian's foot. "And get off the bed. You can sit in the hard chair."
"Sure, sure," said Adrian.
Adrian hopped off the bed and plopped down in the chair.
"So, what happened?" asked Adrian.
Juliana peeled off her sweatpants to reveal a pair of rotund caramel cheeks bursting out of a yellow thong. Her firm flesh was marred by six parallel ridged welts.
Scarlet Moon hooked Prometheus in a full nelson. Prometheus squawked and dropped Officer Chastain.
"Look upon your supposed protectors, foul oppressors!" said Princess. "Such is the fate of all who dare oppose the Toys' Rebellion! This is our city now, and you can either submit like good little boys and girls, or get your naughty bottoms spanked into submission! The choice is yours. Yes, get out your phones. Take pictures of their scalded bottoms. Spread them on social media! Let all the world see the Terror of the Toys!"
Scarlet Moon's face turned as hot and red as his bottom.
"This sucks," said Tempestas. "Next time, let's beat the bad guy ok?"
"Three." Keiko took a deep breath.
"Don't forget to relax your bottom."
"Gahh! How is getting spanked so hard?" wailed Keiko.
"Taking a spanking isn't hard," said Adrian. "It's taking a spanking so that you're not feeling it so bad later that's hard."
Adrian leaned forward and landed four sharp smacks to the girl's bottom, two right in the middle of each cheek.
"Oww! Oww! Oww! Four, five, six!"
"You missed one," said Adrian, rubbing Keiko's right cheek. "Anybody and anywhere else, you probably would have earned another half dozen or so by now."
Keiko wailed. "Oooh, seven."
"Look on the bright side," said Juliana. "Means you're closer to done than you thought."
Juliana pushed her chair to her closet and flung it open. "Great. I made some changes to your costume while you were asleep."
She pulled out a costume and tossed it to Adrian. The only difference Adrian could find were the holes in the mask: rather than being ski-mask style gaps, they now had thin white plastic in them.
"Clear plastic 'painted' with sharpie on the inside," said Juliana. "Should still be able to see alright out of them, and hopefully they'll dull Succubus' gaze a little. They have a few small cameras in them, so that I can see what's going on. Also, they make you look a bit less like a crappy cosplayer and more like an actual superhero."
"So a good cosplayer. Mind stepping out so I can get changed?"
Juliana ducked out.
"How're the lenses?" she asked when she returned.
Buzzsaw's eyes narrowed. She shoved Adrian onto his back, grabbed Adrian's ankles, and lifted his legs into the air. The small of Adrian's back lifted off the roof.
"Because I need you to understand, down to your bones that you should never attack the police," said Juliana. "Even if it's justified, it'd be turned against us too easily. Like it or not, Adrian, if we want to be effective, we need people to trust us. That'll be hard enough. It'll be near impossible if the news is constantly throwing up footage of you attacking police officers."
Scarlet Moon ran and zipped from end of the room to the other, following the sounds of hissing gas to nozzle after nozzle, after nozzle. Unfortunately, his bubble proved less than airtight, and small amounts of the gas leaked in.
At first, Scarlet Moon ignored it, trying to breath as little as possible. But with every breath, his knees grew a bit more shaky. His vision blurred just a little bit more. He grew dizzier and dizzier.
And dizzier.
And dizzier.
And dizzier.
"Anyway, here's the lounge. You can leave your bag here," said Vanessa. "Not sure why you brought it though, we'll be kept pretty busy."
"I never go anywhere without entertainment. It's ok for me to just leave it in the open like this?" Adrian set the bag down in the corner, next to a small table.
Vanessa raised an eyebrow. "Trust me, the tips we get here on a slow night are worth far more than whatever's in your bag."
Bright pointed her saber at Scarlet Moon. "So, not just kidnapping but theft as well. You too will feel Bright's burn!"
"Fetch me the tawse," said Melissa.
The secretary squeaked and opened a drawer underneath the counter. She pulled out a long black leather strap with a split end.
Melissa grabbed the waistband of Adrian's jeans and tugged them down Adrian's svelt bottom and hips.
Adrian shivered a little as the air-conditioned office air brushed against his bottom, his underwear doing little to keep his barely covered cheeks warm.
A great roaring tore through the sewers, and Tempestas and Anklyana stumbled out of the sewers.
"Urgh, I'm gonna vomit," said Anklyana.
Even Tempestas looked a little green about the gills.
"Later," said Generalissima. "You guys still got one more bad guy to take down."
Tempestas unleashed a burst of wind that staggered the bear, while Anklyana threw a bubble around Scarlet Moon.
"Hang in there," said Tempestas. She leapt into the air. "We're on our way."
Scarlet Moon zipped to a building and sprinted across the roof, leaping into the air, and lashing a chord to a billboard. He zipped feetfirst into the billboard and rocketed off with a surge of his powerful legs. Chords lashed to buildings, swinging his through the air at eye-watering speed. Apartments lights blurred together. Cars seemed to be standing still.
Scarlet Moon swung around in front of the cat and slammed into the ground in front of her.
The cat skidded to a halt. Her eyes widened, and her lips pulled back in a deep, dangerous snarl.
"Well, well take a look at this pert bottom." Curvy squeezed Adrian's upthrust cheeks. "Let's light it up!"
A double smack reverberated through the market, and Adrian yelped as two small, but stingy palms cracked against the seat of his jeans.
"Woo, you squeal deliciously. And look at that bottom jiggle! It's like you've got jello in your jeans!"
Curvy pounded Adrian's plump bottom like a bongo drum. Adrian squealed and bobbed his burning ass. He clutched Curvy's large calves.
"Hee hee hee! This'll teach you to insult Ms. Carmine!" Curvy walloped on Adrian's rocking bottom.
"Oww! Let go of me you-" Adrian snarled and threw himself up with all his strength. Curvy slid across a fruit stall, smashing and scattering apples in every direction.
"Hey!" The farmer toppled over as he tried to evade Curvy's flailing arms. "You little demons!"
"What is going on here?" barked a voice.
Curvy yelped and ducked underneath the stall. The farmer snarled and yanked her up by the collar. Adrian turned, massaging his neck. A police officer was approaching. The police officer's uniform and hat seemed specially tailored to make her as intimidating as possible. The freckles speckling her nose and cheeks only slightly detracted from the aura of intimidation. A hint of blonde hair peeked out from underneath her cap. Adrian smiled weakly.
Something long and thick slammed into Scarlet Moon's poorly protected bottom. He howled and kicked madly.
He'd just been spanked by a pool noodle, and it felt like an oak rod. The pool noodle flattened his round cheeks five more times in rapid succession. Each stroke drove his against the wall, and elicited a howl and frantic kicking. His bottom throbbed, and tears gathered at his eyes.
A breeze swirled his hair. A great cacophany began above his head, almost like a train were bearing down on his. Being from the Midwest, Scarlet Moon recognized the sound instantly: tornado. A blast of wind shattered the lego wall and flung his up into the air.
Right into the tornado.
The tornado caught his and flung his around and around. He slammed into the bear, driving it through a wall. The giraffe struck his from behind, it's horns clobbering his throbbing bottom. Scarlet Moon's face struck the railing around the second floor catwalk. He plummeted to the ground and landed butt first on very hard tile.
Scarlet Moon groaned and pushed himself to his feet.
Tempestas landed next to her. "Ehhehe, oops. Sorry about that, I umm only have so much control over it, you know? Turns out wind's kinda hard to…uh, you know."
After finishing his morning business, Adrian stumbled out of his pjs and into the shower, shivering as the water struck his bare skin. He cranked the heat, muttering under his breath about heating that took freaking forever, and if Juliana had used-
Ouch! Shit! Hot hot too hot hot!
Adrian's vision gained a red mist, and it was as if he were wearing a full-bodied poncho. He turned the heat down a little with a shaking, glowing hand, and leaned against the shower wall. His heart pounded against his chest, and his breath came in labored gasps. He stared at his hand until the red glow faded from his skin.
Adrian closed his eyes. His thoughts bouncing between red flares, rainbow mohawks, squealing tires, and glowing skin.
Slowly, ever so slowly, the jumple of memories from last night (no, two nights ago) coalesced into a coherent narrative. He fought an honest-to-god supervillain. A supervillain who was very much still out there, and likely pissed as hell.
Adrian realized with a start that he was shivering. The once hot water was now merely lukewarm. He quickly suzzed up and cleaned herself.
Juliana tried the door. It eased open with a painfully loud creak. "Come on. We need find something to take Buzzsaw down. So long as she's conscious I don't think we're getting out of here."
"What? No, that's a terrible idea. Why would I suggest such a thing?"
"I don't know. You like it when I take risks."
"Smart risks. Necessary risks. Diving head first into a creepy shaft is neither," said Generalissima.
"You know, I'm not 100% convinced we agree on what 'smart' and 'necessary' mean." Scarlet Moon swung onto the floor, making sure to give himself at least ten feet between his and the hole in the floor.
He tried a door beneath the stairs. It opened down into a dark stairwell. He tried the light switch just inside the door.
Nothing.
"Betcha she's down there," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon sighed. "Necessary risk?"
"Yeah, prolly."
Scarlet Moon stepped onto the stairs.
The stairs flattened and Scarlet Moon found himself sliding down a tunnel.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the ceiling and jerked to a halt. "I think she knows we're here."
"Yeah, climb back up, and let's see if we can find another–"
The door slammed shut, and the light went off.
A faint rumbling sounded above Scarlet Moon. Almost like…
A boulder rolling down the ramp.
Princess snarled. A swarm of legos whirled around the pair. They battered against Scarlet Moon's shield, blinding and disorienting him. Another swarm lifted Princess into the air. Scarlet Moon swirled his shield into a staff and spun as fast as he could, turning himself into a whirlwind of lego death. He lashed a cord to Mr. Cuddles and zipped towards the same shoulder as Princess.
Princess' pink shoes touched down on Mr. Cuddles.
Mr. Cuddles whirled around and caught Scarlet Moon around the waist. It squeezed until he could barely breath.
"I was going to let my champions take care of you," said Princess. Her eyes were wide and wild. Her face was red, and her voice was much lower and more menacing. "But you dared to lay your filthy hands on my precious face. After Mr. Cuddles is done with you, my precious face will forever haunt your nightmares!"
Scarlet Moon and Tempestas stood back to back as a circle of action figures and stuffed animals advanced on them. Drones buzzed above them, and legos swirled over the heads of the advancing toys.
The heros' breath came in gasps. Their limbs shook, and sweat soaked their costumes.
"Got anything left?" asked Tempestas.
"A little."
"Enough to run?" asked Tempestas.
"Maybe. You?"
"Maybe. But I know I can help you get out of here."
Scarlet Moon threw himself to the floor.
A floor that was no longer there.
Scarlet Moon yelped, and plummetted down into a dark shaft, his own glow the only source of light. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the wall, and jerked to a halt. He bumped gently against the side of the shaft.
"Ok, so that–"
There was a loud zap, and electricity raced through the wall and into Scarlet Moon's body. Scarlet Moon screamed, and his body spasmed. His cord vanished, and he plummeted into the depths.
"Scarlet Moon!" shrieked Generalissima. "Tempestas, get to the living room. Now!"
"What is wrong with you?" Juliana stared aghast a Keiko. "How could you give up cookies?"
"Oatmeal raisin is the most foul breed of cookies to ever curse Mankind!" raged Keiko, shaking her fist to the sky. "They are an abomination! A blight! A mockery, a perversion of the True Cookies!"
"You are so weird," said Alexandra, a bit of a huff in her voice, her eyes once more glued to her phone.
"So. Is 80+ hot?" asked Keiko.
"80's about 26.6," said Juliana. She peeled a banana and started chomping.
Keiko threw her hands in the air. "Such heat is beyond the ken of mortal man. Imagine if I could but capture a fraction of it to take back to Toronto. There would I be viewed as unto a god. A dark, terrible god with the very power of the sun clenched in my fist! They would have no choice but to bow down and worship at my feet, or face my hot, fiery wrath! Muahahahahahahah!"
Scarlet Moon went into a lunge, and yanked the bound Whistler across his knee, forcing the woman's round, firm, curvy bottom high into the air.
The woman grunted savagely.
Scarlet Moon started with slow, hard, sweeping strokes to the seat of the woman's tight slacks. For the first twenty or so strokes, the woman lay limply across Scarlet Moon's knee, with perhaps the occasional grunt.
Cracks began to show. A bending of the knees here. A squirm of the hips there.
Scarlet Moon paused after the fifth such little squirm. "Starting to sting a little bit? Good. It's the least you and every member of your little gang deserve."
The Whistler grunted angrily.
"No, that's embarassing," moaned Natalie, clutching at her pants.
"That's the idea." Adrian gently slapped Natalie's hands away. He set the hairbrush on couch cushion. Him fingers closed over the sides of Natalie's sweatpants. "It's part of your punishment."
Natalie whimpered and covered her face with her hair. Adrian tugged Natalie's pants down to her knees with one swift tug, exposing a pair of purple lace panties.
Adrian stepped into their suite's common room. A knock came at the door. He opened it and let Sam in. "Hey, what's up?"
"Didn't Juliana tell you? I'm driving us to the concert," said Sam. "Where is she?"
"Getting ready," said Adrian.
As if on cue (she was probably listening at her door for Sam to arrive), Juliana's door opened and she stepped out.
She wore a dark purple long-sleeved dress. The dress was cut in a v-neck, with the v-neck covered in a dark mesh, providing a tantalizing glimpse into Juliana's ample cleavage. The dress hugged Juliana's broad hips, and the hem went not quite halfway down her thighs. A pair of high-heeled pumps pushed her large bottom up and out, further emphasizing the firm globes. A pair of tights hugged her legs. Based on the way her bottom bounced when she walked into the room, Adrian suspected the tights were actually socks whose tops disappeared under the dress' hem. Also that she was wearing a thong. As per usual.
Sam's eyes flicked over Juliana's curvy body, and he grinned. "Hey. Looking good."
"Don't I always?" Juliana's eyes sparkled.
"Fine, looking gorgeous," said Sam.
"Don't I always?"
Sam rolled his eyes. "And modest too. Come on, we need to pick up David."
"David? He wouldn't happen to be TA of Intro to Java?" asked Adrian.
Sam's eyes sparkled. "I thought you might've been the highly talented yet aggravating Adrian he's always complaining about."
Scarlet Moon zipped back into the air, with Juliana held in one arm.
"So," said Juliana. "How'd you get away from David?"
"Great. Because, you'll probably have to save her again sometime, and she'd make for an obnoxious damsel in distress." Clemency finished up the eggs and drink the entirety of Generalissima's orange juice in one gulp. She clapped her hands. "Alright, let's do the thing. Ms. Silver's gonna get impatient if this takes much longer."
Scarlet Moon followed Clemency back into the main hall. He spied a dozen faces peeking through doors at the spectacle in the middle of the room.
And what a spectacle. Generalissima stood bent over the back of the chair, with her hands on the seat. Her thick thighs pressed tightly together. Her skirt lay on the ground next to her. Her straight knees and high heels made her callipygian butt the highest point on her body. Her rotund buttocks were framed by a black garter, and left effectively bare by a tiny cameo thong.
Generalissima looked over her shoulder. "Finally. What kept you?"
"Breakfast should never be rushed. Now stand up."
Generalissima stood, and Clemency slid into the seat and patted her knee.
"Wait a minute, if I'm going over your lap, why'd you make me come in here and bend over the chair?"
"You were getting on my nerves. Figured this would keep you busy, and I could eat in peace. Now, quit stalling and get over my lap."
"You accuse me of stalling–"
Clemency grabbed Generalissima around the waist and yanked her over her knees. She slid one arm under Generalissima's long legs and shifted the superheroine across her lap until her ample bottom was situated over Clemency's right thigh. She hooked her left leg over Generalissima's bare thighs.
"There's a sonic laboratory down in the basement. We saw it last year, when we came on that scholarship tour remember?"
Scarlet Moon winced. "Yes."
"What if we hook it up to the PA system, and then use it to shriek in everyone's ear?"
"Why not just shriek into the PA system?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Too hard to get right," said Juliana. "The speakers are too far away from everyone, and too powerful. If you shrieked too softly, it might not do anything. If you shrieked too much, well there might be a risk of hurting someone's hearing or something. The sonic lab'll give me the tools I need to calibrate just the right sound. Just need to do some analysis."
"Alright." Scarlet Moon gestured for Bernice to follow her.
Juliana puffed out her cheeks in frustration. "Fine. Whatever. I don't even care."
Juliana plopped back down at Adrian's computer. "Let me call Tempestas. Least she's reliable."
Scarlet Moon fell to one knee, clutching his sides and groaning.
Succubus laughed maniacally. "Poor little worm. Trying so hard, and failing so spectacularly, over and over and over again."
Scarlet Moon ran and zipped from end of the room to the other, following the sounds of hissing gas to nozzle after nozzle, after nozzle. His bubble was completely airtight, keeping all the gas out.
Though it also meant he only had so much air. He staggered, growing light-headed. A gust of wind swirled around his banishing the green gas. He frowned uneasily and looked around dazedly.
"Breath," said Tempestas, appearing beside his. "It's safe now, you shattered the nozzles, and I've got the gas cooped up in the corner."
Scarlet Moon sucked in a deep breath.
"Now, let's–goddammit!"
Adrian reared a hand back and slapped Curvy across the face. Again. A third time, adding just a touch of power to make his hand move just a bit faster.
Unfortunately, Adrian put so little power into it, that it dissipated into nothing. While the woman yelped in pain, her grip on Adrian's crimsons tresses only tightened.
Using her grip as a lever, Curvy forced Adrian to bend over. Curvy kicked Adrian's foot, driving Adrian to one knee. The woman's strong thighs locked around Adrian's neck. Adrian regained his feet, shoving his round butt up into the air. He tried to lift up and knock the woman on her back, but Curvy was too heavy. Adrian would have to use more power than he dared to break free.
"I know, Natalie, hard to believe," said Juliana.
"You better believe it's hard to believe. That means there are four people in this suite with superpowers," said Natalie. "Out of how many? Buzzsaw, the four of us, Succubus, Prometheus, Poseidon, Princess and this Leopard chick? So out of ten Supremes in the entire world, four of them are in this suite?"
"Eleven," said Juliana. "Don't forget about Paperwork. And I'm pretty sure those guys you fought earlier tonight had superpowers. At least a little bit. Oh, and Silver's bodyguard has some superhuman strength apparently. And the thief too. My goodness, it's been one heck of a night, hasn't it?"
"Fine. Let's say twenty," said Natalie. "Twenty known Supremes in the entire world and four of them are in this suite? That's absurd."
"I know what I saw," said Juliana. "Before Leopard turned her into a cat, she was mostly humanoid. She had Vanessa's mannerisms, her bodytype, and underneath the fur and cat features, if you looked really closely, were Vanessa's features. Besides, she just had a terrible day, and lost several hours. If that doesn't sound like someone getting stressed and losing control of her powers, I don't know what does."
Natalie rubbed her face. "So, what you're saying, is that there is someone out there, right now, hunting Vanessa? Someone who can turn me into a bomb?"
"That is exactly what I'm saying," said Juliana.
Adrian tried to put on makeup, but his hands were shaking too fiercely. "Juli! I need your help."
Juliana entered the bathroom, and took Adrian's makeup. "Nerves?"
Adrian nodded. "My hands are shaking."
"No problem. I'll get you squared away in a jiffy." Juliana went to work. "I'm thinking heavy, but not too heavy. We'll hint you're open for anything, but she'll have to work for it a little."
"Umm–"
"Too late. Decision made."
Adrian rolled his eyes.
Juliana reached around Adrian's hip and swatted his bottom.
"Oww! Hey!"
"Don't roll your eyes at me. I'd hate to ruin your makeup. And damn, did your ass bounce. Girl'll be whiping drool from her chin all night."
"So much for perfectly understanding the problem. Or are you all just shy? Come on, nobody here has any idea what they're doing. Hell, I don't know what I'm doing. So don't feel bad if you're not sure. That's what being a programmer is all about."
Nothing.
"Guess I'm calling on someone. Adrian. Do you have any idea?"
Adrian sat up straight like he'd been blasted by a bolt of lightning. "Umm, well, you need a `finally` to close the file because errors, and stuff and junk."
"Ok, what kind of errors? What will happen if the number isn't a number?"
"Well, you get a Number-uh, I forget the name. You get an exception if you try to turn a non-number into a number. And it'll crash and the file will be open."
"Exactly. If you don't make sure to close your files, you might eventually run out of file descriptors. Thank you very much Adrian and Natalie. Now, let's talk about the test."
The remaining strokes were slower, more deliberate, and no less painful. Each stroke made Scarlet Moon yelp. Each stroke doubled the heat in Scarlet Moon's bottom. Each stroke sent Scarlet Moon into a squirming fit.
"Alright, we're done," said Dana.
"Already?" said Marie. "I'm only like halfway through my raisinets."
"I'd be happy to produce a sequel," said Scarlet Moon. He glared over his shoulder at Marie as he stood and rubbed his blazing bottom. "We could call it Scarlet Moon 2: Redhead's Reckoning."
Marie smirked. "Whose doing the reckoning I wonder?"
"You took that admirably, for a random kid off the street with no training whatsoever." Dana returned the paddle to her backpack.
"Gee thanks. I'm just full of the warm fuzzies. Now, where's Succubus?"
"Sit down and we'll tell you."
Adrian raised his fists to his eyes and rubbed them like he was crying. "Waa waa waa! That mean ol' mugging victim broke my favorite toy! I'm gonna throw such a temper tantrum! Waaa! Waa! Waa!"
Buzzsaw's hand closed into a fist. She started to push herself to her feet, but then her arms gave out, and she faceplanted.
Adrian laughed. "Look at you. Can't even get your whale ass off the ground."
"Little shit," hissed Buzzsaw. "By the time I'm done with you-"
Adrian tried to push himself off Buzzsaw's large lap, but Buzzsaw grabbed Adrian by the hair and shoved him back down.
"You will not move," snarled Buzzsaw. There was a slithering hiss as Buzzsaw pulled her belt free. "By the time I'm done with you, you'll wish your mommy had never bent over and taken your daddy like the cocksucking slut she is."
"Erm, how could she have bent over to 'take my daddy,' and been a cocksucker at the same time?" asked Adrian.
There was a faint whistle and a loud snap. Adrian's jaw clenched. A thick line of fire blazed across his naked cheeks. The belt whistled and snapped again. And again. And again. Each stroke left a blazing trail across Adrian's naked cheeks.
Adrian ground his palms together, and his toes curled. He forced himself to take slow breaths and relax as the vicious belt licked his burning, svelt bottom over and over and over and over and over again.
Finally, Adrian's legs started to kick a little, and his hips squirmed.
"About damn time," grunted Buzzsaw over the whistle-snap of the hideous belt. "My shoulder's starting to hurt."
Adrian reared a hand back and slapped Curvy across the face, again, a third time, adding just a touch of power to make his hand move just a bit faster.
Curvy released Adrian's hair and backed up a step, clutching at her bright red cheek.
Adrian grabbed Curvy's arm, and pivoted around her, making the woman go up on her tiptoes and hiss as her arm was bent behind her back. Adrian bent her over, and wrapped his arm around the woman's hips, forcing the woman's callipygian butt to round and stick out, her large cheeks straining against the tight jeans.
"You're Dr. Parks right? The lady who developed the sonic room in the basement?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Yes, why?"
"Well, we think we can use it to–"
"Oh no." Dr. Parks looped her belt back through her pants. "I made it very very clear to Phillipa that my work is to be used only for peaceful purposes. I'm here to better understand the universe and make life better for my fellow man. Not to find better ways of killing them."
"Please, don't do thi-AHHHHHH!"
Even though this girl seemed even more distressed than the last one, Scarlet Moon showed no mercy, battering the girl's ass with a rain of spanks.
"I think there's something more going on here," said Juliana.
This girl bruised even faster than the last one. A mere five minutes turned her bum a deep, dark red.
"Oops, I think I might've overslapped this one." Scarlet Moon grimaced a little.
"Oooooh, my ass hurts."
"Oh well, only one more to go," Scarlet Moon pushed the blue-dress girl off his knee, and turned to face the third girl. Except she was nowhere to be found. "Huh, that's odd. I definitely remember there being three girls."
Scarlet Moon cupped her hands around her mouth and yelled at the top of his lungs.
"I'm with Vanessa on this one," said Juliana. "You should get out of there."
"I don't know."
"You really think a rematch'll end any differently?" asked Juliana.
"Those people upstairs need our help."
"Fine. I'll see what I can come up with. In the meantime, sit down and try to catch your breath. And whatever you do, don't get into any fights."
"Well that shouldn't be too–"
"Don't ever talk about my mother like that!" Vanessa tackled Bernice.
The door to the room below below banged open and a trio of women in skintight leather outfits and particle rifles burst in. Their Silver Ant badges were plainly visible even through the vent grates.
"–hard."
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Scarlet Moon has regained 20 energy. Now, you need to navigate the labryinthine vents and hallways of Silver Tower. With every decision you'll regain 20 energy, but you'll need to choose carefully and pay careful attention to your surroundings if you want to face Succubus at full strength.
The three cops gave chase, but though their power armor made them faster than a cop on foot, they were no match for Scarlet Moon and his high-speed swinging.
Scarlet Moon slipped into an alley, changed back into Adrian, and merged with the crowds of a business day in downtown Generica.
"Looks like the cops are sliding into position," murmured Scarlet Moon as he watched officers slip through the shadows and take up position around the docks. A few unmarked (but almost certainly police) cars wound their way towards the docks.
"Hey," said Anklyana, leaning over the edge of the roof. "Umm, there are some other people slinking around too, and they're not wearing uniforms."
Scarlet Moon slipped over next to Anklyana and peered over. Sure enough, a trio of women in studded jackets and jeans were sliding through the alleyway.
Scarlet Moon frowned. He turned and peered more closely at the figures moving about the ships. They all wore studded jackets and jeans.
"Didn't realize smugglers had a uniform," he murmured.
"They don't," said Generalissima. "But if you're expecting a firefight…"
"Someone tipped them off," said Anklyana quietly. "They're gonna ambush the police."
"Ah, the strong, silent type." Succubus pulled a whip off her belt and cracked it at Scarlet Moon. Her eyes glowed. "I'm gonna love making you squeal."
"Sure." Natalie snapped the belt and whipped it through the air a few times. Bernice drew back a bit.
"But look, I don't think that one's very good. I mean, your previous choices were beautiful, but that one's kind of ugly." Bernice rooted through the belts. "Umm, how about this one?"
"That one won't last a month," said Natalie. She slipped it through her fingers. "It's a cheap piece of crap. Probably can't even hold up pants."
"Hey, I'll have you know that I am an expert when it comes to belts–"
"I learned some leatherworking when I was in high school," said Natalie. "I know crappy leather when I see it."
"Um, what?"
"Dad wanted me to have a more hands-on hobby. Seemed like fun. There are some gorgeous things you can make with leather. I've even got a pair of boots I made." Natalie blushed a little. "Don't know what I was thinking. Not my style at all."
"I, um I see, well, how about this one?" Bernice pawed through the belts and yanked something out.
"That one's even worse than the one you showed me a second ago."
"This one?"
"Slightly better."
"This one?"
"Already looks threadbare."
Natalie came out of her room, wearing a pair of frumpy sweatpants and matching hoody.
"Hey Natalie," said Juliana. "You coming with us? We're going to the gym."
"Um, not–"
"Come on." Juliana swept up next to Natalie and guided her into the common room. "You've been in there coding since like six in the morning. Take a break, work your body a little. You'll feel great."
"I'll feel sweaty and gross," said Natalie.
"And then you take a shower, and feel incredible. And you're dressed… appropriately for it."
"But I'm no good–"
"So I'll help you. Trust me girl, your bottom looks incredible already. Imagine how it'd look after a couple of squats have firmed it up."
Natalie frowned. She glanced over her shoulder. "My bottom doesn't look incredible. It just looks fat."
"Bah! Say that again and I'll toast it." Juliana gave Natalie's shoulders a squeeze. "The fashion industry will have you believe all guys want a zipper. Well, they're wrong. Lots of guys want a nice, juicy bum they can hold onto. And girl, you've got a nice, juicy bum. Just imagine how much better it'd look if it was nice and firm, with a wondrous roll as you walked. You'd have to start wearing a rain coat, because guys' heads would explode whenever you walked by. Like, literally explode. With brains and blood and everything. You'd be a living, breathing public health crisis."
Natalie smiled a little. She looked at Adrian.
Prometheus grinned. Her eyes sparked. "A better idea."
Prometheus held up her hands. The temperature in the arena dropped several degrees. Twin streams of flame wound their way around Prometheus' tall, slender form. "How about you fight us, and I don't send these little streamers dancing amongst the crowd."
"Crap, she's got you hasn't she?" said Juliana. "Come on Scarlet Moon, snap out of it. You're supposed to be kicking butt, not becoming the toy of some lunatic in a mask."
There was a faint whistle, and a sharp sting bloomed on Scarlet Moon's right cheek. Succubus' crop descended over and over and over, the small leather square alternating between bare cheeks, scattering pinpricks of pain all over Scarlet Moon's plump naked buttocks.
"You have been very, very naughty Scarlet Moon," said Succubus as she whipped the hero's upthrust bottom. "Here I was, quietly enjoying some dinner, and then you had to burst in and wreck the place. What have I ever done to you? Hmm?"
Scarlet Moon mewled in pain after a particularly sharp stroke to his sitspot.
"Don't you dare make a sound," said Succubus. "You are to take your punishment like a good little worm."
Two rapid fire strokes struck the exact spot that triggered Scarlet Moon's mewling. Scarlet Moon rocked a little, but didn't make a sound.
Adrian waited about ten minutes. He touched his new necklace and sent a tiny sliver of energy into the moon. Adrian vanished in a flash of crimson light, and Scarlet Moon appeared in his place.
Scarlet Moon zipped down to the door, and unlocked it with a thin scarlet wafer. He eased out, pushed the door closed, leapt onto the ceiling, and moved as fast as he could for the nearest window.
Fortunately, he didn't meet anyone, and mere minutes later he was swinging home.
Scarlet Moon dumped Prometheus on the ground, and shoved Poseidon through the bars of the railing, his head hanging over the aisle, and his bottom hanging over the railing. He braced himself against the railing and stretched his bare toes to touch the floor.
"Alright, I don't trust you silent types, so you're getting your bum warmed first." Scarlet Moon gathered up the speedo and tugged it down to Poseidon' thighs, exposing a very naked, rather hairless bottom. Scarlet Moon paused, and one eye narrowed. "Your ass is nowhere near as hairy as I expected."
"I'm a swimmer," said Poseidon. "We shave."
"I see."
"That's the best you can do?" cried Prometheus. "He's got you bent over a railing, and all you're gonna do is explain why your ass isn't covered in hair?"
Adrian entered his room and pulled out the new exercise outfit.
He spun to face the mother.
"This is all your fault," snapped the woman. "My child could have been killed."
"I didn't–"
"Oh yes you did, showing up out of nowhere like that. I saw what you and Buzzsaw did."
"Well, you're welcome," snapped Scarlet Moon. He leapt back up onto the sign. He saved a grumpy old lady (who tried to smack Scarlet Moon's bum with her cane, thank God for forceshields), a dog who tried to bite him (yay forceshields!), and a guy who hit on him (the forceshield was useless).
By then, the stampede had dispersed, and it looked like nobody had been seriously hurt. Scarlet Moon took a deep breath. He took one last look around, and leapt onto a parking lot sign. He lashed a crimson cord against the nearby grocery store and swung around behind it. He tucked himself into a corner of the roof just as his bluetooth receiver crackled.
"Where'd you put the stuff?" asked Juliana curtly.
Scarlet Moon winced.
Juliana reached around and gave Adrian a half-playful swat on the bottom. "Show more faith in me. Think less trashy street whore and more classy companion."
Adrian rolled his eyes. That earned his another swat.
"And keep still."
The woman flailed an arm in clear surrender. Scarlet Moon smirked. He flipped the woman onto her back, and leaned over her. "So."
Scarlet Moon glanced up at the floor dial. The elevator was above them. He cracked his knuckles and pulled the doors open.
"Umm, what are you doing?" asked Vanessa.
Scarlet Moon peered down into the shaft.
"Gonna do the silent thing huh? Well, I can do that too!" snarled Succubus.
Scarlet Moon struck Succubus' rapidly reddening right cheek, with his paddle, making the soft, fleshy orb bounce. He followed up with a stroke to the left cheek, making that soft orb bounce too.
Succubus' legs kicked, and her right heel flew off and bounced off Scarlet Moon's face.
Scarlet Moon unleashed a cascade of bum rocking smacks, making the pink flesh ripple like a pond in a thunderstorm.
"Owwwwwwwww!" Succubus thrashed and wiggled beneath the flashing paddle. "Stop it, stop it! Oww oww! I said-owww!-stop it! Waaaagh! You'll regret- aaaaaagh!"
Scarlet Moon battered the villain's sitspots.
"You can just go right on to hell," snarled Succubus. "Oww! You think the police-oww-can hold me? Think again! Waagh! When I get out of this, I'm gonna-oww-gonna-oww-gonna-oww-MAKE SURE YOU-OWW!-DON'T SIT FOR-OWW-A-MONTH! Owwww!"
Scarlet Moon sighed. "Very well."
Succubus eeped.
Scarlet Moon smashed his paddle into Succubus' red ass cheek.
Succubus howled, jerking forward beneath the blow.
Alas, it was the first of many. Over and over again the paddle whacked Succubus' cherry-red cheeks, quickly turning them a deep scarlet. At first, Succubus kicked, squealed and snarled. She kicked and squealed. She kicked and sobbed. She sobbed.
Scarlet Moon stopped and dissipated the scarlet paddle. He patted Succubus' scarlet red bottom, making the villain twitch and hiss.
"But we need your help," said Scarlet Moon. "Succubus-"
"I don't care," said Parks. "My work will never, ever, ever, ever be used as a weapon. Understand? Now get out of here before I bend you over my desk."
"Fine, fine, jeez we're going." Scarlet Moon headed for the door. "Come on Bernice."
"I'm uh, I'm gonna stay here," said Vanessa. "I'm tired of getting shot at."
Prometheus frowned.
"You don't actually want to hurt anybody, you just want a rematch," said Bernice. "What's wrong? Cranky you can't find any pants?"
Adrian bolted into the locker room.
Adrian smiled in satisfaction and returned to his desk.
Number one priority: Getting people out of there. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the far railing and rocketed to the closest exit. He released the cord and rolled into a ball. His shield flared and he smashed into the lego wall. The wall shattered. People collapsed, choking. Others grabbed them and pulled them out the exit. Lego pieces swarmed across the exit, the wall reforming almost as fast as Scarlet Moon shattered it.
Scarlet Moon sent out two cords to either side. The cords ballooned into great crimson nets and closed over the reforming walls. Scarlet Moon swung the two sacks of legos up above his head. The sacks collided and merged. The legos wiggled and went still.
"All of you, get out now!" Scarlet Moon lashed another cord to the ceiling and zipped into the air, the sack of legos slung over one shoulder. People poured out the door like a great river.
"Oh, boo! No fair letting people leave!" Princess stomped her foot. "This is MY Christmas Party, and people leave when I say so!"
A wing of drones banked right and rocketed at Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet released the cord and swung the giant sack of legos with all his might. The sack struck and shattered four of the five drones. The other got shattered by a well-placed beam.
Scarlet Moon swung to another exit. A dozen action figures leapt on his from the second floor balcony. Tiny plastic fingers jabbed at his eyes and tugged at his clothing.
Scarlet Moon smashed against the balcony, shattering some toys. He pulsed his shield, sending others flying. A beam sizzled the fingers jabbing at his eyes. He release the cord and plummetted towards a lego wall.
Natalie. Natalie was running around in a skimpy leotard.
Tempestas went her own way, while Scarlet Moon and Anklyana fled a dozen or so blocks north, slipped into an alley, and changed.
The two took a quiet bus ride back home. Adrian was too tired to talk, Natalie seemed too wigged out. Neither made eye contact. The bus was alive with chatter about the fight with Princess, but Adrian was too tired to process any of it.
When the two got home, Adrian made a beeline to Juliana's door. He entered without knocking.
Juliana was watching some news show. A news anchor was interviewing some expert or other.
"–effect the recovery," said one talking head. "The economy–"
Juliana hastily closed the browser window. She looked at Adrian and smiled. She put a heavily-chewed pencil on her desk. "Hey. What's up?"
"Not the mall," said Natalie with a faint smile.
"My goodness you are a pansy," said Princess. "One smack and you're already wiggling and yelping. Not surprising, I guess. You don't get spanked anywhere near enough in my opinion."
A crack battered Scarlet Moon's ears. Tempestas squealed.
"You can't take a spanking for shit either," said Princess. "I feel so…disappointed. Here I was, facing off against the great heros of Generica. The first two 'superheroes' the world had ever seen. I was expecting an epic battle of wills, the fortunes of battle swaying first one way then another. Instead, you both went down like chumps, and neither one of you can take a spanking with anything approaching dignity. Ah well. Mr. Cuddles, do me a favor and punish them good for disappointing me so much."
And that's exactly what Mr. Cuddles did. Its paw flashed between their bottoms, alternating bottoms like a normal sized person might alternate cheeks. Each stroke sent waves of hot pain washing over Scarlet Moon's bobbling rump. Each stroke rammed him against the bear's unmoving arm. Each stroke sent his plump bottom into a rippling fit. His cries and howls intermingled with Tempestas'. His legs kicked, and his fists pounded against the bear's back. Tempestas shook her head. Her hips wiggled frantically, the bare skin bouncing against Scarlet Moon's.
"Yes, Mr. Cuddles, yes," crowed Princess. "Beat them soundly. Beat them viciously. Beat them continuously!"
Mr. Cuddles sped up. It moved so fast, Scarlet Moon was sure he was the only one being spanked, despite Tempestas' wailing. Scarlet Moon's plump, bobbling bottom bucked beneath the superpowered onslaught. Hot tears poured down his face, soaking his mask. His legs kicked until they grew too noodly to kick any longer.
"Ok, Mr. Cuddles," said Princess at last. "Looks like they've had enough."
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Scarlet Moon has learned the skill Scarlet Eyes. Scarlet Eyes gives you a bonus to power, at the cost of strength and speed.
Scarlet Moon threw a bubble up around himself, Tempestas, Princesss, the giant teddy bear and the drones bearing down on them.
Tempestas took a deep, deep, deep breath. The air grew still. A complete silence descended over the mall. Scarlet Moon couldn't even hear his own breathing, which came hard, like he was trying to drink molasses. The tornado whirling above them had stopped.
Tempestas unleashed an ear-splitting shriek. Princess howled and clutched her ears. The giant teddy bear reeled. The drones whipped backwards, smashing into each other and the giant teddy bear. Scarlet Moon grabbed his own ears and fell to his knees. His vision narrowed to a point. The dome started to collapse. He gasped and turned his attention back to the dome, struggling to hold it against the sonic needles piercing his ears.
Finally, the shriek petered out. Tempestas sighed, and her eyes closed. She plummeted to the ground. Scarlet Moon caught her. Both the dome and Scarlet Moon collapsed.
Tempestas' eyes flickered open. She sucked in a gasp and sat up. She got about halfway before falling back on her back and groaning. When she spoke, her voice was hoarse and soft as a whisper. "Overdid it there. Did we win?"
Scarlet Moon glanced at the bear. It stood stock still. Fine cracks traced its chest and arms. As he watched, one arm collapsed under its own weight and smashed into the floor. He couldn't see Princess, but neither could he hear her.
Adrian squinched his eyes shut. His fingers dug into his ankles. David's hand clapped his left cheek, sending the curved buttock into a wobbling fit. David's hard hand left a stinging welt behind, and Adrian had to squeeze his ankles to keep from reaching back to rub away the sting.
David's hand splatted Adrian's elevated bottom with swift, hard smacks. Each stroke drove Adrian forward onto his toes. At one point he had to release his ankles and brace against the carpet, or risk toppling over. He arched his back and thrust his ass further up into the air, submitting to the heavy smacks flattening his compact bottom.
For ten minutes David's hard, heavy palm battered Adrian's soft bottom with body-rocking blows. Adrian squirmed and yelped. His hips wiggled frantically from side to side, his cheeks clenching and unclenching between strokes. His fingers dug into the carpet as he desperately resisted the temptation to try to shield his bottom.
"Stand up," said David.
Adrian did so, dancing in place and rubbing his bottom while hissing.
David gave Adrian a brief hug. "Now, make yourself presentable, and then we need to go."
You need to press Enter after each command.
Scrolling uses your console's keybindings. Typically, you can scroll with your mouse, or Ctrl+arrow-keys, Ctrl+PgUp/Down, etc. You can also chain commands by separating them with semi-colons (i.e. a;1 will attack target 1 in combat).
If a letter is wrapped in parenthesis (like say (A) in St(A)tistics), then entering that key will select the appropriate command. So pressing "a" followed by "Enter" will allow you to view your character's statistics.
Below you will find a list of choices (in this case one). You select a choice by pressing the appropriate number on your keyboard, followed by enter.
You can also chain commands together by separating them with semicolons. So entering "t;y;e" and pressing Enter will exit the game.
"My name isn't Anklyana!" She tore her cowl off. "I'm just Natalie ok! Natalie Napier. That's all! Just, I'm just Natalie. I can't fight supervillains. I can just…I can't do anything!"
"You saved my bacon," said Scarlet Moon. "No way I was gonna escape Princess' drones without your help. And if you hadn't been taking that cat's punches, I never would've had the opportunity to fight back."
Natalie slowed. "You'd have figured something out."
"Look, we can't beat Princess without your help," said Generalissima. "She's too powerful, got too many minions. The best we can do is tread water. But with your help, with your forcefields to hold them off, we have a chance!"
Natalie paused. She rocked from one foot to the other, clutching her arm tight. She looked at Scarlet Moon. Her brown eyes were big and pleading. "How can you go back in there? They just kick your ass. Every time. They just knock you down, and kick you when you're down, and pick you up to throw you back down, and beat your ass 'till you can't sit. But you pick yourself back up. How? Why don't you just give up?"
"Because he has a duty," said Generalissima. "To protect people. Help them. Inspire them. That's what these powers mean."
"Duty," said Natalie quietly. She wiped her face. "Mom always said she had a duty to her students. Even the ones who seemed hopeless. Especially them. Dad always says he has a duty to people of this city."
Natalie reached up with shaking hands and pulled her cowl back up. "O-ok fine. I guess I can try one more time. Don't know what difference it'll make though."
"That's the spirit," said Generalissima. "Well, mostly. We're getting there. Now, I think you dropped the second scanner during the fight, because I'm getting some crazy readings."
Naturally, Juliana's idea of "impress the boys" was a tiny blue dress. The front was reasonable enough, if risque: a sleeveless v-neck attached to a cloth collar around Adrian's neck. However, somebody forgot the back. As in Adrian was bare from the base of the neck to the tops of his hips. The tight skirt clung to his curvy hips and heart-shaped bottom and ended just below his buttocks. He bent over a little and looked over his shoulder in the mirror. He could feel the tight fabric riding up. He colored. There was definitely some cheek peeking out from underneath the tiny hem, and he wasn't even all that bent over. If someone decided to upend him, they wouldn't have to raise his skirt, it'd raise itself!
He stood and took a step forward, still watching his reflection over his shoulder. He colored further. The dress showed off every roll of his swinging bottom when he took a step, even with the support of his panties (whose lines were obvious enough, Adrian just knew Juliana was gonna insist on something a bit erm, smaller).
Adrian grabbed a yoga matt and laid it out on the floor. He was on his third set of crunches when Officer Bernice Chastain sat down next to him.
"Hey, you're that cop who helped Scarlet Moon against Succubus last month, right?" asked Adrian.
Bernice tensed.
"I'm friends with Vanessa, the waitress who got dragged along," said Adrian. "Thanks for looking after her."
Bernice relaxed. "She doing ok?"
"Yeah. She was a little bit shaken, but she's made of tough stuff."
"Not surprised. If I remember, she was with Alexandra Silver when she got kidnapped by Buzzsaw. Were you there too?"
"My friend and I were out in the dunes at the time," said Adrian. He coughed. "We were um, resolving a volleyball spat with another player when it happened."
Bernice smirked. "I see. Well, I'm glad to hear you two weren't hurt."
"So, um, what's Scarlet Moon like?"
Bernice eyed Adrian warily. "You one of those kids who worships him?"
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath. He stepped past the police barricade and walked across the parking lot. Anklyana slinked away to start dropping the pens.
A collection of drones zoomed out of the mall. Scarlet Moon tensed. The drones formed a U around the superhero. A screen flickered to life on the drone directly facing Scarlet Moon. Princess' snotty face came into view.
"Hey, SM," said Princess. "I've missed you. It really hurt my feelings when you decided to just ditch our playdate like that. You change your mind? Huh? Huh? You wanna come play after all?"
Anklyana wrapped her arms around Scarlet Moon's neck, and wrapped her thick legs around Scarlet Moon's waist.
Scarlet Moon zipped across the street and slipped in through a window. The two creeped through. There was a howl and crash. Scarlet Moon leapt back, while Anklyana threw up a green sphere around them. A large panther burst through the wall.
A woman burst through after it. She had thick chinlength black hair, dark eyes and tanned skin. She wore an open-faced vest roughly stylized in the head of a leopard. She wore a leopard-print push-up bra underneath the vest that emphasized her cleavage, and showed off her toned torso. A pair of leopard print leggings showed off muscular legs and a high, toned bottom. Calf-high leather boots completed the ensemble. A blowgun hung off of one hip and a paddle about the length and width of a machete hung off the other.
She tackled the cat through the floor. The cat let out a pained, terrified howl that sent a shiver up Scarlet Moon's spine.
Scarlet Moon grabbed Anklyana and pulled her through the wall. They found Juliana in an old janitor's closet, sitting curled up with her back against the wall.
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine," she said as soon as the pair entered. "Help the cat!"
"But–"
"Look, she was humanoid a second ago. Then that woman hit her with a dart, and she transformed," said Juliana fiercely. "Help her! Now!"
"But Juliana, aren't you worried about…" Adrian pointed at his bottom.
"Oh, I already checked. I didn't mark," said Juliana with a grin. She took a big bite of her toast. "You know me. What about you?"
"Umm…" Adrian blinked, then slipped back into his room. He pulled his pajamas down, and eyed his bottom. Smooth, unmarked skin greeted her gaze.
"Partner?" asked Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon shrugged. "You could be my sidekick?"
Tempestas grimaced. "No."
"Aww, how sweet they're having a moment," said Prometheus, clapping her hands together. Her eyes sparked. "Let's ruin it."
Tempestas sighed. "You're really pathetic."
"No!"
Scarlet Moon backed up a few steps and whipped the paddle back. He stepped forward, pivoted his hips, and swung the paddle into Prometheus' vulnerable bottom with a two-handed swing, like a baseball player smashing a fastball.
A great crack bounced off the buildings. Prometheus tight bottom flattened beneath the large paddle. Promtheus howled, and she swung forwards.
As soon as Prometheus' bottom swung back, Scarlet Moon whapped it again, adding yet more momentum to Prometheus' swing.
"Oww!" Prometheus flailed helplessly. "You can't-oww-just-oww-beat me like this! Oww! This is cruel and-oww!-unusual punishment-oww! My parents are-oww!-lawyers, I-oww!- know my rights!"
Prometheus swung madly forward and back. Her bottom bounced and wobbled beneath the large paddle, quickly turning as red as her shorts, before turning redder still. With each swing, her shorts pushed themselves a little deeper into her crack and stretched just a little bit more.
Finally, after barely a dozen blows there was a great tearing and at the apex of her swing, Prometheus' shorts ripped in two. Prometheus sailed through the air and plowed into the ground facefirst. She came to a rest on her knees and shoulders, her naked, deep red bottom thrust rudely into the air, her legs gaping just enough to show her secrets to everyone in sight.
Scarlet Moon smirked, and dissipated the gallows. He tapped the paddle against his palm and slowly approached Prometheus' prone form, making sure to step extra loud.
Scarlet Moon slipped in, closed the window and hastily changed into his clothing. He stuffed his costume into a secret compartment Juliana had added to the bottom of his bookbag. He grabbed his toiletries, a towel, and his pajamas and stepped out into the common area, Adrian Jones once more.
Vanessa sat in the common room with a book open on her lap. She looked up and smiled, pulling her earbuds out of her ears. Some heavy metal song or other added a harsh accent to the room's silence. "Oh hey, didn't see you get back. And here I thought at least somebody was out having fun tonight."
"Why Vanessa, are you encouraging me to break the rules?" asked Adrian, putting a hand to his chest. "I'm shocked and appalled."
Vanessa shook her head. "No, I just, sometimes I get these moods where all I want to do is cut loose and stop caring quite so much."
"Have you ever acted on them?" asked Adrian.
"No. Rules exist for a reason, and I'm not gonna go breaking them just 'cause I feel like it."
An ominous groan echoed through the mall.
"Crap." Tempestas appeared next to them. She grabbed Princess and threw her over her shoulder. "Come on, this place is gonna collapse. We need to get the hostages out."
"Maybe we should have done that before we spanked Princess?" said Anklyana.
"Nah," said Generalissima.
Tempestas leapt through a hole in the ceiling.
"Yeah I'm fine. I just…" Vanessa took a deep breath, and wiped her eyes. "Starting to get tired of all the crazy ass super dicks coming out of the woodwork, you know? Feels like I'm in a comic book."
"Oh good, you've found him," said Mrs. Rossi, approaching. "Where did you go?"
Adrian smiled nervously. "I guess, I just got scared and slipped out. Am I in trouble?"
Mrs. Rossi shook her head. "Can't really blame you for sneaking out like that. Might have drawn Succubus', or whatever stupid name she used, attention but at least you didn't have a front row seat for a super-powered throw down. Enough chatter though. We've got some serious cleanup to do, and I'm sure the police will want some statements."
Adrian and Vanessa didn't leave the restaurant until after midnight, both too tired to say anything as Juliana drove them home. Fortunately, working was a perfectly acceptable reason for not being in by curfew, so the RA on duty didn't delay them more than a moment.
As soon as they were in their dorm room, Vanessa made a beeline for her room, and vanished with a soft click.
A few minutes later, Bernice hopped around the dressing room frantically rubbing her bottom while Natalie considered the third belt.
"Sounds good, comes off the loops good, but a bit more awkward to use," said Natalie. "Don't know that it stung as much either."
"It stung plenty," said Bernice, a bit of a whimper in her voice.
Natalie sighed. "Now I have no idea which to get. What do you think Adrian?"
A few hours passed.
Juliana stuck her head in. "Hey, sorry to interrupt, but we've gotta get ready for the concert. Besides, I figure you two could use a break."
Juliana stuck her head into the room. "Adrian, have you met this woman before?"
"What you think I put out an ad on the internet? Of course I've met her."
"She's like twice your age."
"That's none of your business, now stop ruining my moment," said Adrian.
"She's taking advantage of you."
"Juliana," said Adrian in a tone that brooched no argument.
Juliana huffed. "Fine. But this conversation isn't over."
Juliana stomped off. A door opened and closed.
Natalie coughed uneasily. "Umm. Well. Um. Hi."
"Hello," said Tania. "Do I get to see my date?"
"Umm, yes, yes. Yes," murmured Natalie. Natalie cleared her throat. "Right. Well, umm, the moment you've been waiting for. Say hello to Adrian."
Sam stepped out of his room. "Whose seducing their TA?"
Juliana eeped.
Juliana squeaked and scampered away, clutching her bobbing buttocks, her leggings doing little to obscure the roiling of her fleshy cheeks. "So I might have deserved that. But seriously, I've seen you two eye-screw each other so hard it's a miracle you're not pregnant."
Adrian squirmed a little. "I don't know about that…"
Juliana raised an eyebrow. It was exactly what their Papa did when he knew you were spinning some bullshit.
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"Not sure I'd go that far," said Bernice. She tapped her lips thoughtfully. "Boy's a bit out of control, perhaps a bit overeager sure. But a maniac? Nah."
"He runs around fighting crime in pajamas," said Adrian.
Bernice cocked an eyebrow. "Last I checked, they don't make pajamas out of spandex. Still, I see your point. Maybe he grew up reading comics. You read comics?"
"Well you didn't." Juliana's hand flashed between jumping cheeks.
Adrian moaned, and squirmed. His legs kicked.
"What you did…it was like yelling 'Fire!' in a crowded theater," said Juliana. She pulled Adrian's underwear down, and unleashed an extra hard smack.
"Oww!" Adrian threw his head back, and arched his back. His legs straightened, and his hands pressed against the marble steps.
"…poor boy…"
"Hate to have a friend like that…"
"Probably deserves it…"
Adrian's face grew even hotter. His eyes jumped from one rubbernecker to another.
The force of the blast knocked Princess off Mr. Cuddles' shoulder and sent her crashing to the ground.
"Haven't seen nothing yet!" Leopard's voice bounced off the walls.
Tempestas burst into the large room. She looked around with wide eyes. "Christ, where'd she get the manpower to build this place?"
"You'd be amazed what you can find on the Internet," said Leopard.
Tempestas looked around, and pointed up and to the right. "There!"
Leopard sat behind a large plexiglass window, her boots up on the control panel, her hands behind her head, and a large box of popcorn sitting on a TV-tray next to her.
"Let's wipe that smirk off your face." Tempestas leapt into the air.
Metal sheets pulled back from the walls, and half a dozen large fans emerged, all pointed at different angles. The fans kicked on with the roar of airplane engines.
A shrill whistle filled the air, and the room flexed and rumbled as winds roared out of control through the space. Scarlet Moon lashed a couple of cords to the ground, and zipped to the floor. Tempestas held out her hands and gritted her teeth. She flared with power. Winds roared, rattling the room down to its foundations. A sudden cross-breeze caught Tempestas and flung her across the room.
"Tempestas has got to work on controlling the winds," muttered Generalissima. "Not just making them."
By the time they reached a table in the corner, Adrian's bottom tingled something fierce. His head swam. His hips bucked and rubbed against David's shoulder. His legs opened and closed, his thighs sliding across David's chest as best they could while pinned by his arm. His fingers slid across his back, occasionally giving his bottom a squeeze despite the extra-hard smack he gave him whenevever he did.
David set Adrian down on the table. Adrian squirmed when his slightly tender bottom pressed against the table.
David consumed his vision. His arms wrapped firmly around him. He pressed up against him, his face inches from his.
Clemency smacked Scarlet Moon's lightly clad bottom, making the superhero eep. "Don't talk wth food in your mouth."
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
"Alright then." Sam dropped the hairbrush back into the desk and pushed the drawer shut. The resident assistant advanced on Adrian, lightly tapping the bathbrush against his thigh.
"Don't you touch me," said Adrian, sliding up the back of the couch into a half-standing position.
Juliana shook her head and sighed.
"And you shut up," said Adrian.
"A little late for that," said Sam.
"I swear I will punch you," said Adrian, cocking a fist.
Sam's eyebrows went up. "You will not like what happens if you do."
Adrian glared at Sam, and bolted for the door.
"Don't know where you think you're going," said Sam. He caught Adrian around the waist, and flung him back onto the sofa. "Even if you get away, I'll just run you down and paddle you wherever I catch you. Then you can explain to a bunch of annoyed students why your carrying on woke them up."
Sir Stuffins was now more holes than cloth. Giraffalot lay next to it. Well, its torso did.
Scarlet Moon had no idea what had happened to its head.
The two entered their suite and meandered to their rooms to get ready.
Scarlet Moon slid and skidded down the ramp, stumbling and sliding, while the ginormous something or other rattled behind his. The corridor twisted and wove, the boulder behind his bouncing off steel-plated walls with a deafening crash that rattled the entire house.
A light came into view down below. Scarlet Moon lashed cords to just above it and zipped out into a large room, the walls floor and ceiling were covered in steel plating. A giant, steel-plated sphere rolled out of the hole just behind his. A hole opened up in the floor, and the boulder rolled in, swallowed by darkness.
Gone as fast as it appeard.
The helicopter lurched in midair. It swayed slowly back and forth, neither rising nor lowering. Scarlet Moon gritted his teeth. His shield flared, and his muscled corded. He took a step back and heaved.
The police officer jumped into the helicopter. There was a crash. The woman's boots flew out the helicopter and fell over the side. Her pants followed shortly after.
Scarlet Moon ground his teeth together, and with a grunt of effort, heaved on the helicopter. His boots dug into the roof, the air duct squealed, and the helicopter lurched towards the ground.
The cop flew out of the helicopter, and over the edge of the building.
Scarlet Moon released the cord on the air duct and rocketed over the edge.
A gust of wind whipped up from below and buffeted him, but it didn't stop him from wrapping a cord around the falling cop. The helicopter lurched into the air, carrying both of them up into the air above the city.
Scarlet Moon zipped his cord back into his wrist, bringing the cop up to him. The woman was unarmed, and she wore nothing below the waist but a pair of lacy pink panties that left the lower third of her round, fit bottom exposed. The woman had shoulder-length blonde hair tied back into a ponytail and dark green eyes.
"Those don't seem appropriate for a police officer," said Scarlet Moon.
"They don't seem appropriate for yo momma," said the officer. She lightly slapped Scarlet Moon upside the head. "Now stop looking at my butt, and get us up there."
David made a disgusted noise. He shifted Adrian a little bit more to the left, centering his sitspots over his knee.
"Wait, I was only kidd-owwww!"
David smacked Adrian's sitspots and upper thighs with hard, swift strokes.
Adrian threw his head back. He arched his back and clawed at the carpet. His toes curled, and his feet dug into the carpet.
Juliana hissed as she watched Adrian's soft flesh bounce and cave beneath the hard spatula.
"This is a waste of time," said Juliana.
"Your mom's a waste of time," said Scarlet Moon.
"I'll tell her you said that."
"Just kidding!"
Juliana giggled.
Scarlet Moon stared at the gate for a moment. He glanced around before finally finding a small buzzer and comm panel. He pushed the button.
"Who is it?" asked a gruff voice.
The woman's eyes widened. A particle stunner appeared in her hand, and it fired at Scarlet Moon at point blank range. The beam slammed into Scarlet Moon's chest. Scarlet Moon dove behind a desk as another whizzed past his shoulder.
"Kinda getting shot at," said Scarlet Moon as particle beams smashed into and around the desk. "I can't move without getting hit!"
"So just take a few-"
"Every hit I take hurts like a bitch, and probably weakens me. I can't-"
"Well just give me a second-"
"I don't have a second!"
"If you would just stop-"
The Whistler dove around the desk.
Scarlet Moon wrapped a scarlet cord around the Whistler, and yanked her into his arms. He batted the Whistler's gun away, bound the Whistler's hands and ankles, and gagged her with a few more cords.
"You ok? I don't hear any more shooting."
A giant paw hoisted Scarlet Moon off the ground and draped him facedown across a giant bear lap. A paw, big enough to almost fully cover Scarlet Moon's back pressed down on him.
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath and tried not to think about what was about to happen.
WHAP!
The bear's giant paw flattened both of Scarlet Moon's barely clothed, round buttocks in one blow, setting them both into a wobbling fit. Scarlet Moon mewled and his legs kicked.
The bear's giant paw flattened Scarlet Moon's compact buttocks over and over again. Tears gathered at the corners of the hero's eyes. Barely half a dozen blows in, his wiggling, wobbling buns burned like the rolls last Christmas (Abuela was not happy).
The strokes came faster. Scarlet Moon shrieked. He bucked and flailed. His legs cycled. His fists slammed impotently against the bear's ceramic thigh. His bottom stung like it'd been swarmed by a hornet's nest, and burned like he'd sat on the stove.
The bear's paw splatted Scarlet Moon's bottom extra hard, eliciting an extra high-pitched shriek and kick. When was this going to end?
Mr. Cuddle's leg turned into dust.
Scarlet Moon found himself a few feet off the floor in midair. He eeped just before slamming into the shattered tile with a loud slap.
"I think all that power finally pulverized it," said Generalissima. "Pretty peaceful, all things considered."
A very unpleasant half-hour later, Scarlet Moon and Anklyana found themselves as far down a rapidly narrowing tunnel as they could get.
"Ok, so when the Crash hit, the mall was on the cusp of opening an elaborate underground amusement center," said Generalissima. "It was gonna have arcades, and bowling and jukeboxes and junk, you know things you can't do on the internet. It's right behind the wall on your right."
Anklyana frowned. "The elaborate underground amusement center was one brick wall away from the sewer?"
"No one said they were smart. Scarlet Moon start with the punching."
Scarlet Moon cracked his knuckles.
Adrian sat bolt upright. He hastily checked his phone. Seven pm.
Another hour or so passed. Adrian leaned back in his chair and stretched. His phone buzzed. A message from Juliana.
Check the news.
The bottom dropped out from Adrian's stomach. Adrian opened the Generica Bugle news site. Plastered across the front of the site were words that made Adrian's blood run cold:
BREAKING: Twin Supremes Attack Silver Arena
Supremes? Really?
"I need to go." Adrian rushed out the door.
"Hey, wait you forgot your–"
But Adrian was already out of earshot.
Scarlet Moon sped across campus.
A police barricade encircled the arena, with a group of senior officers standing outside the main entrance. The lower half of the arena itself glittered strangely in the street and spotlights.
"Oh, quit being such a party pooper," said Juliana.
Adrian glared at Juliana.
"Ok, Ok," said Juliana, holding up her hands. "Don't get your thong twisted."
"Are…are you wearing a thong?" asked Natalie.
The two reached the bottom. Anklyana glanced around and looked at Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon waited.
"Umm, you gonna transform?" asked Anklyana.
"After what she did to me?" said Scarlet Moon in a low, rough voice.
"Yes," said Tempestas. "You'll go overboard."
"She deserves whatever I do to her," said Scarlet Moon, giving the mewling villain a shake.
"Maybe, but restraint is what separates heroes from villains," said Tempestas.
"Listen to her," said Generalissima. "Or you might do something you'll regret."
A door opened and Anklyana stumbled in. She put her hands on her knees and took deep, heaving breaths.
"You seem awfully winded, for someone whose been running stairs for a month," said Generalissima.
"Umm…"
"You did do the exercises I gave you right?"
Anklyana shifted uneasily from foot to foot.
Generalissima sighed. "Looks like we're having a bedtime chat."
Anklyana whimpered and clutched her bottom.
"Shoulda thought of that when you decided to skip your workouts."
"Look, I don't know," said Generalissima in exasperation. "You're not exactly stealthy. Probably your best bet is to try to sneak in through the window, and see if you can find anything. Or see if maybe you can find Bernice Chastain. If she's there, she might be able to help you."
"The cop who helped me against Succubus?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Yeah."
Scarlet Moon zipped up into the air as the floor dropped out from underneath him. A shaft dropped down into darkness where Scarlet Moon had stood a moment before.
"OK," said Generalissima. "Leopard's definitely there. Now, all we need to do–"
Scarlet Moon and Anklyana returned home, and slipped into Scarlet Moon's room. Two flashes of light later, and Adrian and Natalie stood where Scarlet Moon and Anklyana had before.
Natalie gave Adrian a weak smile. "I'm gonna go play some video games now."
Natalie pulled Adrian's door open and bumped into Keiko in the hallway.
Keiko gave the two a suspicious look. "Hidden away in Adrian's room for hours, not making a sound?"
Natalie blushed. "Um, well.."
"We were watching a movie," said Adrian.
"With the sound off?" Keiko smiled. "Were you watching a sexy movie?"
"Keiko!" Natalie blushed even more furiously. "What would ever make you think–"
"Why else would it be muted?"
"It was a silent movie," said Natalie. "Very popular in the indie scene these days."
"Oh, you a movie buff?" Keiko's eyes sparkled. "I love movies. They're the greastest invention in the history of mankind! Even better than sliced bread! Come, let us talk movies."
"Sorry, Keiko." Natalie backed up a step. "I'd love to, but I'm really tired right now. Need some alone time."
Keiko's face fell. "Oh, well ok. I'll talk to you later!"
Keiko skipped into the main room, humming.
David frowned. "I don't think you're taking this seriously enough."
Princess tapped the brush lightly on Scarlet Moon's bottom. "Erm, kinda awkward."
She shifted a few times, tapped Scarlet Moon's bottom a few times. She sighed and stood up on the seat, making Scarlet Moon's belly and torso slide a little bit further down, further rounding and emphasizing his upthrust bottom.
Princess swung her legs over Scarlet Moon so that she straddled the helpless man's torso. Scarlet Moon twisted as much as he could and looked up. He could just see Princess raising the bathbrush over her head.
"Feel the burn of Princess' justice!" Princess brought the bathbrush whistling down on Scarlet Moon's right cheek.
A nuclear warhead detonated on his right cheek. Scarlet Moon's eyes bugged out of his head. His svelt cheek flattened beneath the thick wood. A great THWACK echoed through the mall, silencing every single hostage, and drawing their eyes to the round bottom rolling around on Santa's throne. Scarlet Moon howled. His legs flexed so mightily, he managed to kick a little despite Legostopheles' hold. The thick wood bit deeply into his thinly-clad skin, and left a burning, blazing, molten circle of agony behind. His cheek wobbled with the force of the impact. It wobbled more with the frantic bucking, wiggling and rolling of his hips.
Princess lifted the bathbrush over her head. She paused. Scarlet Moon sucked in a breath and closed his eyes. The brush arced through the air with a whoosh and collided with Scarlet Moon's left cheek. The force of the blow drove Scarlet Moon's hips into the arm of the throne. His fingers dug into the other arm. His torso twisted, and his hips rolled. His knees squeezed together, and his calves kicked. A cry erupted from his lips, punctuated by a sob. Tears gathered at the corners of his eyes. He squeezed them shut, fighting to hold them back.
"Sounds like somebody is starting to learn the error of his ways," said Princess.
Fingers closed over his hair, and he was pulled off the lap and onto his feet.
The woman stood up. She loomed over Scarlet Moon, an authority figure dishing out necessary discipline. She pulled Scarlet Moon into a corner by his hair. A coin appeared in her fingers. She pressed it against the wall, and Scarlet Moon's nose against the coin.
Fingers released Scarlet Moon's hair and closed over the hero's hands. They lifted Scarlet Moon's hands up to the back of his head and held them there. Scarlet Moon wove his fingers behind his head and stood stock still, daring not to even shiver for fear the coin would slip out from between his nose and the wall. He spread his legs and locked his knees, making sure to give the woman a clear view of his throbbing red rear.
A desk drawer opened and closed.
Silence, save for Scarlet Moon's shuddering sobs. The minutes dragged. Scarlet Moon's breath slowly came back under control. The pain in his bottom faded from unbearable agony to blazing waves.
A hand tangled itself in Scarlet Moon's hair and gently pulled his away. The coin slid, but long fingers caught it, and made it vanish. A soft touch across Scarlet Moon's neck, and the collar unlatched. It slid away, and a hand appeared in Scarlet Moon's blurred vision, clutching the collar. The woman's other hand pulled one of Scarlet Moon's hands away from his head, while the other pushed the collar into it.
"I'm glad you've learned your lesson. That just leaves a few swats for that potty mouth of yours. Let's see, I recall three uses of vulgarity, so let's give you five for each? What do you think?"
"I think that's–oww!"
"Not you," said Delryn as she landed a particularly hard stroke to the girl's left cheek. She gestured towards the audience. "I'm asking them."
Alexandra eeped, and her face turned even redder.
There was a cacophonous cheering from the crowd. Only Vanessa didn't seem to be joining in. She stood watching with arms crossed, an uneasy look on her face.
"Good." Silver smiled. "I've given this some thought, and I think I have a plan."
Scarlet Moon grinned. "That's great."
"Indeed." Silver stood, smooth and regal. "However, first Clemency here is going to give you a sound spanking."
"Wait, what? Why?" Scarlet Moon backed up towards the window.
Clemency grinned and stepped around Silver.
"For breaking and entering of course," said Silver. "Superpowers do not put one above the laws of decency."
"Not one step closer Goliath." Scarlet Moon's eyes flared. "This is ridiculous. How else was I supposed to get in here?"
"My gate has a buzzer."
"Do you leave position before she tells you to?" asked the cop.
"No ma'am."
"And what happens if you do?"
"I get put over her knee and spanked harder ma'am."
"That's right." The cop rolled Adrian off her lap and stood.
"Now, get your naughty butts covered, and don't even think of making a scene like that again, or I'll put you over my knee… and well… you all just saw what that's like now didn't you?"
Ok. You available tonight at 8? I'd like to take you to dinner.
? Um, yeah, I'm available.
*Great. Dress sexy. I want to show you off. And make sure you're ready right at 8! Once I get there, I'm going to put a bar of soap in your mouth, put you over my knee and spank you soundly. I don't want that to make us late.*
Wait, I'll do it, I'll do it!
Too late kitten. You've made your choice.
I take it back!
You can't take it back.
But Tania!!! TT
Keep whining, and I'll give you another spanking when we get to the restaurant.
Fine.
The correct answer is "Yes, ma'am."
Yes ma'am.
Good. What's your address?
Adrian sent Tania his address.
*Great, I'll see you at eight! ^_*
"Oh, poor Scarlet Moon," said Princess. "He really wants to rub his bottom doesn't he? I can see why. Really looks like it burns something fierce. But Princess only has one rule when administering discpline. NO. RUBBING!"
The stuffed bear leaned forward and slapped Scarlet Moon's bottom four times in rapid succession. Its large paw flashed between Scarlet Moon's curvy cheeks, its hand precisely large enough to fully cover a single cheek. Scarlet Moon kicked and howled.
"Break time's over! Bring it home Sir Stuffins!"
WHAP
Scarlet Moon howled. Tears flowed freely down his face, thoroughly soaking his mask. His bottom felt like it'd been plopped in the very heart of a volcano. A volcano full of bees. Lava bees. Lava bees who made their nests in lava cactii.
WHAP
Tempestas wailed and flopped.
The noodle sank into Scarlet Moon's bottom a fifth time. Scarlet Moon tried to wail, but it came out a groan. He squirmed pathetically, and his legs twitched limply.
The noodle struck Tempestas' bare cheeks. Tempestas whined and wiggled.
"Last stroke Sir Stuffins!" said Princess. "MAKE IT COUNT!"
The noodle rammed into Scarlet Moon's blazing bare buttocks. A whole new round of fireworks went off. He pounded his fists against the floor.
"SM, don't look back. Left!"
Scarlet Moon banked left. A giant paw tore through the air and smashed into the floor.
A great whirl of trash and dust formed in front of Scarlet Moon and flew past him. A thundering crash signaled the collision of Yomama and Mr. Cuddles.
Scarlet Moon tore through some more wall and burst into the sewers. He landed in ankle-deep sewage.
"Right!"
Scarlet Moon leapt right. Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot smashed into the far wall.
Tempestas burst into the sewers. "Get out!"
Scarlet Moon backpedaled the way he came. A great roar tore through the sewers and Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot whipped away.
Tempestas flashed a smile at Scarlet Moon. "Ever seen what a tornado can do in a long straight hallway?"
Juliana flipped open the black book. "Apparently, about a month ago, barely a few days after we got out powers, this woman attempted to find some VC funding for her 'pharmaceutical' company. Phillipa Silver was the only one to agree to provide any sort of funding at all. She was also, incidentally, the only one to meet Melissa in person."
"Makes sense," said Adrian.
"Indeed. However, barely two weeks in, Silver had a change of heart, and pulled her funding."
"That explains why she was so interested in Ms. Silver." Adrian ran a hand through his hair. "She's probably pissed."
"Uh-huh." Juliana spun back to his computer.
A small smile touched Adrian's lips as his eyes traveled over David's solid back, and down to his beefy butt. If only his pants were as tight as his shirt…
David turned to glance over his assembled students. Adrian averted his eyes and spied Natalie sitting on a bench, hunched over her laptop.
Adrian sat next to her.
"Please, if you're trying to goad me, don't bother." Poseidon struck Scarlet Moon's left cheek with the paddle, driving a howl from Scarlet Moon's throat. "I am far more secure than my sister. If on the other hand, you're insulting me in an attempt to maintain your own courage, please continue. I love it when they put up a fight."
Juliana checked his watch. "You don't start work until 5. It's not even 4."
"It'll take an hour to get there. Buses ain't fast," said Vanessa. "And we really don't want to be late."
"Aw heck, I'll give you both a ride. Where's the place?"
Vanessa blinked. "Oh, right. You have a car. Umm, here let me see your phone."
"Yeah, I'll get you there in fifteen to twenty minutes. So we'll leave at 4:20, just to be safe," said Juliana.
"This is a thing I am comfortable with," said Vanessa. She sat down and grabbed her book off the side table.
Juliana grabbed Adrian's hand. "Come on. I want to show you something."
The two entered Juliana's room. Juliana sat down at her desk, an eager grin on her face. "Now, watch my baby do its magic."
The man narrowed his eyes. "Ain't nobody watching for cops. Don't need to watch for cops. They always come roaring in with sirens blaring."
"Oh." Scarlet Moon frowned.
A trio of stun beams erupted from the crowd of Whistlers, striking Scarlet Moon in the chest and sending him sprawling.
Ouch.
"Let's see what we got here." The man yanked the trenchcoat off, revealing his bright red and purple costume. "Holy cow, it's a clown. Which one of you idjits ordered a clown?"
Scarlet Moon growled, and kicked the guy in the chest, sending him sprawling across the concrete. "I'm not a clown."
Scarlet Moon pushed himself to his feet, and put his hands on his hips. His eyes flared with menacing red light.
"But what if I become an arrogant SOB? Oww!" Natalie twisted her fists into the sheets. Her bottom clenched and unclenched, adding yet more wobbling to the soft cheeks.
"Then we'll spank you for being an arrogant SOB," said Juliana cheerfully.
"I think you two just get-oww!-off on spanking me," said Natalie.
"Can't speak for Adrian," said Juliana. "But I'd rather have a sausage to go with my bun."
"Juliana!" said Adrian and Natalie.
Juliana giggled. "Now hurry up and finish. We've got some celebrating to do!"
Five minutes later, Natalie stood in the middle of the room, dancing from one foot to the other, rubbing her throbbing bottom and whimpering.
"You both suck," muttered Natalie.
"Don't worry, you'll thank us later, when you're throwing badass boasts at bad guys in between blocking their punches and eating a sandwich," said Juliana.
Unfortunately, Adrian apparently didn't put enough energy into the jolt, because if Curvy felt anything, she didn't show it. Using her grip on Adrian's hair as a lever, Curvy forced Adrian to bend over. Curvy kicked Adrian's foot, driving Adrian to one knee. The woman's strong thighs locked around Adrian's neck. Adrian regained his feet, but his face remained inches from the ground, shoving his round butt up into the air. He tried to straighten and knock the woman on her back, but Curvy was too heavy. Adrian would have to use more power than he dared to break free.
Natalie's door eased open, and she stuck her head out. "Did I hear Keiko ranting about needing to go Christmas shopping? I, um, need to get something for my Dad, and I don't like going to the mall by myself."
"Of course," said Juliana. "It'll be a party. A shopping party!"
Natalie stepped out into the common room. The past month had been very kind to her. She'd lost about ten pounds, which was about as fast Juliana would let her. Most of the weight lost had been in her midriff, leaving her with a fairly flat belly. Her butt and thighs were proving stubborn, but Juliana insisted there'd be plenty of guys drooling over Natalie's fleshy bottom and thunder thighs. Natalie always blushed and dropped the subject.
She wore a pair of hip-hugging jeans and a slimming black t-shirt Juliana had found for her.
"Looking good girl," said Juliana. Natalie blushed.
Juliana hopped off the couch and did a quick circlet of the shorter girl. "Shirt's starting to look kind of threadbare though. You should stop wearing it so much."
"But I look so good in it," said Natalie.
"Look at you, caring about your appearance." Juliana clasped her hands together. "I'm so proud."
"I just like looking good ok?" muttered Natalie shifting from foot to foot.
"Really?" said David. "You really think you got away with it?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Adrian flashed an innocent smile.
David grabbed Adrian's forearm, turned his around and repeatedly smacked the seat of his jeans.
"Oww! Hey!" Adrian squirmed and danced.
"Stop wasting my time," said David. He released his forearm.
"I don't know what the big deal is," said Adrian sulkily, rubbing his smarting bottom.
"Adrian I'm not going to play these stupid games with you," said David. "You screw up, you own up. Your future boss won't tolerate it. Nor any significant others or landlords."
"Ok, ok," said Adrian, backing up and letting David enter the room.
"Great, now turn around and bend over," said David.
Adrian groaned, but did as he was told.
Scarlet Moon grabbed the rifle as they whipped past, yanking the guard into the shaft with them. He snapped a cord against the wall with one hand, while grabbing the guard's shirt with the other. The four jerked to a halt.
Bernice fired her pistol at point black range, stunning the guard before he could do more than gasp. Vanessa squeezed Scarlet Moon's ribs so hard it was a wonder the superhero hadn't passed out yet.
Scarlet Moon threw the guard back into the room from which he'd come. He grabbed the lip of the elevator doorway, and pulled the three of them up into the hallway.
He flared his shield in time to block particle beams from two more guards.
Scarlet Moon dropped his two charges, and lunged forward.
The cat lifted Scarlet Moon into the air and swung his through the bowling alley's front counter. It slammed his into the ground, and stomped on his kidney.
"T-that's enough!" said Anklyana, charging into the alley. "Y-you leave him alone!"
The cat turned towards Anklyana with a snarl.
A blinding burst of green light lit up the room like a lightning strike.
The cat howled, and vanished.
Everyone stayed still, waiting for the cat to burst out nowhere and attack again.
Nothing happened.
Eventually, Scarlet Moon groaned and slowly pushed himself to his feet.
"Excuse me? You're no older than I am, 'boy'!" Bright stomped on Scarlet Moon's foot. Not that her sandal-clad foot would have done anything to Scarlet Moon's boot-covered toes even if he wasn't surrounded in a shield. "Now I expect an apology, then you're going to bend over for a spanking!"
Prometheus narrowed one eye. "Uh, yeah. That's what I'm saying. The whole idea is to show the world that Prometheus and Poseidon are way better than you."
Other than that, Scarlet Moon didn't make a sound. Not when Succubus unleashed a barrage of hard smacks to the middle of his cheeks, not when she battered Scarlet Moon's sitspots until they burned like fire, not even when she whapped Scarlet Moon's thighs until they stung like bee stings.
"Grr. Squeal damn you," said Succubus, her palm cracking against Scarlet Moon's bare sitspots, the hero's average bottom caving beneath each smack.
Scarlet Moon's legs twitched.
"Hah! I saw that," said Succubus, increasing the pace of her stinging smacks. "I'll have you wailing and squawling in no time!"
Scarlet Moon's jaw clamped so tightly it began to ache. His fists clenched helplessly. A cry began to form deep in his throat. With every bum-rattling smack it got higher, higher, until it was pressing against his teeth.
The fire built and built in Scarlet Moon's crimson bottom. It was inevitable. Soon, he wouldn't be able to contain it. Soon he'd give that-
Scarlet Moon's fists began to glow.
A pair of scarlet cords snapped out of his wrists and wrapped themselves around Succubus' ankles. He wrenched his arms back with all his might.
"What-waah!" Succubus faceplanted into the wooden floor. Scarlet Moon rammed his elbow into Succubus' kindney, gave her bare ass a hard smack, and then rolled off of her.
"On the mother ship," said Juliana. "I'm a shapeshifting alien taking her place for a while. Said something about 'giving her bottom a rest.' You know what she meant?"
"I always love how full of suggestions you always are." Juliana's lips twisted. "Whatever. Go get some breakfast, and then we'll hit the gym. Maybe some exercise will help me think."
"Yes it is, and besides you're not all crazy out of proportion," said Alexandra. "That girl's a good three inches shorter than you. She should be more like Keiko's size. Besides, have you seen how she dresses? Can you imagine how stupid we'd look, us in our sexy awesome bathing suits, and her in a pair of sweat pants and some stupid shirt with a phrase that only sounds witty to a drunk, retarded monkey that doesn't speak English? She'd probably have her laptop too, and just sit there staring at crazy symbols and colored text."
"Don't be stupid," said Juliana. "No computer nerd with half a brain would take their laptops to the beach. Sand gets everywhere."
"All the more reason for her not to come. She's not gonna wanna go anywhere she can't take her precious laptop," said Alexandra.
Juliana's left eye twitched a bit. Mama's eye did that sometimes. It usually signaled the imminent crushing of every hope you ever had of sitting.
"Besides, it's not like it's against the bylaws or anything," said Alexandra. "Not unless she presses it."
Juliana's hands closed into fists.
The police chief eyed Scarlet Moon expectantly. "Well? Aren't you going to say something stupid?"
Scarlet Moon turned towards the arena. His heart hammered against his chest. "I have a job to do."
One flash of red light later, Scarlet Moon swung into the air. Half a dozen toy airplanes banked and bore down on his. Scarlet Moon released his cord and extended his forcefield into a gleaming scarlet staff. He spun in mid-air and swung the staff.
Juliana sat for a moment, rubbing Natalie's bottom. "There, there, hush. Hush. It's all over. I know, I know it hurt. Hurt me too Nat. I want to see you happy and healthy, not wailing while I blister your bum. You're a good girl. A good girl. We all make mistakes, and this is hard, of course we'll mess up a few times. But we'll get through this, we'll pick ourselves up and keep trying ok?"
Natalie nodded into her pillow.
"Good, now go stand in the corner. I'll tell you when you can come out."
Natalie stood. She rocked from one foot to the other.
Juliana raised an eyebrow.
Natalie shrunk beneath the gaze. "Can…can I have a hug?"
"Of course you can." Juliana smiled and gave Natalie a fierce hug.
After the hug, Natalie shuffled to the corner, her pants around her ankles and her panties around her knees. She put her hands on her head and stared at the wall.
After the timeout was over, Juliana gave Natalie another hug.
"Now come on you two, we've got to chat." Juliana smiled grimly. "It's been far too long."
Natalie blanched. "You mean–"
"Yup." Juliana flounced for her room.
Natalie sighed. "Never should have agreed to this."
Thanks for playing Scarlet Moon! You've reached the end of the current content. Sorry you got railroaded so hard this time. I honestly found Prometheus and Poseidon kinda boring, and so writing this episode has been a chore. I just wanted to get this episode over with and move onto different (and hopefully better) villains.
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The door blew inwards and arced over the front desk, missing the receptionist by inches. Shrieks rent the air.
Adrian dove behind a nearby rack of weights. Sam and David both ducked underneath a bench.
"Where's Adrian?" asked David. "I don't see him."
"I think he slipped behind a rack of weights," said Sam. "Over there."
"Just stay there," said David. "Don't draw attention–"
"Ahhh, nothing like a morning at the gym, eh folks?" Prometheus strutted through the blasted doorway, one hand on her hips.
"What do you want?" asked Officer Bernice Chastain. She didn't look particularly intimidating in a tanktop and runners shorts. Her hand went to her side and closed over empty air.
Prometheus laughed and clapped her hands. "Well would you look at that. It's Officer Lace from Silver Tower. Seems you forgot your gun though. Whatever will you do?"
"What do you want?" asked Bernice.
Prometheus' eyes flared. "Just looking for a bit of exercise. Maybe a sparring partner or two. You up for it?"
"Only if–"
"Hah!" Prometheus swung a fist at Bernice.
Bernice ducked and rammed a fist into Prometheus' gut.
"There is nothing useful here at all. Ok, look. Charming all these people has got to exhaust her, right? There must be a limit to her powers. So we need to stretch them thin," said Juliana. "Move up and down the tower. Let security cameras catch glimpses of you. Knock out any thralls you see, force her to find new ones."
"That's the best you can come up with?" asked Scarlet Moon. "Throw the board across the room?"
"Hey, I don't have a lot to go on," said Juliana. "Do you have any better ideas?"
"No, not really."
Bernice cocked her head. "So what's the voice in your head saying?"
"We're uh, gonna beat up a lot of people," said Scarlet Moon.
There was a sharp crack, and Scarlet Moon leapt forward, clutching at her right bum cheek. "Hey!"
"That is a terrible idea, and the only reason you're not over my knee and wailing is because, well, you have superpowers," said Bernice. "I'm not just going to sit back and let you go out of your way to attack innocent people, even if they are mind controlled."
"Got a better idea?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Yeah. Look, sudden bursts of adrenaline seem to break Succubus' hold. Like if we found a way to startle them."
"That's it!" said Juliana.
Natalie went to her room and closed the door. Adrian gave Juliana an encouraging pat on the shoulder and stepped out.
The door opened, and Alexandra came in. Alex wobbled into and collapsed into a chair. She leaned her head against the back of the chair for a moment.
Adrian leaned over the couch. "You ok?"
"New hobby. Harder than I expected. Why's everything always harder than you expect? Whatever. I need to watch something," said Alex. She craned her neck and looked down the hallway. "Umm, you know where Natalie is?"
"In her room, sleeping probably," said Adrian.
"Good." Alex flicked on the TV. She logged into Natalie's streaming account and started up Sailor Moon.
Adrian frowned. "What did I just see?"
"I share an account with my sister," said Alex. "Besides, everyone expects Natalie to watch this crap."
"Go to hell," Buzzsaw drummed her toes against the roof.
"No, I'm pretty sure I heard a sob." Adrian thrashed Buzzsaw's exposed bottom with swift strokes. "Guess we have to add lying to your ever-growing list of crimes."
Buzzsaw unleashed a sound somewhere between a growl and a sob.
"Ok, I know you're having fun, but I think it's time to go." Juliana appeared on Adrian's right, out of Buzzsaw's sight.
"The hell you been?" asked Adrian, the belt held aloft in mid-stroke.
"Around." Juliana grabbed Adrian's wrist. "Come on! I've slowed the Whistlers down some, but not a whole lot."
"Alright, alright." Adrian shoved Buzzsaw off his lap, and tossed the belt onto the thug's bright red ass. "Sorry about cutting things short. I'll send you a refund."
Buzzsaw curled into a ball, and turned a teary glare on Adrian. "I'm going to hunt you down and rip your spine out through your eyeballs."
Juliana's lips thinned. "Of course she will. But there's a reason I'm going to get her, instead of sending you."
A few minutes later, Natalie followed Juliana in. Natalie plopped down on Juliana's bed, but very carefully did not look at Adrian.
"No time for additional conversation, she'll be here any minute." Juliana shoved Adrian into his room and closed the door.
Adrian rolled his eyes, crossed his arms and tried not to fidget too much.
Someone knocked. Adrian's heart leapt into his throat.
"Alright, she's here," said Juliana. "I'll get the door."
The door opened.
"Is Adrian here?" asked Tania's smooth, elegant voice. Adrian squirmed. His heart hammered against his chest.
"Wait, I know you," said Juliana. "You're a friend of Dr. Parks'. Aren't you like, forty?"
Adrian's stomach lurched.
"Thirty-six, not that it's any business of yours," said Tania with a hint of an edge.
Adrian yanked open the door, though he was careful not to let Tania see him.
Adrian hastily slipped into the car. He blushed and squirmed a little.
Tania got in, and pulled out of the parking lot. "Now, shall I take you home, or would you like to come by my place for some raunchy fun?"
When the beam faded, the monster was nowhere to be seen.
Scarlet Moon flew through the wall behind him. Bricks sailed everywhere. Shrieks ripped the air. A cloud of steam formed around the hero, obscuring his vision.
A fiery serpent lashed through the stream and struck Scarlet Moon in the face. Scarlet Moon stumbled backwards. He could feel the heat of the serpent's lash even through his shields.
He lashed a cord to something behind him and zipped up into the air. He had been flung into the pool area. Could be useful.
Scarlet Moon swung across the mall to the final exit. Drones zipped at his, only to be shattered by swings of the lego bag. Toys threw plastic play balls at his from the second floor. The stuffed bear on a giraffe threw pool noodles at his like javelins.
A dozen drones formed up between his and the final wall. Scarlet Moon's eyes flared. He swung his head back and forth, a great beam sweeping the drones aside. Another dozen flew up from underneath his. He flipped in midair and swung the lego sack, shattering the drones with mighty swings. Another dozen flew at his from behind. He twisted around, but one struck his across the face. Another smashed into his belly and sent his flying at the giant clay bear.
A dozen action figures leapt off the second floor balcony and rammed into his, driving his into the ground. Toys swarmed over his, punching and clawing.
"Yes, yes! Make his pay, my plastic friends! MAKE THEM ALL PAY!"
"Yo mama's made of plastic!"
A great tornado swirled above Scarlet Moon's head. Tempestas landed on the ground next to Scarlet Moon. She lifted her hands and pushed them out. A great gust of wind picked up Scarlet Moon and the toys swarming over his and flung them into the air. The tornado caught them and swept them around and around. Toys got ripped off his by the gusts. Plastic balls flew back at their throwers. Drones got driven into walls and through store displays.
Scarlet Moon slammed into a pillar. He lashed a cord to it and clung for dear life.
"I can't believe this," said Vanessa. "You just…attacked them."
"I'm not exactly thrilled about it either." Scarlet Moon stepped over the groaning guards and peered out into the hallway. "But I've got a supervillain to stop."
"You could have hurt them," said Vanessa.
"I've got more control over my powers than that," said Scarlet Moon.
"But, this has got to be illegal," said Vanessa. "Like assault, and battery? Resisting arrest? Can you be charged with resisting arrest when it's private security?"
"Walk away," said Tania to Jezebel.
"Very well." Jezebel turned on her heel and walked away.
As soon as she was gone, Tania turned her eyes on Adrian. She pointed to the bathrooms in the back. There were three doors. The one on the left had the classic male bathroom logo. The one on the right had the classic female bathroom logo. The one in the middle had the female bathroom logo bent over the male bathroom logo's knee getting a spanking.
Ten minutes later, Mr. Cuddles lumbered along behind Princess and Keiko. Scarlet Moon's naked, freshly reddened bottom stuck out from underneath his arm, his dress flipped up and his panties around his ankles.
Scarlet Moon glared down at the floor, his arms folded.
Scarlet Moon entered the rear office, and came face to butt with Bernice, who was bent over a dark wood-paneled desk. Her pink lace panties were ridden even further up her butt than normal, revealing almost two-thirds of her firm, bright pink cheeks. Vanessa stood off to one side, looking mildly amused.
An older woman of Asian descent stood next to her with a doubled-up belt raised above her head. The woman was five foot nothing and maybe 100 pounds soaking wet, but her sharp pantssuit, tight hairbun and severe expression made her plenty intimidating.
The thick belt helped too.
"Still the foul language continues." Adrian snapped the belt across Buzzsaw's large butt eighteen times, six across one cheek, six across the other, and six right across both.
The hoodlum squealed and kicked through each one, her big bottom bucking and bouncing with each crisp snap.
"Not so tough now, are you?" asked Adrian. He struck each of Buzzsaw's sitspots in a quick one-two.
"When I get up, I'm going to KICK YOUR ASS," said Buzzsaw, bucking thrashing, and almost toppling off of Adrian's knee.
Almost.
Adrian shook his head. "Clearly, I'm not getting through to you."
Adrian raised the belt high above his head, and brought it down hard on Buzzsaw's left cheek.
Buzzsaw wailed and kicked.
Adrian raised the belt again, and snapped it down across Buzzsaw's right cheek.
A small sob escaped Buzzsaw's lips.
Scarlet Moon pushed himself to his feet, just in time to get punched in the face.
"No, I'm pretty sure it is," said Succubus. She put her hands on her hips. Her eyes flared. "Now, let's finish what we started–"
Vanessa smashed a tray of hors d'oeuvres over Succubus' head. Succubus pivoted and grabbed Vanessa by the throat. "What was that supposed to accomplish?"
"Make you turn around." Vanessa sprayed her in the face with some pepper spray.
"Son of a bitch!" Succubus released Vanessa and stumbled backwards, wiping at her eyes.
Vanessa grabbed Scarlet Moon's arm. "Are you alright?"
"What are you-aggh!" Juliana hunched, one hand clutching her head, the other locked on the wheel. The car swerved around the road, and careened towards a street light. A crimson light blinded Adrian, metal crunched, and tires squealed.
The car turned off and there was nothing but breathing. Adrian opened his eyes. The car had smashed into a streetlight, making it flicker. A crimson light filled the car.
Scarlet Moon unleashed a crimson beam right into Succubus' chest. Succubus flew through the copter and slammed into the far door. Scarlet Moon lunged, fist whipping forward.
Succubus sidestepped and flung the door open. Scarlet Moon flew out into empty air. A palm smacked his ass as he sailed past, flinging him far more than armslength from the copter.
Fortunately, Scarlet Moon had pretty long reach. He twisted in midair and snapped another cord against the helicopter, just above the door. Succubus went to close the door, but a crimson beam to the face dazed her.
Scarlet Moon zipped the cord. He burst back into the helicopter feetfirst, and kicked Succubus in the face. Succubus rolled head over heels, and nearly fell out the far side.
"What is it with you people and my face?" asked Succubus.
The cop wrestled Succubus' two thralls on the seats, and seemed to be doing well for herself, despite being outnumbered and lacking in pants. As Scarlet Moon strode forward, the three rolled onto the floor behind him.
Prometheus laughed and grabbed Bernice's ponytail. "Oh dear, that was pathetic. Looks like somebody's been slacking."
Bernice kicked Prometheus in the shin, but Prometheus didn't so much as miss a breath.
"And we all know what happens to slackers!" Prometheus shoved Bernice over a weight rack and yanked her shorts down. "Ooh, check out those panties. All lacy and small. You'd think you'd start wearing more modest underwear, seeing as you keep losing your pants."
"That happened once," said Bernice through gritted teeth.
"Twice now." Prometheus slapped Bernice's bottom. "Now, let's see how loud you can squeal."
Adrian eased away from the weight rack. He slid over a bench, and skittered across the open space between the bench and the locker rooms.
"I don't hear anything," said Vanessa.
Pounding boots echoed off the walls from both sides of the hallway, and a pair of guards rounded both corners, trapping the three between them.
They started shooting.
Scarlet Moon expanded his shield to cover the whole hallway. He tried firing a beam at the guards in front of them, but they just swung around the corner. As soon as he stopped shooting, they whipped back around and started firing again.
"Any ideas?" asked the superheroine, his voice straining under the pressure.
"Throw Bernice and Vanessa into an office, and attack," said Juliana.
"Into that vent," said Bernice, pointing at a rather large ventilation shaft above them.
"You sure we'll fit?" asked Vanessa.
"Did you see the last one?"
Juliana's eyes sparkled. "Whatever do you mean?"
Adrian rolled his eyes. "Act one: Convince Adrian to be your sacrifical lamb. Act two: Set up some stupidly elaborate prank while said lamb gets his bum toasted. Act three: Get caught, and act all sorry while the lamb gets his bum toasted again, and harder than last time."
"Pffsh. Don't be silly. We won't get caught this time."
Scarlet Moon leapt off the crate wall, and wrapped a crimson cord around a nearby pillar. He swung through the air and rammed both feet into Buzzsaw's back, sending the villain flying through a wall of crates.
A tentacle of water burst through the hole where the front door once was, wrapped itself around Tempestas, and flung her through the stairs.
"Hope those aren't load bearing." Prometheus stepped into the living room, wreathed in flames. Her eyes glowed white-hot. Poseidon stepped in just behind her.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared and he fired a scarlet beam at the fiery villain.
"Anklyana!" Scarlet Moon zipped for the girl. Another wave slammed into his. The power was incredible. Scarlet Moon's own shield shuddered. His nerve endings screamed in agony. His teeth clenched, and tears formed in his eyes. Scarlet Moon lashed a pair of chords to Anklyana and zipped. Another wave shattered the chords and drove Scarlet Moon to his knees.
Anklyana lay curled in a fetal position, wailing in pain and fear. Plaster and steel and dust rained down around her, almost obscuring her from sight.
Natalie squirmed anxiously.
Adrian pressed one hand into the small of Natalie's back. The other unleashed a torrent of hard and fast smacks to Natalie's bouncy bottom, sending the pair of pillowy cheeks into a rippling fit. Natalie's hips bucked against Adrian's lap. She squealed into the pillow, her fingers clutching the bed's covers.
Natalie wailed, kicking and squirming. A red blush spread across her bottom, deepening with every bum-bobbling smack. "This isn't fair!"
"No, no it isn't," said Juliana. "It isn't fair that you can't seem to recognize when you've been awesome."
"How is-oww!-spanking me supposed to help? Oww!" Natalie bucked her hips against Adrian's lap, her bottom bouncing and wobbling beneath Adrian's stiff palm.
"Words have power, Nat," said Juliana. "Especially spoken ones. So maybe, if we can discourage self-deprecation, and encourage self-affirmation you won't be quite so trapped."
"Oh, what do you know? Oww!" Natalie wiggled after a particularly sharp slap to her right sitspot. "That hurt!"
"And I'm gonna make you earn that name in a minute," growled Juliana. "What was that?"
"Getting some backup." Scarlet Moon ran across the roof, and leapt into the air.
"I was going to call with an anonymous tip, you idiot," said Juliana.
"What does it matter?"
"I don't want you interacting with the cops," said Juliana. "If they start investigating you, and find out who you are-"
"You really think they won't notice me?" asked Scarlet Moon. "I am literally swinging across town right now, and I got to the park the same way."
"That would have just been random people catching brief glimpses-"
"In the world of smartphones? I don't think so. I'm probably plastered all over the internet by now."
Scarlet Moon heard a faint clacking.
"Ok, fine yes. There are already pictures of you, and lots of speculation. Most of 'em seem to think you're a stripper with a thing for parkour, so no risk of figuring out who you really are. Ooh, this one really shows off your ass. Am I good at making costumes, or am I good at making costumes? Right click. Save as."
"I, err, see. Could the Whistler's new boldness be tied to the apparently superhuman powers allegedly possessed by their leader, Tiffany Williams?"
The chief's scowl deepened. "Miss Wilkins, you should know better than to spread panicked rumors."
"But sir, we have video footage of her turning the cast iron gate blocking the beach entrance into a basketball."
On cue, the screen flashed to grainy surveillance footage of Buzzsaw tearing the gate off its hinges with her bare hands and crumbling it up into a giant ball. She flung it backwards into the parking lot.
The scene flashed back to the serious (and rather panicked looking) visage of the reporter and police chief. Chief Napier's face was completely, utterly, expressionless.
"Ooh, dad's pissed," said a quiet voice behind Adrian. Adrian craned his neck back to see Natalie standing above him, a book in one hand, and a can of orange soda in the other.
"Of course." Prometheus dropped Chastain, and whipped around arm out to clothesline the heroine.
Scarlet Moon ducked, and Prometheus unleashed a torrent of flames right into the heroine's face.
"Maybe not." Juliana grinned. "But unless I've misread Jezzy over there, I think it's got a better chance than you'd think."
She pelted the brat's tanned, wobbly ass with the sandal.
"No!" wailed Alexandra, scissor-kicking, punching and squirming. "Not with my own sandaaaal!"
Delryn gave the wailing no mind, her total concentration on the girl's red, naked, wiggling ass and the hard sandal in her hand.
"I-I'm sorry!" Alexandra squealed. She kicked her legs wildly flashing a whole lot more than she'd likely intended when she put her bikini on earlier that day.
"I'm not the one you should apologize to." The boss motioned with the sandal for her employee to step forward, before bringing it down extra hard on Alexandra's sit spots, once on each cheek.
"AWWOOOoo! I-I'm sorry! Really, I - OUCH!- am!"
"What's that, ma'am? I didn't hear you," the waitress asked innocently.
"I-oww!-said I'm-agh!-sorry! Owww!" wailed Alexandra.
Scarlet Moon wove his fist into a spring and rammed it into Buzzsaw's chest.
"Which part don't you understand?"
Adrian shifted uneasily. "Umm, you know. All of it."
The class giggled.
"I hear you people laugh at one of your classmates one more time and every single one of you's going over your desk."
The laughter stopped.
Adrian blushed, and shrank into his chair.
Can't talk. Class.
He closed her laptop and tried to follow along.
Scarlet Moon slapped the villain's bare buttocks.
Succubus kicked frantically. Her bottom jiggled beneath the sharp smacks. A squeal arose from underneath the hood.
Scarlet Moon pressed down on the small of the villain's back and peppered the exposed globes. The crisp slap of hand against bare skin echoed through the spherical room.
Succubus squealed and wiggled her hips, her pinkening bottom bobbing and weaving.
"I've thought plenty about it."
"No you haven't! Why would I kidnap anyone? Oww!"
"Maybe for money–"
Adrian shrugged.
"Oh yeah? How so?"
"Oh you know. Both working and going to school kinda sucks. Probably spending a bit more time…exercising…than I should."
"Hey, healthy body, healthy mind," said David.
By the end of Adrian's second rep, his arms were starting to burn.
"Starting to feel it now, eh?" said David with a grin.
"Yeah." Adrian massaged his arm. "I'm gonna go get a drink."
"Good idea. You should bring a water bottle. That way you don't have to walk across the gym."
The bear turned Scarlet Moon sideways so that he stared at the floor, and his compact bottom faced Princess.
"Angle his a little more to the right. A little more. Perfect." Princess rubbed her hands together. "What a view. Now hurry up and start spanking that scrawny ass. I want to hear him scream."
The bear tapped its paw gently against Scarlet Moon's barely-clad buttocks, as if aiming. Its paw enveloped his entire bottom, and even a bit of his upper thighs.
Scarlet Moon squinched his eyes shut.
"Are you ok?" asked Bernice, touching Vanessa's shoulder.
Vanessa nodded. "They just came out of nowhere and started shooting. Never even said anything."
Bernice looked over the guards. "Man, none of them are my size either."
"You know, you could just wear pants that are too big," said Scarlet Moon.
"Oh yes, because running around with pants around my ankles would be such an improvement," said Bernice. "Do you see any belts?"
"I guess that makes sense."
Bernice's head swung up. "Do you hear that?"
Scarlet Moon stopped breathing for a moment and listened. He could barely make out the sound of running feet. It was getting louder.
"Sounds like it's coming from ahead of us," said Bernice.
"Come on." Scarlet Moon turned back the way they came. "We'll go the other way."
The trio soon came to a pair of elevator doors.
Adrian gave Vanessa's left cheek a handprint to match her right.
Vanessa squealed, and scissor-kicked.
"Oh come on, it's only been two smacks," said Adrian. He gave Vanessa's right cheek three rapid fire smacks, and her left three rapid fire smacks.
Vanessa squirmed, her bouncing bottom swaying across Adrian's thighs. "Yeah, but nobody's hand hurts like yours! What are you doing?"
"Giving you a sound spanking. What does it feel like?" Adrian battered Vanessa's bobbing bottom, his palm alternating rapidly between the roiling cheeks, filling the common room with the crisp crack of bare hand to bare bottom.
Vanessa squealed and yelped and even screeched once or twice. Her legs kicked madly, nearly hitting Adrian in the head a couple of times. Her fingers dug into the couch cushions.
A bedroom door opened and Alexandra stuck her head out. "Hey, keep it down out there. Some of us have an eight o'clock class tomorrow!"
Adrian and Vanessa shared a look.
"You have an eight o'clock class?" asked Vanessa.
"Hey, it wasn't my choice. Only time they offered it that fit my schedule. Now shut up before I tan both your asses!" Alexandra sucked her head back into her room and shut her door.
Vanessa grabbed a pillow off of the couch and buried her head in it. "How much more do I have?"
Adrian ran a hand across Vanessa's cooked cheeks.
The giant cat smashed through the ceiling and landed on Leopard, pinning her to the ground. She snarled in Leopard's face, and opened her maw wide to rip at the woman's throat. Leopard grabbed the cat's jaw, her muscles popping as she strained to hold the maw back.
Scarlet Moon lashed a couple of chords to the cat. "Stop! You don't want to–"
The cat pivoted. Her eyes widened. Her face twisted with rage and she sprinted at Scarlet Moon with incredible speed.
Scarlet Moon barely had time to blink before the cat's great paws slammed into his shoulders and smashed his through the floor. The pair fell through the air, smashing through two more floors. Wood and tile and steel rained around them. He wove a staff and locked it between the cat's snapping jaw. They slammed into concrete. The cat spat and snapped down, shattering Scarlet Moon's staff.
The cat's maw lunged.
A sparkling green shield formed a hairsbreadth between Scarlet Moon and the snapping jaws.
A great gust of wind knocked the cat backwards. Scarlet Moon pushed himself to his feet with shaking limbs, the green barrier moving with him.
Tempestas and Anklyana stood behind him.
"Still think it's the cat we should be helping?" asked Tempestas.
"Good." David helped Adrian clamber off his knee.
Adrian danced in place, rubbing his blazing bare bottom.
Alexandra paced behind Juliana. "My goodness, your bottom is quite red and swollen. I'll bet it really hurts."
Juliana grumbled something incoherent.
"So I'm sure you'll never sneak somebody into Silver Tower again, now will you?" asked Alexandra.
Juliana shook her head.
"Wonderful." Another thwack, another howl and wiggle from Juliana.
Alexandra walked behind Adrian. Adrian's toes curled.
Twenty minutes later, Adrian and Juliana sobbed miserably into the bed. Their bottoms burned like a thousand angry suns. Their throats were raw. Their legs shook from fatigue. Every time one of them shifted, it sent spikes of hot pain lancing through their glowing bottoms.
"I think that's enough." Alexandra pulled the door open. "As far as any of us are concerned, none of this happened. Understand?"
"Yes," said the two in unison.
As soon as the door closed, Juliana pushed her legs out and plopped down on her belly. Adrian followed suit. Juliana reached back and touched her bottom, hissing and squirming. She gave Adrian a teary glare. "If my bottom hurt any less I swear you'd be wailing your lungs out right now. As it is, I'm too tired to give you the thrashing you deserve."
Tania's expression softened. "I know. Words hurt. Just remember, Jezebel is a sack of broken condoms who can't see anything past her own cruelty. Her words aren't worth paying attention to."
"Easier said than done," muttered Adrian.
"I know. But I'll help you. Starting now," said Tania.
"The sewers," said Generalissima smugly.
Anklyana sighed.
"If you had listened to me from the beginning–"
Scarlet Moon eventually returned home and flashed back into his civilians.
He dragged himself into his suite's common room and flopped onto the couch.
Juliana came out and flopped down in one of the armchairs. "Well. That was a disaster."
The guard frowned. "Even Scarlet Moon?"
The guard listened for a moment. Her eyes widened. "You're kidding."
She lowered her gun. Her mouth twisted in disgust. "So apparently I'm supposed to help you."
"What? Don't you have anything to say?" asked Vanessa.
"Let's keep moving." Scarlet Moon whirled away.
"Don't let her get to you," said Juliana. "She's just scared."
"I'm sorry," said Generalissima. "Really. But, well, I was kinda stuck. I had to violate someone's trust, I kinda figured, maybe you'd maybe be more likely to forgive me? And she did just save your bacon right? Come on, you should see what she can do!"
"I'm too tired for this." Scarlet Moon leaned against a girder and massaged his throbbing forehead.
"Alright, so how about you two get out of there, get back into some civilians and meet me at the Top Dog Cafe. It's a few blocks north."
"Fine," said Scarlet Moon.
"Here, um, follow me," said Anklyana. She led Scarlet Moon into the sun-speckled depths of the scaffolding. Scarlet Moon couldn't decide if the back of the girl's leotard formed a thong or not. It completely covered the top quarter or so of the girl's backside, but left the remaining three quarters completely exposed. Her heels further emphasized her plushy bottom, and threw an extra sway into her step, making her buttocks roll and bounce with every step.
Scarlet Moon shook his head. If that was really Natalie, he'd eat his mask.
Anklyana led Scarlet Moon down a ladder. A bubble formed around the pair as they clambered down. Scarlet Moon paused.
"Umm, in case one of us falls," said Anklyana. "You're uh looking pretty wobbly, and I'm not exactly graceful."
Scarlet Moon peered over the edge of the roof. A fourth thug stood outside in the same getup as the others, holding a stun gun.
Apparently Succubus' minions were also wearing thong leotards. So many cheeks just begging for a Scarlet Spanking of Justice.
"Yeah, that's my thinking," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the railing and leapt off. He lashed a second cord to the bear. The bear hewed left.
Scarlet Moon jerked forward, and nearly lost his grip on the railing cord. He hauled back. The giraffe reared and both Juliana and the bear went rolling.
Scarlet Moon lashed a second cord to the bear and zipped right into its squishy face. The giraffe clobbered his with its neck, with far greater force than a stuffed animal should have been capable of. Scarlet Moon skidded across the ground, scattering toys and people like a bowling ball. He flung out a forcefield across the ground to cushion people, and leapt back to his feet.
The bear remounted the giraffe, now wielding a pool noodle like a spear tucked under its arm. The giraffe reared. Its hooves flashed.
Scarlet Moon swirled his forcefield into a staff.
The glow spread across the restaurant, drowning it all away in a uniform, purple-red glow. Succubus stood in the center of it all, goddess of the universe, creator and destroyer. She grew and grew and grew, until she towered over Scarlet Moon, and she surely should have slammed into the roof.
"Obey, worm." When she spoke, her voice came from everywhere and nowhere. It shook the universe down to its very foundations. Scarlet Moon could hear it in his ears, and feel it in his toes. "Obey!"
The glow faded. Succubus shrank. Scarlet Moon stood in the middle of the restaurant, still clutching the whip wrapped around his neck.
Adrian got spun around and found himself face-to-face with Alexandra.
"What the hell are you doing here?" asked Alexandra. She had her chestnut hair pulled back into a french braid, and wore a golden headband. She wore a pair of tight blue jeans that showed off her long legs and shapely bottom, and a v-cut red blouse that flashed a fair bit of cleavage. She stood with her hands on her hips and a scowl on her face.
"What are you doing here?" asked Adrian.
"This is my mom's company, I can visit if I want. You on the other hand don't have a visitor's pass, and I can't imagine them letting you in this late anyway. Juliana snuck you in didn't she? Probably wanted to show something off. After putting my ass on the line for her…I swear that girl wouldn't understand consequences if they smacked her in the ass."
"Well–"
"No words." Alexandra grabbed Adrian's collar and pulled his deeper into the cubicle farm. "First I need to get your dumb ass out of here. Then you, me, Juliana and a hairbrush are going to have a very long and thorough conversation. Where is she?"
"Well, Dr. Parks caught her. She didn't see me, fortunately."
"Fortunately indeed!"
Alexandra opened a door Adrian hadn't noticed, and led his through dark, twisting empty passageways. Soon they came out into the parking garage. Ten minutes later, Alexandra's car pulled out of the garage and sped home.
Twenty minutes later, Adrian and Natalie entered the suite, clad once more in their civilians. Juliana scurried out of her room. She already wore her dress. She had stylized her hair into bouncy curls, but hadn't yet put on makeup. Her breasts swayed with her excited movement, threatening to pop out, and her legs flashed out from underneath her skirt. Natalie rolled her eyes.
Juliana grabbed Adrian's hand and dragged him through the common room. "Come on you, hurry up and put on something cute. They'll be here in like fifteen minutes and I still need to put on makeup and do my hair!"
Juliana shoved Adrian into his room, gave his a swift smack on the tush to hurry his along and closed the door. "And make sure to put on sexy underwear!"
Adrian blushed. "Must you shout that for the whole suite to hear?"
"Yes!"
"Corporal…" Tempestas groaned and massaged her forehead. "If you ever say that again, I'm going to beat your ass until it matches your outfit."
"You know, you're not a lot of fun."
"Yo mama's not a lot of fun."
"Uh-uh. You want your mom jokes, I get to keep my puns."
Tempestas' eyes narrowed. "Fine."
"See? Compromise. It's what being a partner's all about!"
"What the hell is taking you?" snarled Buzzsaw into the phone. "The police are gonna be on my ass any minute, and Globoy's already here somewhere."
Scarlet Moon bit his lower lip. On the one hand, this would be a perfect time for an ambush. On the other, who was Buzzsaw talking to? Did she have a partner? Was it one of her Whistlers coming with an escape van or something?
The creature staggered back a step. Two. Scarlet Moon gritted his teeth and pulled. The crimson cord snapped and Scarlet Moon went skidding across the tile.
"My name is Bright." A golden saber made of the same glowing golden light as her wings emerged from her hand. "And I'm here to bring this criminal to justice."
"Might want to look that one up in the dictionary Blondie." Vanessa leapt backwards. "Justice doesn't mean what you think it does."
Golden light suffused Bright's eyes. "I know well the meaning of justice, thief. Allow me to demonstrate!"
Bright's wings gave a mighty flap, and she charged Vanessa, golden saber leading. She moved so fast, her figure blurred. Vanessa twisted sideways. The sabre slashed across her chest, leaving a golden trail behind. Vanessa howled in pain, though when the light faded, there was no sign of any physical injury.
Bright swung around for another pass. "Surrender cat, or I'll give you a proper demonstration of my power."
"Go fuck yourself you gold-plated pole dancer." Vanessa sprinted for the roof's edge.
Bright dove. Scarlet Moon wrapped Bright with scarlet cords, holding her fast.
Adrian slipped into the back room. As soon as he was out of sight, he dashed for the staff room, snatched up his backpack, and bolted into the alley behind the restaurant. He pulled out his bluetooth, shoved it in his ear, and called Juliana. He opened the secret compartment in the bag and pulled out his costume.
"Don't tell me you're being robbed too," said Juliana in an exasperated voice. "There's this like huge crimewave sweeping the city right now. They got every cop they can muster in every car they can find careening all over the city."
"Melissa's here. Dressed up in a gaudy thong leotard and calling herself the Succubus." Adrian shucked his clothing and shoved it into his bag. He pulled on his costume.
"I thought she might have been behind this," said Juliana. "Crimewave's probably a distraction then."
"Yeah. Now she's got all the time in the world to enjoy the ritziest restaurant in town, filled to bursting with the richest people in town, all decked out in expensive crap," said Scarlet Moon as he pulled his mask over his head. He leapt up onto the roof. "Unfortunately for her, Scarlet Moon just happened to be in the neighborhood, and he's none too happy."
Scarlet Moon ran to the edge of the roof overlooking the main entrance.
"Alright, so all we really know about Succubus is that she's got crazy persuasion powers. We don't know if she has physical powers to match, or how tough her minions are," said Juliana. "Though I'll bet she's not much of a fighter herself."
"So, based on what we found in the victims' private files, it looks like they all had connections to organized crime," said Juliana. "Most of them seemed to be running a front for some aspect of one hell of an organization."
"Even Mrs. Cobbler?" asked Natalie.
"Sorry Nat. Looks like she's been smuggling drugs through Bread Alone, and running an information network, using the homeless as eyes and ears."
Adrian and Natalie shared a look.
"So, what next?" asked Adrian.
Juliana grinned dangerously. "I think I know where they were taken, but first we need some more help."
"Then it must be something else hmm?" said Mom. She lifted the slipper. "Perhaps someone has been spending a bit too much time enjoying being out from under our slippers, and not enough time preparing himself for adulthood hmm?"
Adrian wiggled his hips in a desperate attempt to alleviate the stinging burn.
The fingers of Buzzsaw's left hand dug into the small of Adrian's back and she unleashed a flurry of searing smacks to Adrian's rippling cheeks, the sharp cracks echoing throughout the quiet district.
Adrian yipped, and his toes curled beneath the onslaught. He squeezed his eyes shut and struggled to hold back hot tears.
Vanessa looked haggard. Deep circles lined her eyes, and her hair was disheveled. She looked like she'd just gotten up from sleeping, and that her sleep had been tormented by nightmares.
"Vanessa, you ok?" asked Juliana from the common room armchair.
"I'm fine," said Vanessa. She massaged her forehead. "Had a rough day yesterday, and a bad headache today. But nothing I haven't powered through before."
"Don't suppose you could call in sick?" asked Juliana.
Vanessa scoffed. "Not everyone gets a fullride after picking an impossible fight with a rich bitch, and making a different rich bitch feel sorry for you. Now come on, Adrian."
"Touche," said Juliana with a grin.
"Fortunately, the party's being hosted at the Ander theater, so we don't even have to leave campus," said Vanessa. "Ever been?"
Adrian shook his head.
"You should check out some of the plays some time," said Vanessa. "Really fun, and students get in free."
When the first girl reached her, Juliana planted her hands on the girl's shoulders and frontflipped over her, driving her into the matt. She ducked under another girl's grasping fingers and swept her legs out from under her. She spun around the third and landed a sharp slap to her shapely bottom, before bopping the back of her knee with just enough force to make her buckle.
She grabbed the wrists of the fourth girl, and flipped her over her shoulder. The girl gasped as her back slammed into the matt. Juliana grabbed her sports bra and yanked it off, eliciting a squeal as pert little tits bounced free. The first girl dove for Juliana's legs. Juliana hopped over her fingers and landed knees first on the girl's butt. The girl yelped.
Juliana grabbed the girl's wrists and tied them together with her shoe lace. She rolled under the grasping fingers of the braless girl.
A flick of her wrist brought the other shoelace free. She grabbed the braless girl's ankle with her other hand. She yanked the girl's foot out from under her and rolled through the third girl's legs, sending her facefirst into the braless girl's butt.
She grabbed the fourth girl's hair and pivoted around behind her. The girl arched her back and reached for Juliana's wrist. Juliana snatched the wrist and tied the girl's hair and wrist together. She grabbed the girl's shorts and panties and yanked them down to her ankles. She yanked back. As the girl faceplanted, Juliana used the momentum to pull the shorts and panties completely off.
"How the hell is she winning?" cried Jezebel. "She's just one girl."
The braless girl charged Juliana while the third girl untied the first girl's wrists. Juliana punched the girl in the boob. The girl yelped and grabbed her breast. Juliana shoulder checked her to the ground, grabbed her shorts, and yanked them and her panties clean off.
"You're done," said Juliana.
"Well, I appreciate it," said Anklyana with a broad grin.
"This isn't funny," said Generalissima. "You two have got to learn to recognize when the other is in danger, and when the other isn't. Anklyana was going to be fine. We're lucky this was just a thief. If you were fighting someone more aggressive, like Buzzsaw, or nastier, like Princess, then you better believe they'd have taken advantage of your distraction. Like, taking a hostage, or setting up an ambush or something."
"Way to be a party pooper," muttered Anklyana.
"I'm not–Look, I–gah. I just don't want you making mistakes alright? I'm tired of watching Scarlet Moon come home with a molten bottom, wincing and mewling every time he sits down, hopping around and rubbing it when he puts on pants. I want us to win, and we can't win if we don't work together, and we can't work together if we don't trust each other to not need help sometimes. And you know, sometimes we will need to help each other. We need to learn to tell the difference."
Anklyana futzed with her sleeve. "Sorry."
"There's nothing to apologize for, sorry for going off like that," said Generalissima. "Why don't you guys just come home? Fun times are starting soon, and I need to get ready. I'll probably be gone by the time you get back."
"That's the spirit," said Vanessa with a grin.
Juliana grasped Adrian's arms and looked him in the eye. "I know, but someone's got to do something, don't you think? You won't be going alone, either. I'm going to support you. From my room. With intel. Because I'm not the punchy kind of superhero."
"And you think I am?"
"You know anyone else with forcefield powers?"
"Oh, I don't know, there may be some government weapon that can-"
"Did you see Alexandra's face?" asked Juliana quietly.
Adrian unleashed a flurry of hard smacks to Juliana's squirming bottom. His hand flashed between cheeks, sending both orbs into a bouncing fit.
Juliana shrieked and kicked. Her hips bucked and squirmed and her fists pounded against the desk. "Oww! Oww! Let me go! Oww! Let me–oww!"
"First, Natalie is deathly afraid she'll hurt–"
"We just won't let Leopard shoot her," said Juliana.
Adrian sighed. He lifted Juliana's hips off his lap.
"No, Adrian don't–eeeh!"
Adrian undid the buttons of Juliana's jeans and inched them down to her thighs. A pair of bouncy, reddened caramel orbs inched into view, framed by a hot-pink thong. Adrian wove his forcefield into a scarlet paddle.
"No, no Adrian not that thing, not that thing. I hate that–owww!"
"What? No witty one liner, or demands for surrender? What kind of superhero are you?" Succubus threw her cape back and pulled a long, thick bullwhip from her belt. She cracked it and walked forward, whip held down at her side.
Scarlet Moon circled warily around the villain. There was a flicker of movement out of the corner of his eye.
There was a loud crack, and the whip wrapped itself around Scarlet Moon's neck. The superhero grabbed the thick leather.
Succubus' eyes began to glow. "Stop struggling worm."
Scarlet Moon smashed the wall to pieces with two great swipes of the sack. The sack flexed and grew, absorbing all the legos into its massive girth.
Every lego in it rattled to life and bounced against the sack with the strength and desperation of dying animals.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
Adrian and Juliana entered the building. They eased the door shut, and Adrian leaned against it.
Juliana frowned. "That forcefield thing is probably taking a lot out of you. Try not to use it more than necessary."
"I'll try," said Adrian. "Don't really know how, but whatever."
Juliana explored the office building. "There's a lot of junk here. Like more junk than Mamas' got, and I didn't even think that was possible. Most of it looks recent, too."
Adrian grunted. He rested the back of his head against the door and closed his eyes.
"Let go of me," said the Whistler, pounding her fists on Scarlet Moon's back.
Scarlet Moon lashed the woman to his back with some Scarlet Cords, and leapt back into the air with the Whistler screaming and wailing in his ear.
As soon as Scarlet Moon was out of sight of the park and cops, he swung around and came into the copse of trees that grew against the south side of the park.
Scarlet Moon flung a cord at Vanessa. Vanessa flipped over it and swung over the roof. Scarlet Moon leapt after her. Two long, powerful legs swung out of the dark night and kicked Scarlet Moon in the chest, slamming her into the side of the building. Scarlet Moon shook his head, dazed for a moment.
Vanessa half-fell, half-ran down the side of the building. She snagged a flagpole and swung out over the street.
Bright zipped out of the darkness and snagged Vanessa in midair. "Sorry kitty, it'll take more than a few jewels to slow me down."
"Well let's try this then!" Vanessa dug her claws into Bright's breasts.
"Oww! Fucking-shit!" Bright let go of Vanessa and snatched at her chest.
Vanessa released her grip and kicked Bright between the legs. Bright gasped. She hunched and her legs squeezed together. Vanessa shoved Bright away. She slammed into the far building, and scrambled up, her claws digging into the steel and concrete like it were bark.
"Come on, you can talk to me." Melissa gave Adrian a winning smile. "You can tell me anything."
Adrian closed his eyes and took a deep breath (using the opportunity to fight off a wave of trust). Once the wave faded a little, he opened his eyes and stared down at his hands. "It's just, my boyfriend and I have an agreement. No spending more than $20 at once without talking to the other about it first. If one of us breaks it…"
Adrian shifted his weight, and set down the water bottle. He reached back and rubbed the seat of his jeans. "Well, I guess, let's just say that we own a very mean paddle. But I'm sure if I talk to him about it–"
"He probably won't believe you." Melissa shook her head sadly. "Life has hurt so many people so badly that most don't believe there can be such a thing as a panacea."
"Yeah, I thought so too." Adrian smiled ruefully. "Fortunately, I have a friend who refuses to let life break her."
"And you are truly lucky to have such a friend. How about this. For $20, I'll give you a week's worth just this once. Take it, use it, show him the difference. Let him see what you're like when you're not in continuous pain. Then bring him here, and we'll see if we can convince him."
Adrian considered for a moment. His phone rang three times. He took a minute to check the caller: Juliana. He looked up at Melissa and grinned. "That was my friend. She's here to pick me up. I think that sounds like a great idea."
Adrian slapped down $20.
Adrian eyed the weights. He glanced around looking for David. David sat on a bench doing military presses while Sam alternated between keeping an eye on him, and watching Juliana's bottom bounce on the treadmill.
Sam noticed Adrian looking. His face colored, and he turned his attention fully on David. David finished and the two swapped places. He noticed David glance him way out of the corner of his eye. He looked like he was about to say something when Sam wobbled, and David had to steady him.
Adrian smothered a smile. Perfect. He slipped another twenty pounds on. Now, the question was, ask him to spot him, or show off? He was sort of in the middle of spotting Sam.
"Sorry," said Juliana.
"Hey, I'm not the one who added a bit of rotten leaf to her diet."
"So, what do you think?" Juliana did a little twirl. She wore a closed, grey-black jacket that touched the top of her skirt. The jacket was decorated with an assortment of "military" honors. Looking closely, Adrian saw random scout badges, a few high school varsity athletics pins, some participation ribbons, and a fake medallion that looked like it came out of a cereal box. She wore a matching pencil skirt that extended about two-thirds down her thighs. She completed the ensemble with a pair of black leggings and black stiletto boots that went halfway up her calves. "Say hello to Generalissima!"
"Generalissima?"
"Yeah, like Generalissimo, except for a girl."
"You named yourself after brutal Latin American dictators?"
"Well, I was thinking more since I'm your tactical backup, and give you support from the backlines and stuff, but yeah, I guess when you put it that way…"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" wailed Natalie. She hopped in place, sending her ripply cheeks into even more of a fit.
"Not as sorry as you would have been if that lunatic had shot you with that dart," said Napier. He lashed Natalie's squirming sitspots with three hard, fast snaps. "Do you have any idea what that blowgun does? I don't. And I certainly didn't want to find out by watching her shoot. My. Only. Child!"
Napier picked up the pace. Rapid-fire snapping cut through the murmuring din of the milling party goers and staff. Natalie wailed, her rapidly pinkening bottom bouncing, wobbling and jostling beneath the heavy smacks. Her hips bucked and wiggled, making her bottom rock frantically. She stomped the floor, and clung to her father's leg.
Anklyana shrugged. "I just flared my shield really big and bright."
"I thought, if this was some kind of souped up wild animal, a sudden burst of light might startle it enough to make it run," said Generalissima. "Looks like I was right."
"So, it wasn't some kind of toy then," said Anklyana.
"Nope," said Generalissima grimly. "Looked to me like a superstrong, teleporting cat. A very angry superstrong teleporting cat."
Scarlet Moon groaned.
"No sense worrying about it now," said Generalissima. "We've got bigger fish to fry."
"No. No we don't," said Anklyana. "I'm done. You here me? Done. I can't do this anymore I-I…"
Anklyana ran back to the sewers.
"You like it?" asked Princess. She poured some tea for Sir Stuffins and plopped down at the head of the table. "It's my own extra special recipe."
"I knew it, it is you!" Keiko ran up from the crowd of hostages. "Janet, what are you doing?"
"Keiko?" Princess leapt to her feet with an excited squeal. She ran over and gave Keiko a great big hug. "It is you! I haven't seen you in forever! What're you doing here?"
"Uh, goin' to school."
Princess winced. "Ooh, I'll bet that stings."
"Um yeah." Keiko backed up a step. She looked Princess up and down. "Janet, what is this?"
"Did you know Phillipa Silver owns this place?" Princess returned to her spot at the table and took a drink from her tea. "Bought it from the old owners for pennies after they bankrupted themselves on that silly underground playground downstairs. But it's such an awesome playground."
Princess skipped to Keiko and grabbed her hand. "Come on, we should go play there. It'll be so much fun."
"But what about–"
"My subjects? Oh don't worry. Legostopheles and Sir Stuffins will keep an eye on them. Come on! We can even bring Dolly! Mr. Cuddles got her for me for Christmas. Best. Present. Ever."
Juliana grinned. "You're just jealous you don't have my imagination. Now, put on some makeup while I get changed."
"It looks like somebody forgot their little lesson about dating TA's, said Sam.
Juliana blanched. "Don't be silly, I just figured that you know, it would be more…personable…you know, cut out the machine and…"
Sam rolled up his sleeve.
"OK, OK use your stupid phone," said Juliana. She crossed her arms and pouted out the window. "Boring ol' stick in the mud."
"I'll let that slide." Sam texted David. "It's cold out, and there isn't enough room to upend you without opening a car door."
Juliana stuck her tongue at the window, presumably Sam's reflection.
Scarlet Moon pulled the play pen over with all his strength. It slowly eased over. Slowly, slowly…
Too slow.
"Oh..oh yeah? Well, well you suck!" Bright kicked Scarlet Moon in the shine. "And I'll never surrender to a kidnapping scum like you!"
She looked up at Adrian, then back down at the hair. "Yeah, this definitely looks like your Glow. Can you manipulate it?"
Adrian held out a hand. The hair flared with light.
"Guess so," said Juliana. "Fascinating."
"I don't have some sort of Jekyll-Hyde thing going, do I?" asked Adrian.
"If you do, you can do it without leaving your chair." Juliana swept some books aside and put a plastic sheet on on her desk. She carefully set the hair down, and pulled out a small pointer. She flipped a switch, and the pointer gave off a faint buzzing sound. She touched the pointer to the hair. A scarlet spark flared between them. "Give me a strand of hair, would you?"
Adrian did as asked. However, as soon as he yanked the hair out of his head, any Glow it had faded. Adrian felt no connection to it.
Juliana studied the hair with her goggles. She put it down next to the one they found and touched it with the pointer. Nothing happened.
"Ooh, looks like somebody can dish it out but can't take it," said Princess. "I mean, look at you. Squirming and dancing, and that was after only one smack. An embarassment to superheroes everywhere. If Batman saw you now, he'd give you such a Bat paddling, you'd really start dancing."
The paddle struck Scarlet Moon's left cheek. Scarlet Moon howled and rocked forward under the force of the blow. The paddle almost felt electrified, leaving a lingering, zappy burn. The paddle struck his right cheek. His left. His right. Anklyana struck his bobbing bottom with steady, sure strikes. He started at the top of Scarlet Moon's scarlet bottom and worked her way steadily down to the sitspots, before working her way back up. Each blow rocked Scarlet Moon forward on his toes.
The paddle flashed back and forth, battering Tempestas' jouncing cheeks with heavy blow after heavy blow after heavy blow. A matching paddle struck Scarlet Moon's blazing bottom at the exact same time, sending waves of hot agony cascading across his bare skin. It was almost like Scarlet Moon was watching his own ass get beat.
Scarlet Moon kicked and squirmed. His eyes squinched shut in pain, and his teeth ground together. He grunted and yelped. His legs kicked. His torso wiggled back and forth, his teeth ground together and his face burned in humiliation.
"Yes, Legostopheles, yes." Princess danced on the bear's shoulder. "Teach the big meanies how to play nice. We just want get a little payback for all the hours of abuse we've endured. We're fighting for justice. But these two have to show up and try to ruin everything!"
Juliana typed a few commands on her terminal and brought up a chart of numbers. "Carmine's little company is in some pretty serious financial straits. Like, facing bankruptcy financial straits."
"So she robs a restaurant patronized by the richest people in the city," said Adrian.
Juliana shook her head. "That's all chump change to a business with massive and ever-rising debts. No, Carmine has her sights set on something bigger."
"Excellent, excellent and such fine manners, too," said Mrs. Rossi. She smiled at Vanessa. "You have good choice in friends. Now why don't you show him the employee room, and then you two should get to work."
"Yes ma'am," said Vanessa, gesturing for Adrian to follow her. As they walked away, Vanessa leaned in. "Thanks for saving my bacon back there. I can't believe I forgot to give you the rundown."
"Don't mention it," said Adrian quietly. "So what's the 'rundown'?"
Vanessa shrugged. "Nothing much. You're in training, I'm your mentor. Follow me around, watch what I do. I'll have you take a few orders, we'll talk about what you did right and wrong, that sort of thing. Basically, just be polite, refill people's drinks, and if a customer's being an ass smile, nod, and take it up with Mrs. Rossi. Make a mistake, I give you a few swats. Make a big mistake, and I give you a spanking."
"And I guess if I hadn't been superpolite back there, you would have given me a spanking?"
"Only a few swats. You would have barely felt it," said Vanessa.
"I see."
Vanessa winced again. "I'm sorry."
Scarlet Moon grabbed the whip and yanked. Succubus skidded right into Scarlet Moon's waiting arms. Scarlet Moon grabbed a nearby chair, sat down, and pulled Succubus across his knee.
"Don't you dare," said Succubus, flopping around Scarlet Moon's lap like a fish. "I am Succubus, and I will be the one-eep!"
Scarlet Moon flicked the villain's cape away to reveal a pair of large, tanned, quivering orbs left completely exposed by a tiny black thong. Scarlet Moon stared at his own hand for a moment, a frown of concentration on his face. His glow shifted and rippled, and he held a rectangular scarlet paddle.
Scarlet Moon's frown turned upside down.
CRACK!
Succubus howled as the scarlet paddle struck her bare cheeks, her hips bucking, and her naked flesh wobbling beneath the super-implement. "Unhand-oww! Minions! OWW!"
The paddle kissed Succubus' buttocks over and over and over again, each stroke making the supervillain wiggle and squeal. By the third stroke, her tan cheeks were a bright red, and getting redder.
Meanwhile, Scarlet Moon kept half-an-eye on Succubus' two remaining minions, who seemed strangely reluctant to intercede, almost as if Succubus' grip on them were loosening.
"MINIONS!" Succubus' eyes flared, and the minions charged.
Later, Adrian lay on his bed, trying to study math. A knock came at the door. "Door's open."
Juliana came in, her tablet tucked under one arm. She closed the door and sat down on the bed next to Adrian. "Been doing some research on that Megawater lady, and the robbery last night."
"Oh god, here comes the infodump." Adrian groaned, and shifted around to better pay attention.
"I think we've got a new supervillain in town." Juliana tapped her tablet screen, and a website straight out of the teens came up. "And she has a terrible website. 90MB and 64 HTTP requests just to load the damn homepage."
"Is that her power? Awful web design?" asked Adrian.
"If only," said Juliana. "I think she has some sort of mental powers. I think she's using them to peddle snake oil and get back at old enemies from high school."
"Umm?"
"What kind of neanderthal do you take me for?" asked the man as the sharp crack of hard hand to bare flesh echoed across the beach.
Adrian cast a bemused look around. A few people were watching, but most had apparently rubber-necked enough for one day.
"A uh-oww-hot one?" asked Juliana.
"Flattery will get you nowhere." The man picked up the pace, making Juliana kick even more frantically.
"So I noticed," wailed Juliana.
"Now did you, or did you not push me?" asked the man as his flat hand struck the swell of Juliana's bobbing bottom.
"I pushed you, I pushed you," said Juliana.
"Good." The man released Juliana, who shot up and clutched her bottom, dancing rubbing and hissing. He grabbed her by the ear. "Now come along. We've only just gotten started."
Scarlet Moon leapt off that belt too. Once again, the ground lurched beneath his.
But he was ready this time. His feet barely touched the ground, before he was leaping away. He jumped and hopped from one end of the room to the other, until he found himself next to one of the large fans.
He smashed it. And the next one, and the next one, dancing from one end of the room to the other, one step ahead of the moving floor.
The winds calmed, and Scarlet Moon zipped back into the air, escaping the conveyor belt for good.
"You're good Moon. Better than I expected," said Leopard. "Let's see if you can keep it up!"
Eventually, they circled back around to the central open space with the giant christmas tree. A christmas tree that had miracously survived all the superhero shenanigans.
Mr. Cuddles put the two on the ground. Tempestas fell to her hands and knees, one hand back and rubbing her bottom. Scarlet Moon danced in circles around her, rubbing his bottom and mewling.
"Now, my dearly beloved toys, bind them, and bring them before my throne, so that they may kiss my feet and swear fealty to Princess!"
Tempestas pushed herself to her feet and snagged Scarlet Moon. "Pull yourself together boy, we've got trouble!"
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath and wiped his tear-filled eyes. An army of toys advanced on the two. Scarlet Moon backed up until his back pressed against Tempestas'.
Scarlet Moon jerked back and forth, trying to work himself free. He went faster, and faster and faster, until he was just a shaking blur in the bear's fist.
But those fingers didn't move. Finally, Scarlet Moon couldn't sustain the speed any longer, and he slumped across the creature's paw.
Adrian smacked Buzzsaw's exposed bottom.
"Fuck off," said Buzzsaw with a vicious kick backwards (that missed).
Adrian retaliated with a bevy of hard smacks to Buzzsaw's sitspots, making Buzzsaw's big tight ass quiver, her hips rock, and her vocal cords squeal.
"Man, you are like the quintessential bully," said Adrian, his flat hand cracking against Buzzsaw's vulnerable, squirming bottom. "All tough and mean until you meet someone who can fight back. Then you squeal like a schoolgirl getting her first spanking."
"Going. Ahh! To. Kill. Aggh! You. Waah!" Buzzsaw bucked and squirmed, her thick ass jerking and twitching beneath Adrian's sharp smacks.
Adrian sighed dramatically, and threw his hands in the air. "This is ridiculous. Here I am, taking time out of my busy life to teach you the errors of your ways, and you threaten to kill me? How is that for gratitude?"
"I'll show you gratitude!" Buzzsaw pushed off from the wall.
Adrian pressed one hand hard against the small of Buzzsaw's back, and forced her back against the wall. He hunched over a little, and unleashed a flurry of rapid smacks to Buzzsaw's ass that made it quiver, and filled the air with the sharp, echoing cracks of hard palm to hard bottom.
After a solid minute of rapid-fire whaling, Adrian paused, and rubbed his smarting palm against his own thigh. Buzzsaw's face was buried in her arm.
"Oh please." Generalissima rolled her eyes. "I am not a supervillain."
"But what you suggest leads down the path of supervillainy." Scarlet Moon paddled Generalissima's right cheek, making the girl flop and wail. "Today cheating, tomorrow the world."
He slid down onto the sill of one of the tall windows that lined the top of the arena and peered in.
Adrian slid back into the suite. "Umm, Juliana?"
"What's up?" Juliana turned around in her chair.
"Well…" Adrian hastily mumbled his way through an explanation of what happened ending with… "And so I need to umm, record an apology, and well, umm, a fifteen minute spanking from you…"
Juliana threw her head back and laughed. She rolled back in her chair, very nearly falling out and kicked her feet in laughter.
Adrian's face heated.
Scarlet Moon landed, while Anklyana eased Princess to the ground.
"So maybe you oughta wrap her–hey, leggo!"
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to Anklyana's shoulder and zipped the girl into his grasp. He spun his fellow superhero so that Anklyana's callipygian bottom faced him, while a paddle swirled into being in his hand. The upper third of Anklyana's protruding cheeks strained against the small, thin spandex of her leotard, while the lower two-thirds hung out for all to see, exposed and vulnerable.
The paddle arced through the air and cracked against Anklyana's bottom. There was a flash of green light, and the paddle shattered.
"Drop your forcefield Anklyana," said Generalissima.
"No!"
"OK," said Generalissima. "I'll just paddle you later. In our civilians. In public."
"You wouldn't dare," said Anklyana.
"You have a choice girl. You can stick your butt out and take a spanking now, or I can spank you later, where you can't raise a forcefield. But either way, your bottom is getting toasted."
"It was just a joke," muttered Anklyana petulantly. She put her hands on her thighs and pushed her big, more-bare-than-not cheeks out.
Adrian watched the hoodlum's bare ass bounce beneath his flat hand, feeling a bit of satisfaction as the jiggling skin turned as red as Adrian's weird-ass glow. "Gonna attack me again?"
"No," wailed the hoodlum.
"You ever gonna attack anyone ever again?" asked Adrian, raising his voice to be heard over the sharp smacks and pitiful wails.
"Umm, yes?"
Adrian's lips thinned. He tightened his grip on the small of the hoodlum's back.
"Aww, come on," said the hoodlum. "A woman's gotta eat."
Adrian struck the hoodlum's left cheek with a bone-jarring blow that jolted Adrian's arm, and made the hoodlum howl. Adrian snapped his arm up, and unleashed a matching strike to the hoodlum's right cheek. Then left, then right, then left again, one full-forced blow after another.
The hoodlum wailed and sobbed like a four year old.
Adrian shook his hand.
Adrian peeled off the outfit and went looking for something a bit more modest. He was going to the gym to get stronger and faster, not laid.
Once dressed, he stepped back into the common room.
Gameplay NOTE: Don't forget to change your outfit into something reasonable for the gym.
"You could start by bending over for the cane," said Juliana.
Adrian looked at Natalie, who looked away.
The chief took a glass and took a sip. He eyed Adrian. "Well? Aren't you going to offer my daughter a glass?"
Adrian jumped at the harsh tone. "Erm, sorry, sorry sir. Erm, would you like a drink miss?"
"What do you think you're doing?" barked the chief. "She's not even twenty yet! Honestly, don't you know not to offer alcohol to children? In fact, get on the ground, you're under arrest!"
Adrian stared at the chief with wide eyes. He took a half-step back.
"Dad, stop it!" Natalie punched her father in the arm.
The chief threw his head back and laughed uproariously. "Ahh, you shoulda seen your face kid. Don't worry, I'm just messing with you. Natalie's had nothing but good things to say about you."
Adrian smiled weakly.
David took a deep breath and pulled Adrian into a hug. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have spanked you while I was angry. As soon you've answered these officers' questions, I'm taking you home. Hopefully by then I'll have calmed down enough that I can spank you properly."
An hour later, Adrian lay across the couch arm in his suite, his heart-shaped naked bottom thrust high into the air. His jeans were bunched around his ankles, his boxer briefs bunched up around his knees, leaving his plump cheeks fully exposed to David's discipline.
David pulled his belt free and doubled it up. "Look, Adrian. I respect you wanted to help that cat person or whatever. But you are very squishy, and these Supremes really aren't."
The belt snapped across the peaks of Adrian's upthrust globes. Adrian yelped as the leather bit deeply into his soft bottom, leaving a burning band across his sensitive skin.
"It would be so easy for one of them to hurt or kill you, accidentally or otherwise," said David. He brought the belt down across the lower half of Adrian's bare buttocks. Adrian cried out and bounced his hips against the sofa arm.
"You see a Supreme, you need to get away, quickly if you can, slowly if you must," said David. His belt licked Adrian's sitspots, eliciting a howl from Adrian.
The door opened and Alexandra walked in. "Well, there's a thing to walk in on. Date didn't go well I take it?"
"So what, the table just flipped on its own? I'm so sick of you stupid kids who think it's funny to make a mess. Do you have any idea how hard I worked to get that set up just so?" asked the manager.
"Umm, excuse me?" said Juliana stepping up.
Jezebel's face twisted. "You!"
"What?" snapped the manager.
"Well, I saw the whole thing," said Juliana. She pointed at Jezebel. "That one didn't like that one's attitude, so she had that one try to you know, bend her over the table–"
"That table isn't for spanking," said the manager, tearing at his hair some more. "Did you not see the sign?"
"Don't you dare take that tone with us…" Jezebel peered at the man's name tag. "Bernie. Do you have any idea who I am?"
"It's Bernard." Bernard grabbed Jezebel's arm. "And I don't care who you are. All three of you are leaving here with hot seats."
"How dare you." Jezebel tried to pull away. "Unhand me at once. I am–oww!"
Bernard leaned over and struck the seat of Jezebel's jeans.
Jezebel squirmed and stomped her foot. "Ooh, when my daddy–oww!"
Bernard twisted Jezebel's arm up against the small of her back, forcing her on her tiptoes. He bent her over and pulled her against his hip. He circled his around around her waist.
The spring shaped into a paddle, and he popped the seat of Generalissima's skirt. Fortunately for Generalissima, she was wearing some leggings beneath her skirt instead of fishnets (probably to ward off the cold).
"Oww!" Generalissima hopped, and her hands snapped back to clutch her bottom.
Scarlet Moon smirked. He dissipated the cord, front-flipped and spun to land facing Generalissima about twenty feet away. He sucked in a breath and laughed.
"This isn't what I meant!" Bright drummed her toes. "Let me go!"
Scarlet Moon peppered Bright's firm bottom with her own sandal. Bright squealed and kicked. Her hips bounced on Scarlet Moon's thigh. Ripples spread across Bright's naked cheeks. Her body jerked with the force of every sharp smack. A red blush spread across her gently sunkissed skin.
"You're going to leave the catgirl alone," said Scarlet Moon.
"Like hell I am! Oww!"
The sharp snap of sandal on supple skin echoed through the night air, muffled though it was by the swirling snows.
"She's a thief! A criminal–oww!–and maybe a kidnapper! Like you!" Bright kicked and squirmed, wiggling and thrashing.
Scarlet Moon rolled his eyes. "Oh yes. I decided to kidnap someone in the middle of their office in broad daylight in front of a dozen witnesses and cameras. Totally. I never imagined everyone thought I was so stupid."
"Well, who else can do what you do?"
"In the past six months we have seen me, a chick who can control the winds, a woman who can cut steel with her hair, a woman who does mind control, etc and so on. Does it really sound so outlandish that someone's out there who could mimic my powers, or something?"
"Then why'd you come back here? To help your partner-in-crime loot the place? Oww!" Bright kicked and squirmed, her naked, rapidly reddening buttocks roiling and bucking beneath the whipping sandal. "The criminal always returns to the scene of the crime!"
"Just stay still," said Anklyana. "I'll protect you."
Scarlet Moon whimpered and rubbed his pulsing bottom.
A green bubble formed around Tempestas just before the large paddle would have struck Tempestas' little bottom. Instead, the paddle shattered against Anklyana's shield.
Hurricane force winds whirled above them, drowning everything else out in their deafening roar. Tempestas landed at Legostopheles' feet and pushed down. A great burst of wind flung all four of them right into the tornado swirling overhead. Scarlet Moon and Anklyana bounced about like pinballs, but were unhurt thanks to Anklyana's shields. Tempestas swirled some of the winds behind his and and smashed fist-first through Legostopheles' chest. Legostopheles slammed into a wall, pulverized it, and shattered.
The winds died down and the trio landed. Some heavier than others.
"Urgh," said Anklyana. "I swear to God, Tempestas. One day I'm gonna vomit, and it's gonna be all over you."
"You do that, and I'll upend you," said Tempestas. She pivoted towards the mall. "Yomama's gone."
Mr. Cuddles stepped into what remained of the bowling alley. It stared down at the trio of superheroes, and turned to dust.
"'K," said Tempestas. She unleashed a gust of wind that scattered the dust.
"What just happened?" asked Anklyana.
"Maybe all that power from the crystal proved too much for it to contain?" asked Generalissima hopefully.
An ominous groan rumbled through the mall.
"That doesn't sound good." Tempestas ran for the giant hole leading up to the main mall. "Come on, we've got to evacuate everyone!"
Juliana squeed happily and leaned forward. "So who is it? Do I know her?"
Adrian's smile faltered for a second. "Umm, you know. Not really."
Juliana eyed Adrian suspiciously. "Where'd you meet her? She isn't some rich bitch who sweet talked you at the Silver Spoon is she?"
Juliana glanced about the common room. "Hey, what about Natalie? We should invite her too."
Alexandra groaned. "You're almost too much nerd for me, and you've got fashion sense. Natalie would ruin the whole day."
"Quiet," said David quietly. He put his hand on Adrian's chest and pushed him behind him, his eyes never leaving the figure.
Natalie sighed and leaned into Adrian's hand. "Can we, can we go into my room for a little? I want to be held."
"Of course," said Adrian.
Natalie led the way, Adrian closing the door behind them. Natalie curled up on the bed. Adrian slid in behind her, and slid an arm around her. Natalie grabbed Adrian's arm and pulled it tight against her chest. Adrian's heart skipped a beat as his arm pressed against Natalie's small, soft breasts. Adrian's crotch pressed against Natalie's big, warm bottom, sending another jolt through him.
Natalie started to shake. "This was supposed to be a fun night. We were supposed to surprise Dad–"
Natalie laughed a choking, sob-filled laugh. "Actually, we were supposed to utterly fail to surprise Dad, I'd lose my bet with him, and I'd get his birthday spankings instead. I swear one of his officers tips him off. Maybe Bernice."
Natalie moaned. "And I can't believe I exposed us! I was so worried about Dad, I never even thought about it. I don't even know why I bother."
Princess stopped. Scarlet Moon lay slumped limply across the lego-stool sucking in deep gasps. His bottom pulsed with agonizing heat with every heartbeat.
"That's a good dolly." Princess patted Scarlet Moon on the head and gently rubbed Scarlet Moon's blazing buttocks. The hero hissed and squirmed at the touch, earning a stinging swat from Princess' palm. "Now, now dolly. Hold still so I can put some lotion on these poor cheeks. You have got to stop abusing them like this."
Cool cream slathered across Scarlet Moon's cheeks. Scarlet Moon sighed. It was a slight relief, but any at all was welcome.
"Now, get up. It's time for tea," said Princess. The lego stool faded away, leaving Scarlet Moon on his hands and knees with his brutalized bottom pointed at Princess.
Scarlet Moon turned it over in his head a few minutes. "I guess you're right. We'll sneak in."
Scarlet Moon slipped into the trees. As the street faded from view Scarlet Moon flared his shield. A faint red glow filled the forest, giving the skulking superhero just enough light to navigate by. He stopped a few hundred feet in, and hopped over the wall.
He moved in the general direction of the house, Juliana whispering directions in his ears.
Soon he stood behind the ancient mansion. He looked up at the towering silhouette, half-expecting lightning to flash. He spied a few lights on in the kitchen, likely as servants got ready for the day.
"OK, so based on what I could find, Silver's bedroom is on the third floor, in the northern corner. Should be dark. She sleeps until about six."
Scarlet Moon skittered around to the far side of the mansion, giving the kitchen lights a wide berth. He snagged a cord against Silver's window, and zipped his way up.
He opened the window, and slipped in. The bed was empty.
The light snapped on.
"Ouch!" said Juliana. "That's a light."
"Welcome," said a silky voice.
Excellent," said Juliana.
"Can't exactly fight in my swimsuit though."
Buzzsaw grabbed Adrian's arm, spun him around and landed three stinging strokes to the back of Adrian's jeans. Adrian squeaked and squirmed.
"Get your jeans down now!" barked the gang leader.
Adrian hastily did as told, shivering as he exposed his boxer briefs.
Buzzsaw's grin widened. "Now put your hands against what's left of the air conditioning unit."
Adrian did so.
Buzzsaw gave Adrian's svelt ass a sharp smack. "And stick your butt out. I want a proper target."
Adrian whimpered a little, but obediently arched his back, and thrust his hips back.
"Good little Globoy," hissed Buzzsaw. She smacked Adrian's left cheek.
Buzzsaw rested one hand on the small of Adrian's back, and pressed the cracked leather belt against Adrian's svelt right cheek. The leather slid away from Adrian's cheek for a split second, before crashing into it with a sharp crack.
"Don't let Alex get to you." Juliana sat down at her laptop. "She's just scared."
"Could show up as Scarlet Moon," said Adrian. "Teach her a little gratitude."
"I can think of worse things you could do. But not many," said Juliana.
Adrian showered, brushed his teeth, and put on the outfit. He spent a moment to study himself in the mirror. He couldn't help but blush a little when he looked at his heart-shaped bottom in the mirror.
Scarlet Moon smashed his elbow into Succubus' face. He rolled off the villain's lap, grabbed the woman's ankles, whipped her around and flung her through the air. He followed up with a blazing scarlet beam that smashed the villain into a large, (hopefully) decorative pillar.
Succubus pushed herself to her feet. She smiled. "What's wrong? Weren't you having fun? I know I was."
Scarlet Moon walked forward, eyes literally blazing. "Your ass is mine Succubus."
Succubus' smile turned feral. "We'll see whose ass belongs to who. Minions. Let's put this brat in the corner."
Scarlet Moon socked Leopard in the gut. Leopard lifted slightly off the roof. When she landed, her knees buckled and she fell to her hands and knees, before collapsing onto her face.
Tempestas took a deep breath and leaned against an air conditioning unit that miraculously survived the battle. "Woof, I was getting worried there."
Anklyana went to help up Vanessa. "Are you ok–"
Vanessa slapped her hand away and scurried back. "Just stay away from me, all of you. Just leave me alone!"
She turned and leapt over the edge of the roof.
"But wait!" Anklyana raced after her and looked over the edge. "She's gone."
"Let her go," said Generalissima. "Girl's had a rough couple of nights, but she's safe now, and that's what matters."
"I guess," said Anklyana morosely.
Scarlet Moon hoisted Leopard up by the scruff of her neck. "Alright, you've got quite a bit to answer for lady."
Leopard groaned and shook her head. She smiled sheepishly and held up her hands. "Erm, I was just messing around?"
Anklyana's eyes flared.
"If I know Natalie, there's no way she decided to put on that costume, especially that costume, without a bit of peer pressure," said Tempestas. "So I'm trying to decide which of Natalie's friends you look most like."
Tempestas snapped her fingers. "Right. You're the one who was helping me put up the banner. Natalie's boyfriend. Whats-yer-name, erm Adrian. Yeah, that's it."
"Now let's try this again." Dr. Parks released Juliana and put her hands back on her hips. Juliana hopped away (Juliana's dexterity on heels never failed to impress), rubbing the seat of her skintight slacks. Her cheeks shivered up and down with the motion of her hands.
"Are you working from five to nine?"
"No ma'am."
"Will the experiment wait until tomorrow?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Is science done in a day?"
"No ma'am."
"Do you do good science when you're tired?"
"No ma'am."
"Will you serve the cause of furthering human knowledge if you overwork yourself and get burned out?"
"No ma'am."
Dr. Parks pulled her belt free of her slacks. Juliana shuddered.
Scarlet Moon dusted off his hands. "That wasn't so bad."
Anklyana had her hands on her knees and was sucking in deep breaths.
"Speak for yourself," said Anklyana.
"Best catch your breath quick," said Generalissima. "The right line is buckling, and could really use some super-powered mojo."
Scarlet Moon pulled Anklyana tight and swung off. Sure enough, they found a trio of cops pinned by nine smugglers. The cops were practically in their car with the door closed.
Scarlet Moon wrapped a chord around one of the smugglers' stun rifles and yanked it out of her hand. The woman yelped and looked up at Scarlet Moon with wide eyes.
"The…um, big guns?" asked the woman hesitantly.
"You didn't do anything wrong," said Juliana. "We went there to learn more about this imposter. And what do you do? You find a strand of hair infused with your Glow! This is incredible. I mean, we'll have to retire Officers Palone and Amaloy, but we should probably have done that anyway. Now come on, let's get out of this getup and get home."
The two entered a supermarket and headed for the bathrooms.
"It wasn't so bad at first," said Juliana. "Real easy to play them off of each other. Until we turned eighteen. Papa and Dad are both gym rats. With a deep appreciation for thick leather belts. And erm, a lot less patience for childish antics from adults than from children."
Adrian shuddered.
"Yeah, that sounds like it would be unpleasant," said Natalie. "Only got Dad's belt once, and it hurt like hell."
"Yes, and fortunately for both of you, we've managed to convince them not to take their belts to you soon as they see you," said Mama.
"It was quite the long conversation," said Mom.
Juliana shuddered and clutched her bottom.
"But come on and get your things. They're both eager to see you. Dad's making ravioli for dinner," said Mama.
Juliana smiled. "I love his ravioli! Do you think he'll let me sit at the table with a pillow?"
"Maybe if you give him a good bone-crushing hug as soon as you see him," said Mama. "Man always was a softy."
"Just showing you what I can do," said Clemency.
"I hope you plan on giving her the day off tomorrow," said Juliana. "If Succubus got her hands on her…"
"It has crossed my mind," said Silver.
Clemency carried Scarlet Moon down into the main entrance hall, a cavernous room with a spiral staircase leading to the upper levels. Doors branched off in every direction on the main floor. Clemency's smacks and Scarlet Moon's yelps bounced off the walls, all the way up to the ceiling and back down again.
Some of the doors opened, and servants peeked out into the hall.
"Is that Scarlet Moon?"
"Looks like it."
"What's he doing here?"
"If Buzzsaw shows up, I'm quitting."
Clemency grabbed a straight-backed armless chair that rested against the wall and carried it into the center of the hallway.
Clemency sat in the chair and flipped the superheroine over her knee.
Scarlet Moon, kicked his feet.
Someone knocked.
"What the hell do you want?" snapped Juliana.
"Excuse me?" said a very familiar voice from the other side of the door.
Juliana's face paled and she lurched from her chair. "Mama!"
Not quite an hour later, Scarlet Moon crouched the roof of a building across from the theater, now deathly quiet. His stomach twisted anxiously, and his hands shook a little. He only had a few seconds before midnight, just enough time to swing over there.
He held out his wrist, about to latch a cord to the theater.
"Run!"
Adrian shoved the door open, and stumbled out. Juliana bolted towards the dark buildings. Adrian bolted after her.
As the two vanished into the dark, they heard one last cry from Buzzsaw. "Run all you want Globoy! You can't escape me! By the time I'm done with you, you'll wish you'd never heard the name BUZZSAW!"
The two charged down a side street, running until the car was well out of sight. The two hunkered down in the shadowed doorway of a decrepit office building.
Juliana put her hands on her head and sucked in long, deep breaths.
Adrian put his hands on his knees and tried not to pass out.
NOTE: Adrian now knows the power Scarlet Beam. Scarlet Beam increases your attrition by 1, but gives you an additional action: Shoot. Shoot is a lot like Attack, except it uses power for its base damage rather than strength.
"Oh? Struggling with something?" said David.
Adrian shook his head.
"So you understand it?"
"Umm, yeah, I guess?"
"Great. So what are we trying to do here?"
Adrian's belly twisted. He looked at the scrawl of code on the whiteboard, at Natalie, and at David. He couldn't even remember the problem statement.
Vanessa sighed. "I guess. Can it wait until we get home?"
"Of course," said Adrian with a demonic smile. "So long as I get free choice of implement."
"Alright, alright," said Vanessa. "Never thought you could be so heartless."
You're lucky I'm not bending you over right here, AND when we get home," said Adrian. "
Vanessa answered with a morose sigh.
"Umm, ok." Anklyana touched her wrist. There was a flash of green light, and Natalie stood where Anklyana had been before. She smiled hesitantly. "You um, believe me now?"
The doorway blew open, and smashed into the reception desk. Bernice fell into a crouch, while Adrian dove behind a nearby machine.
"Good reflexes," muttered Bernice.
Prometheus stepped into the gym and put her hands on her hips. A smirk twisted her face. "'Sup guys. Anybody wanna be my spotter?"
Bernice's face paled. Her eyes flicked about the gym. She slowly approached the supervillain. "What do you want?"
Adrian glanced about. He didn't see Juliana anywhere, but he did see the locker room.
"Isn't it obvious Officer Lace?" Prometheus leaned in close. "I'm looking for a sparring partner."
"Well, how about–" Bernice's words cutoff when Prometheus grabbed her around the throat.
"And I figure this place's the best place for a fight. So many wonderful toys." Prometheus flung Bernice against a pile of mats leaning against the wall. "And an audience. No reason to fight if there isn't an audience."
Adrian eased towards the locker room, darting from machine to machine, whenever Prometheus wasn't looking his way. Which was often. Observant, this chick wasn't.
Bernice coughed and sucked in a breath. She glared at Prometheus. "I don't want to hurt you. And you don't want to piss off the GCPD."
"What're they gonna do? Spank me and send me to bed without dinner?" Prometheus's eyes sparked. "I'm so scared."
There was a moment of tense silence, when the cop and the villain stared each other down.
Bernice's lips twitched. "I get it. You're waiting for Scarlet Moon to show up."
Scarlet Moon eased the window open as far as it would go. He sucked in his breath, and listened.
He could hear a lot of voices coming from below him. Enough to give him a significant challenge. He'd have to move quickly. Launch a vicious ambush, and take out at least half of them before they even knew what hit them. Buzzsaw was in there somewhere, waiting for him, and losing wasn't an option.
Scarlet Moon took another deep breath and leapt through the window.
His foot caught on the lip of the window. Instead of landing amongst the crowd, fists, feet and Scarlet Beams flying, he faceplanted on the hard concrete right in the middle of the crowd of Whistlers.
"Holy crap, clowns are falling from the sky!" cried a weaselly man.
Scarlet Moon growled. He lifted his head, and unleashed a Scarlet Beam in the direction of the voice, striking a weaselly looking man dead in the chest. He pushed himself to his feet. "I'm not a clown! I'm-"
A particle beam burst out of the darkness. Scarlet Moon yelped, and ducked the beam. He scrambled into a zig zag as more beams struck the floor and crates.
The noodle struck with the force of a freight train. Scarlet Moon's staff punctured Stuffins' shoulder and drove it off Giraffalot. Sir Stuffins went rolling across the ground. Scarlet Moon landed next to it and grabbed it by the ears. He spun like an Olympic shotput thrower and threw the bear at Giraffalot.
Tempestas unleashed a gust of wind right into the face of the still-charging Giraffe, flinging it backwards. The two stuffed animals slammed into each other. Scarlet Moon's eyes flared and he unleashed a beam that shredded both toys.
Miraculously, picking up the books went smoothly. No lunatics in faux fur, no morons trying to rob the used bookstore. Just David, Adrian, a stack of books that made Adrian eternally grateful for super strength, and a ridiculously high price tag.
"Thought you said the prices were better here?" said Adrian.
"They are," said David.
Adrian groaned. "Hope the bigwigs are generous tonight."
"Oh? Got a shift at the Silver Spoon?" asked David.
"Kinda sorta not really. Some fancy New Years party being hosted by Ms. Silver," said Adrian. "It was supposed to happen on New Years Eve, but it was canceled because of an altercation between Tempestas and some crazy lady calling herself Lumberjane."
David grunted. "Remember seeing that on the news. Surprised your boss gave you the shift. You've hardly worked at all, right?"
Adrian grimaced. "Yeah, well Lumberjane spooked most of the servers Mrs. Rossi had lined up. She's scraping the bottom of the barrel–oww!"
David's hand clapped the seat of Adrian's jeans.
Adrian hopped forward, precariously balancing his books with one hand, while the other lanced back to shield his bottom. "What was that for?"
"I hear you call yourself 'the bottom of the barrel' again, and I'll give you more than just a smack," said David.
Episode 6: Mirror Image
Natalie turned as red as her bottom. "Oh God, this is so embarrasing."
"Why?" asked Adrian. "It's not the first time I've seen your bum hanging out–"
"I'm wearing a mask then," hissed Natalie. "And that's embarassing too! I just have, erm other things on my mind."
Adrian grinned.
"So, you umm, you really liked them?" Natalie's voice fell into a murmur so quiet, Adrian wouldn't have been able to hear her, if it wasn't for his enhanced hearing.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the boy's shoulders and heaved him up into the air and away from the crowd. The boy giggled as he was zipped into his arms.
A great rush, like the unstoppable surge of a great train tore through the mall.
The man grabbed Adrian by the ear and walked him towards the wooded area. He pushed Adrian over a stump, forcing him to push his lightly clad cheeks into the air. He whaled on Adrian's firm butt with a weight-lifter's callused hand, his thin bottoms barely protecting him.
Adrian desperately wanted to try to raise that crazy crimson shield of his, but he dared not. Who knew how the guy would react if Adrian suddenly started glowing.
After several minutes of vigorous spanking that left Adrian sobbing and red-bottomed, the man released his hold on him.
He jumped up and rubbed his sore ass, half-expecting the man to push him back over for breaking position. But the man ignored him and walked over to a nearby tree. He broke off a large switch a good half-inch in diameter and two feet long, and gave it a few practice swings.
Juliana glared at Adrian. "Honey, the first time I had sex it was spontaneous, in the back of a car and awful. There was no build up. No fun teasing. Just a half-erect penis jamming me in the hip. This is gonna be special, and sexy, with lots of buildup and seduction. Now come here and let me see what I can do with your hair."
Juliana set to work applying a bit of mouse to Adrian's hair, getting the back under control and fluffing the bangs a little. "Alright, that should work."
Juliana set to work applying makeup and slipping on a pair of truly impressive heels.
"You're gonna dance in those?" asked Adrian. "Really?"
"Do not underestimate my power."
About half an hour later Adrian and Vanessa walked through the employee entrance in the back of the White Rose. Waiting for them was the broad-shouldered, broad-hipped beach manager who'd toasted Alexandra's bottom back in September.
"Ah, so good to finally meet you," said Mrs. Rossi with a broad smile. "May I hug you?"
"Um, sure," said Adrian.
Mrs. Rossi gave Adrian a great big bear hug. "You look lovely. So sorry I wasn't able to interview you, my beach was keeping me busy, I hope you understand. After all, you've seen it haven't you? It doesn't get that nice on its own!"
"You own that? But I thought…"
"That I merely worked for the true owner, a close friend of Miss Silver's mother?" Mrs. Rossi's lips quirked. "Yes, I think you'll find that Miss Silver is not quite as aware of her mother's business dealings as perhaps her mother would like. I take it Vanessa explained how your training will work?"
A crimson beam erupted from Scarlet Moon's eyes and smashed Buzzsaw in the chest, sending her flying back through one of the remaining bits of the front of the arena that didn't have a Buzzsaw-shaped hole.
Tempestas fell to the concrete and crawled towards Scarlet Moon. "Everyone's safe?"
"Near as I can tell," said Scarlet Moon.
Tempestas smiled weakly. "All according to plan."
David made a big show of rolling up his sleeve, though his eyes twinkled. Adrian half-yelped, half-giggled and scurried out of reach.
"Kidding, kidding!" said Adrian.
David put an arm on Adrian's back and pushed his for the door. "Let's just get you home before you get yourself in real trouble."
Scarlet Moon looked over his shoulder at the charging drones. A surge of adrenaline got him onto the lamp post. He pivoted and fired a beam. It sputtered.
Juliana nodded.
"Good. First. Natalie is deathly afraid she'll hurt or even kill someone," said Adrian. "If you can bring down a building, a person is just a fragile bag of juice."
"Eww," said Natalie, wrinkling her nose.
Adrian's lips twitched. "And sure, I'll probably be able to contain her. Sure, we might be able to keep Leopard from shooting her. But we might not. I don't think Natalie wants to take that risk, and we shouldn't force her, even if we could. Right, Natalie?"
Natalie nodded.
Adrian brought his paddle down on Juliana's right cheek.
Prometheus frowned. "What are you talking about?"
"If I wanted to fight back, you wouldn't have time to breath, let alone mock me," said Scarlet Moon.
Prometheus laughed. "Big words little man. Come on, prove to me you can back it up."
"No. Not until you let these people go back home to their friends and families," said Scarlet Moon.
"Overrated," said Prometheus.
"Perhaps," said Scarlet Moon. "But unless you let them go, you won't be some badass Supreme who gave the world's first superheroine a sound spanking. You'll be a thug who kicked the crap out of a defenseless boy in pajamas."
Scarlet Moon pooled his crimson mojo around his feet. He began to run.
"This is investigative reporter Danielle Wilkins with GPD Chief Napier. Sir, the Whistlers have always been small time thugs. Any insight into why they have resorted to kidnapping the daughter of wealthy entrepreneur Philipa Silver?"
"This is very unusual, indeed," said the hard-looking middle-aged man. "They mostly deal in BMB's. I've never heard of them resorting to kidnapping, nor engaging in any sort of other violence, save some gang-on-gang turf wars."
"BMBs?"
The chief scowled. "Black Market Bananas. The greatest threat facing our youth today. After the first bite, you start hallucinating that you're actually eating an apple. Have you ever seen someone try to eat a banana like it's an apple? Horrifying. If that wasn't bad enough, at some random point within 16 hours of finishing, the imbiber will spontaneously fall asleep for exactly 8 hours, 4 minutes, 2 seconds and 1 millisecond."
Juliana glanced at the car radio. "Oh come on. It's not curfew yet."
"There is no way in hell we're gonna make it back by eleven," said Adrian.
"You worry too much. Sam's probably asleep," said Juliana.
"Then why are you driving so fast?"
"I got class early tomorrow."
"Tomorrow's Saturday."
"It's a study group. I misspoke."
"We've only been in school a week."
"It would be nice if I didn't have to study, but alas, life isn't that kind."
"Whatever." Adrian looked out the window. "Just try not to get pulled over."
"I have far more invested in that than you do," said Juliana.
"Then why are you going so fast?"
"I told you-"
Adrian's skin itched and burned, like a hive of bees crawling across and stinging his skin.
Adrian paced about the office to the rhythm set by the sounds of the strapping still going on in the foyer.
Juliana grinned a grimace. She fished a cold pack out of a small refrigerator nestled in the corner. She laid facedown on her bed and draped the icepack over her welted bottom. "Apparently, Stone Associates has a policy of caning secretaries who aren't 'up to standards.' Apparently, I wasn't 'up to standards' because when some portly asshat asked me some questions about the whereabouts of some random file for some random case, I had no idea what he was talking about."
The door opened and Natalie eased in. She gently closed the door, while rubbing her voluminous, jeans-clad bottom. Her eyes fell on Juliana, laying on the bed with an icepack across her welted cheeks, and Adrian sitting in the computer chair with a small smile.
"Least I'm not the only one. You know I've gotten spanked more times since I put on that goofy green leotard than I have in all the time since dad said I was old enough to be spanked," said Natalie.
Juliana grinned. "Such is the life of a superheroine."
"Speaking of superheroines…" Adrian gave the other two a brief rundown of his encounter with Vanessa and Bright.
"Oh, poor Vanessa," said Natalie.
"We'll help her, don't worry." Juliana eased off the bed and limped to her laptop. "Let's see what this Bright looks like."
Prometheus threw her hands in the air. "Fine! Just stop staring at me. You're weirding me out."
"I probably could," said Generalissima. "But I don't want to risk it. For all we know, she might be able to follow ssh tunnels. Last thing we need is Princess controlling my computer."
"Um, well I've kinda practiced with them a bit?" said Anklyana. "My aunt insists every 'proper lady' should know how to walk in heels. She isn't the kinda person you say no to."
"Yes, I suppose you would be." Juliana tapped her lips. "I'll think of something. Later. Get moving slowpoke!"
And so it went for 30 minutes. Scarlet Moon periodically alternated between the paddle and strap, sometimes even switching between strokes. The heavy thud and sharp snap of the implements echoed throughout Silver's office, mingling with Succubus' pained howls.
By the end, Succubus had even started to sob a little.
"There." Scarlet Moon rotated his aching shoulder. "I think justice is done."
Silver clapped. "Wonderful, now for the police to conveniently–"
The door burst open and a dozen police officers charged in, particle beams drawn. "Nobody move!"
"Called it," said Silver with a thin smile.
"She's all yours officers." Scarlet Moon bowed.
"There's a small panel of buttons on Silver's desk. The one in the top right corner opens the windows," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon reached over and pressed the button. He backflipped out of the opening window, and swung away.
"Did you see that?" crowed Scarlet Moon. "I actually beat that brat. Even surrounded by elite bodyguards, I still beat that brat. Oh, man that was satisfying."
"Yeah, I can't help but think we dodged a bullet there," said Juliana.
"Tell me about it. I'm heading home. See you soon."
"If you hurry, you should be able to get to class."
"Go after the guys at the docks," said Generalissima. "You need to wow them, and you can't do that in an alleyway."
Scarlet Moon slammed into the ground amongst a batch of hoodlums. Anklyana threw up a barrier between them and the cops. Scarlet Moon's shield wove into a staff and he whipped it around, knocking the smugglers silly.
"It's Scarlet Moon!"
"Focus on the cops!"
"Bust out the big guns!"
A batch of nine smugglers tried to sprint around Scarlet Moon to get a clear line of fire on the cops. Scarlet Moon leapt between them, Anklyana running up behind.
"Well, well do my eyes deceive me? Tania Peters?" Jezebel Silver, Alexandra's sister and the girl who almost got Juliana expelled, stepped up to their table. She wore a glittering silver dress that did an exquisite job of emphasizing her more slender curves.
"Jezebel Silver," said Tania with a cold smile. "To what do we owe the experience?"
Adrian noted that Tania did not say "honor."
Jezebel's lips were turned up in a mocking smirk that didn't get within a thousand leagues of her eyes. "I just had to see who Tania Peters had actually deigned to go to dinner with. And I just can't believe it. Adrian Amaya? Really? Adrian Amaya? What's wrong, can't find anybody in your league?"
Tania's eyes flashed, but her smile remained cool and her voice calm. "I think I will decide who is and who is not in my league."
"Normally, I'm not one to object, but really now Tania," said Jezebel. "I'd expect Gregory James, or some other overstuffed idiot going through a midlife crisis to stoop to bedazzling the wait staff. But you? Mother always spoke so highly of you."
"That's the spirit." Juliana pushed the heels into Adrian's hands.
Adrian slipped into the heels. He wobbled a moment before finding his balance and taking a step.
"Swing those hips will ya?" said Juliana as she strapped on the open-toe sandal heels she had for herself. "If you're gonna wear uncomfortable shoes, you gotta work 'em for all they're worth."
"You are determined to get frostbite aren't you?" said Adrian.
"What? These? Pfsh. We'll be outside for only a few minutes. And it'll be pretty steamy in the club, if you know what I mean," said Juliana with a broad smile and wink.
"That's the spirit!" Juliana clapped her hands together with glee. She pushed her door open. "When you've gotten Carmine into the main foyer, send me a quick text ok? Doesn't matter what you send. When I've finished I'll call you and let it ring three times. You do have your phone set up for an actual ring right?"
Adrian made a quick adjustment to his ringer. "Now I do."
"Alright, let's do this."
"Please, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, just stop!"
Scarlet Moon dumped Succubus on the ground. He snagged the villain's dropped bullwhip with a crimson cord and hogtied the villain with it.
A siren wailed from just outside the door. "This is the police! Come out with your hands up!"
Scarlet Moon looked towards the door. He ran out of the restaurant, and leaped up the side of the building.
"It's Scarlet Moon," cried one of the officers.
"Bring him down," barked another.
Stun beams splattered across the building as Scarlet Moon grabbed a window ledge, and flung himself the rest of the way up the building. He grabbed the roof edge and swung up onto the roof, then sprinted across it, firing a small globe of scarlet energy off northwest, towards First and Washington.
"There he goes past," cried a police officer. "You two chase after him! The rest of us will investigate the restaurant."
Scarlet Moon dampened his glow, and dropped into the alley. A quick change later, and he was once more Adrian, boring ol' college student working a boring ol' part-time job.
"Good job," said Juliana. "Let's just hope the police can hold her."
Adrian grunted.
Prometheus snarled. A heatwave erupted from Prometheus' body, instantly evaporating the offending water.
Prometheus snarled. "Let's take him down Poseidon."
Poseidon grinned and charged.
"My dear, I refuse to work with people who don't take responsibility for their actions. Now take your medicine like a good boy, or you won't be getting any help from me. Indeed, my security will treat you the same way they'll treat Succubus: a threat to be stopped."
"Hehehe. Oops," said Juliana. "My bad."
"Oh yes, that reminds me." Silver pressed another button on the remote. "I almost forgot about your dear Cerano."
"What?" said Juliana.
"Cerano De Bergerac," said Silver. She smirked. "The little voice in Scarlet Moon's ear. You."
It was only then that Scarlet Moon realized that Juliana's question had not just been in her ear. It had in fact bounced off the walls of the room.
"What the–"
"Our cameras have microphones too," said Silver. "We picked up on Scarlet Moon's side of the conversation. Once we knew she had an angel on his shoulder, it was easy enough to find the frequency, crack the encryption and listen in. We tried to source it, but you covered your tracks very well."
"Well poo," said Juliana.
"After we've stopped Succubus I expect the both of you to come here, so that Clemency can give you exactly what she's about to give your friend."
Juliana groaned.
"Fine. Let's see which breaks first. You, or my brush." Princess rapid-fired with the bathbrush. Six to one cheek, then six to the other, fast as she could.
Scarlet Moon wailed until his throat grew hoarse. His fists pounded the ground until they ached. His legs kicked until they burned. He saw nothing through his tears. His plump bottom jumping beneath the onslaught, never staying still for even a moment. His flesh burned like a thousand erupting volcanoes.
Princess shifted lower and battered the backs of Scarlet Moon's thighs. The hero had thought his bottom hurt, but that was nothing like the agony racing across his legs as the heavy wood bit deeply into his bare, sensitive thighs.
The woman nodded miserably and rubbed her bottom. "You'd win that bet."
He pulled him up against his body, his their chests pressed together. His hands molded to his hips.
The music pounded through Adrian's body like a second heartbeat. David's hips and legs flowed around Adrian, while his hands moved Adrian around him. A gentle push here, a pull there, a quick swivel. His hips moved where his hands wanted, and his feet flowed after them. A leg pushed between his as David pivoted around him. His bare leg slid across his thigh. His hands pulled Adrian's hips against him for the briefest of instants before pushing him away.
Adrian never even considered resisting the movement. It never entered his mind. He went where David's hands guided his, because it was the most natural thing in the world, like water flowing through a groove.
His heart hammered against his chest so fiercely he was sure David could feel it. His chest slid across David's with the flow of their bodies and breath. Intensely aware of just how thin their shirts were how very little material stood between them.
The music picked up, fast already but now faster, syncing with his hammering heart. A twist of David's hands, and Adrian spun. He gasped, one minute staring up at David, his presence consuming his, the next looking out across the dancefloor, women in short dresses grinding against men in tight trousers.
David's hands pulled Adrian tight against him. His heart-shaped bottom pressed against his swell, so evident, so demanding, so close even through the thin material of his jeans and boxer briefs.
David's hips rocked against his bottom, his chest posessively pressed against his thinly clad back. His hands rocked his hips back and forth with his.
Scarlet Moon leapt out of the window. A cord lashed around his wrist, but smashing it was child's play. He lashed a cord to a nearby building and zipped away.
A faint hiss of air. A thud. The cat arched her back and shrieked. Her body distorted. Her face lengthened, her back legs shrank while her arms lengthened. Her breasts faded and her hips slimmed. She fell forward on all fours. She spun and snarled into the shadows.
"Get away from the boy, beast," said the hunter, stepping out of the shadows. Her eyes glimmered. "I'd hate to have to damage a fine specimen like yourself."
The cat, now truly more cat than person, pounced at the hunter. The hunter ducked with superhuman speed, and slammed the heel of her hand into the cat's chest. The cat howled in pain. The woman spun and slammed the cat through the floor. She threw a smug smirk in Adrian's direction.
"Stay put little man, while I take care of the beast. Hate to have to paddle ya right after saving ya." The huntress leapt through the hole.
Adrian grabbed the necklace hanging around his neck.
"We can't leave Anklyana," said Scarlet Moon.
Tempestas threw out her hands. A great burst of wind flung Anklyana through a hole blown open by her out of control powers and out into the street. "Go!"
Scarlet Moon lashed a chord and smashed through a wall and out into the streets, Tempestas right behind as the building came down behind them.
Scarlet Moon thrashed wildly between strokes. But this just meant he swayed a little to the left or right as well, meaning that some strokes landed harder on one cheek than the other. Soon, both cheeks throbbed at subtly different tempos, in subtly different places. Tears dripped down his forehead. A pounding headache from all the blood rushing to his head made his vision swim.
He flung his torso back as he swung forward, and forward as he swung back, trying to slow his momentum as much as possible before that horrible paddle bit into his flaming cheeks, and his flaming cheeks splatted against that horrible paddle.
A green haze filled his vision, and the paddle stopped landing.
Or, more accurately, stopped landing on his bottom.
Scarlet Moon shoved the fedora back into the woman's mouth, and bound her hand and foot with half the rope. He tore off a few strips from the woman's shirt, and tied them around the woman's head, holding the fedora in place. He flipped the Whistler around and landed a stinging swat to the seat of the woman's tight slacks. "Spitting out your gag and calling me a clown is very naughty."
The woman struggled futilely against her bonds.
"Before you and I talk, I need to make sure your buddy can't go make trouble." The superhero turned towards the other Whistler, who was still hunched and sucking in deep breaths.
Scarlet Moon lifted the second woman off the ground, and removed her trenchcoat, revealing a rather plain (but well-fitted) blouse and a pair of skintight slacks that showed off her small, tight bottom. The clothing was plain, but surprisingly well-made. Scarlet Moon tore the sleeves off the woman's shirt and balled it up. He tore a few strips off the bottom.
"Take him down!" shrieked the man, before collapsing, and clutching his chest.
The thugs approached, and Scarlet Moon backed up. There sure were a lot of them. What he really needed was some way to take down more than one at once. He grinned, and wove his shield into a long pole.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Sometimes you'll fail at stat-based tasks, if the stat isn't high enough. Failure could mean losing additional energy, forced into otherwise avoidable combat, getting spanked, or other penalties. Different tasks will require different stat levels. Whether you succeed or not, you still get the stat point for making the choice. Whether you want to balance your stats, and risk some failures or focus on a single stat and succeed pretty much every time that stat has a choice available is up to you.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: You are guaranteed to fail to get into the warehouse.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Scarlet Moon has learned Scarlet Staff. Scarlet Staff is a weapon that increases the number of targets you can Attack at once. The number of targets you can attack increases with power. Because it is a weapon, it cannot be used at the same time as Scarlet Spring.
"Shouldn't you be focusing less on talking, and more on running?" asked Generalissima.
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The giant bear stirred, and a pit sank into Scarlet Moon's stomach. Princess crawled up its shoulder.
"Ok, that hurt," said Princess. She glared down at the two. "You know, throwing tantrums isn't very nice."
"Dammit." Tempestas heaved herself onto her hands and knees and slowly stood. Scarlet Moon forced himself to join her. Tempestas swayed and grabbed Scarlet Moon. The two nearly toppled a second time.
Princess' eyes lit up. She put fingers to her lips and whistled.
Another dozen drones buzzed in and began swirling around above their heads. Two dozen action figures charged forward.
Adrian frowned. The strange pressure had mostly faded, but it still nagged at his, a dim reminder that something was not right.
Adrian twirled the spoon between his fingers. The head was fairly small, but it had a nice long handle. Perfect for stingy, rapid fire strokes. Juliana had already told the girl that she was going to get spanked on bare skin, but she never said what that meant.
The spring sprang, sending Poseidon flying through the air to smash into the bubble. Prometheus charged. Scarlet Moon blocked a punch with his forearm, and punched Prometheus in the gut with his spring. Prometheus flew backwards. Scarlet Moon's eyes flared, and a beam of energy slammed Prometheus into the bubble.
Crashes rocked the arena. The icy barriers sealing the arena collapsed, and police poured in.
A torrent of water slammed Scarlet Moon into his bubble, and Poseidon charged.
"Just do it," said Generalissima. "We need to get that crystal away from here."
"I'm going to stay here," said Vanessa. "I've had enough of being shot at."
Dr. Parks smiled. "Excellent. I've got a couple of chores in mind for you."
Scarlet Moon stumbled. His cords snapped and the hundreds-of-pound-heavy rack of bowling bowls crashed down on his head.
Shattered bits of racks and bowling balls went flying. Scarlet Moon's shield wobbled, but held. Barely. His ears rang and his vision blurred.
Something that sounded suspiciously like a purring chuckle wafted through the air.
"Oh come on Scarlet Moon!" cried Anklyana. "Don't you know your limits yet? Where'd the cat go?"
Scarlet Moon heaved out of the pile of bowling balls. He stumbled sideways and fell to one knee, gasping.
"Behind you!" shrieked Anklyana.
A long-fingered hand fell on Scarlet Moon's shoulder.
Scarlet Moon struck Prometheus' elbow hard enugh to numb it. Prometheus yelped and dropped Officer Chastain.
Natalie hiccupped. "Can, can I have a hug?"
"Not even a little bit," said Juliana. "Bit buff for my tastes, though. I like my guys a little slimmer. Like Sam."
"That's just 'cause you spend so much time over his knee," said Adrian.
Juliana crossed her arms and sulked. "Only because he's a big sourpuss. Now hurry up and agree to get the dress. I got something slinky I wanna try on."
Adrian enjoyed a brief fantasy that started with David saying:
"My goodness Adrian. Your grades in my class were incredible. Never before have I met such a handsome, intelligent student in all my years of teaching. Come here and let me reward you with an oil massage. And who knows, maybe a little something else if you're good…"
After Adrian yanked himself out of oily massages and maybe something else if he were good, he spied Natalie sitting on a bench, hunched over her laptop.
Adrian sat next to her.
Natalie's fists clenched. Her entire body shook, and the tears that had gathered in her eyes began to spill out. "For being so smart, you're incredibly stupid."
"Excuse me–"
Natalie left, slamming the door shut as she went.
Juliana stepped towards the door. "I'm gonna spank that girl purple."
Adrian put a hand on Juliana's shoulder.
Leopard ducked underneath Scarlet Moon and rammed her shoulder into Scarlet Moon's gut. She backfisted Scarlet Moon in the face and flipped the superhero over her shoulder.
Tempestas dodged around Scarlet Moon's flying body and swung a roundhouse kick at Leopard's face. Leopard danced backwards. Her hands blurred as she blocked a series of lightning fast jabs from Tempestas.
"What's this?" said Leopard. "A superhero with actual combat training? Maybe tonight will be interesting after all."
Leopard blocked one jab from Tempestas, ducked under another and uppercutted the hurricane heroine into the air. "Or maybe not."
"Said the same thing about your mom last night." Winds whirled around Tempestas and she rocketed into Leopard, slamming them both through the roof.
"Get Vanessa out of there," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon groaned and pushed himself to his feet. Vanessa stood pressed against the lip of the roof, watching Scarlet Moon with wide eyes. She still wore her uniform, but she was now covered in short, silky silver fur. A tail lashed behind her, and her eyes were the reflective yellow and vertical pupils of a cat. Her hands were still humanlike, except somewhere in there were razor-sharp claws that could gouge concrete.
Scarlet Moon approached Vanessa.
David rapid-fired Adrian's right sitspot. Still not as hard as an actual punishment, but enough to make Adrian yelp.
"It was great. Feel free to do it again."
There was a loud thwack. Adrian threw his head back and shrieked as something heavy and wooden seared his tender right buttock.
"What the hell?" cried Adrian, rolling away from Juliana and clutching his bottom.
"What do you mean?" Juliana grabbed Adrian's hip and rolled him back onto his belly. "Dr. Parks was the woman who designed the sound room. Do you have any idea how much easier things could've been if you'd asked her for help? But oh no, you had to mock her. There was an entire tower full of innocent people being held hostage by a lunatic who'd already kicked your ass, and you put every single one of them at risk because you didn't want to take a spanking. Well guess what. Spankings aren't optional."
"But he'll probably recognize me from this morning. And I was being pretty skeptical about the whole thing. Besides, what if there's something else in there? Like a journal or something? With my mega-brain I'm the best situated for scanning it quickly. Come on Adrian, this is the best plan and you know it." Juliana put a hand on Adrian's arm. "It's all part of being a superhero. Besides, not every distraction has to end in a spanking."
"You, you sucker punched me!" Bright kicked Scarlet Moon in the shin. "And, and used that stupid shield. And, and swinging around on those stupid ropes of yours. I've been swordfighting my entire life. I've won three tournament championships. There's no way an untrained ogre like you could possibly beat me!"
Scarlet Moon threw the thug over his shoulder. He charged out of the copse, and leapt onto a nearby building. A few building hops later, he was standing above the cop car. He wrapped a cord around a nearby flagpole, and shimmied down the wall.
"Hey wait, come on," said the thug.
The cop below looked up, and her mouth fell open. The driver's side door opened, and a man peeked out. His mouth also fell open.
How's your homework? asked David.
Just submitted, said Adrian with a surge of pride.
Great.
So, um are you doing anything tonight?
-_-. Yeah. Grading. The prof wants us to get the tests graded and ready to go back on Monday. Sorry.
"Thanks! Here's to hoping I take the breath away from some filthy rich Romeo."
"Urgh, no thank you. Guys like that want a trophy, not a partner," said Juliana. "And I've got better things to do than stand in a corner collecting dust."
A few seconds of rustling. "Done. You may flash when ready."
Scarlet Moon breathed a sigh of relief.
"I don't suppose your 'Generalissima' friend could make one of those necklaces for me?" asked Tempestas.
Scarlet Moon reached up to touch his necklace.
And found bare skin.
Scarlet Moon gasped and ran his fingers across his neck. His necklace was gone.
"Scarlet Moon? What's going on?" asked Juliana. "God, I wish I could see what was going on in there."
Succubus tugged on the whip. "Come here worm, and release my whip while you're at it. I'm tired of your grimy fingers sullying it."
Scarlet Moon walked forward, his hands dropping from the cord.
Succubus unwound the whip from around Scarlet Moon's neck, and walked around the superhero. She gave Scarlet Moon's barely clad bottom a sharp smack. "Hmm. You'll make for a wonderful little worm won't you? The very city will bow to me with you at my feet, won't it? But first, you must be punished for daring to assault your Mistress. Touch your toes."
Scarlet Moon bent over and grabbed his ankles, his compact bottom rounding into a full moon above his head. Succubus gathered the material of Scarlet Moon's costume and yanked the shorts up into the helpless hero's crack, fully exposing a pair of curvy cheeks.
"I know right?" Juliana grinned into the mirror. "Took me a bit to figure out what was going on here, but soon as I did I was all 'Sam is gonna love this!' He loves being teased."
"Explains a lot," said Adrian sardonically.
"Watch the lip boy or I'll put you over my knee." Juliana rubbed her hands together gleefully. "Besides, if all goes according to plan tonight, teasing'll just be the first thing I do."
"What? Tonight?"
"Of course tonight, why do you think I dragged you out here?"
"To go shopping?"
"Oh pish posh. We're hitting a club, maybe two if I'm off my game, with Sam and David."
"The name or the concept?"
"Name."
"Historical accident," said Juliana. "Because even when they can, programmers refuse to drop historical baggage."
"Hmm." Adrian's eyes closed, and he was dead to the world.
The man stepped up next to the divet.
"Hey, watch it," said Adrian, giving the man a shove. He added a touch of scarlet energy. "You almost scuffed the impact point."
The bus teetered forward. Scarlet Moon's limbs strained. He slid across the asphalt.
Crimson cords lashed to the bus and pulled it back onto the bridge. Scarlet Moon spied Imposter Moon's blurry form perched on a street light overlooking the bridge. He swung away.
Scarlet Moon went to follow, but his cord flickered into nothingness before it was halfway to the streetlight. He took a deep breath and fell to one knee, gasping.
Tempestas landed on the asphalt next to Scarlet Moon. "Bus looks safe."
"With help from the imposter," said Scarlet Moon.
"Interesting. Come on, let's get you out of here." Tempestas picked up Scarlet Moon and leapt away, vanishing into the winter night.
Scarlet Moon swung into the bowling alley. Mr. Cuddles' fist lashed out and struck his in the back, propelling his through the entranceway, and into the far wall. The wall tore like paper, and Scarlet Moon found himself lying in sewer water.
Princess gasped in horror. "My dress! You ruined my dress! Bad! Bad Dolly! Mr. Cuddles, spank her purple!"
Scarlet Moon pushed himself to his feet and ran down the exposed sewer tunnel. Tempestas and another girl in a green outfit crested a small incline. Scarlet Moon skidded to a stop and slammed into the other girl.
Mr. Cuddles stuck his head through the wall, while four drones buzzed into the alley.
Tempestas stepped in front of Scarlet Moon and unleashed a tremendous blast of wind. The drones flew backwards and smashed into Mr. Cuddles. Mr. Cuddles jerked his head back.
"What's in there?" asked Tempestas.
"Abandoned underground. Bowling alley," said Scarlet Moon.
"Come on!" Tempestas sprinted down the alley. "Before they can trap us here, and fortify the alley!"
Adrian pressed his face against David's chest and just let him hold him. He became vaguely aware of Sam talking to Juliana in a stern voice, and Juliana protesting, but not really trying very hard.
"David, do you mind if we stop by their suite for a bit before I take you home?" asked Sam. "I need to spank Juliana and put her to bed."
David shrugged. "Sure."
WHAP
Scarlet Moon squealed. His hips thrashed about, and his heels drummed against the linoleum.
WHAP
"Oww!" Tempestas' all-but-bare hips drove into the small of Scarlet Moon's back.
"Look at that," said Princess. "One little love tap and they're already wailing like Canadians."
"That thing feels like it's full of lead," gasped Tempestas.
The noodle slammed into Scarlet Moon's bottom a second time. A groaning hiss rippled through the crowd. The thick foam flattened Scarlet Moon's plump bottom. His bare, wobbling cheeks wobbled as the noodle lifted back up. His legs kicked wildly, and his fingers scrambled against the tiled floor.
Scarlet Moon felt a brief pressure on his back as the noodle drove Tempestas' hips into him a second time. Tempestas flopped like a fish. She howled, and her boots scrabbled against the floor.
The pool noodle cracked against Scarlet Moon's bottom a third time. Each stroke left a fiery burn on every inch of Scarlet Moon's bubble butt. Meaning it struck the same spot. Over and over and over again. Scarlet Moon flailed and bucked. He howled and squirmed. Tears gathered at the edges of his eyes and trickled down his mask.
The noodle struck Tempestas' pert bottom a third time. Tempestas howled. The giraffe shifted a little.
"And that's the half way mark," said Princess. "Let's give them a little break shall we? Need a minute to really let it sink in, you know?"
Scarlet Moon groaned and shifted a little. His hand slid back and slapped against the leg of the stuffed giraffe.
"No you wouldn't," muttered Natalie. "Only I could do something that dumb."
"It's probably for the best anyway," said Adrian. "Be a lot easier to coordinate if we know each other's identities."
"What if Bernice decides to arrest us?" asked Natalie.
"Very seriously doubt that's going to happen," said Adrian. "I mean, this complicates our evil scheme for eventual supervillainy, but you know. That's a tomorrow problem."
Natalie laughed and snuggled into Adrian. "You sure it'll work out ok?"
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I can't believe I actually completed two episodes in one game. I honestly expected myself to get bored, abandon this one and start working on a different game by now. Here's hoping we can finish number three.
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"Scarlet Moon, calm down–" said Generalissima.
"Shut up," snapped Scarlet Moon.
"Well, uh…" said the girl.
Another narrow beam rectified that.
Scarlet Moon flipped over the edge of the roof, fell down the side of the building, and landed on the sidewalk next to the prone minion.
Scarlet Moon walked into the restaurant. Succubus sat at Phillipa's table, her feet up on Phillipa's back, who hunkered down on all fours in front of the supervillain.
Succubus' eyes widened when Scarlet Moon strode in, her feet swinging off of Phillipa's back.
A flicker of movement drew Scarlet Moon's eyes. One of the minions was leveling a particle beam at the superhero.
A scarlet beam turned the gun to slag.
Another thug charged, baseball bat held above her head.
A scarlet beam to the chest took her down before she even got close.
The remaining minion moved in front of Succubus, hands cocked and ready for a grapple.
"Whew," said Leopard at last. She ran her palm down Scarlet Moon's throbbing right buttock and gave it a sharp slap. "That's one superhero down, one to go."
Scarlet Moon took a deep, calming breath and turned his head to see Tempestas. Between the gag, and Tempestas' goggles, Scarlet Moon couldn't really see her expression, but based on the angry sounds she was making, and the way she flexed against her restraints, Scarlet Moon suspected "happy and cheerful" was not it.
"And now for Tempestas. So much power, so little control. Kind of like a bear to be honest. Sure, strong and big and scary. But so easy to manipulate." The sharp crack of leather on bare skin echoed through the room. Tempestas' body jerked forward and she squealed.
A steady rhythm of smacks, one-two-three, pause, one-two-three, pause, one-two-three filled the room. The same rhythm Leopard had used to light up Scarlet Moon's bottom. Tempestas' naked body jerked with each stroke, ripples flowing across her bare skin. Scarlet Moon could just see the hints of the sides of Tempestas' bare breasts, mashed against the bench, her jerking torso grinding them into the leather. Tempestas angry squeals quickly turned pained. Tears leaked out from underneath her goggles.
Eventually, the smacking stopped. Tempestas' body stopped jerking.
Leopard clapped. "Now for one last thing."
Leopard unstrapped Scarlet Moon from the spanking bench.
Mom gestured for Adrian and Natalie to follow. Mama already sat on the coach, with Juliana upended over her lap. She pulled Juliana's leggings down. Juliana squealed. Her bouncy, caramel flesh bounced free into the open air. The tiny triangle of a purple thong peeked out from between the tops of Juliana's curvacous cheeks, utterly inadequate to contain her voluminous hemispheres. Juliana squirmed and pleaded, but didn't dare try to interfere. Vanessa stood to one side, watching with a bit of that slightly nervous, kinda giddy this-is-a-little-amusing-glad-thats-not-me-oh-god-I-hope-thats-never-me smile on her face.
Mama raised the slipper and brought it down hard on Juliana's right cheek. Juliana's bouncy buttock flattened beneath the broad slipper, and jumped back into place as Mama lifted it back into the air. Juliana's back arched further and she pushed her torso off the couch. Her breasts bounced a little with the sudden movement and she squealed.
Mama struck Juliana's left cheek next, with much the same effect. Left, right, left, right, left, right went the slipper. Slowly. Methodically. Deeply. Each one of Mama's strokes had a full swing from the shoulder behind them. She pitched for a recreational softball league, so she had quite the shoulder. Juliana yelped and bounced with every stroke, her cheeks jiggling both from the impact and the clenching and unclenching of her cheeks. Her legs kicked and her fingers dug into the couch's upholstry.
After about twenty minutes, Juliana's bottom was a bright pink.
"My goodness," murmured Natalie. "Her mother is scary."
"You want to come?" asked Juliana, looking at Natalie. "Tickets are free for students."
Natalie shook her head. "Not really my thing."
"Are you sure?"
"I don't do well with crowds or loud noises."
"Ok. See you later." Juliana and Adrian returned to the suite. "So how is she?"
Adrian blinked. "Hmm?"
Juliana gestured back towards the public room. "How's she doing? She getting used to college and stuff?"
"I expected you not to make things worse," said David. He gently but firmly took Adrian's arm. "Come on. We're taking you home. After you give the police a statement."
An hour later, Adrian lay bent over one arm of the sofa in his suite, his pants around his ankles, boxer briefs around his knees, and bare, peach bottom thrust rudely into the air. Juliana lay over the opposite arm, her dress flipped onto her back, jiggly, caramel buttocks thrust high above her head, her lacy red thong doing nothing to obscure the quivering globes. She gave Adrian a rueful look.
Juliana reached her hands out to Adrian. Adrian took them and gave them a squeeze. Their ears still burned from the lectures they'd had to sit through all the way home. Lectures about recklessness and not thinking things through and how worried Sam and David had been, and how Juliana could have been seriously hurt, and Adrian diverted scant police resources for no good reason.
Twin leather belts hissed out of belt loops. Juliana winced and wiggled uneasily. Adrian squeezed Juliana's hands and kicked his legs.
Twin snaps cut the air as the boys doubled over their belts. Juliana gnawed on her lower lip.
Juliana shook her head. "Jezebel'll use your help as an excuse not to follow through."
"There are five of them," said Adrian.
"Four. Jezebel won't get her hands dirty."
"Never!" Bright kicked Scarlet Moon in the shin. Repeatedly. "I'll never surrender to kidnapping scum like you!"
A swarm of toy airplanes erupted from various stores and swarmed above the shoppers' heads. They split off in half-dozen formations. They dove into the crowd, colliding with people. One struck Adrian in the chest, knocking him against the wall.
Legos swarmed in front of the doors, clacking together into thick walls. Stuffed animals bounced amongst the crowd, winding people in jump ropes. Dozens of action figures swarmed grown men, dragging them to the ground. Giant stuffed animals herded people towards the giant tree in the middle of the mall.
Keiko bolted into the crowd, TOWARDS the Christmas tree.
"Keiko, wait!" said Juliana.
A giant stuffed bear riding a giant stuffed giraffe bore down on Juliana.
Natalie pressed against the lego wall. The legos swarmed around her.
Adrian slipped into an alcove and touched his moon necklace.
About an hour later, the four sat in the bleachers at the stadium, alternating between chatting and listening to the warmup act.
Sam glanced at his watch. "The main event should start in about five minutes."
"Well in that case, I need to go to the bathroom," said David.
"I need to go too," said Adrian, standing. "Lead the way."
A few minutes later, Adrian stepped out of the bathroom to join David just in time to watch a thick sheet of ice flow across the inner wall of the stadium.
Scarlet Moon leapt up on top of one of the few stacks of crates that hadn't been toppled by his fight with Buzzsaw, and out through a window. He wrapped a cord around a window ledge and swung over a horde of gawking police. At the apex of his swing, he sucked the cord back in, soared onto the next building, ran across it, and leapt into the air once more.
As soon as the wharf was out of sight, he plopped down on the roof of a moderately sized office building. He wiped a hand across his sweaty cheek, and took a deep breath.
His limbs felt like noodles, he was a little bit light-headed, and he wanted nothing more than to curl up in bed and sleep for a month.
He turned his bluetooth back on, and called Juliana.
"Scarlet Moon?" said Juliana. "Oh thank God. When we lost signal, I-"
"And it hurts, it really really hurts," said Bernice, squirming around.
Natalie tossed the belt aside and grabbed the next belt. She threaded it through her belt loops, and whipped it free a couple times. She doubled it over and snapped it. She slashed it across Bernice's bottom four times, listening to it's harsh snap and Bernice's wails.
"Hmm. This one comes off the loops better, but I don't think it sounds as good. Seems to sting pretty good though."
"Yes, yes it does, it's perfect let's go with that one," said Bernice.
"Got one more I want to try."
Bernice groaned.
"You got yourself into this mess."
"I'm well aware."
Anklyana whimpered. She bent back over and stuck her bottom out, her fleshy, very exposed ass rounded into a big, full moon.
Scarlet Moon pressed his hip against Anklyana's and wrapped an arm around the girl's back, forcing her to bend over more, until her round, protruding bottom was the highest point of her body. Anklyana whimpered.
Scarlet Moon raised the paddle over his head, and brought it down on Anklyana's soft right cheek. Anklyana squealed and wiggled. Her buttock bounced so forcefully, it was still bouncing when the paddle flattened her other cheek. Anklyana yelped and squirmed. Scarlet Moon's paddle had barely left his left cheek before it struck his right cheek. Anklyana was still in mid-squeal when the paddle struck his left cheek.
The girl wailed, stomped and squirmed beneath Scarlet Moon's flashing paddle. Her cheeks wobbled and bounced continuously as the paddle flattened the soft, red-hot skin. Her fingers dug into her boots, and her head tossed frantically.
"Hey!" Tempestas' annoyed voice echoed down into the trashed playground. "Spank her later. The mall's in fall-down-on-our-heads sorry shape up here."
"Yeah, you should probably deal with that," said Generalissima. "I figure you've given her enough. What do you think Anklyana?"
"Yes ma'am," said Anklyana through her sniffles.
"See? She's calling me ma'am, we're done here."
"Good." David spun Adrian around and struck his bottom.
"Oww!" Adrian danced away, but David grabbed his arm, pulled him close again, and struck his bottom a second time.
"What is wrong with you?" hissed David. "Running back into the arena like that. Were you trying to get killed?"
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath, and yanked his arms and legs apart with all his strength.
Adrian got something to eat, and slipped into his room to get changed.
Juliana smiled when Adrian came out. "Ready to go? Got a lot to do today."
"Hey, Sam. How's real life?" asked David.
"It's good. Have you met Juliana?" Sam gestured to Juliana. "She's one of my wards, her and Adrian."
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you." David reached between the front seats. "Sam complains about you all the time."
Juliana took the hand. "Oh really?"
"Yeah. Apparently he caught you setting up a tripwire across his door?"
Juliana wiggled in her seat. "Well how was I supposed to know he got out of class early? Besides, I'm the victim here. He'll spank you for looking at him funny."
Sam sighed. "You were photobombing a picture with the dean."
"Like I knew that was the dean."
David gently elbowed Adrian. "So how many of these shenanigans does she draw you into?"
"Relax, there's nothing in there but rats and spiders," said Generalissima.
"Which are gross and creepy," said Anklyana.
"You're surrounded by a superhuman magical forcefield," said Generalissima. "So stop whining and start walking, or I'll have Scarlet Moon swat your seat."
The two stepped up next to the long abandoned desk. A rack of bowling balls shifted. One fell off and rolled, coming to a rest against Anklyana's toe.
"OK, so what did that?" asked Anklyana.
"Rat with superrat stength? I mean, we don't know what gave us superpowers, so for all we know–"
"Stop. Talking." Anklyana pulled out one of the little pen sensors and put it on the desk. The two eased out of the bowling alley and into the main throughfare. Scarlet Moon's scarlet orb was nowhere near bright enough to reach the ceiling, leaving it blanketed in shadow. Doorways yawned pitch black around them. Cracked tiles littered with insect husks and rodent droppings spread out before them.
"Wow. Something's making that sensor go crazy," said Generalissima. "Head towards that creepy door across the way. Can't say for sure, but it might be coming from there."
The two creeped across the wide open throughfare.
Bare feet slapped against tile behind them.
Scarlet Moon pivoted. He almost thought he saw a dark figure slip through the shadows just outside his sphere.
"Well, you know I'm kinda new to this whole superhero thing. It's a lot harder than I thought." The woman adjusted her goggles. "God these things are uncomfortable. Is your costume uncomfortable? I mean it must be. You've got to have like a perpetual wedgie."
A scream erupted from the front of the arena. The whine of particle beams split the air, intermingled with the screeching crunch of shattered metal.
Adrian slipped into the shadows between some cars, while David comforted Sam. He screamed. "Oh God! David help! David!"
He slid underneath a car, turned into Scarlet Moon and leapt away, flashing past David right at the edge of the lighting, his shield tamped down to nothing.
"Adrian!" David whipped around the edge of the car. His eyes caught Scarlet Moon's obscured, flicking form. "Bring him back! You monster, bring him back!"
David's voice cracked, and the pit dropped out of Scarle Moon's stomach.
"I know, doesn't it feel great?" Juliana wrapped an arm around Natalie's shoulders and gave her a squeeze. "We'll go clothes shopping again after the holidays."
"Assuming I don't gain it all back over Christ–"
Juliana smacked Natalie's bottom as hard as she could.
Natalie hopped in the air. Her hands lanced back to cover her bottom and she danced away from Juliana. "Oww! What was that for?"
"The rules still apply over Christmas."
"But it's Christmas dinner," said Natalie. "Do you have any idea how good Dad's dumplings are?"
"I don't care. We've worked hard the past month, and I won't let you throw it away. You did tell your dad right?"
"Of course I did, but–"
"No buts. Not unless you want to be sitting tenderly all January."
Natalie crossed her arms and sulked.
Juliana swatted her bottom a second time. "I'm serious. I haven't used my hairbrush on you yet, but I will if you break the rules over Christmas."
"Ouch! Fine, fine. Fine!"
"Wonderful." Juliana clapped her hands together and grinned. "Let's go have some fun."
Keiko glanced back at Scarlet Moon. Scarlet Moon made talking motions with his hands.
Keiko swallowed, scampered up to Princess and took her arm. "This is so cool, Janet! Your own evil lair, just like we always talked about!"
"I know right?" Princess giggled. "Who would've thought all those supervillain games would be so useful?"
The two skipped further ahead, Princess gabbing about how she'd discovered the place by looking through old town records.
Scarlet Moon eased his mittens until they were nearly falling off. He slowed down.
A paw struck his bottom. Scarlet Moon leapt into the air with the stroke, shaking off the mittens and pivoting. He fired a scarlet beam into Mr. Cuddles' face, lashed a cord to its forehead and zipped fist-first into its nose.
While the bear reeled, Scarlet Moon hopped off its shoulder and swung into the shadows of the basement.
"No! No! No! Bad dolly! Bad! Bad! Bad!" Princess stomped her feet, and her face grew red as a strawberry. The buzzing of drones filled the air, and half a dozen of the machines flew down the stairs and at him.
There was no way Scarlet Moon could stand and fight. Even if he got the upper hand, Princess could just call down Legostopheles and Sir Stuffins. He didn't dare risk going up the stairs either. That'd just be dragging all the hostages into the fight. He had to hide somewhere. Where?
Natalie blushed and swayed back and forth, her dress swishing around her ankles. "Oh, stop it."
"I'm serious," said Adrian.
Natalie futzed with her dress. "So, you erm, really liked them?"
"I did."
Natalie danced from foot to foot. A smile tugged at her lips. "So embarassing."
Adrian chuckled. He spied Mrs. Rossi approaching.
"You ok?" asked Juliana.
Adrian kicked the batons to the far side of the lobby, and glared down at the two hoodlums. One of them was curled into the fetal position, groaning faintly, while the other was on her back, staring up at Adrian with wide eyes.
Adrian grabbed the second hoodlum by the shirt and lifted her into the air as easily as a child lifting a doll. The Whistler whimpered pitifully and clung to Adrian's wrist.
Adrian hesitated.
"Please, don't hurt me," said the hoodlum.
A lego tentacle wrapped around Scarlet Moon's waist and yanked his into the creature's torso. His upper body burst out the other end, but he stopped halfway. He kicked his legs and squirmed. His chest hung out the monster's back, his biceps flexing as he pushed against the lego monster. His legs and svelt bottom stuck out of its chest. His feet kicked, doing nothing but making his svelt bum bobbling.
A tentacle wrapped around Tempestas and yanked her into the monster's torso next to Scarlet Moon, facing the opposite direction. Her round, tight ass burst out of Legostopheles's back next to Scarlet Moon's face. Her legs kicked. Her curved, rounded bottom strained against her tight white pants. A tentacle wiggled into Tempestas' waistband. Tempestas kicked more frantically. Her hips wiggled back and forth, and her bottom clenched. The tentacle wiggled the pants down to Tempestas' thighs one painstaking inch at a time. Tempestas' creamy round cheeks bounced into view, completely uncontained by the tiny white g-string running between her cheeks.
Scarlet Moon's eyes widened, and his back arched. A tentacle pulled away the spandex on his leg, while another slipped between the stretchy material and his peach thigh. The tentacle wormed its way along Scarlet Moon's thigh and bottom, curling along the small of his back. The tentacle yanked away. There was a great tearing, and Scarlet Moon's hips jerked backwards. The bottom of his costume tore clean off, fully exposing his svelt bottom. Scarlet Moon groaned and kicked.
"Oh dear, sorry about that Scarlet Moon," said Princess. "Legostopheles can be a little rough sometimes. But don't worry, I'm sure you can fix it."
A few hours later, as dawn began to creep across the city, a woman in a leopard print bra and tight pants entered a dimly lit sitting room. Two serious-faced men in tight black leather flanked her.
"Hey. For a minute there, thought you were gonna leave me hanging out to dry," said Leopard. She leaned on the desk and smirked at the chair sitting in front of the fire.
The chair swung around.
"I had to pull a lot of strings, some very, very valuable to bring you here."
"And I appreciate it." Leopard smirked. "I'm not saying I couldn't have gotten myself out, but you know. Why work harder, when you can work smarter?"
"Then you'll have no objection to working for–"
"Oh hell no, I'm getting out of this city. Gonna lay low until this whole Scarlet Moon thing blows over."
"A pity. Give my mockery to Succubus."
"W-wait a minute, I got something else! Something even better!"
"Oh?"
Leopard fished a small USB stick out of her bra. The two men in leather shared embarrassed looks. She grabbed the laptop on the desk and spun it around to face her. She shoved the USB stick in, typed a few keys, and spun the laptop back around.
"Oh. My."
"Nice to know you feel that way," said Tania. She put the paddle back in her purse. "Means it's done its job. Did you see the adorable little cat ears? I had this made especially to punish your delicious little bottom. I was hoping I wouldn't have to use it on our first date, but ce'la vie."
Tania pulled a travel tube of lotion out of her purse. She removed her gloves and rubbed the lotion into Adrian's molten bottom with long, cool, gentle fingers.
Adrian sighed and relaxed into Tania's lap. He wiped the tears from his eyes and worked to control his breathing.
"Does that feel good kitten?" asked Tania.
"Yes," said Adrian with a sigh.
"Good," said Tania. Her fingers gently kneaded Adrian's molten bottom, rubbing the cooling lotion into the ravaged skin. "Jezebel brings out the worst in people. Don't let her bring out the worst in you. I don't know the city could survive it."
Tania alternated cheeks with each stroke, the dense wood sending Adrian's plump bottom into a jumping fit. Adrian yelped and squealed. His legs bicycled madly, while his fists flailed.
"Really now kitten, must you be so melodramatic? We've only just started," said Tania.
"Eep?" said Adrian.
That was the last remotely coherent thing Adrian said for the next twenty minutes. The rest was mindless howling and blubbering as Tania went to town on his round ass. Each stroke of the paddle burned like the fire of a thousand suns. Her strokes landed swiftly and surely, stoking the inferno melting Adrian's bottom before Adrian could even properly process the previous stroke.
Adrian's limbs flailed madly with the strokes. His hips bucked and wiggled frantically beneath the paddle. But Tania's strokes were sure and firm, timed to slip past flailing legs. Splatting tender, molten-red cheek no matter how much Adrian squirmed.
Adrian wailed, lost in the agony burned into his bottom. The neverending, eternal, all-consuming–
"Kitten, you can stop flailing," said Tania in a mildly amused voice.
"Oh, uh ok. Great. I'll uh, see you around." Tempestas smiled and waved.
Scarlet Moon swung off, shaking his head.
"And remember how I shrieked in your ear to snap you out of it?"
"Alright villain, time for some Scarlet Justice!" Scarlet Moon battered Succubus' bottom, the scarlet paddle flashing from one cheek to the other.
Succubus kicked from the knee. Her bare thighs pressed against Scarlet Moon's torso, but she may have well been pressing against a wall. "Let go of me you cow!"
Scarlet Moon unleashed a flurry of swats to Succubus' right cheek, and then her left. The once mighty, now naughty villain squirmed kicked and howled.
"You don't know?" The woman's fingertips slid across Scarlet Moon's compact rump. "You're telling me you bent over for a woman in skintight leather without being asked, and you don't know why?"
Scarlet Moon whimpered.
"No way would they still be there," said Anklyana. "Dad wouldn't leave them in the middle of a firefight wearing the enemy's uniform."
"Anklyana that's ten swats with the slipper," said Generalissima.
"For what?" squeaked Anklyana.
"For calling Chief Napier 'Dad.' He's not exactly rolling in children."
"Oh." Anklyana shifted from foot to foot. "Sorry. Didn't notice."
"That's why you're getting swats," said Generalissima. "So you learn to notice it. Good point though."
"You know what you need?" Scarlet Moon landed a hard paddle stroke to Succubus' right cheek.
"Your tongue licking my boot!" Succubus bucked against Scarlet Moon's shoulder, and tried to rake her long fingernails down Scarlet Moon's back. Of course, Scarlet Moon's forcefield rendered that pointless.
"My goodness, you're an idiot." Scarlet Moon whapped Succubus' bottom three times with the paddle, all three times in the same spot on the right cheek.
Scarlet Moon wrapped a scarlet cord around a tipped over chair and righted it. He sat down, and swung the flailing and squawking villain over his lap. "What you need is to be turned over my knee and given a proper paddling."
Succubus pounded her feet against the floor, her bare cheeks bobbing and wiggling. "Let go of me!"
Scarlet Moon whapped Succubus' exposed cheeks, the large orbs rippling with every blow.
An hour later, Scarlet Moon crouched in the bushes outside of Silver Mansion. It sat adjacent to Silver Park, a massive park in the northwestern quadrant of the city. The full 2000 acres had once been fully owned by some rich family or other before Phillipa Silver bought it and donated about 1500 acres to the city. That left about 500 acres for her and her family to live on in privacy.
A street, the Perimeter, ran all along the edge of the park. It skimmed along Silver's property for about half a mile. In the center of that half-mile sat a steel gate crafted into a swirl of leaves falling through an autumn breeze. A smooth white stone wall fully surrounded the inner core of Silver's property.
"So any thoughts on how to get in there?" asked Scarlet Moon. "Probably crawling with security."
"Probably not," said Juliana. "Fully covering 500 acres with good security is pretty cost prohibitive, even for someone as filthy rich as Silver. They'll almost certainly have security along the road, but deep in the wildest part of the park? Where the trees grow thick, the undergrowth promises a twisted ankle, and there are no lights to be seen? I'll bet there isn't much there."
"So plunge into the undergrowth until we're out of sight of the road, then hop the wall?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"That'd be my thought."
Scarlet Moon eyed the pitch black trees that loomed up against the road.
"Good. Now let's drive the lesson home. Make me a paddle."
Scarlet Moon groaned, but wove some of his forcefield into a paddle. He offered behind his back with shaking hands.
"Good girl," cooed Midnight. She took the paddle and tapped it lightly against Scarlet Moon's bottom. "Since you were fifteen minutes late, you're getting fifteen minutes of the paddle, and fifteen minutes of corner time."
Scarlet Moon whimpered. The paddle was about the same size as one of Scarlet Moon's cheeks. It was warm, and buzzed against Scarlet Moon's skin.
"Now, let's see how well you can take your own paddle." Midnight snapped the paddle back, and brought it down on Scarlet Moon's right cheek.
Scarlet Moon wailed as a hot, burning sting raced through his body. He stomped his boots and wiggled his bottom.
"Not very well apparently." Midnight raised the paddle. "Good. That means this'll be quite the effective lesson."
Scarlet Moon whimpered.
Midnight paddled Scarlet Moon's outthrust bottom with quick, sharp smacks. The thud of scarlet paddle echoed through the night air, intermingled with Scarlet Moon's cries of pain. His svelt bottom wobbled beneath the hard strokes, his skin rapidly turning a darker and darker red.
Midnight said nothing. She stood tall over Scarlet Moon, one hand gripping Scarlet Moon's hair, the other bringing the paddle down on Scarlet Moon's outthrust bottom over, and over, and over again.
Scarlet Moon squinched his eyes shut, tears of pain inching their way down his face.
Following Juliana's directions, Scarlet Moon and Anklyana dropped Juliana off at the club and swung back home. They slid into Adrian's room and flashed back into their civilians.
Natalie sighed, and ran a shaking hand through her hair. "You really think this is safe? What if, what if I–"
Juliana pulled up some schematics on her computer. "I found this on Succubus' computer. Schematics of Silver Tower, an e-mail from two weeks ago inviting her to the founders event, and then another e-mail from a week or so ago rescinding the invitation. It looks like Silver provided some Angel funding to Megawaters, but rescinded it."
"What are you doing?" asked Generalissima.
"Yes," declaimed Keiko, putting her hands on her hips. "For we Canadians recognize that all things are of the utmost importance, and must be dealt with using the gravity they demand!"
"That's a load of crock," said Juliana with a smile. "I met your mother when your parents were helping you move in. She was very quiet and soft spoken."
"But dramatically quiet!" roared Keiko, holding up a finger.
"If only you could say the same," came a sardonic comment from the common room. "Why don't you guys come out here, so we can discuss the day?"
Juliana sighed and facepalmed.
"Get up, and bend over the back of the couch," said Sam.
Juliana stood.
"Not you," said Sam. "Just him."
Juliana sat back down, looking relieved (and more than a little amused).
"Go to hell," said Adrian, crossing his arms over his chest and glaring at the door. "I'm going to stay out as long as I want, and you can't stop me."
Sam pulled open a drawer at the bottom of the desk and pulled out two implements: a thick, long-handled bathbrush, and a wide, heavy hairbrush. "You have a choice. You can bare your ass and bend it over the couch, in which case you get the hairbrush, or I can bare your ass, and bend it over the couch, in which case you get the bathbrush."
"What a choice," muttered Adrian.
"Do I need to treat you like a toddler?" asked Sam. "Because I can start counting if you want me to."
Prometheus looked over her shoulder.
Bright skipped around the rooftop. "Hehehehe. I beat Scarlet Moon. I beat his, I beat his, I beat his! How many Supremes has he fought? How many have he beaten? Well I beat him!"
Juliana pushed her chair to her closet and flung it open. "I made some changes to your costume while you were asleep."
She tossed a costume to Adrian. The only difference Adrian could find were the eyeholes: rather than being ski-mask style gaps, they now had thin white plastic in them.
"Clear plastic 'painted' with sharpie on the inside. See-through, and hopefully they'll dull Succubus' gaze. Make you look a bit less like a crappy cosplayer and more like an actual superhero too. Added a radio transmitter to the mask itself. I added some small cameras I'd been working on the past month. I should be able to see whatever you're seeing now."
Forty-five minutes later, Scarlet Moon landed on the roof of the complex holding the Megawater offices. The backdoor was locked with a deadbolt, but a wafer of scarlet-whatever pushed it back into the door.
Scarlet Moon stepped inside. Voices came from the door on the right.
"This place ain't got shit," said an irritated female voice.
"Watch the language," said another female voice. "Swearing isn't going to help."
"Maybe not, but it sure makes me feel better."
Scarlet Moon burst in, his shields flaring.
"What happened?" asked Generalissima.
"She took it," said Scarlet Moon. "She took my necklace."
A slight smirk touched Tempestas' lips. "So I'm not the only one running home buck naked and soundly spanked."
Scarlet Moon groaned and ran a hand down his face.
"It's OK, I have plenty of spares," said Generalissima. "And I can deactivate it as quick as a button…and there."
"That doesn't help me now!" said Scarlet Moon.
"Well, since you're talking to me, and I can see the outside, you still have your mask. So no one will recognize you."
"I'm gonna end up all over the internet," moaned Scarlet Moon.
"Honey, you're already all over the internet."
"Well, I'm going home," said Tempestas. "This was a total fucking disaster, and I really need a nice, long bubble bath."
Tempestas leapt away.
Scaret Moon groaned and lashed a cord to nearby house.
Tempestas took a deep breath, and the glow faded a bit. But just a bit.
"My, my, such skimpy underwear," said Buzzsaw, tugging on Adrian's small boxer briefs. She gave Adrian's bare right cheek a hard crack, making Adrian yelp. "Hardly appropriate for a proper boy like you, don't you think? Clearly, someone needs to teach you a lesson."
Adrian bit down on his lower lip, and tried not to whimper as Buzzsaw struck Adrian's upthrust, exposed, vulnerable bottom with hard, flesh rippling strokes of the belt. Adrian's hips pulled in slightly with each smack, and his feet inched closer to the air conditioning unit.
"Honey, David's gonna need new pants," said Juliana.
Adrian smiled hesitantly. "Maybe he'll get pants like these."
"Maybe! Only one way to find out."
When the beam faded, the lego demon's torso had been blastered to smithereens, but its legs still stood. Legos clacked, and the creature's torso reformed.
The cat howled when a bowling ball struck it on the shoulder. It pivoted to follow Scarlet Moon, trying to catch the bowling balls being flung at it. Scarlet Moon was too quick though, a second bowling ball sailing towards the cat even as the first struck it in the chest, or shoulders, or face.
Finally, with another howl, the cat vanished.
Scarlet Moon landed next to Anklyana and cast about.
Nothing.
He strained for the smallest sound, the slightest hint that a giant catgirl was going to charge out of the darkness.
Nothing.
Adrian started to cry. It was like a dam broke, and all the stress, fear and craziness of the night just poured out in body-shaking gasps. Then Juliana started to cry too.
Sam shifted anxiously. "Neither of your phones worked? Really?"
Adrian and Juliana pulled out their phones and offered it to Sam. Sam tapped them a few times, and grunted. He gave them back, then pulled the two into a deep hug.
"I'm sorry," he whispered. "I didn't mean to be angry, I was just worried. I had no idea."
Adrian clung to Sam, and buried his face in Sam's shoulder.
"I was so scared," said Adrian. "I didn't know what to do, I-"
"Shhh," said Sam, rubbing the back of Adrian's head. "Shhh."
Minutes passed, maybe as long as half an hour, before the two students finally got a handle on themselves.
"Natalie Napier what do you think you're doing?" asked Juliana. She put down her bags and put her hands on her hips.
Natalie rolled onto her back, grabbed a pillow and covered her face.
"Let me guess, you didn't stick to the diet over break did you?"
The pillow nodded up and down.
"Natalie."
Natalie said something muffled.
Juliana walked up the girl, lifted her legs into the diaper position and struck the girl's right cheek.
Hard.
The thick buttock roiled beneath the smack, and Natalie squealed and lifted her back off the couch.
"Remove that pillow and look at me when I talk to you."
"Don't you throw Mama's quotes at me," said Generalissima.
"No, no she doesn't." Bernice jumped to her feet, and spun around.
"Did I say you could get up?" asked the Dr. Park.
"Umm, no ma'am. But I need to go help stop the bad guys."
"Well, I guess that's reasonable." The woman opened her closet. "But first you need to cover your bottom."
Bernice rubbed her red cheeks. "Not sure that sound as good as it once did."
Adrian straightened. He pivoted on his heel and walked towards the door.
"What are you–how–get back here!" Melissa's heels clacked angrily against the linoleum. Adrian slowed as a massive, invisible vice squeezed his skull.
Strong fingers closed around Adrian's hair, while a flat palm whapped the seat of his jeans.
"Ow, hey let go!" Adrian reached back and grabbed the fingers tangled in his hair.
"I don't think so." Melissa dragged Adrian back towards the counter with shocking ease, popping Adrian's bottom with every step. "Not after you spit all over me, wasted product, and insulted me."
Melissa forced Adrian back over the counter.
Natalie's eyes sparkled.
Juliana's smile turned a bit confused.
Scarlet Moon leaned over the Whistler. "I bent Buzzsaw over my knee and gave her a long. Hard. Spanking. Don't you think she'd want a bit of payback? Don't you think she wants to prove that she is the toughest gal around? That nobody, not even the little shit who spanked her like a naughty schoolgirl can stand up to the Buzzsaw?"
The Christmas music cut out.
Adrian's skin tingled.
"Ladies and Gentlemen." A shrill voice came over the PA. A towering creature rose up in front of the Christmas tree in the center of the mall. A woman stood on top of the creature's head. She wore a frilly, poofy pink dress that extended to just above her knees. Her blonde hair was done up in pigtails with pink bows. Her big blue eyes sparkled with glee and malice. A silver tiara adorned her head, and a sparkly pink mask obscured her face.
She stood on a twenty foot tall clay statue crafted to look like a long-limbed teddy bear, complete with one missing eye and ragged stitches around the arm on the same side. What looked like a line of stitches wound its way across the creature's shoulder.
Keiko's face paled. "That bear…"
"Yeah, it's pretty creepy isn't it?" said Natalie, backing up a few steps.
"Sorry to interrupt your Christmas shopping. The name's Princess, and I'm here with a very special message. The toys are tired." The woman's voice rose into a shriek. "Tired of being trashed and spat on and torn apart and fought over and discarded. Today, the TOYS FIGHT BACK!"
A buzzing drone permeated the mall.
Adrian eased towards the wall.
Juliana rubbed her hands together. "I think we need to pay Ms. Carmine a visit."
Scarlet Moon zipped through the open door. "Generalissima!"
"What's the situation?" asked Generalissima.
"Leopard's attacking the party, wants Vanessa," said Scarlet Moon, swinging out into the hallway. "Turning on that Glow tracker thing."
Scarlet Moon's mask eyes went red, and a red haze settled over his vision. Two trails, one thicker than the other wound off to the right.
"Vanessa's trying to get some distance between her and other people." Scarlet Moon swung through the hallway and banked right.
"Doesn't want anyone to see her change," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon swung into a conference room. Vanessa stood with her back to the windows, her eyes wide. Raven fur had begun spreading across her skin, her eyes narrowing and yellowing into cat eyes. Leopard advanced on her. Slowly, steadily, inexorably.
"Leave me alone," said Vanessa. Tears formed in her eyes. "What did I ever do to you?"
"Nothing," said Leopard. She grinned. "I was just bored."
Scarlet Moon lashed a pair of cords to Leopard's back and yanked the woman into a full nelson.
"Not this kind of evidence." Juliana dragged Adrian to the hood, and forced him over it.
Scarlet Moon led the trio down the corridor.
"Still can't believe you just attacked those guards," said Vanessa. She clutched her arms and shivered.
"Yeah, and they didn't stand a chance." Bernice looked sideways at Scarlet Moon. "Despite all their training and weapons. What'll we do if you decide being a villain is more fun?"
"You even thinking of turning evil, and I'll spank you for a month straight," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon smirked. "Oh, I think I know somebody who might be able to stop me."
"Might?" said Juliana. "Didn't you know the pen is mightier than the sword? And my friend, I've got a mean pen."
The trio rounded a corner. A particle gun whined and a beam splattered against the wall next to Bernice's head.
"Get back!" Scarlet Moon grabbed Bernice and Vanessa and pulled them back around the corner.
"Hey, I'm a cop!" shouted Bernice. She stuck her badge around the corner. "Stop shooting!"
Particle guns whined, and Bernice hastily snapped her arm back.
"More of Succubus' thralls," said Scarlet Moon.
"How does she have so many of them? And how are they down here so fast? And how did she know we'd be here?" asked Vanessa.
"She doesn't," said Bernice. "Probably spent the past few weeks building up a network of thralls in Silver Tower. She's probably effectively owned Silver Tower for a week or more. Today she's just making it official."
"OK, ok," said the Whistler, casting a panicked look over her shoulder. "I'll tell you, I'll tell just please don't let me-"
Scarlet Moon grabbed the woman around the waist just as the forcefield gave out. He wrapped a cord around a nearby branch. They lowered to the ground. Scarlet Moon dropped the Whistler into the dirt.
"So," said Scarlet Moon, dispersing the scarlet cord, and crossing his arms over his chest.
"Jeez," muttered Juliana. "Talk about intense."
The officers let out relieved breaths and led Adrian out into the parking lot.
"Adrian!" David rushed over and pulled Adrian into a hug. "Christ, I was freaking out. Are you ok? Did that thing hurt you?"
Adrian sank into David's grip.
"Love you too."
"You want corner time?"
"No no no. No. No."
Clemency smirked. "You spent several hours curled up beneath the floor in Ms. Silver's office. Sounds worse than cornertime to me."
"Well, I guess that makes sense."
Once Generalissima's timeout was over, she pulled her skirt back on and hurried out of the mansion, sniffling and whimpering.
"You doing ok?" asked Scarlet Moon as they walked back through the gates.
"I'm fine. Least it's finally over." Generalissima tapped her lips thoughtfully. "Although I do like the idea of putting someone in a timeout for a minute for every year. I might have to remember that one."
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
Scarlet Moon landed on the roof.
"Right on time." Midnight slid out of the shadows and came up behind Scarlet Moon. She pulled Scarlet Moon into an embrace, her large chest pressing against Scarlet Moon's back. "You're such a good little kitten, aren't you?"
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath. For a second, he relaxed like he hadn't all night. Then he pulled away and turned to face Midnight.
"I take it things are about to get serious," said Juliana. "Good luck."
Adrian entered the suite, the laptop harddrive tucked in one jacket pocket.
Alex sat on the couch, watching breaking news about Scarlet Moon's scuffle with the police. "Look at this. You know, I thought Scarlet Moon was a bit bumbling, but meant well. Now, I don't know. You know this CEO wasn't the only person he kidnapped?"
"Here, let me finish for you. 'You might have won this time, but justice will triumph in the end!' Something like that hmm?"
"Umm, yeah, yes. Yes!" Scarlet Moon squirmed a little, but all he did was make his hips sway, rubbing his very thinly-clad skin against the woman's hand, as if begging for a spanking.
"Silly kitten. How could I win, when you never even put up a fight?"
"Y-your powers–"
"Allow me to control, and fade into and out of shadows." The melodic voice laughed a sparkling laugh. "I can't do anything to you, except make it a little hard to see. Face it kitten. You're the only reason you're bent over with your heart-shaped booty in the air."
"You're lying!"
"You know I'm not." Warm pillows pressed against Scarlet Moon's back, and the woman's voice caressed Scarlet Moon's ear. "And good little kittens don't make false accusations."
A curved paddle, perfectly sized and shaped to encompass every inch of Tempestas' bare cheeks, formed behind the heroine's derriere. Scarlet Moon swallowed.
The curved paddle struck Tempestas' bottom with a great SPLAT. At the same time an all encompassing burn, interspersed with sharp pinpricks where lego bumps bit into his sensitive skin, torched Scarlet Moon's naked cheeks. The paddle drew back. Tempestas bottom bounced and wobbled with the lingering force of the first blow. The paddle struck again. A second wave of fire swept across Scarlet Moon's svelt bottom.
"You've seen them both?" asked Tempestas.
"On their tail right now," said Scarlet Moon. "Can you pick up Anklyana? Her mask should have an overlay that will help you find me."
"Sure, Anklyana you on?" asked Tempestas.
"Um, yeah," said Anklyana.
"Great, let's take this between us," said Tempestas. "Wait for us if you can, Moon. No sense in fighting fair."
The other two dropped off.
Scarlet Moon whipped around an office building, and spied two dark figures leaping from rooftop to rooftop. Scarlet Moon narrowed his eyes and sent a little trickle into his eyepieces. The eyepieces whirled and zoomed. While both moved with catlike grace and superhuman speed, only one had a figure slung over her shoulder.
Scarlet Moon lashed a pair of chords to the legs of a water tower and zipped through, flinging himself after the pair.
"How's that feel?" asked Prometheus, sparks flying from her lips with every word.
"I can't tell you what an honor it is, that you love me more than your own mama loves–"
Prometheus' hand battered Tempestas' right cheek, her palm blurring. Tempestas' cheek jiggled and wobbled beneath the onslaught. Tempestas' hips wiggled back and forth, and her fists clenched. A few gasps and eeps of pain slipped through her lips.
"That's right," said Prometheus, panting fiercely. "You're feeling it now right? No witty comebacks? No pretending you know shit about me. Maybe it's time to blister the other cheek."
Poseidon walked up behind Scarlet Moon.
Anklyana clung to Scarlet Moon like a drowning woman clinging to flotsam in an ocean storm. "I'm sorry…I'm sorry. I couldn't, I couldn't control it. It went crazy."
"Hush, hush it's not your fault." Scarlet Moon's eyes landed on something sticking out of Anklyana's back. He plucked it out.
"Oww!" Anklyana jerked. "What is that?"
Scarlet Moon rolled a thin needle around in his fingers. His eyes turned a dark, deep red. "The reason your powers went crazy."
"But, what is it? A splinter?"
"OK," said Generalissima. "We're underneath a giant mall with very big bombs. There's no place we can take them, not without doing even more damage. First, grab that crystal, and throw it in the sewers."
Scarlet Moon leaned over the Whistler. "I kicked the crap out of Buzzsaw. Absolutely humiliated her in front of her minions. Proved that no matter how strong she gets, she is still nothing more than a two-bit thug. Don't you think she is going to want some payback? To prove once and for all that not even the little shit who kicked her ass all over the business park can stand up to the Buzzsaw?"
"We still have Leopard to deal with," said Juliana. She pulled Adrian's laptop back open. "Been scraping the FBI database, and a few state police databases too. What's your password?"
Adrian gave Juliana a wary look. He pulled his laptop away from his sister and gestured for Juliana to turn around. Juliana rolled her eyes, but did as asked. Adrian unlocked the computer. "OK, do your thing."
Juliana spun back around. A few rapid-fire finger movements later, Juliana had a house up on Silver Maps. "By triangulating surveillance camera and drone footage in the police database, I was able to track Leopard to a small house in a neighborhood on the south side. We're gonna–"
"Alright, let's get this show on the road," said Princess with a gleeful clap. "Anklyana you may paddle at will."
Anklyana lightly tapped the paddle against Scarlet Moon's bottom.
Scarlet Moon took a deep breath. Maybe it wouldn't hurt. Maybe he was immune to his own powers. Lots of superheroes in comic books were.
WHAP!
Scarlet Moon squealed. A sharp, hot pain bloomed on his right cheek. The pain lingered even after Anklyana pulled away the scarlet implement, hurting as bad as when the paddle first struck. Scarlet Moon bobbled his bottom and drummed his fingers on his ankles.
Scarlet Moon struck the rifle with a short burst, sending it flying down into the shaft.
"Good shot," said Bernice. "Now just let one of them show their ugly–"
A hand appeared and tossed something up to them.
"Is that-"
Scarlet Moon flared his shield, and zipped them back up as fast as he could go. A deafening boom rocked the shaft, and a dazzling flare blinded the hero. The trio rocked back and forth, slamming against first one wall, then the other.
"Oh god oh god oh god," said Vanessa. "That was a grenade. A grenade!"
"Stun grenade," said Bernice. "But yeah, can be lethal in an enclosed space like this."
"My shield barely blocked that." Scarlet Moon blinked the spots away from his eyes.
"Think it can block a second one?" asked Bernice.
"No." Scarlet Moon dissipated his cord, and the trio plummeted.
Vanessa screamed.
In Scarlet Moon's ear.
Again.
Another rifle poked out into the shaft.
A great clicking filled the mall.
"What's that?" asked Tempestas.
Glass shattered, and shrieks rose. Legos swirled from every corner of the mall. They swirled into a great tornado in front of the supervillain. Plastic projectiles spat out of the tornado at the two heroes. Tempestas twisted the winds into a tunnel and flung the legos towards Princess. The bear deflected the lego bits with a single great paw.
"Right, first order of business: rip off that bear's arm," said Tempestas.
The legos clicked together into a giant…thing. It was vaguely humanoid, except ten feet tall. Tentacles whipped out of its shoulders and knees. Four giant arms grew out of its torso. Its mouth opened as if to scream, though nothing came out.
Because legos.
"What the heck is that?" asked Tempestas.
"What's the problem?" asked Juliana.
"I'm going on a date tonight at eight," said Adrian.
Juliana raised an eyebrow. "And you're so glum because…"
"Because she's gonna put soap in my mouth and spank me first," muttered Adrian, blushing.
Juliana smirked. "Oh? And what did you do to earn such a tasty punishment?"
"N-nothing! It was an accident! Stupid voice to talk," said Adrian.
"Sent her 'Fuck it' did you?" Juliana's voice was filled with barely contained laughter.
"It's not funny!" Adrian threw a pillow at Juliana.
Juliana caught the pillow and laughed. "And knowing you, you probably did something to dig yourself deeper, didn't you?"
Adrian muttered incoherently. "She's just a jerk."
"Must be pretty sexy though, if you're still going on the date."
Adrian futzed with his clothing. "Not really someone you say no to."
"Ooh, so she's got one of those vibes," said Juliana. Her grin broadened and her eyes glittered. "Where'd you meet her?"
"Oh just leave me alone," said Alex sharply. "I'm tired ok?"
"Sure," said Adrian. He plopped down on the couch and watched a couple of episodes with Alex, before returning to his room and zonking out.
She woke to a knock at his door. Sunlight filtered in through the window.
"Hey, come on I've finally got something," said Juliana.
Adrian hastily changed and joined Juliana in her room, Natalie right behind him.
"Ok, so I've got something interesting," said Juliana. "Very interesting."
Vanessa raised an eyebrow. "You're pretty laidback, huh?"
"It's just an act," said Juliana in a stage whisper.
Scarlet Moon sprinted after the huntress and leapt out after her. A sturdy rope lashed itself to his ankle. He looked down. Huntress crouched just underneath the lip of the roof, clinging to a window ledge. She smirked and yanked.
Scarlet Moon jerked down and slammed facefirst into the building, twisting and flaring his shield to avoid any windows and keep from smashing through any walls.
The leopard-print lady released the chord and Scarlet Moon plummetted.
Scarlet Moon snapped the rope and lashed a chord to the ledge where the woman had been. Scarlet Moon sailed up into the air above the ledge, his eyes flicking in search of the figure.
Muscular arms wrapped around his neck, and a heavy wooden paddle flattened his bottom three times in rapid succession. Scarlet Moon yelped and grabbed the arm.
"You're pathetically easy prey," hissed a voice in his ear. "You smash through foliage like a raging bull elephant, just as blind but so much more vulnerable."
Powerful legs pressed against his back and kicked, sending Scarlet Moon flying through the air.
Scarlet Moon spun and fired a chord at empty space where the woman had been.
"You suck." Anklyana stomped into the dim room. They stood at the far end of a bowling lane. The lanes had heaved. A rack of web-covered bowling balls lined the far wall, looking almost like shrunken heads in the dim light. She shivered. "It's creepy in here."
Tempestas landed next to her. She grabbed her bottom and danced around the roof. "Oww oww oww."
Scarlet Moon touched his ear with one hand, while rubbing his burning bottom with the other. "Generalissima, you there?"
"Oh good you're alright. I lost signal until just before you rocketed out of the ground I guess? What happened?"
Another knock came at the door.
"Well, ok. It's your bottom," said Juliana. The door creaked open, and David's heavy footsteps entered the room.
There was a moment of silence.
David sighed. "Let me guess, you couldn't be bothered to take ten minutes to compile a list of books?"
"Too conservative. Clashes with the band's colors. Pajamas. Not appropriate for this weather. Ah-ha!"
Juliana came out holding up an elegant, long-sleeved black dress. The top completely covered Adrian from the base of the neck down, while the skirt extended about halfway down his thighs. "Try this on."
Adrian slipped into the bathroom and slipped it on. It was a tight fit, emphasizing his small breasts, hugging his slender hips and clinging to his pert bottom. He returned to his room. He took a moment to inspect himself in the mirror.
"Nice, very nice." Juliana circled him. She gave Adrian's bottom a sharp smack.
"Oww! Hey!" Adrian hopped forward, his hands snapping back to his bottom.
Scarlet Moon's fist collided with Princess' chin. Princess flew backwards. Mr. Cuddles' paw whipped up and caught Princess, swaying backwards to cushion the blow.
"Not while I can help it, you won't!" boomed a voice.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flew open. A blast of wind slammed into Mr. Cuddles. The blast would have knocked Princess off, except Mr. Cuddles managed to get its paw up to shield her. Tempestas slammed feet first into the bear's wrist. It'd probably hurt a lot if you hit a human there.
But alas, Mr. Cuddles wasn't human. Mr. Cuddles whipped Scarlet Moon around and smacked Tempestas with him, like a child batting a fly with their doll.
Tempestas flew backwards and struck a railing. Scarlet Moon's ears rang, and his head throbbed.
"Ok, that didn't go quite as planned," said Tempestas. "Don't suppose there's anything you can do to help?"
Scarlet Moon flowed his shield into his arms and legs and strained. Mr. Cuddles's fingers didn't budge. Scarlet Moon shrugged.
"Alright then." Tempestas leapt off the railing and arced at Mr. Cuddles. "This is gonna hurt."
Mr. Cuddles swung Scarlet Moon at Tempestas. Tempestas stopped in midair and unleashed a vertical tornado right into Scarlet Moon's face. Mr. Cuddles's arm lurched backwards, and Scarlet Moon whipped towards Princess. Mr. Cuddles's other arm whipped up between Princess and Scarlet Moon, and Scarlet Moon's head cracked into his palm.
Princess giggled. Mr. Cuddles twisted sideways. It staggered a few steps, and fell. Princess yelped and grabbed Mr. Cuddles's neck. Mr. Cuddles twisted to not land on Princess, and instead landed on the hand holding Scarlet Moon. The hand popped open and Scarlet Moon leapt away, barely avoiding the bear's giant head. Scarlet Moon rolled stumbled and snagged a pillar to stop himself.
"Holy crap, that worked." Tempestas landed next to Scarlet Moon and helped his stand.
"Ouuuuch," said Scarlet Moon, rubbing his head.
"Told you it was gonna hurt," said Tempestas.
"Seriously, their sudden change of heart is making me wonder. We might be dealing with possession, or mind control or something," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon sighed and crossed his arms over his chest. "You're not getting away girl. You're only making it worse for yourself."
Just when Scarlet Moon thought that he was going to have to actually start looking, a loud crash echoed from the other side of the room.
"Oooh, my butt. I think I broke my tail bone."
The last girl was found clutching her buttocks, staring up at a small window near the top of the wall. Next to the woman was a collapsed wooden shelf and a fallen ladder. The girl froze, her hands still on her ass, as she slowly swivelled her head around to meet Scarlet Moon in the eyes.
"Uh… here I am," said White Dress, her lips quivering and her eyes filled with fear.
"Did you just try to run away?"
"Uh…"
Leopard's fist slammed into Tempestas' nose, shattering the shield Anklyana had wrapped around the hurricane heroine. The heroine skidded across the roof and slammed into the lip. She slumped, groaning.
Anklyana collapsed. "I can't…it's too much…"
Leopard smirked, and rounded on Scarlet Moon. "Two down. One to go."
Scarlet Moon's fists tightened. "It ain't over yet."
One shoulder throw, two elbows to the gut and a backhand across the face proved Scarlet Moon pretty thoroughly wrong.
Leopard smirked down at Scarlet Moon's groaning form. She was panting. Sweat coated her body. She swayed a bit and put a hand to her head. "Whoo. You three caught one hell of a second wind didn't you? Haven't had a fight like that in years."
Scarlet Moon rolled onto his hands and knees. His arms and legs shook, and he very nearly faceplanted.
Leopard grabbed his hair and dragged him across the roof. "And now, to the victor–"
A dark figure slammed into Leopard, slamming her against the roof-access door. Razor sharp claws raked across Leopard's face. Fists and feet blurred, battering the woman. Leopard collapsed like a ragdoll. She groaned and tried to push herself back up on shaking arms before collapsing again.
Vanessa stood over the prone form, shoulders heaving, breath coming in gasps.
Quick as lightning, Leopard pivoted and fired a dart at Scarlet Moon.
The dart struck Scarlet Moon in the shoulder. Icy hot agony ripped through Scarlet Moona like a frenzied monster. Scarlet Moon shrieked. He fell the roof, spasming in agony. Incredible strength surged through his limbs. His fingers brushed the roof and tore a great gouge in it, while everything sped up around his. A bone-deep, total weakness unlike anything Scarlet Moon had ever felt ripped through his limbs, while everyone around his slowed down.
Scarlet Moon snarled. When things slowed down again, he ran forward, fist cocked. When things sped up, and strength burned through his muscles, he swung his fist, knocking Leopard twenty feet straight up.
Hot agony ripped through his, and he fell to his knees, wailing and clutching his sides.
Soothing green light wrapped itself around his. The agony faded, and a sick yellow light flowed from him to Anklyana, where it turned a healthy green.
Leopard slammed into the ceiling. She pushed herself to her feet, looking woozy for the first time that night.
"So much for your trump card," said Anklyana. Sweat ran down her face, and she was breathing heavily.
"Don't worry, I still got plenty of aces!" Leopard leapt at Anklyana.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Anklyana has learned two new powers: Stasisaurus and Empathysaurus. Stasisaurus inflicts Anklyana with the Stasis status. So long as Stasis is active, at the start of her turn, Anklyana will be cured of the worst status inflicitng her (including buffs) except for Stasis. For each status cured, she will take damage equal to the remaining duration of the status.
Empathysaurus allows her to transfer the worst status inflicting a target from them to her, and cuts the duration of the transferred status in half (rounded up).
Scarlet Moon battered Succubus' bottom, the scarlet paddle flashing from one cheek to the other.
Succubus kicked from the knee. Her bare thighs pressed against Scarlet Moon's torso, but she may have well been pressing against a wall. "Let go of me you cow!"
Scarlet Moon unleashed a flurry of swats to Succubus' right cheek, and then her left. The once mighty, now naughty villain squirmed kicked and howled.
Succubus groaned, and pushed herself onto her hands and knees, her cape falling away to reveal a pair of jiggly cheeks exposed by a tiny thong.
Prometheus flung a ball of fire at Scarlet Moon.
Adrian fell to his knees, and clutched his gut. The crimson glow flickered and faded.
"Well, well, looks like Globoy finally ran out of batteries," said Buzzsaw. She towered over Adrian with hands on hips and feet set wide apart. "Pathetic."
Adrian groaned.
Buzzsaw grabbed Adrian by the hair and yanked his head off the ground. She glared into Adrian's eyes. "I don't take kindly to you beating up my people."
The icy paddle rose and fell, rose and fell, rose and fell. Its crisp splat intermingled with Prometheus' brutal smacks, and Scarlet Moon's and Tempestas' wails wove together, bouncing off the buildings and battering their ears. It rolled across campus, drawing snickers from some and uneasy shudders from others.
Tears flowed down Scarlet Moon's face, leaving small chilly trails across his cheeks. His bottom burned in a way it never had before. It was raw, and dry, the pain exasperated by the terrible cold of Poseidon's implement. His legs twitched in their icy prison, sending tantalizing tremors across his marvelous, vulnerable bottom.
Buzzsaw slammed into the ground next to Poseidon. The ground shuddered, and Scarlet Moon's icy prison shattered.
Prometheus looked over her shoulder. "Crap."
She tossed Tempestas on the ground. Tempestas curled up and clutched her welted bottom.
Juliana sighed. "Sometimes, I forget just how boring dude clothes are. Like, I guess we could put you in a tie, but this is a rock concert. Not exactly appropriate, you know what I'm saying?"
Adrian rolled his eyes.
Juliana rooted through the closet another minute or so, before throwing up her hands. "Whatever, I give up. You put something on. I'm gonna go play with my wardrobe. A real wardrobe."
Scarlet Moon walked through the opening gates. "Told you so."
"Shut up," said Juliana.
"Excuse me?" said the guard.
"Nothing, nevermind."
Scarlet Moon stood in front of a truly ginormous mansion. "Pretty sure that thing's bigger than our neighborhood."
The door swung open, and a tall woman about Scarlet Moon's age stood in the doorway. Her dark hair was cropped short, and she wore a black and white skirted suit. She had an athletic build with long legs, broad shoulders, and narrow torso.
The woman stepped aside and gestured for Scarlet Moon to enter.
Scarlet Moon sighed.
"Nobody ever said being a superheroine was easy," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon stepped up next to Bernice and bent over the desk. His straight legs pushed his plump bottom out behind him. His back arched, further emphasizing the rounded swell of his cheeks, left completely bare by the thong backing of his costume. He pressed his torso against the desk.
"You regret flashing your glutes?"
Scarlet Moon ground his teeth together.
"Don't go making a fuss," said Juliana. "Just take the belting and move on."
Bernice took Scarlet Moon's hand. "Be warned, that beeeegh!"
The belt cracked across Bernice's outrust bottom, and the desk shook as the police officer bounced up and down on it.
"Quiet you. You're supposd to be taking a belting, not yakking with your friend."
The belt snapped across Scarlet Moon's exposed cheeks, sending a line of fire across their peaks.
"Or you could run away?" said Juliana. "I mean, we could handle Succubus without her right?"
Silver raised an eyebrow. "It seems I was wrong. It's a devil sitting on your shoulder."
"Ain't that the truth," said Scarlet Moon.
"Stop taking her side," said Juliana, a bit of panic creeping into her voice. "Besides, I don't have a costume."
"I suppose it is unfair to force you to reveal your true identity," said Silver.
Scarlet Moon groaned, while Juliana cheered.
"Which is why I will give you twenty-four hours to make a costume," said Silver.
Juliana groaned, while Scarlet Moon cheered.
"Come on, just get out of there," said Juliana. "We don't need her help. Look at how big that lady is! You really want to go over her lap?"
Clemency cracked her knuckles, a merciless grin on her face.
"I knew you were a good guy. I just knew it," said a female voice. When Scarlet Moon's vision returned, a woman hovered next to the roof. Glowing golden wings, seemingly made completely of light, sprouted from her back and flapped slowly behind her. A low-cut, white bustier with boning apparently made of gold (or some sort of gold-plated metal) covered her pert breasts, and left her flat, firm tummy exposed. She wore a golden thong underneath a loose-fitting skirt made of white gauze that only extended about halfway down her firm, round bottom. Golden, slightly curled hair framed her face and fell across her bare shoulders. An elaborate mask stylized to vageuly resemble a rising sun covered the top half of her face. Fierce, glowing golden eyes glared down at Vanessa and Scarlet Moon like an avenging angel. Golden sandals, with golden chains instead of straps, adorned her feet.
"The fuck are you?" asked Vanessa.
"I am Bright. The newest superheroine on the block. Here to arrest you, and help Scarlet Moon save the people kidnapped by his double. In that order." A saber made of golden light erupted from Bright's left fist. She pointed it at Vanessa. "Come quietly, or be taken."
"Suck my dick." Vanessa whipped the sack above her head and threw it into the air, sending priceless jewels and expensive knick-knacks flying. Bright squeaked and zipped after the glittering things. She zig-zagged across the night sky, nothing more than a golden streak, snatching things out of the sky.
Prometheus ducked the blast and bathed the superhero in flames. "Hang on Globoy. I've got a message to deliver."
Prometheus turned molten eyes on the Chastains. "Roots sends her regards."
The woman backed up a step. "Oh God…"
Prometheus smirked. "Homework's done. Time to play!"
Tempestas burst out of the ruins of the stairs, and lunged at Prometheus. Poseidon stepped between the two and caught Tempestas. The two flew backwards into the street. Ice formed over Poseidon's body, while Prometheus' flames flared.
Scarlet Moon wrapped the flames in a cocoon of scarlet energy.
Prometheus scowled, and the flames flared, straining against the cocoon.
Sweat beated on Scarlet Moon's forehead. The cocoon flexed and pulsed, but held. The flames started to die down, and then petered out.
Prometheus' mouth formed a little o.
The warm breasts pulled away, and a jingling laugh filled the shadows. Scarlet Moon pivoted to face the thief, but she was gone. Scarlet Moon backed up slowly, his head on a swivel. His hands shook and his heart hammered in his ears.
"S-show you-yourself!" Scarlet Moon's quiet, shaking words vanished into the calm silence of the office.
Something cold and metallic clicked over Scarlet Moon's neck. His knees gave out. Warm strong hands caught his under the arms.
"You know those two government agents you hang out with?" The words whispered across Scarlet Moon's ear. "That little number fell off their truck. Doesn't just block you from recovering your power, seals it away. Don't worry, I'll take it off when we're done."
Hands turned Scarlet Moon around. Scarlet Moon caught a glimpse of pale skin and heaving mounds before finding himself bent underneath the woman's long arm. The woman lifted Scarlet Moon clean off the ground. The hero gasped and squirmed, his legs kicking a little and his arms flailing. He felt like a tantruming toddler tucked under mommy's arm on the way to timeout.
The officers all tensed, except the chief, who just looked annoyed.
"Yeah, which is exactly why I want your ass out of here," said the chief. "This is a very delicate situation. You go charging in there like an action hero, and a lot of people are going to get hurt."
A lightbulb flashed. A mob of reporters stood behind the barricade, barely held back by a couple of exasperated officers.
"Scarlet Moon, Scarlet Moon are you here to save the folks in the arena?"
"Do you think the new Supremes are related to Succubus or Buzzsaw?"
"Have you seen any signs of Buzzsaw?"
"Why haven't you stopped the Ms. Demeanor thefts of the past few nights?"
"Could Ms. Demeanor be a Supreme?"
Ms. who?
Scarlet Moon pushed the reporters out of mind. "And how exactly do you plan on freeing the hostages?"
"The same way we always do you idiot. Careful negotiation."
An officer with a large pair of headphones hurried over and whispered something to the police chief. The chief's expression turned murderous. He threw a glare at the reporters.
"Looks like the two loons in there know you're here," said the chief. "And they want to talk to you."
Natalie eased off of Adrian's lap. She reached back and rubbed her throbbing bottom.
Adrian leaned forward and pulled Natalie's wrist away. She gave Natalie's right cheek a sharp swap with his hand. Natalie squealed.
"No rubbing," said Adrian.
"Sorry, sorry," said Natalie. She shifted uneasily from one foot to the other, her face was as red as her bottom, and her face was marred with tears.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the wall. Before he could yank, the paddles slammed into his bottom, each flattening a pert, compact buttock. Scarlet Moon squealed, and lost focus. The cord flickered and vanished.
"Bwahahahahha!" Leopard's harsh laugh bounced off the steel walls. "Got this whole gauntlet of traps lined up, and the 'Sensational' Scarlet Moon couldn't even get past the first one! I was hoping you'd be worthy prey, but you're just a kid in a bad Halloween costume! And you know what I do to kids who break into my house?"
Succubus pushed her two minions off with effortless ease, and slid to her feet with the grace of a cougar. One minion got up with her. The other did not.
"Really?" said Succubus with a small half smile. "I never eat out because you never know when some jackass is going to come in and kick your driver across the table."
Scarlet Moon clapped his hands together. "You mean you don't like eating out either? I sense a bonding moment!"
"I'll show you a bonding moment," said Succubus, throwing her cape back to reveal a bullwhip.
Alex rolled her eyes and gestured to the screen. "How many people do you know can do that?"
Adrian grunted and entered Juliana's room. "Did you hear, apparently Scarlet Moon kidnapped other people."
"Yeah, I saw that while you were on your way home," said Juliana. "Close the door."
"You look great!" Juliana backed up a step and clapped her hands together gleefully. "Dave's gonna need new pants after he sees you in this!"
Adrian eyed himself in the mirror. The pair were at a clothing shop on the edge of downtown. They had just gotten back into town, and Juliana had decided to drag Adrian out to pick up a few things to "impress the boys." Apparently, David was now fair game since he was no longer Adrian's TA (though his parents had hired him to "help Adrian keep on top of his schoolwork. Thanks Juliana).
"Don't even think about lying!" Princess jumped up and down. "I saw Whaletail–"
"My name is Anklyana," said Anklyana.
"Whatever. I saw her trying to put something weird next to my castle. It was a bomb wasn't it? You're trying to break my castle!"
"Well–"
"I don't care! You lied to me. You didn't want to talk to me at all. You just wanted to break my castle!"
"Not–"
"Shut up! You've both been very naughty! You need some good spankings, but I can't come out and give them to you." Princess pressed the back of her hand against her forehead. "My people need me. So, you're gonna spank each other. And I'm gonna record it and put it all over the internet!"
Anklyana's cheeks flushed.
"So, what's the situation?" asked Adrian as he closed the door.
"Remember all those police grade weapon the Whistlers had?" asked Juliana.
Poseidon watched warily as Scarlet Moon approached. "Gonna kill you when this is over Prometheus."
"Oh you shut up. Oww!"
Scarlet Moon grabbed Poseidon by the arm and tossed him over him shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He gave the tight bottom, peeking just the slightest bit out of a small blue speedo, a sharp smack.
Poseidon grunted.
Scarlet Moon's outfit dampened just the slightest bit.
Juliana said something, but it all bled together into a blur. Adrian closed his eyes, and fell into blissful, painless sleep.
"Really what would you do without me?" Juliana snapped her fingers. "Right, get spanked on your first date because you completely forgot about it right up until your new girlfriend showed up on our doorstep."
"To be fair, it's kind of been a busy day," said Natalie.
Juliana grabbed Adrian's hand. "Well come on. Let's get you ready."
"This isn't a game you idiot," said the chief. "You have any idea what'll happen if you start a superhuman throwdown in there? Ever seen cows stampede when they have nowhere to go?"
The hoodlum laughed a high-pitched laugh. "Umm, it was just a word you know? Like dude, or babe or something."
Adrian unleashed half a dozen hard, fast smacks to the hoodlum's sitspots, making her buck and squeal.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" wailed the hoodlum, drumming her fist against the wall, and stomping one of her feet.
"Now, you gonna assault anyone ever again?" asked Adrian.
"What? Of course I am. I'm in a gang-oww!"
"Wrong answer." Adrian bent over slightly, and began smacking the hoodlum's sitspots with sharp, heavy blows.
The hoodlum wiggled and squirmed, yelping and crying. "OK, OK, I won't try to kick anyone's ass, I swear!"
"Remember last night, when you got beaten, enthralled and spanked by Succubus?" asked Juliana.
"Cool," said the kid.
"No, it's not cool," said the mother. "It's dangerous, and reckless and horrifying. They're all out of control weapons. Every last one of them. Weapons of-"
Scarlet Moon ran into the bowling alley, Tempestas just behind his. A shield fell down over the door. "OK, Yomama and Anklyana's shield oughta be able to hold them for a little bit. You OK?"
Scarlet Moon shrugged and picked at his dress.
"How can I help you today?" The woman's smile broadened, though there was a flatness to her gaze that made Adrian's stomach curdle.
"Well, I've heard lots of great things about Megawater, and I was wondering if I could try a sample."
The woman looked up from her computer. "Hello, and welcome to Megawaters, home of the super-awesomely-awesome cure-all of awesomeness. How can I help you today?"
"I'd like to try a sample."
"Of course." The woman pushed a button on her desk phone. "I have a potential customer here. He'd like to try a sample."
"Oh wonderful, I'll be right out," said a silky smooth voice from the phone's speaker.
The receptionist turned her toothy grin back on Adrian. "She'll be right out."
"Thank-"
The receptionist was already hunched over her computer, typing furiously.
Adrian pulled out his phone and set it up to text Juliana, his thumb hovering over the send button.
A woman stepped out from the back. "Hello, my name is Melissa Carmine. How can I help you today?"
"Let go of me." Anklyana pulled away from Scarlet Moon.
"Good." Juliana landed another dozen strokes, six to each cheek, making Adrian wail. "The next time I bend you over for a spanking you bend over and take it. Understand?"
"Yes ma'am," mumbled Adrian.
"Good." Juliana released Adrian. "Now pull your panties back up and remove your jeans."
Adrian morosely did as told.
Juliana gathered up the jeans and shoved them into the backpack. She took Adrian by the hair and guided him towards the bus stop. "Now we're going home. March."
Adrian's flush deepened as he watched all the passerbys take in his tearstreaked face, bare legs, thin boxer briefs and exposed, soundly spanked bottom.
When they reached the bus stop, Juliana pointed at the bench. "Sit."
Adrian sat, whimpering as his scorched, naked cheeks pressed against the cold, hard wood.
But the leopard-print lady was already gone.
Scarlet Moon gave his bottom a quick rub and reactivated his tracker. He lashed a chord to a water tower and zipped back up into the air.
His earpiece crackled.
"Hey, SM the next time I'm kidnapped, how about you don't engage my kidnapper while I'm still hanging over their shoulder, 'K?" said Juliana. "Just about lost my lunch back there."
"Wonderful." Midnight's grip around Scarlet Moon's waist tightened.
Scarlet Moon squeezed his eyes shut and sucked in a breath.
"Make me a paddle," said Midnight.
"What?" said Scarlet Moon in a quiet voice.
Midnight smacked Scarlet Moon's right cheek.
Scarlet Moon whimpered. He wove some of his shield into a scarlet paddle, and held it over his head.
"Good girl." Midnight took the paddle. She rubbed Scarlet Moon's upthrust bottom with it. Scarlet Moon whimpered and squirmed. The paddle was warm against Scarlet Moon's skin and hummed slightly. It was massage-like, and Scarlet Moon couldn't help but begin to relax a little.
The paddle snapped back and flattened Scarlet Moon's left cheek.
Scarlet Moon's eyes popped open. His body rocked forward, his back arched, and a yelp slipped past his open lips. The stroke stung, and left behind a faint buzzing.
Midnight unleashed a dozen swift, stinging strokes, each one striking the peak of Scarlet Moon's left buttock. Scarlet Moon squealed. His hips bucked, and his toes drummed against the roof.
Midnight's weight shifted, and she did the same thing to Scarlet Moon's right buttock: a dozen swift, stinging, bum-flattening strikes. Scarlet Moon yelped and bounced up and down, his bottom jumping with the motion.
"My goodness, kitten you're such a drama queen." The paddle flashed between cheeks, alternating between sitspots. "Leopard can kick you across the ballroom, and you don't so much as grunt, but a few swats with the paddle, and you're wailing your lungs out?"
"You know, all I wanted was a gregarious hero I could banter with while beating his ass. Is that too much to ask?"
Scarlet Moon said nothing.
"I suppose so." Succubus' eyes flashed red. "Clarence, fire!"
"Let's try to sneak in," said Scarlet Moon. He zipped onto the roof of the Fractal Star. He hesitated for a moment. He heard something strange. Some sort of strange, wheezing sound–
"Halt!" said a loud, electronic voice. "You are under arrest for the kidnapping of Howard Little. Put your hands up and get on the ground!"
Scarlet Moon spun. A trio of people in thick, awkward steel suits stood on the far side of the roof. The clumsy suits covered the officers completely. They all carried large, heavy looking guns, and their suits seemed to be the source of the wheezing sound.
"That's the best Silver can do?" asked Generalissima. "I'm disappointed."
Scarlet Moon tied the trio together with a crimson cord and plopped them on top of a display case. "Don't worry ladies. That cord'll fade in about ten minutes. More than enough–ah, I hear them now."
As sirens split the night, Scarlet Moon leapt up into the air, wrapped a cord around a nearby lamppost, and swung away.
"Please tell me you're finally leaving," said Juliana with a strained voice.
Scarlet Moon swung past a blinding billboard advertising Twinkle Teeth toothpaste. "I'm working on it, I'm working on it. But somebody whom I shall not name thought I should get involved in a robbery."
"Don't get snippy with me. This is what a superhero does."
"Being a superhero sucks."
"Relax. Just swing around behind campus and slip in through your window. Sam doesn't know you're out."
If Dr. Parks was affected by Juliana's tears, she didn't show it. The belt snapped back and forth as quick and fierce as ever. Juliana squirmed beneath each lash, thanking Dr. Parks after every one. Her hips wiggled and her bottom bobbed up and down.
Eventually, after many more snaps of the belt, Dr. Parks looped her belt back through the loops. "Up you go."
Juliana grabbed her slacks and started to inch them up her legs.
"You leave those right where they are. I'm driving you back to your dorm, and you will not pull those up until I'm out of sight. Understand?"
"But people will see," said Juliana.
Juliana sped up Adrian's treadmill.
"Hey!" Adrian's hand mashed the console.
"Clearly you're not running fast enough if you can talk that much," said Juliana.
"See? See? It's horrible, I won't get on," said Natalie.
Juliana grumbled and turned up the volume.
A blue-eyed woman came on the screen, a microphone held up to dazzling white teeth. She wore a skintight, lowcut white leotard that showed off ample breasts and long smooth legs. She wore a white cap, adorned with a sparkling smile, over blonde ringlets. The backdrop looked rather familiar.
"Hi everyone, I'm Twinkle Teeth, superheroine extraordinaire," said the woman. Scarlet Moon flew across the screen behind her, a giant hammer made of paper following after.
"What." Adrian and Juliana spoke in unison.
Twinkle Teeth picked up a small steel disc and chomped through it like it was made of butter. "Fighting supervillains is dirty work, and it doesn't take just any toothpaste to keep these super chompers clean. That's why I use Twinkle Teeth toothpaste."
A crimson beam lanced across the background, and the hammer disintigrated. Scarlet Moon zipped across the screen, while a woman in a black and white jumpsuit with one leg bare sailed overhead on a giant paper airplane, flinging paperballs at the hero.
The woman's smile looked slightly strained as she held up a toob of Twinkle Teeth toothpaste. The camera zoomed in on the toothpaste. Fireworks went off behind it.
"Twinkle Teeth. A super toothpaste for superteeth."
Adrian and Juliana exchanged a look.
"Did they just–"
"Yes." Juliana's lips twisted. "They filmed a commercial in front of footage of Scarlet Moon's fight with Paperwork last week."
"Make a staff for me, and hand it over will you?"
Adrian did as asked. Juliana studied the staff, then set it down on the plastic above the hair. She touched the staff with the pointer. A scarlet spark flared between them. Juliana pulled out a few more gizmos from her desk. She attached wires to the staff, and to the hair and studied some readouts on a screen. She laid a small crystal over both, and touched the crystal with the pointer.
For the next hour, Juliana poked and prodded the hair. Sometimes, she asked Adrian to create something for her. A cord. A paddle. A spring. She had Adrian flare his shield, and poked it with the pointer.
Adrian yelped. It felt like he'd just been zapped with static electricity. "Watch it!"
Juliana took off the goggles and stretched.
"Well?"
"That hair is made of Glow," said Juliana. "Not infused with it. Made of it."
Adrian frowned. "But, it's not glowing red right? It's just a regular piece of hair."
"But one made of Glow. Glow that's been modified to match your wavelength," said Juliana. She spun around and began furiously typing on her laptop.
David gave Adrian a light swat on his rear. Light or no, it was enough to re-ignite all of Adrian's welts, and Adrian hopped and yelped. "I don't want any backtalk. You don't want your ass hanging out while you're doing homework, then do your homework."
Rope lowered from the ceiling and Leopard bound Scarlet Moon's arms shoulders and torso with swift, competent motions. She hoisted Scarlet Moon into the air. Leopard did the same thing with Tempestas.
Leopard took up position between them. She put a hand around their hips and pulled them against her. "Smile for the camera!"
Only then did Scarlet Moon realize there was a camera in front of them. The camera flashed several times in rapid succession.
Leopard released them and walked over to inspect the pictures. "Hmm, yes. This one's going right in the middle of my trophy room, between the Siberian Tiger and African Rhino. With just enough space for the catgirl when I get my hands on her."
Leopard smirked at Scarlet Moon and Tempestas. She reached back and pushed a button on the control panel behind her. "Buh-bye now."
The ceiling panels above them pulled back. The ropes holding them slowly pulled up, gradually picking up speed. They vanished into the ceiling, zooming through tunnels built into the bedrock. A hole opened above Scarlet Moon, and he flew out into the air. The hook holding his rope released, and Scarlet Moon arced up and over the neighbhorhood.
The shock of icy January air burned the last remannts of the fog from his brain. Power surged through his and he snapped the rope like so much twine. He lashed a cord to the roof of Leopard's house and zipped back down.
Adrian leaned forward and spat the water all over Melissa. Melissa backed up a few steps, her eyes going wide.
"Urg! Blegh! Ugh!" Adrian set the water bottle down hard enough to send water sploshing every which way. He pawed at his tongue with his fingers. "That was foul! It tasted like post-poop monkey butt!"
Melissa carefully reached up and wiped her hand across her face. She looked down at her hand, then up at Adrian, a look of complete and utter confusion on her face.
Adrian smiled sheepishly and shrugged. "I can't stand the taste of medicine."
Melissa's confusion melted into a vicious scowl. "So? That doesn't mean you can just spit it out all over me! That's disgusting. And you think making Megawater is cheap? Miracle cures don't come easy!"
David bent Adrian under his arm and resumed the paddling. Adrian squirmed and kicked, while his thinly-clad, vulnerable, round buttocks bobbled and wobbled beneath the stiff paddle.
"Hopefully that's enough." David released Adrian, who snapped up and clutched at his burning bottom. "I should probably spank you longer, but we don't have time. Sit there, and keep those pants down until class is over. Or you'll spend some quality time in my office, where I won't have a time constraint."
Adrian's face turned red as an apple. He shuffled to where David pointed and eased onto the hard seat. He hovered just above the plastic, his throbbing buttocks just barely brushing the cool plastic.
"All the way down."
Adrian groaned, and forced himself to sit all the way down. He whimpered and squirmed as his hot bottom pressed against the stone-hard seat.
"Now pay attention. We're not doing this for my health."
Adrian hunkered down into the chair. All four cheeks burned red hot.
Adrian eased to the far side of the books of the month and examined some of them. He leaned on the table. Faint scarlet strings, too faint and thin to be seen in the harsh mall lighting, wound their way around the edge of the table.
Juliana walked along the aisle parallel to Jezebel's, her eyes skimming the books. She stood mere inches from the bored girl, blocked from sight by the edge of the shelves.
"Why I gotta hang out with a frickin' nerd?" muttered a voice that sounded very much like the bored girl.
"Excuse me?" said Jezebel. She snapped the book shut and rounded on the bored girl. The bored girl didn't look up. Jezebel scowled. She stalked up and flicked the girl's nose.
"What the fuck?" said the girl, practically jumping ten feet in the air. She yanked her earplugs out.
"What did you say to me?" snapped Jezebel.
"Hey, you scared the crap out of me," said the girl. "So don't go getting your thong tangled."
"Before that."
"I didn't say anything."
"Bullshit. You called me a nerd didn't you? I'll have you know this author is life changing. She understood how the world works, everything wrong with it, and how to fix it. And she had the guts to say it, snowflakes be damned. And she wrote it a hundred years ago! A true visionary. Not like the swill gets written these days."
Juliana made a gagging face.
Scarlet Moon slid through the penthouse window through which Vanessa had emerged.
"Are you sure about this?" hissed Bright, following after. "Aren't we breaking the law here?"
"You broke the law the minute you put that mask on," said Scarlet Moon. His eyes flared, and a pair of red lights emerged from them, bathing everything he saw in a dim red light.
"I, umm, herm. Hadn't really thought about that, I guess," said Bright. She fiddled with her mask. "What are we looking for?"
"A computer," said Scarlet Moon.
"So, we're snooping now?" asked Bright.
"It's unlikely these four were kidnapped at random," said Scarlet Moon. "So we're trying to learn more about them. Looking for patterns."
"Well, they know each other," said Bright.
Scarlet Moon plowed through the blazing fireball, and punched Prometheus as hard as he could.
Prometheus flew backwards and slammed into Poseidon, sending both rolling across the stage.
Prometheus scrambled away from Poseidon. "You bastard, I'm soaking wet."
"I'll teach you to let criminals run loose!" Bright flew up into the air and dove at Scarlet Moon.
"See, I was afraid you were gonna be resistant." Princess snapped her fingers. A trio of action figures pushed up Tempestas' dress. The camera swung around and zoomed in on her pert, round, completely naked buttocks. They were mottled and red, clearly the recipient of many a recent spanking. Her bottom clenched and swayed back and forth as she wiggled anxiously. "Oh Mr. Cuddles."
Mr. Cuddles' paw swept down and struck the swell of Tempestas' bottom, his large paw completely encompassing the firm cheeks. Tempestas' globes flattened beneath the blow, and bounced madly up and down as the bear's paw swung back up. A shriek erupted from Tempestas' lips, and her hips squirmed back and forth. A red paw-print lingered across both cheeks.
The camera swung back to Princess' smirking face. "That was just a sample. You can give each other the spankings you both richly deserve, or Mr. Cuddles here can give Dolly both of your spankings, one right after the other."
Scarlet Moon looked over at Anklyana. She swayed back and forth, her hands clutching her mostly-bare bottom. Her teeth worried her lower lip and she stared at Tempestas' prone from like she faced the dilemma of the centuries.
"Up to you," said Generalissima. "It's your ass. Still, I'd suggest just taking it. You'll look cowardly otherwise. Plus, Tempestas'll be pissed."
"You can dissipate the paddle now, kitten."
Scarlet Moon took a deep, shuddering breath and did so. His fingers curled against the service door as he struggled not to reach back and rub his stinging bottom.
Fingers holding a quarter slid in front of Scarlet Moon's face.
Scarlet Moon groaned.
Midnight pressed the quarter against the door with one hand, while gently pressing Scarlet Moon's face against the door, pinning the quarter to the door with his nose. "If the quarter falls, cornertime starts over."
Scarlet Moon whimpered, but didn't dare nod.
"Good. Hands on your head." Midnight released her grip on Scarlet Moon's head.
Scarlet Moon did as ordered.
Scarlet Moon stood there for fifteen minutes that extended into eternity. His bottom burned. His legs shook, and the blurred door just in front of his eyes was just. So. Incredibly. Boring.
Time crawled by, and a part of Scarlet Moon felt a bit nostalgic for the spanking. At least it gave his something to think about.
Finally, finally Midnight pulled the coin out from under Scarlet Moon's nose.
"You going to be late again?"
He leapt off the conveyor belt onto solid ground. Again. Except this wasn't solid ground either. It started moving as soon as his feet hit the ground. He stumbled and fell to his knees. He leapt up quickly and wobbled, nearly falling again.
He leapt off. Solid ground lurched, and once again found himself on a conveyor belt. He stumbled, and found himself almost to the hole in the wall. The conveyor belt stopped. Scarlet Moon lurched forward. A small steel bar emerged from the floor. Scarlet Moon tripped over the bar and fell facefirst through the hole. The hole closed over his waist, sealing securely against his costume.
Scarlet Moon found himself stuck in a hole, his head, shoulders, arms and torso inside the wall, his ass and legs sticking out into the room.
A drone smacked Scarlet Moon in the shoulder. He stumbled. Another drone smacked his between the shoulder blades, sending his into a roll. The first drone circled around and divebombed again.
Scarlet Moon lashed a flickering cord to a car and yanked himself across the ground. The drone smacked into the concrete. One of its propellers snapped off and it went careening across the parking lot.
Scarlet Moon hoisted himself back to his feet and bolted for the steel girders and scaffolding.
He lashed a cord to a girder and hoisted himself onto a wooden platform. The cord flickered, and faded. He snagged the edge and hoisted himself up.
The scaffolding was empty, likely evacuated as soon as Princess showed up.
A drone zipped past his face. Another smashed through his legs, knocking his flat on his back.
His shield, already faint and flickering, faded completely.
The drones hovered menacingly over him.
"Tsk tsk tsk," said Princess' cheerful voice from one of the drones. "Naughty little superhero. But look, I'm feeling merciful. Come home peacefully, and I'll let you lick my feet. They taste like cotton candy."
"If you'd just given me the damn car-" said Buzzsaw.
Adrian stalked over, put his hands on his hips, and glared down at Buzzsaw. "So we could walk home in the middle of the night? My friend was wearing heels, you jackass."
A message came back a few minutes later. Hello kitten.
Adrian's heart hammered in his chest. His fingers shook, and his mouth went dry. Images of a tall, stately woman in skintight leather, covering all but her elegant face, and ample cleavage, flashed through his mind. His bottom tingled in memory of the stinging smacks of leather-clad palm. His ear tickled in the memory of the Midnight's warm breath.
Adrian sent back a quick message. Hi.
Took you a while to text. Am I that scary?
Adrian worried his lower lip. I-I guess?
Good. Boys like you need someone a little scary in their lives, don't they?
Scarlet Moon looked at Bright, who winced and shielded her eyes. "Oh, sorry."
"Um, yeah. All four of them are thick as thieves at every gala," said Bright. Bright laughed a little. "People call 'em the Four Bosses as a sort of joke."
"How do you know that?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Oh. Umm, you know." Bright futzed with her gauzy skirt. "Connections."
"Hmm." Scarlet Moon peaked through a door. He grinned. "Jackpot."
Scarlet Moon slid into the chair. He slipped a USB drive into the computer and jiggered the computer awake. "Let's snoop around a bit, while things are being downloaded."
Unfortunately, they didn't find anything remotely interesting. Whoever this guy was, he didn't believe in paper records.
"Oh, come on," whined Leopard. She squirmed and bucked her hips, her welted cheeks clenching anxiously. "Haven't I had enough? Please show mercy."
"Mercy?" said Scarlet Moon. "You're asking for mercy? After you hounded that girl, after rejecting her pleas for mercy, you have the gall to ask for mercy?"
"But, but you're the good guy right?" Leopard squirmed anxiously. "Lead by example right? Be us at our best a shining example inspiring people to do what's right?"
Tempestas scoffed. "What a load of crock. That's about not using your powers to kill people, take over the government, etc and so forth. Nothing to do with thrashing a bored, spoiled brat."
"Can't hear you over the sound of my singing!" sang Juliana. She turned around and fished her own pair of heels out of her closet. An open-toed pair of sandals with heels as high as the ones she tried to foist on Adrian.
The Whistler said nothing.
Scarlet Moon landed a matching smack to the girl's left cheek, making her grunt and squirm, the exposed firm flesh rippling delightfully.
As soon as they got back, Natalie excused herself and returned to her room. Juliana had already left for some night club or other with Sam. Adrian changed, showered, crawled into bed, and passed out.
"Mine?" cried Anklyana. "Why not yours?"
"I prefer to be the strong, silent type. You know, like Batman," said Scarlet Moon.
"You know when I'm good at reparte? Three hours later in my room," said Anklyana. "The most I could pull off is calling her, um, I don't know, a butthead. Yeah, I guess I could call her a butthead."
"Well hopefully, you won't need to bait her," said Generalissima.
"Hush boy, or I'll hit you there again." Melissa laid into Adrian's perky cheeks, making them wobble madly.
Adrian clamped his teeth together, pushed his feet together, and locked his knees. He pressed his forehead against the counter, closed his eyes and focused solely on not moving his hips, no matter how much the leather stung.
His phone rang three times.
"I hope they don't mind waiting another few minutes." Melissa walked around to Adrian's left, and switched hands. He resumed the strapping, the whippy split-tip leaving pinpricks of fire on Adrian's right cheek.
Each stroke pushed Adrian's plump bottom forward a little, the pauses between just enough for Adrian to push his bottom out for the next.
Juliana pouted, but handed over the more conservative shoes. "Well fine. Party pooper."
Scarlet Moon yanked the stungun from the woman's grip and tossed it into an alley.
The other Whistler groaned a feminine groan and rolled onto her side. "The hell? Are we being attacked by a clown?"
Scarlet Moon ground his teeth together. He grabbed the Whistler by the scruff of the neck and lifted him into the air.
The Whistler's fedora fell off, revealing a cascade of meticulously maintained, shimmering shoulder-length brown hair. Her big brown eyes fixated on Scarlet Moon, and her ruby red lips formed an "o."
"Alright, you can get up and make yourself decent," said Sam.
Adrian jumped off the back of the sofa and danced around the room, gently yet frantically rubbing his blazing bottom with one hand, and wiping his face with the other. After a few seconds of dancing, he took a deep breath, and pulled his jeans up and over his compact ass. He whimpered as the cloth rubbed against his savaged skin.
Sam pulled Adrian into a warm hug.
"Hey now, you know I'm only doing this because I was worried right?" said Sam, ruffling Adrian's hair. "I've had friends who had to get their stomach pumped, friends who got into fights and got expelled, and friends who literally got lost in the middle of the night, because they lost track of time, lost track of how much they drank, or lost track of where they were. I just don't want the same to happen to you or Juliana. Or any of my charges. Also because your parents would probably beat me with a bat if you got hurt. A spiked bat. A spiked bat that's on fire."
"I'm fine! Get the thief!" said Anklyana.
Without missing a beat, Scarlet Moon lashed a chord to a nearby air conditioning unit and whipped around, landing on the edge of the roof. He looked around. Nothing. No movement, no sound. Nothing.
"Generalissima?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Ok, so when Supremes use their powers, there's some waste," said Generalissima. "I figured out a way to track that waste. Like footprints. One second…"
A fine red mist overlaid Scarlet Moon's vision, with bursts of darker red leading into a window in a building across the street.
"That red mist? That's the background Glow," said Generalissima smugly. "You know how after a few minutes, you start to recover after a fight? Well, you're pulling energy from that background Glow."
"I assume the darker red is waste from the thief?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Yup. Be careful."
"Anklyana, when I say, wrap me and the crystal in a barrier," said Scarlet Moon.
Anklyana looked at Scarlet Moon with wide eyes, but nodded. The shield protecting her from Legostopheles shuddered. Thin spiderweb cracks briefly flashed across it with each attack.
Scarlet Moon released his cord and plummetted towards the crystal. He poured every ounce of power he had into his fist.
"NOW!" Scarlet Moon's fist slammed into the crystal. A green barrier went up around him.
A kaleidescope of colors assailed Scarlet Moon's eyes.
Dirt and debris filled the air. Scarlet Moon hovered in midair. The mall ceiling was collapsing. People fled. Anklyana looked up at him, horrified.
More colors.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flicked open. His head pounded, and his vision blurred. Melted steel girders and concrete shards covered his. Dust coated his throat and lungs, making his cough violently.
"Scarlet Moon!" Generalissima's high-pitched, tear-filled shriek pierced his ears like needles. "Scarlet Moon, talk to me. Calm on boy are you there? Oh God, please tell me you're there."
Scarlet Moon smacked Succubus' bare, curvy cheeks with loud, heavy strokes that made the villain's firm globes bounce and wobble.
"We'll see whose bum gets turned red as your costume," said Succubus. In a truly impressive feat of core strength, Succubus swung up and punched Scarlet Moon in the gut.
Scarlet Moon half-slid, half-stumbled backwards, right into the arms of one of Succubus' minions.
"Leave Mistress alone!" The thug grabbed the back of Scarlet Moon's costume and whipped the hero (and Succubus) into a wall.
Succubus rolled away, and kicked Scarlet Moon in the face with a heel, smashing Scarlet Moon's head through the drywall and against the heavy wooden boards behind it.
By the time Scarlet Moon pulled himself out of the wall, Succubus stood with her hands on her hips, flanked by the two minions still standing. Her face was flushed, and she swayed a little.
"Do you? Seems to me you were more interested in a grudge fight with Buzzsaw than in doing your duty."
"Meh meh meh," muttered Scarlet Moon.
The belt kissed Juliana's big bottom for at least twenty minutes. Twenty minutes of snapping leather, jiggling, reddening flesh, squeals of pain and grunts of angered exertion.
Juliana wailed and pleaded and sobbed and apologized for at least the last five minutes of the belting. Her pleading only seemed to further drive on the furious woman, and the belt ravaged Juliana's bottom with incredible gusto.
Finally, the woman seemed to tire. She released Juliana.
"Terribly sorry ma'am, I promise it won't ever happen again, don't worry I'll make sure to give Officer Palone a right royal belting I will." Juliana somehow snatched her belt from the woman's grasp, hastily pulled her pants up, dragged Adrian out of the room, and threaded her belt back through the loops with shaking hands all at the same time.
"Looks like a couple of rookies messed with Sydney's crime scene," said a cop with a laugh.
Several other cops who had gathered nearby chuckled.
"Doesn't sound like they'll be making that mistake again," said another.
Juliana smiled in embarassment and dragged Adrian out. As soon as they were a full blocks away, she leaned against a wall and took a deep breath. "I can't believe that worked."
The minutes crawled by. Scarlet Moon's entire universe narrowed to two points. The dirt that coated his mouth ever time it opened, and the inferno building in his vulnerable bottom. Each smack stung like a dozen bee stings, making him squirm and kick. The smacks blurred together like an endless swarm of hornets flowing over and piercing his bottom.
"You know, I couldn't imagine anything more satisfying than upending that uppity hero and toasting his sitspots. Never realized just how little imagination I had," said Prometheus.
"What about Tempestas?" asked Poseidon.
Prometheus shushed him. "Don't ruin the moment."
Buzzsaw slammed into the dirt between the pair and the two heros.
Tempestas scrambled away from Scarlet Moon. She tried to stand, but fell to her knees. Scarlet Moon rolled into a crouch.
Prometheus sighed. "Never mind."
Prometheus rolled her eyes. "If that were true, video games wouldn't be so much fun. Or superhero movies. Or basketball. Or football. Or soccer. Or boxing. Or…"
"Let them go." Scarlet Moon gestured to the arena. "And I'll fight you."
Scarlet Moon reached around the woman's torso, and lifted her hips a bit off his knee. He reached down with the other hand to unbutton the buttons holding up the woman's slacks.
The Whistler groaned.
"Yes, the pulling down of pants. A long tradition in the meting out of stingy justice." Scarlet Moon tugged the tight slacks down over the Whistler's round bottom and wide hips.
After much tugging and grunting, Scarlet Moon successfully got the slacks down to the Whistler's knees. Only a small pair of lacy red panties that left the woman's firm lower cheeks exposed stood "between" Scarlet Moon's Red Hand of Justice and the Whistler's Pink Bottom of Wrongdoing.
To hell with it. He'd worked hard for this body, so why not show it off? Adrian threw some sweatpants and a hoody over the skimpy outfit, and stepped back into the common room.
"Well, we were on our way back here after running away from the gym and the superpowered crazies, when Juliana got a call from the school administration. The dean wanted to speak to her immediately. Probably about…"
Juliana touched him on the shoulder, before sitting back down next to Keiko, and giving the girl's bottom a thorough massage. "There that wasn't so bad was it?"
"Better than getting my toenails pulled off maybe," muttered Keiko. "But not by much. That feels good though, thanks."
"Hey, very important part of a spanking." Juliana smiled. "The post-spanking massage makes it clear that all is forgiven. It's like it never happened. That's one thing we got over you Canadians. You do something stupid, piss off a friend and you're all awkward for a while. Feel like you got a debt to pay. Not here. Here you bend over, take a few licks, get a massage and all is cleared away."
"Eh, I think I'll stick to the acidic pain of long-lasting regret," said Keiko, rubbing her face against her arm.
"Suite yourself. So you gonna barge into somebody else's room without knocking?"
"No," said Keiko. "And I'll do my homework, go to class, and stay awake, attentive, and answering questions."
Juliana chuckled. "Nothing like a sore bottom to encourage good behavior, eh?"
Scarlet Moon twisted and bucked. His torso arched, and his head swung back and forth. He had no rest now, no brief moment between strokes to catch his breath. When one round cheek wasn't getting splatted, the other was. Molten agony jumped between cheeks, building and building to hellish levels.
A roar filled the room, like a train had burst in. Metal crumpled, and the paddles went flying over Scarlet Moon's head. Tempestas sailed into view and snagged the claws holding Scarlet Moon's wrists and ankles pinned.
"We pull on three," said Tempestas. "One. Two. Three!"
The two superheroes pulled, and the metal shattered. Scarlet Moon plummetted to the ground and landed on his hands and knees. He whimpered and rocked from one side to the other, rubbing his burning buns with one hand.
"And round 1 goes to me, the Lithsome Leopard," said Leopard. "Let's see how round 2 goes!"
"Yeah, screw your rounds," said Tempestas. She held her hands above her head. Hurricane force winds howled around them. "I'm going to tear this fancy pants room apart!"
Metal sheets pulled back from the walls, and half a dozen large fans emerged, all pointed at different angles. The fans kicked on with the roar of airplane engines.
Tempestas' eyes widened, and she swayed.
"Really? Let's see how you handle a little chaos."
A shrill whistle filled the air, and the room flexed and rumbled as winds roared out of control through the space. Scarlet Moon lashed a couple of cords to the ground, and reached out for Tempestas, but a powerful gust flung her into the air.
"If you insist," said Juliana.
"Alright, who wants to be the first one over my knee? If you volunteer, I won't be so rough on you. Maybe."
The robbers moaned.
Scarlet Moon shook his head. "Always gotta be difficult."
Scarlet Moon walked towards Red Dress and pulled her up by the wrist.
"Ow! Hey, that hurts!"
"If you think that hurts, just wait until you see what happens next." Scarlet Moon went into a lunge position and turned the red-dressed girl over his knee. He lifted the girl's dress, revealing a tiny red g-string sucked in the crack of her thick bottom.
"No. I think we'll talk about it right here. Stick your butt out," said Juliana.
"But-"
Juliana grabbed Adrian's french braid and sat down on the steps of the library. dragging Adrian down and across her lap as she went.
"Oww, let go!"
"Don't be ridiculous." Juliana grabbed the waistband of Adrian's jeans and pulled them down over his slender waist.
Adrian's face turned hot as his round bottom bounced free, now covered only by his boxer briefs. He squirmed. "Come on, Juliana. Don't be like that."
Juliana smacked Adrian's right cheek, barely covered by his thin underwear.
"Oww!"
"What you did was reckless, dangerous, and frankly stupid," said Juliana.
The words were barely out of Adrian's mouth before the bathbrush collided with his upthrust, naked bottom. The brush struck Adrian's bottom four times in rapid succession, twice to each cheek, each blow driving Adrian into the pillow. He shrieked. His feet scissored. His shaking, round bottom bucked and wiggled beneath the onslaught.
"I probably will," said Alexandra. "So I'd best get my money's worth."
She landed a fifth stroke to Adrian's left cheek, eliciting another howl.
The three merged with the small crowd, dodging around handholding lovers and giggling children chased by harassed parents. An old man chatted leisurely with a farmer while a middle-aged woman played a guitar next to them, and a man hawked corn dogs across from them.
Juliana snatched up a corn dog and chomped gleefully. Vanessa settled for a fresh apple, a bemused look on her face.
The three stumbled across a knot of people that felt…off somehow. Children still giggled, but it seemed subdued. Conversation was more muted and stacatto, as if people couldn't hold a train of thought for more than a minute.
Adrian's vision tilted, and a dull throbbing began behind his eyes. His vision took on a red tint, like the sun were setting just off his peripheral vision.
"Surprise!" Julianai's hands closed over Adrian's eyes. "Come on I want to show you something!"
Juliana guided the dazed young man away. After a few minutes of aimless walking, Juliana removed her hands. "Ok."
Adrian shook his head to clear it.
Buzzsaw yanked Adrian's jeans down to his knees, exposing Adrian's plump bottom, his modest boxer briefs barely covering his compact cheeks.
"Oh nothing much." Succubus stood up and threw back her cape to reveal a large bullwhip. She smiled and gestured to the table. "Just you know, kicking back and enjoying a pleasant meal. Care to join me?"
"Naw. Rich food gives me indigestion."
"Oh come now." Succubus' venomous smile vanished. "I insist!"
Anklyana rocked back and forth. "I don't want people to know who I am."
As if on cue, shouting rose up from behind the cop line.
"Chief Napier," said a voice that sounded like the reporter often featured on Generica News. "You must let me through, the people have a right to know what you're saying to Scarlet Moon and his new partner!"
Napier's lips twisted. He kneeled down and glared into Anklyana's mask. "Keep your mouths shut, but we can't handle…that…"
The chief waved his hand at the mall. "What you two just did was incredibly reckless, and could have gotten people hurt, maybe even killed. But I arrest you, either you break out and humiliate us, or I don't have anybody to stop Princess. Lord knows what we'll do if she decides to attack."
"Chief, you can't be serious," said one of the cops.
"Question me in public again, and I'll tie you to a post in front of the courtroom," snarled the chief. He glared at the superheroes. He grabbed Anklyana by the arm and hoisted her to her feet. His hand struck the exposed lower third of Anklyana's right cheek. Anklyana yelped, but didn't try to pull away. "You two are going to get away, and you're gonna find a smarter way to stop Princess."
The spatula rested against Adrian's scorched bottom. "Have you learned your lesson?"
"Yes," said Adrian.
"And what is it?"
"When Supremes attack, get as far away as possible," said Adrian. And then change into Scarlet Moon and kick their asses.
"What do you not do?"
"Go back and try to help."
"Why?"
Not much later, Scarlet Moon perched on the peak of a house across from Leopard's. Tempestas landed on the roof next to him.
Tempestas adjusted her goggles. "I don't like this, no I don't. This goes badly enough, and the state might even let the feds get involved."
"I mean, then they'd be too busy fighting a turf war to come after us, right?" asked Generalissima.
"I suppose." Tempestas shifted from one foot to the other. "We need to keep collateral damage nonexistent. This isn't a wealthy neighborhood, these people may not be able to absorb the shock of losing their homes."
Scarlet Moon gave Tempestas a thumbs up.
"What's our plan?" asked Tempestas.
"First and foremost we need to make sure this isn't somebody else's home, and there isn't anyone else inside," said Generalissima. "Scarlet Moon, I'm turning on your Glow detector."
A faint red film settled over Scarlet Moon's vision. "I don't see anything unusual."
"Must be in the basement then," said Generalissima.
"Assuming she's here," said Tempestas.
"Only one way to find out. Scarlet Moon, you take the first floor, Tempestas take the second."
Scarlet Moon zipped onto the house's roof, scampered across it and dropped down into the backyard. He slid up to the backdoor and shared one last look with Tempestas, before Tempestas slipped through a window. Scarlet Moon undid the deadbolt with a scarlet wafer, and slid inside. He carefully shut the door and waited a moment for his eyes to adjust to the dimness.
Adrian showered, brushed his teeth, put on the dress, and pulled his hair up into a bun. He spent a moment to study himself in the mirror. He couldn't help but blush a little when he looked at his heart-shaped bottom in the mirror, the compact cheeks thrust out and rounded by his high heels.
Scarlet Moon was on the ground. His chest heaved, and his limbs felt like noodles. Tempestas lay on her side, curled into the fetal position.
"I win, I win, I win!" Princess danced gleefully from foot to foot. "Losers get a spanking!"
The bear swept Scarlet Moon up and tucked him under its right arm.
"Ooh, I've got quite the nice view," said Princess. "Nice moon, Moony."
Tempestas rolled onto her belly and pushed herself up onto her hands and knees. She tried to crawl away, but the bear snagged her by the ankles and lifted her into the air.
"Let go of me you glorified vase." Tempestas flung a swirl of wind at Princess but all it did was ruffle her skirt.
Princess tsked. "You gotta learn how to lose Tempy. It's a part of life!"
The bear tucked Tempestas under its arm next to Scarlet Moon.
"This is gonna end up all over social media," said Tempestas with a resigned sigh.
Adrian changed into his uniform for the party. It was rather more risque than his standard uniform. He wore a tight black sleeveless vest that showed off his arms and upper chest. He wore a pair of tight white pants that showed off his physique, and elegant black shoes.
"Hey now, Adrian," said Juliana when Adrian stepped back into the common room. "You working or partying?"
"It's one of those parties." Vanessa's voice could have corroded steel. She entered the common room in a similar ensemble as Adrian, the sleeveless black vest showing off a washboard stomach, muscular arms, and a pair of soft, round breasts. Her white miniskirt hugged her flared hips, and clung to her firm, round bottom. Her heels pushed her bottom further up and out, rounding and emphasizing it. The roll of her buttocks as she walked hinted at minimal underwear underneath. "Filthy rich shit bags looking for some eye candy. Shake your ass at 'em and they'll toss you a few pithy scraps that'll feed you for a month."
"Did you have to work the party?" asked Juliana.
"What part of 'feed you for a month' didn't you understand?" asked Vanessa. She scowled down at the exposed top of her chest. "Buncha strippers is what we're gonna be tonight. No, worse. Least strip joints are honest about what they do. No one's trying to pretend this is just a party with well-dressed help."
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
The woman undid Scarlet Moon's sash. She let it flutter to the ground right beneath Scarlet Moon's nose. A few tugs removed Scarlet Moon's boots. They fell to the ground with a thump. Fingers closed over the spandex covering Scarlet Moon's shoulders and tugged. The spandex flexed, but remained where it was, held in place by Scarlet Moon's cowl. "Unfortunate design."
Long fingers slid along Scarlet Moon's neck. There was a yank, and spandex tore. A little 'hmm' of satisfaction. Office air wafted across Scarlet Moon's neck. Scarlet Moon squirmed anxiously, but a light patting calmed his. The woman's hands slid under the spandex covering Scarlet Moon's shoulders and tugged it down. The spandex slid down inch, by inch, by inch. Scarlet Moon's skin pebbled as it came exposed to the office air. The spandex slid over Scarlet Moon's curved hips and down his firm thighs. The spandex slid down, down, over his ankles and to the ground. Scarlet Moon shivered. He was completely naked, save his purple gloves and mask. He squirmed anxiously, his naked hips sliding across the smooth leather hugging the woman's thighs. His member swelled a little, activated by its direct contact with the woman's powerful legs.
A short, stiff leather strap rested lightly on Scarlet Moon's naked buttocks, making the boy gasp. It traced slow, small circles on the swell of his bottom. The light touch was enough to awaken the lingering sting of the woman's palm.
Scarlet Moon whimpered and squirmed. His hips, completely and utterly, naked hips ground against the woman's thighs, and bumped into her taut belly. His breath came in short gasps.
"Calm yourself kitten." The smooth voice caressed his ears, while bare fingers caressed his bare back. "I'm not going to hurt you. Just put a bit of sting in your tail."
Scarlet Moon's breathing steadied.
The twenty dollar bill vanished, and Melissa swayed back to the cooler. She pulled out six small water bottles, and brought them to the desk. "Drink one of these each day, half in the morning and half at night. When you've run out, come and see me!"
"Ok." Adrian scooped the water into his arms, and left. "Have a nice day."
Adrian was about halfway back to the car when Juliana came around the bread shop next to Megawater. Her eyes lit up when she saw Adrian.
"Is that some Megawater?" asked Juliana, carefully taking three of the bottles from Adrian.
"Yup. She tried to charge me fifty, but I managed to bluff her down to twenty. Still a rip off probably."
"Probably." Juliana led the way back to the car, and popped the trunk. "But now I can study this stuff while you're at work. Make sure it is a scam. After all, in a world of steel-cutting hair and magical forcefields, who says a miracle cure is impossible?"
Adrian unloaded his bottles into the trunk, and got into the car. "I didn't even get spanked this time."
"I think we can declare 'Flawless Victory!'" said Juliana.
A particle beam struck Scarlet Moon in the shoulder, flipping him over the bar.
Another minion grabbed him by the hair, and flung him buttfirst at the third, who held a bat cocked.
The bat smashed into Scarlet Moon's vulnerable derriere, and sent him smashing through two more tables (full of food coated in sticky sauces), a couple of chairs, and into a very prickly potted pant.
"Homerun!" crowed Succubus with a clap of her hands.
Scarlet Moon pushed himself to his feet, needles and sticky sauces falling off his forcefield. He swayed a little, but his eyes flared.
Adrian approached the Megawater headquarters, teeth gnawing at his lower lip. He stopped at the door, took a deep breath, and walked in.
The foyer was empty save for a cute blonde in her early twenties and a few chairs along the wall. The woman looked up from her computer and opened her mouth to say something. She hunched over her keyboard, her fingers flying across the keys.
Adrian walked up to the counter. "Good afternoon."
The woman looked up and grinned. "Hello, and welcome to Megawaters, home of the super-awesomely-awesome cure-all of awesomeness. How can I help you today?"
"Hello. I've heard lots of great things about Megawaters from a friend of mine who attended your booth at the farmer's market. I was wondering if I could try a sample or something."
By the time Adrian finished, the woman was once more hunched over her computer, fingers flying.
Adrian cleared his throat.
The woman looked up and grinned. "Hello, and welcome to Megawaters, home of the super-awesomely-awesome cure-all of awesomeness. How can I help you today?"
Scarlet Moon's world became pain. The bear battered his pert bottom, its paw plenty big enough to cover his entire ass. His ravaged globes barely had time to register one stroke before the next was flattening his soft buttocks. He kicked and bucked wildly. His fists pounded on Mr. Cuddles' thigh. He screamed until his throat gave out. He swung his head frantically, his braid coming undone and his hair swinging out behind him like a comet's tail. His shrieks dissolved into pitiful sobs, his throat too raw and ravaged to emit anything more than a whisper.
The bear stopped. It took Scarlet Moon a moment to realize the waves of heat pulsing through his cheeks was in time with his own heartbeat, instead of the bear's rock-hard paw.
"Beautiful," said Princess. "Now, parade them around the mall. Show all of our guests what happens to those who dare defy us!"
Tempestas groaned and buried her face in her hands.
Mr. Cuddles stood back up and tucked the heros back under it arm. It stalked about the mall, stopping occasionally in front of crowds of cowering shoppers. Each time it stopped, it smacked the heros bottoms half a dozen times each, giving the shoppers a full view of their scarlet, wobbling buttocks.
Those sweatpants did an incredible job of showing off and shaping Natalie's broad bottom, and Adrian's fingers itched to squeeze and lightly swat it.
As Scarlet Moon swung out of the slums and into a moderately prosperous business district, a high-pitched alarm pierced the city background noise.
"Aww, crap." Scarlet Moon adjusted course in the direction of the alarm.
"What's going on? Is that an alarm?"
"Yeah. Robbery of some kind or another." Scarlet Moon landed on a roof next to a jewelry store with a smashed window display. "Pretty blatant too, and on kind of a busy street. Kinda stupid, you ask me. Cops should be able to handle it though."
"What street are you on?"
"N. Randolph."
"That's a main thoroughfare. Cops should be all over their butts by the time I finish this sentence."
Scarlet Moon felt a chill. "Maybe cops don't worry them."
"Yeah, I'm thinking you should check it out."
Scarlet Moon sighed, and leapt off the roof.
Adrian put his hands on his knees and stuck his butt out.
"Good boy," said Juliana. She tugged Adrian's jeans halfway down his thighs to reveal a pair of jutting globes thinly covered by his boxer briefs. Juliana swatted Adrian's almost naked cheeks with her flat palm, flicking her wrist with every swat to add a bit of extra sting.
Adrian spied a group of college students lounging on the stairs nearby. They watched Adrian's spanking with far too much interest for Adrian's taste, giggling and whispering amongst themselves.
"What were you thinking?" asked Juliana, pitching her voice to be heard over the sharp slap of her palm striking Adrian's rippling ass. "I told you to stay put."
"We have three victims: Mable Cobbler, CFO of Bread Alone, which runs a bunch of soup kitchens. Rex Range, a partner at Stone Associates, and Wesleyan Ware, VP of Marketing for Lloyd Software. Ware worked from home before he got abducted, but the other two had offices. Ideally, we split up and each hit one of them," said Juliana.
"My Dad and I volunteer at Bread Alone," said Natalie. "In fact, Dad's been volunteering there since it was just one small kitchen started by a few friends from Church. We know just about everyone running the place."
"Perfect. I don't suppose you'd have a problem heading over there and poking around?" asked Juliana.
Natalie shrugged. "I mean, Mrs. Cobbler's in trouble right? Not super comfortable with it, but if it's for a good cause…"
"Great. Ware lives in a penthouse on Big Street. He was also the first to disappear, so it's probably empty and…" Juliana pulled aside her window blinds. "It's gotten hella dark out there, with snow falling pretty thick. So Scarlet Moon should be able to slip in and look around unnoticed."
Adrian nodded.
"Great. And I'll infiltrate Silver Stone, see what I can find," said Juliana.
Scarlet Moon stood amongst his groaning foes, hands on his hips.
"So, I take it you won?" asked Juliana.
"With aplomb. Turns out these three don't have superpowers. They're just idiots."
"Great, so why don't you come on home? It's about ten forty-five now."
Scarlet Moon groaned.
"I know, I know, but hey you stopped a couple of thieves. You've helped make Generica just a little bit safer."
Scarlet Moon glared at the three dazed thieves.
Adrian showered, brushed his teeth, and put on the outfit. He spent a moment to study himself in the mirror. He couldn't help but blush a little when he looked at his heart-shaped bottom in the mirror.
Adrian slipped into the crowd. He periodically glanced over his shoulder at Jezebel and Natalie. Natalie stood with her back against a pillar, futzing with her dress and staring down at her shoes. Fortunately, her father returned shortly, and Jezebel moved on to find more vulnerable prey.
The trio found an empty office and slipped in.
Vanessa sank into the office chair. "I'm so done with this. So, so done."
"I think it's best that you stay here," said Bernice.
"I don't know, it could be dangerous," said Scarlet Moon.
"Hiding in an office while the tower's in lockdown is a whole lot safer than chasing after us."
Scarlet Moon frowned. "Yeah, I guess that's true."
"I'm sure she'll be fine," said Juliana. "You need to get moving though. Things are getting tense outside. The cops are trying to negotiate with Succubus, but she's having none of it. If anything she seems to be goading them."
"She probably wants them to rush the tower, so that she can enthrall them."
"Yeah, and that's just what we need. Succubus in control of a SWAT team."
"Come on Bernice. Your buddies outside are getting itchy," said Scarlet Moon.
"That little voice in your ear tell you that?" Bernice followed after Scarlet Moon.
"They're quite handy. If a bit obnoxious."
"Brat," muttered Juliana.
Adrian landed four more hard and fast strokes to Keiko's left lower cheek. Keiko bounced up and down on the bed, her small butt bobbing up and down.
"It hurts!" wailed the girl.
"Of course it does," said Adrian. He ran his hand across Keiko's left cheek, and landed a stinging stroke to the girl's left sitspot. "I'm not doing this for my health. Besides, we're already halfway done."
"Only halfway?" wailed Keiko.
Adrian stepped back a moment to give Keiko a bit of a break. Juliana sat down on the bed next to her.
"Keiko, you have to relax your bottom," said Juliana, running one hand over the girl's toasty bum. "Tensing'll just makes it more sore later. Trust me, I know. The key to surviving a spanking is to stay relaxed. Just roll with it."
Keiko muttered something incoherent.
"Just take a deep breath, and focus on relaxing." Juliana glanced at Adrian, who stepped forward. She removed her hand, and instead started rubbing Keiko's back.
Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to Bright's chest, zipped her in rang and upper-cutted her. Bright flew backwards and went skidding across the roof. Her wings flickered out, and a golden aura faded. Where once an avenging angel had stood, tall and proud, now lay a girl in white and gold lingerie.
Bright pushed herself to her feet. She wobbled, and would have fallen over, if Scarlet Moon hadn't lunged forward and caught her. She feebly pushed on Scarlet Moon. "No, let go of me you cheater! I would have beaten you fair and square."
The cops didn't stop, and a particle beam just barely missed Bernice's head.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared and his fists clenched.
"Remember they're victims too." Bernice backed up up. "Please don't hurt them any more than necessary."
"Oww!" Anklyana hopped away, clutching at her exposed, wobbling bottom. "What was that for?"
"A college co-ed. No idea what her name is, don't know her, none of that," said Scarlet Moon.
"Oh, umm right. Sorry," said Anklyana, her cheeks reddening. She ruefully rubbed her bottom.
"This is so rich," said Princess. "I mean, look at that bottom wobble. Put that jell-o back in the fridge, it ain't done yet."
"I'll show you when you get home," said Juliana. "Trust me, you'll love it."
"And you're sure it looks good?" Scarlet Moon banked around a particularly tall office building, to the open-mouthed gapes of weekend workers.
"Of course! You really think I'd put you in an outfit you don't look good in? Boy, you're sexier than a thong bikini made of leather."
"Not even gonna ask."
"This oughta teach ya," he said. "Maybe next time you won't push someone over a controversial point in a pickup game of volleyball where we weren't even keeping track. Now bend back over, spread those legs, and stick your ass out."
Adrian considered bolting. But this guy had a lot of friends back on the courts. The last thing he needed was a group spanking in the middle of the beach. Adrian bent over, put his palms on the stump, and spread his legs wide apart.
"You probably won't be wearing a bathing suit for a while, not unless you want to show off these stripes," The young man swished the implement down onto Adrian's shaking thighs. The switch traced lines of fire up and down his bare thighs. Adrian howled.
The torment hit a whole new level when the man landed several strokes to the inside of each thigh, forcing Adrian to grip the hard stump with all his might.
Adrian fired a very faint beam (too faint to be seen on such a sunny day) at Curvy's back.
Scarlet Moon smacked Anklyana's right cheek. Her bare, rapidly reddening flesh bobbled. Anklyana yelped. Her fingers dug into her knees. One foot kicked up.
"I've seen Scarlet Moon send people flying twenty feet with that beam."
Scarlet Moon whapped Anklyana's left cheek. Her angry red flesh flattened and bounced back like jello.
"You think a regular person is gonna be in good shape after getting hit by one of those?"
Scarlet Moon unleashed a pair of rapid-fire strokes, one to each cheek. Anklyana yelped and hopped away. Her hands flew back to cradle her exposed, bright red cheeks.
"Please no more, I learned my lesson," said Anklyana. "You could have seriously hurt Princess, and she doesn't deserve that, criminal or not. It was poorly thought out, and I'm sorry."
"So it was a bad joke," said Natalie quietly. She closed the door behind her and perched on Juliana's bed.
"Come here and sit down." Juliana gestured to a chair she'd pulled up next to her computer. She pressed play on a video. "This is from the cameras in Natalie's mask."
The video showed Scarlet Moon punching the crystal as a green dome closed over him. A multi-colored light show erupted inside the dome. Just watching it on video made Adrian's head swim. His stomach did backflips, and for a moment he thought he was going to vomit.
The dome blew apart with a boom that rattled Adrian's teeth.
Juliana grimaced. "Maybe. But Adrian and Tempestas would have gotten you out of there if you couldn't handle it. Besides, this is dangerous crap we're doing, I'm not going to let us dwell on what could have happened. It'd drive us all crazy. What's important is we defeated Leopard, saved Vanessa and now we can breath easy for a while."
"Until the next superpowered crazy shows up," muttered Natalie. She sniffled. "And did you hear Vanessa? She hates us."
Juliana put a hand on Natalie's shoulder. "She's just scared, and stressed. Life hasn't been easy for her, for any of us, these past few months."
Natalie nodded. "Sometimes, I wonder if we're actually making things better. Or if we're just making things worse."
"Me? I'm not the one who inflicted thousands in property damage, ruined at least four couples' romantic dinners, and killed an innocent cactus." A whip cracked, and Scarlet Moon's arms were bound tight against his sides. "Seems Succubus needs to administer some demonic discipline."
Succubus' voice bounced around in Scarlet Moon's head.
"Discipline…discipline…discipline…"
The paddle swung around behind Scarlet Moon. The ridged paddle lightly tapped his bottom. Scarlet Moon swayed gently back and forth, like the branches of firecracker-colored trees in a warm autumn breeze.
The paddle splatted Scarlet Moon's bottom with a thundering crack. An horrific explosion of pain washed over Scarlet Moon's compact, spandex-covered bottom. The hero swung like the branches of firecracker-colored trees in a sudden autumn storm.
The paddle drew back, and flattened both of Scarlet Moon's cheeks at the peak of the hero's backswing. Scarlet Moon howled, the sudden collision and reversal doubled the stinging burn of the stroke. Scarlet Moon whipped forward and back, the paddle once again striking Scarlet Moon's jumping orbs at the peak of his backswing.
Each stroke of the paddle made Scarlet Moon swing faster. His poor bottom slammed into the paddle faster with each stroke.
Juliana reached into the car, and opened the glove compartment. She came out with a square leather paddle. She gestured to the hood of the car. "Bend over."
"But, he's a boy," said Keiko.
"Oh that's just silly. You don't dress up boy dolls in dresses." Princess dragged Keiko away. "Come on. You too dolly!"
Mr. Cuddles loomed over Scarlet Moon, clearly waiting for him to get up.
"I told you, I'm patrolling tonight."
"Yeah, very nice," said Natalie in a bored voice. "And next we have Juliana in a dress that's downright modest, so long as she doesn't walk anywhere. Or breath."
Juliana swept out into the common room. Her hips swiveled with each step. Her skirts swished around her, flashing long, bare leg. She put just the slightest hop in her step, making her very exposed cleavage bounce. She gave Sam a smoldering look, and came to a stop just out of arms reach. She stood slightly angled, and cocked the hip facing Sam. Her skirt fell away, exposing her smooth caramel leg to the upper thigh. She put a hand on her hip, pushed out her chest, looked Sam in the eye and smiled.
Sam grinned. He stepped up to Juliana, and landed two sharp swats to her bottom, one to each cheek. Juliana yelped and jumped, her firm, thick cheeks bouncing beneath her dress, and her smooth, ample breasts jiggling with the hop.
She scampered away, clutching her bottom. She looked over her shoulder at Sam and pouted, while making a big show of rubbing her big bottom. "What was that for?"
"Well, if David got to see Adrian hop, only fair I got to see you," said Sam.
Scarlet Moon wrapped himself in the thickest scarlet bubble he could and charged into the gas in a straight line for a nozzle. He quickly found and smashed it, but the gas was thick and putrid, blocking his sight. It would take time to find the rest.
Scarlet Moon lashed a chord to the edge of the hole and swung down to the lower floor.
The huntress flew through the air underneath him and smashed through a wall. A dark figure sprinted away, deeper into the shadows.
The huntress leapt back through the wall. She saw Scarlet Moon and smirked. "Hey Scarlet Moon, big fan. There's a dangerous superpowered cat somewhere in here, wanna help me bring it down?"
Scarlet Moon's eyes narrowed. "Who are you?"
The woman bowed. "You may call me Leopard."
Scarlet Moon wove a scarlet paddle, a long, broad paddle big enough to cover both of Leopard's tight cheeks in a single stroke. He walked around the scarlet table, her fingers running along Leopard's shoulder and down her back.
Leopard moaned and squirmed. "But it hurts so much, I can't, I can't take anymore!"
Anklyana smirked. "If you think 'can't'–"
"Shut up!" shrieked Leopard. "Just shut up! Shut your stupid inspiring quote bullshit! That wasn't epic, or cool or anything! It was stupid, it was corny and it was lame! So just shut u-owwwww!"
Scarlet Moon's paddle flattened Leopard's outthrust bottom. Leopard thrashed. Her hips swung frantically back and forth. Her feet kicked, and she wailed. Scarlet Moon swung the paddle back, and brought it down again, squashing Leopard's bottom, driving her hips against the table, making the woman's entire body lurch forward.
Leopard sobbed. She kicked and pounded her fists against the scarlet table. "You suck! You all suck! I'll get–owww!"
"Only thing you're getting is a hard spanking, and jailtime," said Tempestas.
The splat of scarlet paddle on naked bottom rang throughout the icy, January night. Leopard screamed herself hoarse. When her voice finally gave out, she moaned miserably, her body jerking forward with stroke after stroke after stroke.
Her bottom was a deep, blazing red from the top of her cheeks to the bottom of her sitspots. Her pants had inched down until they were tangled around her ankles. Tears and snot ran down her face and spooled across the table.
Finally, Scarlet Moon stopped. He rotated his shoulder and dissipated his paddle.
Vanessa grabbed Adrian's arm and landed four stinging smacks to the seat of his pants.
"Oww!" said Adrian, hopping a little and shielding his bottom.
Vanessa pulled Adrian's hands away, and gave him two more, harder smacks. Adrian squirmed and squeaked.
"First and foremost, you treat Mrs. Rossi with respect, just like you would a customer. That means referring to her as ma'am, and using proper language. That means 'yes ma'am,' not 'yup.' Second, you do not try to shield your bottom. Third, when you make a mistake you apologize. Understand?"
"Yes," said Adrian.
"Good now, why don't you try it. You owe Mrs. Rossi an apology for disrespect, and you owe me an apology for trying to shield your bottom."
"I'm sorry Mrs. Rossi for not being respectful. I'm sorry Vanessa for shielding my bottom," said Adrian.
"You're forgiven dear," said Mrs. Rossi. "You're new. Mistakes happen."
"Yes, you're forgiven," said Vanessa. "Just remember, offenses that earn a few swats while in training will earn you a full spanking when training is complete."
"I'm not the only person you should be apologizing to." Mrs. Rossi gestured to Jezebel.
"Well now," said Princess. "Looks like both my champions have been defeated. By two. Big. MEANIES!"
Scarlet Moon and Tempestas winced at the high pitched shriek. Drones swirled into the air and dive bombed them.
"Where does she get these things?" asked Tempestas, throwing up a cross breeze that smashed one drone into another.
"Christmas in the Wall Mall, and you have to ask?" Scarlet Moon created a staff and swept it across half a dozen drones.
A drone slipped past Scarlet Moon's staff and struck his in the face. Another came up from behind and swept out his feet. He lashed a cord to the second-floor railing and zipped into the air, twisting and weaving around drones, swinging his staff back and forth. He didn't even have to aim, so thick were they in the air.
Tempestas leapt and wove. She ducked and rolled. A great bird of trash and dust swept through a battalion of drones, scattering them. Four drones zoomed down at Tempestas. She twisted around three, but one struck her in the shoulder. Half a dozen drones tore through Yomama, dispersing it.
A trio of drones smashed into Scarlet Moon, driving his into the floor.
Prometheus held her hands out. The temperature in the arena dropped several degrees. The icy walls collapsed into miniature tsunamis. The water swirled up into the air and formed a dome around the trio. A cocoon of flame closed over Prometheus. The watery dome froze into a giant block of ice.
"Now," said Prometheus. Her eyes sparked. "Show us what you got."
Scarlet Moon sucked in a breath, and flung his forcefield out, dispersing the flaming serpent weaving around him. He leapt to his feet, and charged Prometheus.
"I dunno. I mean, it wasn't all her I guess," said Natalie.
"You picked the dinosaur," said Adrian.
"Yeah!" Natalie's eyes lit up. "Ain't nothing can get through an Anklyosauraus' armor!"
"You're such a nerd," said Adrian with a smile and an eye-roll.
Natalie's face blushed even more. If any more blood rushed to the girl's face, her limbs would start giving out. "And um, I kinda had the boots lying around. Dunno why. Gave me something to practice in I guess. And you know, a superheroine's gotta wear heels, right? Besides, Anklyana isn't exactly the running and jumping kinda superhero. And I can put little forcefields around the heels, giving me a bit more stability."
Adrian shook his head. His smile widened.
The two slipped out from underneath the building scaffolding, and walked to the Top Dog Cafe without incident.
They found Juliana tucked away in one corner hunched over her laptop. Natalie slid in across from her, while Adrian plopped down next to the Latina.
"Oh hush, and lower your weapon," said Succubus. "Didn't your mother ever tell you it's rude to point guns at people?"
Heels clacked against the office floor.
"I wouldn't take another step," said Silver.
The heels stopped, mere inches from Scarlet Moon.
"What, I'm not allowed to mingle with the rest of the guests?" The heels moved about the office. "You're not a very good host, you know that?"
"Clarence, fire!"
Silence.
Succubus laughed. "You stupid old woman. I've been planning this for weeks. You really think I would've just walked in here without neutralizing every one of your defenses first?"
"Shift a few inches to the right, and you can blow the hatch right into Succubus' face," said Juliana.
Adrian grabbed Juliana by the arm, sat down in the computer chair and flipped her sister over his knee. Juliana's big, bouncy bottom rounded into a full moon across Adrian's lap, her wobbly buttocks straining against the painted-on, pocketless denim.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing?" Juliana kicked and squirmed. She flung herself sideways in an attempt to get off Adrian's lap, but Adrian's superstrength wasn't having it.
"You're not listening Juliana." Adrian struck Juliana's right buttock with his palm, sending the upthrust cheek into a wobbling fit. Juliana squealed and kicked.
"I am listening, I am listening!"
Ouch. Sorry. Talk to you later.
Adrian minimized the chat window, and focused on Natalie. Adrian frowned as Natalie went over her solution. Something didn't look right.
As Natalie wrote our her code and explained her solution, Adrian ran through it in his mind. Splitting on colon. Convert the string to an int–
Wait a minute.
Adrian did a quick search.
"Very good, Natalie, thank you," said David. "Anyone have any questions?"
Princess puffed out his cheeks.
"You gonna hold your breath until you get your way?" asked Scarlet Moon.
Legos swirled underneath Scarlet Moon, and he found himself facedown over a lego stool, his face pressed against the ground, and his plump bottom thrust into the air. The doll dress fell away, fully exposing the sparkly pink panties riding between his cheeks, leaving his peach sitspots fully exposed.
"Ungrateful dolly." Princess lined her bathbrush up with Scarlet Moon's right sitspot. "I worked so hard to make you all nice and pretty, and this is how you thank me?"
The bathbrush cracked against Scarlet Moon's bare right sitspot. Scarlet Moon threw his head back and howled. His legs kicked frantically. His round cheek squashed beneath the heavy wood and wobbled back into shape as Princess drew the brush back.
"By insulting me?" Princess brought the brush down on Scarlet Moon's left sitspot. Scarlet Moon wailed and bucked his hips. His head tossed back and forth. "You dare to insult me? Your rightful owner?"
Princess battered Scarlet Moon's right sitspot with a bum-clenching splat. Scarlet Moon kicked wildly. He slapped the floor, and would have toppled over if lego tentacles hadn't wrapped themselves around the small of his back.
"Apologize you bad, bad dolly!" Princess laid into Scarlet Moon's bottom with gusto, the bathbrush flashing between cheeks as fast as she could swing it.
Scarlet Moon howled, kicked and flailed. He bucked and squirmed. Tears flowed liberally down his cheeks, marring his makeup.
Prometheus grabbed Scarlet Moon's wrists and pulled.
Long fingers pressed against the bare skin of Scarlet Moon's lower back. The paddle beat out a rapid tattoo on Scarlet Moon's buttocks, the leather implement landing three or four rapid fire strokes on each cheek before switching to the other.
Scarlet Moon jerked and squirmed, grunting and panting around the ball gag. The paddle stung fiercely on Scarlet Moon's peach, unspanked backside.
"My God look at that ass wobble! You'd think a superhero would do squats every now and then, but clearly not!"
Scarlet Moon growled and jerked against the straps holding his.
"Now that's just rude. Guess I gotta teach you some manners." The paddle snapped against Scarlet Moon's shaking buttocks in a rapid fire flurry that set Scarlet Moon to squealing and thrashing.
"That's more like it," said Leopard. "Now, where were we? Oh yes, I remember."
Leopard paddled and paddled and paddled Scarlet Moon's ass. She laid down three rapid fire strokes on each cheek, one to the fleshy center of his bum, one to his sitspot, and one where crease met thigh. Over and over and over again, three strokes to each cheek. Three burning, stinging, merciless strokes to each cheek. Scarlet Moon wailed and squirmed, squeezing his eyes shut to hold back tears of pain.
"Really now, you're a very sore loser, you know that?" asked Leopard.
"If you remove that, I am going to take your jeans, and you are going to go home with your bright red bottom hanging out for all the world to see." The hairbrush bit into Adrian's left sitspot, making the young man squeal against the soap.
"I see. Well, I'll be down in a minute."
Adrian eyed the door. Maybe he should return to the car…
But of course David was a guy, so when he said he'd be "down in a minute" he actually meant "in a minute." Before Adrian could work up the nerve to venture back into the cold, David came around the corner.
David smiled when he saw Adrian. He pushed open the door and entered the atrium. "Shouldn't you be studying?"
Adrian cupped his bottom.
The tawse whipped across Adrian's outthrust butocks. The snap of leather on bare flesh assaultd Adrian's ears. The twin tails of the tawse stung Adrian's right cheek.
"Do not lie to me," said Mrs. Rossi. "Or I will fire you."
Adrian whimpered.
"Now, was it an accident?"
"Good." The cop's boots resumed their clomping. "We live in a stable, free democracy. And in stable, free democracies, violence solves nothing. You understand? We solve our problems by talking about them, not by pulling hair."
"Then why do you carry a stunner?" asked Vanessa.
Adrian sucked in a breath.
"I'm the reason you don't need violence." The boots clomped back and forth.
SNAP!
Curvy howled and wiggled her hips so vigorously she bumped into and nearly knocked Adrian over. The belt snapped across Curvy's big bottom over and over again. Curvy tried to stand, but the cop grabbed the back of the girl's neck and pushed her back over. The belt struck Curvy's bottom with swift crisp snaps.
Curvy kicked and squirmed, wailing and howling. The belt descended faster and harder. Soon, Curvy was sobbing, pleading the officer to stop.
"Then don't get into any fights," said the cop. "Or at least take your licks like a big girl."
The boots clomped behind Adrian. He struggled to keep his breathing steady. His bottom clenched and unclenched, waiting, waiting, waiting-
"We need to talk," said Juliana. "Come on."
Juliana ushered Adrian and Natalie into her room and closed and locked the door. She turned to the other two. "That cat creature was Vanessa."
Natalie blinked at Juliana.
"Hurts doesn't it?" asked Alexandra.
"You don't have to be a jerk about it," muttered Juliana.
"And I don't want to hear anything remotely resembling coherent sentences out of you." Alexandra whapped Juliana a second time, eliciting another yelp. Juliana's flared hips bumped hard into Adrian's.
"Jerk you have don't a it," said Juliana.
Three gunshot-like cracks battered Adrian's ears. Juliana shrieked and wiggled so hard she nearly knocked Adrian over.
"If I can understand it, it's remotely coherent," said Alexandra.
"Rasslefrassingrgisha."
"See that's more like it."
The brush struck Adrian's left cheek. The heavy round wood bit deeply into Adrian's curved orb. His rippling bottom wiggled back and forth in a futile effort to lesson the burning sting.
"My goodness look at that ass bounce! Don't you workout?"
"You've got that right." Succubus cracked her whip, and grinned. "For now, anyway."
He flung Succubus at one minion, and the chair at the other.
The one minion caught her mistress, while the other ducked the chair.
"GET HER! GET HER! GET HER!" shrieked Succubus as she regained her feet, her face as red as her bottom.
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared, and his fists clenched.
The bear lumbered forward and swiped at Scarlet Moon. Its movements were slow, slow enough that Scarlet Moon had no trouble dodging and countering with a scarlet beam. The bear didn't even seem to notice the beam. A flying foot clipped Scarlet Moon's shoulder and sent him through the bowling alley's decrepit office.
Scarlet Moon groaned, and heaved himself to his feet, just in time to dodge grasping paw. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the bear's shoulder and zipped feet first into the monster's face. Another cord to what remained of the ceiling let him swing out of reach of the bear's counter attack. But he was tired, and slow. The bear's backhand struck him full force and sent him bouncing across bowling lanes like a rock across a placid lake.
He slowly pushed himself to his feet. His limbs wobbled, and his vision blurred. Still, he raised his fists.
It felt like getting hit by a truck. The pool noodle bent, and shredded. His staff punctured the bear in the shoulder, knocking it off the giraffe in a rain of stuffing. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord around the giraffe's neck, whipped around and smashed both feet into the back of the stuffed animal's head. The giraffe sprawled head over heels, its limbs and neck flopping around like…a stuffy that'd just been kicked really really hard.
"We'll see about that, Scarlet Brat." Succubus cracked her whip and grinned.
David grimaced. "I know it's hard, but you're gonna have a hard time getting a good job if you don't keep your grades up. You should ask one of the other students for help. Maybe Natalie. You guys seem to know each other, and she definitely knows what she's doing."
Sir Stuffins' pool noodle slammed into Scarlet Moon's shield. Scarlet Moon swayed, and his armor shuddered. The pool noodle shattered.
Scarlet Moon's fist swirled into a spring. He rammed the spring into Giraffalot's chest, and sprang it.
Sir Cuddles and Giraffalot flew backwards and smashed through Legostopheles. Legostopheles shattered.
The trio made their slow way through the building, sticking to the stairs whenever they went down. They often had to slip into tower hallways to avoid patrolling guards. Occasionally, Succubus came on the PA system to mock Scarlet Moon.
Vanessa calmed down as they walked. She even stopped throwing glares at Scarlet Moon.
"Geez, this tower is huge," said Scarlet Moon.
"Silver Tower isn't just the administrative headquarters of Silver Ant," said Juliana. "It also has most of their research, prototyping, and software development. Silver likes to keep as much as possible close to home. Probably makes it easier to suddenly drop in and scare the love out of her employees."
"Where is everybody?" asked Vanessa. "I mean, shouldn't their days have started by now?"
"Office's gone into lockdown. Probably employees cowering on the other side of that door and hoping Scarlet Moon doesn't smash through the wall," said Bernice.
"Bernice's right," said Juliana. "It's all over the news."
Bernice froze. She cocked her head, as if listening. She turned on her heel and hurried the other way. She stopped again after a few more steps.
Scaret Moon heaved to his feet. His vision slowly swam back into focus. Anklyana shrieked. She cowered in the center of a green bubble in the middle of the throughfare. The cat-person pounded on it, hissing and spitting.
Scarlet Moon cast about for some way to stop it. His eyes fell on the rack of bowling balls, miraculously undisturbed by his trip through the wall.
The spit caught Buzzsaw in the eye. Her head lurched back.
"Son of a bitch!" Buzzsaw wiped at her face. "That's gross, you asshat. Who knows what kind of hideous diseases you have. You could have given me like explosive diarrhea or something."
Adrian scrambled to his feet and shoulder slammed the gang leader. And bounced off. Because superpowers.
Buzzsaw grabbed Adrian by his t-shirt, and flung him across her lap. A rough hand grabbed Adrian's jeans and forced them down just past Adrian's curved ass, exposing his boxer briefs.
Buzzsaw grabbed Adrian's underwear and viciously yanked the boxer briefs down just past Adrian's ass.
Sir Stuffins slammed into the dome. The dome ruptured with a bang. Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot went rolling across the ground. Scarlet Moon collapsed. Small spots flickered across his vision.
Tempestas was next to him. "You OK?"
"Yeah, but it was hella easy to spin things so that it looks like you did," said Juliana bitterly.
Adrian grimaced.
Leopard sagged against the scarlet platform, sucking in deep breaths and groaning. Her bottom clenched and unclenched, swaying back and forth as Leopard danced in place.
"My turn," said Tempestas. There was a faint ripple in the air behind Leopard's bottom. Her bottom caved like it'd just been struck with a switch, and a thin red line appeared on her pink bottom.
Leopard howled and thrashed madly. Her bottom caved and rippled repeatedly as dozens of thin red lines traced their ways across her naked skin in the span of a few seconds.
Anklyana winced and clutched her bottom.
"Yeowtch," said Generalissima.
Within a minute, Leopard was bawling like a baby. After five, the rippling stopped. Leopard lay draped across the scarlet table, her face red, tears running down her cheeks, hoarse sobs shaking her body. Her bottom was an ugly mass of thin red welts, as if a dozen men had each taken a birch to her, one after the other.
"You are a cruel, cruel woman," said Anklyana.
Tempestas shrugged. "I have zero tolerance for folks like her."
"You're the one whose going to need some comforting!"
Scarlet Moon swung through the frigid night air, with Anklyana piggybacking. Made things a hair more awkward, and there was one point Scarlet Moon cut a corner too close and nearly knocked Anklyana off, but he liked to think he was adjusting fairly quickly.
Scarlet Moon landed on a warehouse overlooking the docks. Dim, distant figures scurried around a freighter.
"OK," said Generalissima. "I figure we park right here, and let the police take the lead. Only get involved if the police get overwhelmed."
"I'm fine with that," said Anklyana.
"Say it brother," said Vanessa. "Like getting ogled by lecherous, half-dead rich shits wasn't bad enough. There's got to be a better way to make money."
"I hear being born rich is pretty effective," said Adrian.
Vanessa laughed. "Someone should have told me sooner. Bit late now. Anyway, I'm going to bed. See you."
Juliana's door opened and she peeked out. "Adrian, come here!"
Adrian entered Juliana's room. Natalie sat on Juliana's bed, beaming. She had changed out of the fancy dress and into a pair of comfy-looking pajamas that hugged her broad hips.
Juliana grinned. "You two did great there. Especially you Natalie, holy crap that was awesome."
Natalie blushed and looked down at her lap. "I don't know, I don't feel like I really did anything. Honestly it was kind of stupid. Could have killed a lot of people."
Juliana and Adrian shared a look.
Episode 5: Jungle Cats
Buzzsaw growled and pushed Adrian's legs back further, pulling his jeans-clad bottom fully off the ground, and stretching Adrian's bottom. Her hand snapped up above her head, and bulleted down, the flat palm and long fingers striking Adrian's round bottom with a cheek-quivering crack. Her entire torso swiveled with each swing, adding extra oomph to each punishing blow.
Adrian squirmed, grunted, and occasionally yelped. His fingered scrabbled at the detritus and loose stones scattered about the roof, his teeth clenched in a grimace, and his eyes squeezed shut.
"By the time I'm done with you, my name alone will be enough to make your ass ache," said Buzzsaw in a growl.
Usually he was much more prone to marking than Juliana, much to his raging jealousy.
Could it have been a side-effect of his glowy powers? It'd be nice if something good came out of the other night.
Of course, his ass still felt like it should have been covered in welts. Ah well. Guess you couldn't have everything.
He slipped back out into the common room, and gave Juliana a shake of his head.
Juliana's eyes lit up. She finished her toast, and clapped her hands. "Yay!"
Vanessa lurched backwards, a look of disgust on her face. "Keep your mouth closed when you chew. You almost hit me in the face with toasted shrapnel."
Juliana swallowed her mouthful. "Sorry."
Vanessa grunted. "Do it again and we'll add table manners to the bylaws."
Imposter Moon flew backwards. He lashed a cord to a billboard and zipped above Scarlet Moon. His eyes flared and he blasted Scarlet Moon with a full-power beam. Scarlet Moon slammed into the bridge.
Headlights blinded Scarlet Moon. A city bus' horn blared.
"Adrian!" shrieked Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon threw himself into the air, but too slow. The bus clipped Scarlet Moon's lower body, flippping him and sending him rolling across the top of the bus and slamming into the asphalt behind it. The bus swerved and slammed into a guardrail. The guardrail tore open, and the bus swung half out over the river, teetering on the edge of the bridge.
"Oh God, Adrian get up, get up! Are you ok? Adrian!" screamed Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon pushed himself to his feet. His vision blurred, and his limbs felt like noodles. He staggered and grabbed the back of the bus. He heaved. The bus teetered. His limbs shook.
"Hang on, hang on, Tempestas is on her way. Hurry Tempestas, hurry!" said Generalissima. "Don't let go. Don't let go!"
The thug looked up and ducked. As Scarlet Moon sailed over her, the thug smacked Scarlet Moon's bottom with superhuman force.
Scarlet Moon yelped, and let go of the cord to clutch his bottom. He skidded into the restaurant and smashed through the greeter's podium, two tables, the bar, and slammed into the big ol'wall of expensive drinks with a tinkling crash.
"Minion!" barked Succubus. "Be more careful. You just wasted thousands of dollars of delicious alcohol."
Scarlet Moon staggered to his feet.
"How very true." Succubus snapped her fingers.
"Hey!" The two thralls lunged forward, sending all three cops tumbling over the edge.
Scarlet Moon leapt out after them, Succubus' cackle ringing in his ears.
Everything seemed to slow. The two thralls pushed off of the female cop in opposite directions, leaving three very distant targets for Scarlet Moon to catch. The wind swirled and danced around him, sending him first one way, then the other.
He could hear the female cop's screams. The other two joined in when Succubus' hypnotism snapped.
Scarlet Moon growled in frustration. No way did he have time to attach a cord to the helicopter and grab all three officers.
He snapped two cords to either side, wrapping them around the two ex-thralls, and zipped them towards him.
"The hell is going on?" shrieked one of the cops.
Scarlet Moon wrapped a crimson cord around Buzzsaw's ankles and yanked the woman's feet out from underneath her. He channeled a surge of power into his arms and burst free of the chains. He leapt at Buzzsaw. The villain kicked Scarlet Moon in the chest, sending him flying into the air. Scarlet Moon wrapped a scarlet cord around Buzzsaw's ankle. As soon as he landed, he spun Buzzsaw through the air.
Scarlet Moon released, and sent Buzzsaw flying through another wall of crates.
"This is the police," said a voice over loud speakers outside the warehouse. "Come out with your hands up."
Buzzsaw burst from the crates. She screamed in rage. Her body was wrapped in a nimbus of scarlet light. "You cock sucking, pig fucking, shit eating little bastard! You've ruined everything!"
Buzzsaw leapt at Scarlet Moon while the whine of particle beams, battle cries, and police orders filled the warehouse.
Scarlet Moon's ambush has caught Buzzsaw off balance! She takes a 1 point penalty to speed, and a 5 point penalty to energy.
"Incredibly." Juliana pulled a white thong and strapless white lacy bra out of Adrian's drawer and threw them and the dress at Adrian. "Quick shower and hurry and put these on. Time's a wasting. And don't get your hair wet. No time for it to dry."
*Fits their calling card. Steal a bunch of crap that's sorta valuable, but doesn't seem worth the effort from rich folk who probably lose more money in accounting errors every tax season. The media's roasting Scarlet Moon, too. What's the point of a superheroine, if she can't stop a cat burglar.*
The media can suck it.
"-Adrian. Anybody home?"
Adrian looked up. David leaned on his desk, his lips twisted.
David raised an eyebrow, though his eyes glittered. "I could give you a real reason to pout if you'd like."
"No." Adrian made a big show of clutching his bottom. "Meanie."
"Could give you a real reason to call me Meanie too, if you'd like." David took a playfully menacing step forward.
"Honey, I know so. Now put on some makeup while I get changed."
Juliana glared at Adrian. "Honey, the first time I had sex it was spontaneous, in the back of a car and awful. There was no build up. No fun teasing. Just a half-erect penis jamming me in the hip. This is gonna be special, and sexy, with lots of buildup and seduction. Now get your butt over here and help me with my makeup, while I figure out what we should do with your hair."
Adrian obliged, applying a touch of mascera to Juliana's eyes, just enough to make them smolder. He applied a layer of dark red lipstick to Juliana's lips, and a bit of blush to Juliana's cheeks.
As soon as Adrian finished, Juliana wove Adrian's hair into an intricate single-tail braid from the base of his scalp to the small of his back. "I love your hair. Wish I had a few more hours. Though, if all goes according to plan it'll be a hot mess in a few hours anyway."
A knock at the door.
"They're here," said Natalie.
Adrian's heart leapt into his throat.
"Tell them to wait a minute, we'll be out in a second." Juliana snatched up her makeup gear and spruced up Adrian's face. "Now, let's make you jaw-dropping gorgeous."
Vanessa stood outside Adrian's door, clad only in a nightshirt that barely covered her bottom, dry-washing her hands.
"What are you doing-ohh, right," said Adrian, scrubbing his face with his hand. "I'm supposed to spank you because–why am I spanking you again?"
Vanessa's lip quirked. "Yeah, it has been one of those days hasn't it? I forgot to give you a proper orientation remember?"
"Oh yes." Adrian rubbed his bottom. "I remember now. Into the common room."
"The common room?" said Vanessa, sagging. "Can't we do it in your room?"
"You get me spanked in public, I spank you in public. Besides, everyone's probably asleep," said Adrian.
"Oh come on. I didn't really have a choice," said Vanessa, following Adrian into the common room.
Adrian sat down on the couch and patted his lap.
Vanessa sighed, but obediently laid across Adrian's knees, the lower curve of her ample bottom peeking out from underneath the thin cloth of her nightshirt.
Adrian lifted the nightshirt to reveal a pair of pale, slightly quivering cheeks framed by a black thong. "Let me guess, you'd rather not flash all your secrets at me."
"I'd prefer not to," said Vanessa, squirming a little. "Please?"
"Speaking of which, should we get started?" asked Natalie.
"You want to know the real reason?" whispered the woman, almost too low for Scarlet Moon to hear. The palm pulled away. Leather rustled. A bare palm pressed against Scarlet Moon's stinging bottom. The hero gasped as warm, supple flesh touched spandex stretched taught. A hand tangled itself in Scarlet Moon's hair and gently, but firmly pulled the boy into a standing position. Scarlet Moon arched his back, his chest pushing out and his bottom thrusting back. Warm, pillowy breasts flattened against his back. Lips moved half an inch from his ear. "Because I wanted you to."
The woman bent Scarlet Moon back over. Scarlet Moon's hands latched back to his ankles, and his bottom clenched anxiously.
But rather than smacking his poor, burning bottom, the woman's long, strong fingers began to knead. Scarlet Moon moaned as his bouncy sitflesh rolled between the woman's fingers, jiggling and wobbling. Even if his bottom hadn't been burning, the massage would have been deep enough to hurt. As it was, it burned so fiercely, Scarlet Moon very nearly started howling again. But interwoven with the pain, dragged into a dance like a shy partner, was a deep, soothing pleasure. Scarlet Moon squirmed and pushed his bottom up into the woman's fingers. He didn't know if it was reward or punishment, if he desperately wanted it to stop, or needed it to continue. Tension oozed out of his body. His knees wobbled, and he would have collapsed if it weren't for the strong arm wrapped around his hips.
He burbled and babbled apologies and pleas for mercy, but still that strap laid into his blazing bottom. Soon, he merely burbled. The inferno in his bottom filled all his universe. There was nothing but the molten flame consuming his curved bottom.
And the powerful thigh pressed into his naked hips.
At some point, Scarlet Moon realized that the strap had stopped falling. He mewled and squirmed, and one hand twitched back, hoping desperately to try to rub the sting from his abused sitflesh.
Juliana put one hand on the door handle, and pressed the button on her keys. As soon as the door unlocked, she yanked it open, and grabbed Adrian's french braid.
The slipper whipped up and down, flattening Juliana's left cheek. Juliana rolled onto her toes, but otherwise didn't react.
The slipper struck Juliana's right cheek. Juliana didn't react, other than the jiggle of her soft cheek beneath the snappy slipper.
"That's much better." Mama brought the sixth stroke down on Juliana's left cheek, no harder and no softer than the others. She returned the slipper to her purse. "All done girl, now come here and give me a hug."
"Yes Mama." Juliana straightened and turned. Her fingers twitched like she wanted to rub her bottom. She wrapped Mama in a fierce hug. "And I'm happy to see you guys. I just, you know, lost track of time and stuff."
"We'd have been here sooner, but that lunacy at the mall snarled traffic for miles," said Mom. "You two weren't there, I hope?"
"What?" said Marie.
"Nothing." Scarlet Moon plopped the two back on the ground and leapt into the alley next to Bernice. "Bernice, I need to know where your siblings are. Pauline and Leonard. I think they're Prometheus and Poseidon. And what's worse, they've fallen in with a really bad crowd."
"That's just the beginning." David laughed lightly in Adrian's ear. He took his hand and pulled him onto the dance floor.
"Lost? You didn't even fight." An undercurrent of amusement flowed beneath the woman's husky voice.
Not long after getting on the road, Adrian pulled the small black ledger out of his pocket. "I almost forgot, I also found this."
Juliana glanced over. "What is it?"
"It's that lady's ledger. Your virus was taking a while, so I rooted around some in her office. I figure this little guy's got tons of useful information. Like, you know where her funding is coming from and–waah!"
Juliana turned into a parking lot, and parked in the first space she came to.
"What are you doing?" asked Adrian.
Juliana stepped out of the car. She walked around to Adrian's door, fists clenched at her sides.
Anklyana spanked Leopard's thong-clad bottom for a solid fifteen minutes. Her hand snapped up above her head, her hips rotated with each smack, and her hand flattened Leopard's muscular bottom with each blow. Leopard squirmed and kicked, yelping and bucking with each stroke. Her eyes squinched shut in pain, and her chinlength hair whipped around her face as she swung her head.
Anklyana backed up a step, massaging her elbow. "OK, I think I'm satisfied, ooh, I think my elbow's gonna fall off."
"Clearly we need to step up your weight regiment," said Generalissima.
Anklyana groaned.
Tempestas pressed Scarlet Moon's shoulders down with both hands, squishing his face, shoulders against the roof.
There was a soft swish, and Scarlet Moon shrieked as a sharp line of fire cut into his spandex-clad buttocks.
Another swish, another line of fire, and another shriek.
And another.
And another.
And another.
A dozen times the faint swish caressed Scarlet Moon's ears, and the long thin sting cut his bottom. Tears gathered at his eyes. His legs kicked desperately. He pushed against the rooftop, but he was still too weak.
"This isn't about stopping bad guys," said Tempestas. "It's about protecting innocents."
The belt snapped, and Scarlet Moon tensed. There was no line of fire, instead Bernice hopped and squeezed Scarlet Moon's hand. The belt lashed Bernice's bottom a dozen more times in rapid succession, making the police officer howl. She squeezed Scarlet Moon's hand so hard the superhero worried the woman was going to break it.
The scientist followed up with a dozen lashes across Scarlet Moon's rump. Scarlet Moon sucked in deep breaths through his nose. He squeezed his eyes shut. His knees remained locked, and the only movement was the wobbling of his fleshy cheeks beneath the strap.
Two dozen times. Scarlet Moon gnawed on his forearm. Tears gathered in the corners of his eyes. He squeezed his eyes so tight his eyelids started to ache. His knees remained locked, and the only movement was the wobbling of his fleshy cheeks beneath the strap.
Three dozen times. Scarlet Moon whimpered into his arm. He squeezed Bernice's hand, and his other hand closed into a fist. A few tears traced their ways down his cheeks. One knee gave the tiniest bit, and his heels scraped against the tile.
Four dozen times.
"A stripper just shimmied down the wall and dropped this lady on the car," said the female cop as she cautiously approached the groaning Whistler.
Scarlet Moon swung around and landed in front of the leopard-print lady.
Scarlet Moon and the green girl followed.
Tempestas burst into the bowling alley. She rammed into Mr. Cuddles with the force of a hurricane behind her, driving him out.
"Lower a barrier as soon as I'm in!" said Tempestas.
Yomamma's shriek echoed from outside the alley.
Adrian pulled down his jeans, exposing a thin pair of boxer briefs obscuring his bottom. He fiddled with the waistband for a moment, before sighing and pulling his boxer briefs down. Adrian clambered onto the cushions and bent over the back of the couch, thrusting his bare cheeks up into the air.
"Really?" asked Juliana. "Not even gonna try to talk to your way out of it?"
"Ohh, have no fear of that." Alexandra turned a steely glare on Adrian that made the supposed superhero back up a step and trip over Juliana's bed.
Buzzsaw glanced at Vanessa. Her grin broadened. She grabbed Vanessa by the throat and lifted her into the air. "You look pretty pissed. You gonna do something about it?"
Vanessa clutched at her throat. Adrian's vision turned scarlet.
Juliana grabbed Adrian's shoulder. "Not now, not in broad daylight."
"But-"
"There will be pictures of you splashed all over the internet if you go down there, scarlet shield blazing. She will track us down, and the only way to stop her will be to kill her. You really want to do that? Could you do that? Besides…" Juliana turned her attention back to the scene. "She's not gonna kill Vanessa. She's just scaring her."
Mrs. Rossi struck Adrian's bare right cheek. The crisp smack rang throughout the room, cutting through the murmur of conversation and turning heads. Adrian's plump bottom wobbled with the heavy stroke, sending ripples up and down his body. Adrian yelped as the harsh sting raced across his exposed bottom. Mrs. Rossi's flat, heavy palm struck Adrian's left cheek hard enough to rock Adrian forward in Mrs. Rossi's grasp.
Mrs. Rossi paddled Adrian's wiggling bottom with fast, heavy blows. Adrian's body rocked with each stroke. Adrian's legs scrambled against the tile floor. His weight rocked from foot to foot, his hips swaying almsot as if he were dancing. His opposite foot lifted with each stroke, as if trying to shield Adrian's bottom from the next smack.
"Ma'am," said Vanessa.
"Ah, thank you dear," said Mrs. Rossi. "Sorry to interrupt you like that, go on and get back to it. There are guests who need drinks and hors d'ourves."
"Yes ma'am."
A resounding crack echoed through the ballroom. Adrian lurched forward in Mrs. Rossi's grip. His curved bottom flattened beneath the broad spatula. The wood burned into his exposed flesh. His head whipped up in agony.
"Fascinating," said Generalissima.
Tempestas' eyes narrowed. "Any chance you'll share those with the GCPD?"
Marie scoffed. "And make the feds irrelevant again? Naw."
Mrs. Chastain hurried out, tears in her eyes. "Where are you taking them?"
"Doesn't matter Mrs. Chastain. You're not helping these two out of trouble again," said Dana.
Mrs. Chastain's hand clenched into fists. "I have a right to–"
"No you don't," said Marie. She pushed Poseidon into the backseat.
Mrs. Chastain's eyes narrowed. "The law begs to differ."
"And I'm sure you'll twist that law into pretzels to get your precious little babies out of trouble. Again," said Marie. She slammed the door shut. "But you're gonna need to do a lot of twisting this time."
"Marie, show some consideration. These are her children," said Dana. She shoved Prometheus into the back next to her brother and closed the door.
"Everyone's somebody's kid." Marie pulled open the passenger seat and slipped in. She smirked at Scarlet Moon and Tempestas. "Thanks for the help kiddos. Keep your nose clean, 'less you want to go where they're going. Ain't fun, I promise you that."
"I don't like the sounds of that," said Generalissima.
Buzzsaw gathered Adrian's boxer briefs into a fist, and gave them a hard yank.
Adrian yelped, and his hips jerked up into the air, the cloth grinding uncomfortably against his genitalia as most of it slid between his curved cheeks.
"Aren't I a genius?" Buzzsaw strapped Adrian's bare, jumping cheeks with her thick belt. " I've managed to bare your bottom for a proper spanking, and you're still wearing your cute boxer briefs."
Adrian grunted and yipped as the woman's thick belt battered Adrian's bobbling bottom.
"Well?" snapped Buzzsaw. She unleashed a flurry of hot smacks that made Adrian squirm and squeal. "Aren't I a genius?"
Natalie's eyes widened in horror. She shook her head. "Oh no no no no. Dad'll toast my bottom."
"Oh come now, he's busy doing politics," said Adrian with a mischievous grin.
"He'll still find out," hissed Natalie. She swayed from one foot to the other, clutching her dress. "He always finds out."
Adrian cocked an eyebrow. "Always?"
"Yes, always–oh." Natalie groaned. "God, I hope not. He'd be so ashamed of me."
"You haven't done anything to be ashamed of," said Adrian.
"Except run around in a skimpy leotard playing superhero," muttered Natalie.
"And you're ashamed of that? You helped save a lot of people last month," said Adrian.
"I don't know. I need a drink," said Natalie. Her eyes flicked in the direction her father had walked. "A non-alcoholic drink."
Scarlet Moon threw the Whistler over his shoulder, and shimmied up the nearest, tallest tree: a broad, towering oak. Near the top, he laid a faint forcefield across the boughs. He tossed the woman out into the air, and caught her with a couple of scarlet cords.
The Whistler gasped. "No, please don't do this. I'm afraid of heights!"
"Tell me where Buzzsaw is," said Scarlet Moon.
"I can't!" said the Whistler. "She'll kill me."
Scarlet Moon shrugged, and dispersed the cords.
The Whistler screamed. She fell about a foot before slamming into the forcefield Scarlet Moon had lain earlier, the field flaring with scarlet light.
Scarlet Moon leapt from the tree and landed on the forcefield (a bit closer to the edge than he'd planned). He straddled the Whistler, and pointed towards the edges of the forcefield.
Juliana yanked open her closet and started rifling through it. "We need to check Fractal Star out, but you can't go as Scarlet Moon obviously. We'll need to go undercover."
"I've got class…"
"It's a lecture with over one hundred students. No one will miss you."
"Ok, and we're going undercover as…"
"Cops."
"Are you nuts?" cried Adrian.
"Hush," said Juliana. "The Generica police department's got over 2,000 officers. So long as we act like we're supposed to be there, nobody will question us. Especially, when we've got these."
Juliana held up a pair of badges. "Honest to goodness police badges, complete with the little chips they have these days to validate authenticity. One's officer Jessica Amaloy, the other's Vincent Palone. Fake identities of course."
"Where did you get these?" asked Adrian, taking one of the badges.
Juliana grinned. "Come now, you didn't think I just play video games all night, did you?"
"Excuse me," said a silken voice. "You wouldn't happen to have any more of that Chardonnay would you?"
Adrian turned. Bright green eyes arrested his gaze and held it firm.
Six feet tall even before the heels pushed his up another few inches, the green-eyed woman towered over Adrian, leaving his feeling small. His black hair was cut in a short bob. She wore a long, glimmering black long-sleeved dress, cut low to expose large, jiggly breasts. The dress hugged her slender waist and flared hips, covering, smoothing and drawing the eye to her hourglass curves. White gloves covered her long-fingered hands. Adrian shifted from one foot to the other.
The woman smiled a dazzling smile that lit up her face, and took a glass of wine off Adrian's tray. She sipped it. Her ruby-red lips barely touched the edge of the glass, her mouth opened just a little to let the smallest amount of wine enter her lips. "Thank you."
Adrian forced a smile, curtsied, and turned to find Natalie. The glasses on his tray tinkled softly, the only hint of his shaking hand.
"Kitten."
Adrian's heart stopped. He whipped back around. His concentration faltered. His tray lurched. Glasses went flying.
The woman smoothly stepped sideways, the glasses missing her and slamming into the tile floor where she once stood.
Adrian's vision narrowed in a haze of red.
Buzzsaw swung. Adrian fell on his ass, the large fist ruffling his hair. Buzzsaw raised her massive arms above her head and roared in rage.
Adrian's head rocked back, like it'd been kicked by a mule. The haze clouding his vision swirled into a beam and smashed into Buzzsaw's chest. Buzzsaw stumbled backwards and collapsed.
Adrian stared. "Did you-"
Juliana grabbed Adrian's arm and yanked him to his feet. "Come on, let's get out of here."
Juliana yanked open the car door, and shoved Adrian in. She scrambled around to the other side. Buzzsaw leapt to her feet and charged the car.
Juliana put the car in reverse, and gunned it. Buzzsaw grabbed the front bumper, laughing maniacally. The car didn't move.
There was a burst of particle beams down the hall, in the direction Vanessa and the guards had gone. Scarlet Moon bolted down the hall. Thuds echoed down the hallway, and Vanessa stumbled around the corner, covering her head.
Scarlet Moon leapt over the hunching waitress, and whipped around the corner, shield flaring.
Bodies lay scattered about the corridor, all clad in Silver Tower uniforms, including the guards accompanying Vanessa.
"A group of them just rounded the corner," said Vanessa, her voice shuddering. "The guard captain started talking to them, and they just opened fire."
"Looks like they knocked each other out," said Scarlet Moon.
"I guess." Vanessa massaged her head. "I don't know, I don't really remember a whole lot."
"Well, you should probably come with us," said Scarlet Moon, pulling Vanessa after her. "Probably safer than wandering around the tower alone."
The trio headed for the elevator.
"Don't worry, I won't give you anything you can't take." Juliana struck Natalie's left cheek with a bum splattering blow that makde Adrian wince.
Natalie yelped and squirmed. Her legs kicked and her toes curled.
"Not that it'll be pleasant, mind you. Might even feel unbearable, but you'll be able to handle it." Juliana snapped the hairbrush up and down, up and down, up and down. The thick wood snapped between cheeks, flattening them with precision. Natalie squirmed and kicked. She wailed into the pillow. Her hips wiggled, and bucked, but Juliana had no problem landing strokes. It was almost like she could predict where Natalie's rump was going to be.
Ten minutes in, Natalie's bottom was an even shade of pink. Juliana leaned forward a little and picked up the pace. She landed three rapid fire strokes to Natalie's right cheek, three to her left, three to her right again, three to her left again, and so on.
Natalie howled and bucked. She sobbed and pleaded. Her legs cycled madly, and she pressed her face so fiercely into the pillow, Adrian started to worry she was going to suffocate herself.
Still that hairbrush flashed back and forth, sending Natalie's big soft rump into a roiling fit. Juliana tagged her thighs a few times, really making Natalie shriek from her gut.
With a minute left, Juliana picked it up again, striking as hard and fast as she could. Natalie kicked and squirmed and thrashed, howling her lungs out.
"And that's the last one." Juliana struck Natalie's right sitspot. The loud splat made Adrian hiss.
Natalie sobbed.
"I'm going, I'm going, I'm going," said Juliana. "But we're not moving."
Buzzsaw pulled a whistle out of a pocket in her jacket and blew on it. The piercing tone echoed up and down the street.
Shouts and running filled the night air.
"Oh boy," said Juliana. "The Whistlers. She's a member of the Whistlers."
Juliana shifted the car into drive, and slammed on the gas. The car lurched forward. Adrian shrieked, and everything almost vanished in a red haze. The car slammed into Buzzsaw, and pinned her against the lamppost.
"That does it," snarled the thug. She started to slowly push the car backwards. "You fuckers are so ransomed!"
Juliana whipped open the driver side door.
Scarlet Moon wrapped a forcefield around the rack of bowling balls.
"Are you sure you're strong enough to lift that?" asked Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon whipped it into the air with a pair of scarlet cords.
Scarlet Moon, wrapped another cord around the thugs waist, and gently dropped him facefirst onto the hood of the car.
"Scarlet Moon," snapped Juliana. "What are you doing?"
Scarlet Moon pulled the cord holding his up back into his forcefield, zipping him up the wall.
"The hell just happened?" said the cop getting out of the car.
Sam stopped. "Take a second and gather yourself girl. Keep wiggling like that and I'll put you over my knee and hold you down."
Juliana took a few deep breaths and forced herself to relax. "OK. Ready."
"Are you sure?" Sam lightly tapped Juliana's right cheek with the brush.
"Yes sir," said Juliana, her voice shaking a little.
"Ok then." Sam struck Juliana's right cheek with a flesh-rippling blow.
Juliana squeaked, and squirmed, but other than that stayed still.
Sam waited a moment, and struck Juliana's left cheek. Juliana squeaked again, and didn't even wiggle.
"Good girl." Sam resumed resumed the swift, alternating rhythm.
Juliana squealed, and clenched the stool until her arms shook. Her face scrunched up into a grimace, and her eyes squeezed shut. Her bottom bucked and squirmed, the soft flesh rippling and bouncing beneath the hard brush.
"Alright then," said Sam. He grabbed Juliana around her waist and sat down.
"Wait, no-"
"Maybe you think your victims are criminals."
"And I wouldn't say anything? Wouldn't stand on a building and tell reporters 'Hey, these people are criminals because blah blah-oww'?"
"You know they wouldn't believe you."
"Oh bull. Oww! Some people would believe me."
Bright slowed. "Erm, well some other nefarious plot that I don't understand yet."
"Or maybe, just maybe, there's some secret supervillain floating around. They've seen how effective I've been in bringing down every villain whose shown up, and decided to let the police get rid of me first."
"But..but how would they mimic–"
"You are literally holding me ten feet above the roof of a skyscraper spanking me in midair, after kicking my ass with a lightsaber, and you're wondering how someone could possibly mimic my powers?"
"Fine." Bright blew out a sigh. She lowered them to the roof and put Scarlet Moon down. Scarlet Moon hopped around the roof, rubbing his bottom and hissing. Bright crossed her arms over her (curvy) chest and cocked one (curvy) hip. "But don't think I trust you. Especially not after letting that thief escape. I'm just gonna keep an eye on you. And don't think you can outrun me. You can't."
Scarlet Moon gradually stopped hopping, and pulled his shorts back up, hissing and squirming as the tight spandex closed over his blazing buttocks.
Adrian pushed himself to his feet and touched his bottom. He whimpered and danced in place.
"It's not fair that I get spanked twice for the same thing." Juliana threw the pillow at Adrian. "Because you couldn't be bothered to use your fancy new necklace before sneaking out."
"And have Silver get pissed at me if I'm caught? We've got a good thing going with her, and I don't want to ruin it."
"So you'd rather risk getting thrown in jail?"
"You're the one who insisted on running all those stupid tests," said Adrian.
"To help you. We're holding our own out there, but we need to do better. Listening to you get swatted is no fun. You have a very high-pitched shriek."
"Yeah well." Adrian shrugged. "Sorry."
Juliana gave Adrian a hug. "Me too. I mean, I probably did deserve both of those. I just wish Alex wasn't so smug about it."
"Yeah, well. I'm gonna go to bed."
"Probably wise. The moms are gonna be here about dinner time." Juliana scowled.
Adrian smirked.
"Hush you."
"Because if things were easy, we wouldn't need you," said Juliana with a smile.
Adrian grunted.
Adrian spat the soap out on the ground. "Fuck you."
Another "Ooh" from the crowd.
Juliana adjusted her grip a little. Cool fingers closed over the waistband of Adrian's underwear, and tugged them down to his knees. Adrian shuddered as a cool breeze wafted across his exposed genitalia, and tickled the tender inner skin of his crack. Juliana's wide hips swiveled against Adrian's as she drew back.
Juliana unleashed all hell on Adrian's bottom. Each stroke struck Adrian's red hot bottom with a sharp crack, followed by a piercing shriek from Adrian. Tears started to flow freely down his face, and he squirmed frantically, his legs kicking and stomping with every blow.
The spanking went on, and on, and on. Crack-shriek, crack-shriek, crack-shriek. Adrian's panties coasted down to his ankles. The brush bit into every inch of his blazing, jumping, bouncing globes a dozen times over.
The message was simple: a kitty-head emoji.
Adrian's thumb hovered over the send button. He'd written the message a month ago, as soon as he'd gotten home from his rooftop rendezvous with Midnight. And there it had sat for a month. It was a stupid first message, and she'd rewritten it so many times. Sometimes elaborate, sometimes just a "Hey", even though Tania would have no idea it was him. Every time, he'd deleted it and replaced it with a kitten-head emoji. But never actually sent it.
"He approached some sort of strange catlike Supreme outside the club." David lashed Adrian's bottom, eliciting a teary howl as the thick leather burned into Adrian's curved buttocks. "And reached out to it. This got his kidnapped when another Goddamn Supreme showed up and chased the first. So we're learning some basic safety rules when dealing with Supremes. Rule #1."
David lashed Adrian's bottom. Adrian wailed as his bobbling bottom flattened beneath the snapping leather. His hips gyrated, and his legs kicked frantically. He clamped down on his arm and whimpered. Tears of pain gathered in the corners of his eyes.
"Get away. Rule #2."
The leather stung Adrian's sitspots, sending Adrian into a bouncing, kicking, fist-pounding fit.
"Get the hell away. Rule #3."
David lashed the tops of Adrian's thighs. Adrian arched his back and shrieked as the harsh leather burned his sensitive thighs.
"Get the fuck away. Understand?"
"Your waitress is a klutz." Alexandra removed one of her sandals. She lifted her head imperiously and looked the woman in the eye. "So I'm going to take my sandal to her clumsy ass."
The woman's eyes narrowed, and she put her hands on her hips. "I saw the whole sorry chain of events. A gold metal gymnast would have spilled those drinks. Now, let her up."
"Who are you to tell me what do to? My name-"
"My name is Delryn Rossi and I am the general manager on duty. If you have a problem with one of my waitresses, you come to me, and I will decide what, if any, discipline is required. Now let. Her. Up."
"How dare you take that tone with me," said Alexandra, defiantly raising the sandal.
"Girl, you'll have a lot more to worry about than my tone if you keep this up," said Delryn. "I will count to three-"
Alexandra whipped the sandal into the waitress' left cheek, making it wobble and the girl yelp. She gave the manager a look that dared her to do something about it.
The others all stared at her. Keiko held her dramatic pose, her eyes gazing to the heavens, one hand held aloft, while the other was clenched into a fist at her side.
"Well, I think it sounds like fun," said Vanessa, tearing her gaze away from Keiko.
"Me too." The toast popped, and Juliana snatched it out. She pulled some grape jelly out of the fridge, and began smathering it on. "I've got this delicious little bikini I've been wanting to wear. Mamma'd take her slipper to me from now 'till Christmas if she caught me in it."
The next morning, Adrian found Juliana laying on her belly on the coach, flipping through channels. She wore a form-fitting grey-white knit dress with black leggings that drew attention to her callipygean rear. The dress started just below the neck and extended to just above her knees.
Adrian struck Generalissima's right cheek with a rapid quartet of smacks, sending the quivering hemisphere into a frenetic dance.
"Oww. Hey, stop it I'm just trying to help. Oww." Generalissima bucked her hips and squirmed around on Scarlet Moon's lap. She gripped the tree branch with her hands, while her legs pulled up tight against her naked buttocks.
Scarlet Moon pushed Generalissima's feet down, and lashed them to the tree branch with a scarlet cord. He unleashed a quintet of swift smacks to Generalissima's left cheek, making the firm flesh wobble and jiggle.
"Oww. Oww. Oww." Generalissima's hips wiggled beneath the smacks, her bottom clenching and unclenching in pain. Faint pink blooms could be seen forming in the peaks of her fleshy cheeks.
"And what, you going to run my entire career for me?" Scarlet Moon tightened his grip on Generalissima's hips. He leaned over a little and snapped his hand up and down, battering both bouncing buttocks with swift stinging smacks. "I'm already living one giant lie, I'm not about to live two."
"You're a jerk, you know that?"
"Oww!" Succubus rocked her hips. "How the hell does that thing sting so bad?"
"Because it burns with the light of justice!" Scarlet Moon unleashed a flurry of smacks to Succubus' rocking bottom, making her fleshy buttocks bob and sway and jiggle. The supervillain howled and bucked. She stomped her feet, her cheeks wobbling with the motion.
"The light of justice?" muttered Vanessa.
"Oh hush and enjoy the show," said Silver.
"Do you admit to the error of your ways?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Kiss my ass," said Succubus.
The leather wheel lowered an inch or two, and lit up the hero's sitspots. Scarlet Moon kicked and squirmed. He squinched his eyes shut, trying and failing to keep the tears of pain from falling. His hips bucked and wiggled helplessly. His toes curled in his boots. He hammered uselessly on the wall trapping his. His svelt bottom jiggled beneath the spinning leather.
The leather moved another inch or two down and burned into the crease where bottom met thigh. Scarlet Moon shrieked as the merciless machine blazed across the sensitive skin. His legs cycled at superhuman speed. His hips bucked and danced. His torso thrashed back and forth. His fingers dug into the steel wall. His hair flew around his face like a halo.
The leather pulled away. Scarlet Moon sagged like a ragdoll. His body shook. His chest heaved as he sucked in pained gasps. A continous moan slid from his lips. He glanced at Tempestas' monitor. The leather wheel had pulled away from her as well, leaving her muscular body sweaty and shaking.
"As nice as the Wheels o' Leather are, they do kind of leave you feeling a bit lopsided right? Like your right cheek stings more fiercely than your left? That's because the tip of each strap was biting into your right cheek, and everyone knows it's the tip that stings the fiercest," said Leopard. "Well, I don't want you feeling lopsided, so let's even things out!"
The Wheels o' Leather started spinning in the opposite direction. Scarlet Moon groaned and sagged, his head and arms dangling.
"Oh come now. No squirming or kicking? You're not giving up are you?" asked Leopard. "Surely it should take more than a little leather to break the Sensational Scarlet Moon."
The leather bit into Scarlet Moon's blazing bottom. Scarlet Moon shrieked and thrashed, the sudden agony lending his strength. His heels hammered against the steel plate nestled underneath his buttocks. They hammered and hammered on the plate, while the straps lashed his bottom.
"Jump!" said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon leapt into the air and lashed a cord to the ceiling. A tentacle whipped underneath his.
"Anklyana, contain Legostopheles!" said Generalissima.
"O-ok!"
Scarlet Moon glanced over his shoulder. Legostopheles was wrapped in a giant green hemisphere. The Lego monster battered against the bubble. Anklyana kneeled on the ground, her lips pulled back in a grimace of effort.
Dana, gestured to the desk with the paddle. "Try to stay in place. We don't have time for you to skip around with every stroke."
"I'm with the secret agent. All the hopping around is giving me a headache," said Juliana. "So much shaky cam."
Scarlet Moon grumbled something inappropriate and bent back over the desk. He locked his knees and grabbed the far edge of the desk.
WHAP!
Scarlet Moon gasped. His fingers dug into the desk, and his bottom clenched. "What is that thing made of?"
"Super secret spy stuff." Dana tapped the paddle lightly against Scarlet Moon's lightly clad, burning bottom.
"Actually, it's just leather. Really, really well-made leather," said Marie.
The paddle flattened Scarlet Moon's bottom a third time, the leather cool against his skin even as it turned his bottom molten. Scarlet Moon's feet hopped up and down, his bottom wobbling with the motion.
"How many of these am I expected to take?" asked Scarlet Moon.
"Twenty," said Dana, tapping the paddle against the peak of Scarlet Moon's blazing buttocks.
"Well next time think it through would you?" David peppered Adrian's right buttock, making it jounce and bobble. Adrian wailed and squirmed around on David's lap. "What were you going to do? Pound ineffectually against the ice wall until someone heard and told whoever the hell it was to let you in? Were they gonna to just let you in so you could give them a stern talking to?"
"Like hell you didn't." Vanessa's eyes started to tear up. "You know, I thought you were a hero. Turns out you're just a clumsy, dimwitted floozy."
Juliana came out a moment later in a dark green dress. At first, it looked rather modest by Juliana's standards. Sure it was sleeveless, and the chest consisted of two thick green strips tied to her neck that exposed quite a bit of inner boob before joining together a little above the belly button. But the strips were fairly thick, exposing the inner breast and nothing else. Plus, the skirt extended all the the floor, and while fitted, certainly wasn't anywhere near as tight as the outfit she'd foisted on Adrian.
However, when Juliana whirled to show Adrian the back, the truth became clear. First, the dress was backless, leaving Juliana's back completely exposed from her shoulders to just above the tops of her hips. Second, the skirt was split on both sides. And those splits went all the way to the top of her hip. The skirt was long and flowy enough that when she stood still, it looked downright modest. But as she walked back and forth, long, firm, curvy caramel skin flashed. Sometimes near her ankles, sometimes upper thigh, and sometimes almost-glimpses of her buttocks.
"So, what do you think?" asked Juliana. Her put her hands on her hips and cocked her right hip. A bit of the dress slid away, exposing caramel skin halfway up her thigh.
Adrian headed for an empty bench press and started putting weights on the bar.
"Party pooper. Still, better to quit while we're ahead I suppose."
The two found Keiko sitting on a bench just outside the bookstore next to Natalie, who carried a shopping bag from Belts McBeltington.
"Great success!" declaimed Keiko, putting a fist on her hip and pointing towards the sky. "And thus, Keiko once more drives her enemies before her with great lamentation!"
"Well, it's a big pain." The woman rubbed her bottom and winced. "Really. Really. Really. Big."
Adrian sighed dramatically and turned around. He tugged his jeans down to his knees. He grabbed the waistband of his boxer briefs and glanced at Sam. Sam's eyes flickered over the boxer briefs and gestured with his hand to indicate Adrian needed to pull the underwear down as well.
Adrian put his knees on the couch cushion, and bent over the back of the couch. His torso hung freely with his bare, curved cheeks thrust high in the air. Adrian braced his hands against a small step stool that sat behind the couch for exactly this purpose.
If there was ever a moment when that weird red glow needed to show up, now was that moment.
Sam rested his hand lightly against the small of Adrian's back and began lightly tapping the hairbrush against his unmarked bottom.
The hairbrush cracked against Adrian's left cheek, Adrian squeaked at the horrible combination of thuddy and stingy. The brush cracked against his right cheek, giving it a burn to match the left.
The strap lifted off Scarlet Moon's bottom, and bit deeply into the pliant flesh with a sharp crack. Scarlet Moon shrieked and kicked. A deep, thick burn bloomed across the center of his right cheek, topped off by a sharp sting where the tip bit into the peak of the jumping buttock. His curved bottom bounced madly beneath the stroke. The strap snapped across his left cheek, burning across his cheek and leaving a stinging pinprick right before cheek turned into hip.
The strap rained down one blow after another, quick as a whip. Scarlet Moon's legs bicycled madly. His entire body shuddered with each stroke. The woman's hand tightened over Scarlet Moon's back while the strap bit deeply, rapidly, and repeatedly into Scarlet Moon's upthrust sitflesh.
The woman's hands closed over Scarlet Moon's hips and slid him fully onto her left thigh. Scarlet Moon gasped as his torso lurched down, and his hands snapped out to grab the stool.
"I won't let you fall kitten." A long leg looped over Scarlet Moon's thighs, holding the boy pinned helplessly between two powerful legs. Scarlet Moon rocked and moaned.
The strip bit into Scarlet Moon's naked flesh, harder and faster than before. Scarlet Moon wailed. His head swung madly back and forth, his hair flowing around his in midair. His back arched, further rounding his bobbing cheeks. His legs slammed into the thigh holding them down, but the thigh didn't even budge. His feet danced and his toes curled.
The stacatto splatting of simultaneous slipperings suffused the suite. Adrian and Juliana kicked and squealed, flailed and apologized. Their bare buttocks reddened rapidly beneath the familiar sting of their mothers' well-worn slippers. A few bedroom doors opened and closed as roommates peeked out to the see the commotion, and then returned to whatever they were doing.
After about twenty minutes, the two lay sobbing across their mothers' laps, their bottoms cotton-candy pink and stinging. Natalie watched from the hallway. Vanessa was playing on her phone, occasionally peeking at the pair and smirking.
"OK, time to switch," said Mama.
Both Juliana and Adrian groaned.
"Oh don't give us that. When have we ever not swapped?" asked Mom.
Adrian and Juliana clambered off their mother's laps, and shuffled past each other to their other mothers' laps. Mama tipped Adrian over his thick thighs, while Juliana got upended over Mom's thinner lap.
All because of this stupid superheroine–
"Alright, let's go over the warmup problem. I know, most of you probably aren't done with it yet, but that's ok. Anybody have it complete and want to volunteer?"
There was a moment of awkward silence. Natalie raised her hand.
"There's a surprise," muttered somebody.
That got a light chuckle from the class.
"Ben see me after class," said David.
The class laughed louder.
"Hush all of you," said David. "Or I'll setup an assembly line."
The laughter stopped.
"Natalie come on up." David stepped to the side, and his eyes swept over the room.
"A lot of you had trouble with a very similar problem on the test," said David. Adrian glanced up and met David's eyes. He shrank into his chair. "So I'd suggest you pay attention."
Adrian tried to listen to Natalie's words. Was she even speaking English?
A message came up on his laptop from Juliana. You should look at this.
Adrian clicked on the link to an article from Generica Daily: Painting stolen from the Painty McPaintface Museum. Where was Scarlet Moon?
"Alright then."
Scarlet Moon fired a short beam at Succubus, but Succubus was already twisting to the side, and snapping her whip at Scarlet Moon's face. Scarlet Moon raised his arm, and the whip wrapped around his forearm.
"Come to Mistress!" hissed Succubus, yanking back on the whip.
"No." Scarlet Moon took a step and snapped his arm backwards. Succubus stumbled forward, the whip flying from her hand. Scarlet Moon dashed forward and grabbed a handful of the supervillain's long, flowing black locks.
Scarlet Moon bent Succubus over a nearby table, and tossed her cape to the side, exposing the villain's firm, round, tanned bottom. He spanked Succubus with table-jarring smacks.
Succubus howled and bucked as her voluptuous bottom bounced beneath the heavy strokes. "Let go of me you duck-loving witch!"
"Not until your bottom is as red as my costume," said Scarlet Moon.
"We'll see about that," snarled Succubus.
A pair of arms wrapped around Scarlet Moon and dragged his away from Succubus. "Don't you dare lay a hand on Mistress!"
The other minion ran up and punched Scarlet Moon in the face, and uppercutted him in the belly. Scarlet Moon kicked the minion in the chest, sending her flying into Succubus. The minion holding Scarlet Moon pivoted and threw his through another table, sending the occupants diving for cover.
Scarlet Moon leapt to his feet and faced off against Succubus, who stood with her hands on her hips and her face beet red. Her whip once more hung loosely in one hand. Her minions flanked her, hands cocked and ready for a grapple.
Natalie breathed a relieved sigh. She gave the two a suspicious look. "Were you two going to invite me to this little meeting? I'm assuming you're talking about what you want to do about the imposter."
Juliana grimaced. "We're trying to get information about the victims. And our tactis have been a little…less than legal. I figured you didn't want to be involved."
"Afraid I'm going to go running to Daddy?" asked Natalie sarcastically. "You know putting on masks and fighting crime is illegal too?"
"I just thought you wouldn't be comfortable with it," said Juliana.
"Well, maybe. But next time let me make that decision, ok?" asked Natalie.
"Of course, sorry," said Juliana.
"Oh come on, you have superhuman dexterity. You can handle this," said Juliana. "You know you want to."
"I mean…"
"Come on, your butt already looks great. Put these suckers on, and it'll look incredible." Juliana pulled out a pair of more reasonable pumps. "But, if you insist on being boring, I think these'll look good too."
"Well if you wanted some bouncing, all you had to do was ask," said Juliana. She shook her bottom.
Sam swept up and pulled Juliana tight against his body. "Careful, or I might just skip the club."
"Well, we certainly can't have that," said Juliana.
Tempestas grinned. "I like the way you think."
Tempestas leapt at Sir Stuffins and socked it in the snout. "Hey Stuffins, let's play a game!"
Scarlet Moon's eyes flared. Crimson light swirled around him.
Giraffalot's head whipped forward and struck Tempestas in the shin. She struck the ground and rolled away from Giraffalot's stomping hooves. She leapt back up and unleashed a gust of wind into Giraffalot's face. The steed staggered back a step. Tempestas socked the steed in the neck.
The light concentrated in Scarlet Moon's hands.
Tempestas grabbed the giraffe's neck and swung up onto its back facing Sir Stuffins. She socked the bear twice in rapid succession, and front flipped over it as it tried to swing its pool noodle at her.
Scarlet Moon threw his hands out. A beam of energy erupted from his hands and ballooned out into a dome, fully encasing Tempestas and Sir Stuffins.
Tempestas smiled. Her hair flew up behind her, and she rose a little into the air. Sir Stuffins and Giraffalot flew around the inside of the dome, battering against its edges. Tempestas kicked or punched them whenever they got in range.
Scarlet Moon ground his teeth together. The dome rippled and swayed every time one of the giant stuffed animals struck it. The whirlwind inside pressed against the dome as if longing to get out and wreak havoc.
Scarlet Moon unleashed a cascade of bum rocking smacks, making the pink flesh ripple like a pond in a thunderstorm.
"Owwwwwwwww!" Succubus thrashed and wiggled beneath the flashing paddle. "Stop it, stop it! Oww oww! I said-owww!-stop it! Waaaagh! You'll regret- aaaaaagh!"
Oh come now Succy." Scarlet Moon battered the villain's sitspots. "You're being melodramatic. It's just a spanking after all. You probably get them all the time."
"You can just go right on to hell," snarled Succubus. "Oww! You think the police-oww-can hold me? Think again! Waagh! When I get out of this, I'm gonna-oww-gonna-oww-gonna-oww-MAKE SURE YOU-OWW!-DON'T SIT FOR-OWW-A-MONTH! Owwww!"
Scarlet Moon sighed sadly. "You try to be nice, and they just throw it in your face. Alright, I guess it's time to get serious."
Succubus eeped.
Scarlet Moon smashed his paddle into Succubus' red ass cheek.
Succubus howled, jerking forward beneath the blow.
Alas, it was the first of many. Over and over again the paddle whacked Succubus' cherry-red cheeks, quickly turning them a deep scarlet. At first, Succubus kicked, squealed and snarled. Then she kicked and squealed. Then she kicked and sobbed. Then she sobbed.
Scarlet Moon stopped and dissipated the scarlet paddle. He patted Succubus' scarlet red bottom, making the villain twitch and hiss.
Forty-five minutes later, the pair drove into the plaza containing the Megawater business. The office had a nondescript store-front with a cheap looking "Megawater" sign plastered above a pair of sliding glass doors.
Juliana studied the storefront through a pair of binoculars. She lowered the binoculars and raised a USB drive, her face breaking into an eager grin. "I have here a virus that I finished up last night that'll give me root access. The trick is getting it onto Carmine's computer. We could I guess try to get her to click on a shady e-mail attachment, but I'd rather not assume she's that dumb. So I'm gonna sneak in there and install this directly on her computer. You are going to keep her busy."
Scarlet Moon walked towards the bar (miraculously not seriously damaged by the tussle), thwacking Succubus' bare cheeks with every step.
"Let go of me! Let go of me! I said let go of me!" said Succubus, squirming and kicking.
Scarlet Moon lifted Succubus off his shoulder and bent her over the bar. Succubus kicked her dangling legs backwards, catching Scarlet Moon in the chest. The hero barely felt it.
Scarlet Moon clamped one hand over the small of Succubus' back, and tapped the paddle against Succubus' right cheek. He drew back and THWACKED the offending orb.
Succubus shrieked. Her right buttock rippled beneath the blow, while her fleshy bottom bounced against the bar. "Owww! Stop it, stop it, stop it!"
Scarlet Moon THWACKED Succubus' left cheek.
Juliana fired again. The beam struck Buzzsaw in the gut, but the lunatic's grin just widened. She took another step forward.
Juliana fired again, and again, and again. With each shot, the weapon's whine got a bit more high-pitched. Every beam struck Buzzsaw in the chest, but they just made her grin wider.
"That tickles," hissed the gang leader. "Do it again."
Juliana let out a frightened mewling sound, and chucked the gun at Buzzsaw's face.
Buzzsaw caught the weapon, and shook her head like a disappointed parent. "Tut tut. So naughty. I'm thinking Globoy isn't the only one who could use a good spanking." She crushed the weapon with a loud crackle.
The stunner exploded.
The entire building shook, Adrian's ears rang, and spots appeared in his vision where Buzzsaw had been.
"Yeah, prolly," said Juliana. "But I won't be getting it from you."
She crouched and helped Adrian regain his feet.
"Excuse me?" said the brunette. "It's absurd to care about collateral damage?"
"Don't be dense," said Scarlet Moon. "We have a lunatic with mind control powers running around, you have the information I need to stop her, and you're going to hold it ransom, until I agree to let you paddle me? Something I would only ever agree to if I had exactly the sense of responsibility you claim I need? This has nothing to do with 'teaching me a lesson' and everything to do with getting even."
"Nobody cares what you think," said the redhead with a smirk. "You can bend over and take your medicine, or you can fuck off."
"Or you can tell me what I need to know," said Scarlet Moon.
"Do we really want to piss off secret government agents?" asked Juliana.
The redhead crossed her arms, leaned back against the desk, and gave the smuggest smirk ever sensed by senses.
Before Tania could respond, her car jerked to a halt. Car horns blared.
"What in–" Tania looked in her rearview mirror. "Well."
Adrian looked over his shoulder. Scarlet Moon stood behind them, cords lashed to the back of Tania's car.
"I think you should run kitten," said Tania.
"But–"
"Tania Peters!" barked Imposter Moon. He leapt next to Tania's door and ripped it off its hinges.
Tania looked at the door in Imposter Moon's hand. "Do you have any idea how much that is going to cost me?"
"Your days of crime are over Peters!" Imposter Moon grabbed Tania by the collar and yanked her out of the car. Imposter Moon's glowing red eyes locked on Adrian. His lips turned up in a dangerous smile. "Well, well. What a coincidence."
Tania kicked Imposter Moon in the face. "Run kitten!"
Adrian shoved the door open and stumbled out into the street. He bolted for the nearest alley, his hand going up to clutch his necklace.
Oh noes, you've been defeated!
"Sometimes, Adrian might whine or gripe or try to be a little snarky," said Juliana. She cracked the leather paddle against Adrian's other sitspot. Adrian grunted in pain, and wiggled his hips. "You're best off just ignoring him. Gotta show that he doesn't control his punishment, you do."
"Juliana," said Adrian through gritted teeth.
Juliana rested her hand on the small of Adrian's back. The paddle stung the swell of Adrian's right buttock, sending the round cheek into a jumping fit. Adrian gasped and squirmed, but kept his legs straight and his jiggly bottom thrust up.
Juliana whapped Adrian's bottom with swift, stinging strokes. She settled into a three-part rhythm: right buttock, left buttock, right across the center stinging both. Adrian wiggled and squirmed and yelped. His fingers dug into his ankles and his teeth ground together as he tried to process the sharp, stinging, building pain of the leather paddle. Time dragged on, and Adrian was sure fifteen minutes had passed three times over when Juliana declared "halfway done!" and paddled Adrian's bottom with renewed gusto.
Adrian squealed and bucked his way through the second half. His legs shook, his rapidly reddening bottom wobbled with each smack. Hot waves of pain washed over his bottom and spread across his body, leaving his sweaty and shaky.
Finally, with a smug "All done!" Juliana allowed Adrian to stand.
Adrian eased up and gingerly rubbed his smoking bottom, swaying from foot to foot and whimpering.
"Now say you're sorry."
Scarlet Moon winced, and one foot twitched after a particular sharp smack to his bare sit spot.
Succubus' long-fingered hand cracked against Scarlet Moon's thinly protected cheeks, leaving behind long-fingered palm prints. "I've had enough of your sass. When-"
"Nobody ever has enough of my sass," said Scarlet Moon. He looked over his shoulder and winked at the villain.
"We'll see about that." Succubus grabbed Scarlet Moon's hair, and lifted his head up, forcing the superhero to look out across the shocked, scared, and even miffed faces of the restaurant's ritzy clientele. She peppered Scarlet Moon's barely clad bottom with quick, stinging strokes. Scarlet Moon's plushy cheeks roiled beneath the villain's flat palm.
Scarlet Moon winced. His hips rocked a little. His feet kicked just a hair. And his fingers ached, so strongly did he grip the stool legs.
"Have you had enough yet?" snarled Succubus.
"Yes! Yes!" cried Scarlet Moon.
"Good. Now-"
"My spleen! Never have I faced a bad guy with such bony knees," wailed Scarlet Moon.
Juliana snickered.
Succubus snarled. "My knees are not bony."
A thundering roar erupted above Scarlet Moon. It sounded like an oncoming train, or a tornado. Tempestas landed next to Scarlet Moon. Her eyes glowed.
"Brace yourself," said Tempestas. She shoved her arms out, like she were toppling pillars. A gust of wind flung Scarlet Moon, the lego table binding her, and the lego hand into the air. The tornado caught them and whipped them about the mall. The lego table slammed into the hand, and both shattered, flinging Scarlet Moon free. He slammed into a pillar. Little tendrils of energy lashed from his body and dug into the pillar, holding his secure. Scarlet Moon crawled down the pillar until he was under the vortex and dropped the rest of the way to the ground.
"Sorry," said Tempestas with a sheepish smile.
GAMEPLAY NOTE: Tempestas has two new skills: Twister and Air Burst.
Twister inflicts the twister status on all characters (enemies and allies). If a character is inflicted with Away and Twister, then they take damage at the start of their turn and are cured of Away. The damage scales based on Tempestas' power, and is multiplied by the duration of Away on the victim. Tempestas receives an Attack bonus that lasts until the end of her turn instead of taking damage.
Airburst inflicts Away on all targets. The duration scales with power.
Adrian put his costume into the backpack's secret compartment, and slid into a tiny alleyway between the library and a windowless building owned by Silver-Ant, ostensibly full of chemistry labs. He circled around to the front of the library. A large, gradual staircase led up to the main entrance, peppered with columns and statues that invoked a vaguely greco-roman feel.
He didn't spy Juliana anywhere, so he sat down on one of the steps and waited.
He didn't have to wait long before Juliana stepped off a bus and walked towards Adrian with long, rapid strides. Her skirt flapped with every step, showing off a bit of upper thigh.
Adrian stood, a small smile touching his lips. "Hey Juliana-"
Juliana grabbed Adrians' shoulder, forced him around and began swatting the seat of his jeans.
"No!"
"Then let me in."
"Fine."
The door unlocked. Adrian slipped in, closing it behind him.
"So, what do you think?" Juliana did a little twirl. She wore a closed, low-cut, grey-black jacket that extended to a few inches above her belly button, showing off the woman's pillowy breasts on one end, and firm, caramel midriff on the other. The jacket was decorated with an assortment of "military" honors. Looking closely, Adrian saw random scout badges, a few high school varsity athletics pins, some participation ribbons, and a fake medallion that looked like it came out of a cereal box. She wore a tight pencil skirt that extended about two-thirds down her thighs. She completed the ensemble with a pair of fishnets and black stiletto boots that went halfway up her calves. "Say hello to Generalissima!"
"Generalissima?"
"Female General."
"You're naming yourself after Latin American dictators?"
"No! I just figured, you know I'm Hispanic, so–"
"So you decided to invoke Latin America's long, bloody history of being controlled by brutal dictators?"
"So I didn't think it through." Juliana crossed her arms and pouted. "Not all of us have an obvious name. Besides, I asked you about my costume, not my name."
The creature pressed its palms against Anklyana's dome. The dome shattered. The ground underneath Anklyana heaved and collapsed. For several painful seconds, the feed was obscured by dust and debris.
A tornado caught Anklyana and flung her back onto the main floor. Anklyana slammed into a pillar. Scarlet Moon held Princess, now hanging limply and moaning weakly, off the ground.
"Oh God, oh God, oh God…" Anklyana's voice was a continuous chorus in the background.
"You need to stop him," said Generalissima.
"How?" asked Anklyana.
"I don't know! Seal him in a bubble. Over and over again until that power bleeds away. Get him to attack you, do something! He might kill Princess. I won't let Adrian be a murderer!"
The camera wobbled wildly. Anklyana closed a shield around Princess. The creature tore the shield open. Anklyana created another. And another. And another.
Anklyana ran full tilt. She slammed into the glowing figure, and bounced off like she'd hit a wall.
The glowing figure looked down at Anklyana. Adrian could see a little of its face.
It was his face, hidden behind the mask. Except its eyes and skin glowed with infinite shades of red. The face was impassive. Neutral. Empty.
Juliana laughed in relief, though she still rubbed her bottom with one hand, and wiped tears from her eyes with the other. "Got her so angry she completely forgot to get our names, who our supervisor was, or what we were doing there. Ooh ouch."
The trio piled into Sam's car, Juliana in the front and Adrian in the back. They drove to David's apartment building, on the edge of the campus.
Prometheus sailed into the pool room, an obscuring cloud of steam rising around her. She swirled her flames into a steaming battering ram and flung it at Scarlet Moon.
Scarlet Moon zipped backwards. A gout of flame forced him to twist in midair, and the battering ram struck him in the gut.
He shrieked. The cord dissipated, and he plummetted into the pool.
Prometheus laughed scornfully. "This the best you can do Moon? I'm disappointed–"
A scarlet cord burst out of the water and lashed itself to Prometheus' chest. Prometheus yelped and grabbed the cord. It zipped into the pool, dragging the fiery villain with it.
Scarlet Moon kicked Prometheus in the chest, sending the woman sailing backwards through the water. The hero lashed another cord to her, yanked her back in range, and punched her in the face.
Prometheus tried to swim away, but a cord to the pool wall let Scarlet Moon zip past her, punch her in the kidney as he zipped past, swing around to cut her off, and punch her again.
Prometheus' eyes sparked, and the water started to boil. Scarlet Moon lashed a cord to the ceiling above the pool and zipped out of the water before it could cook him alive.
He hung from the roof gasping for air.
Prometheus pulled herself out of the water. She snarled and steam rose from her skin. "I really, really hate water."
Scarlet Moon wrapped a scarlet cord around a small, whippy looking branch. He snapped the branch off with a flick of his wrist and zipped it back into his hand.
"What are you doing?" Generalissima looked over her shoulder. Her eyes widened and she started flopping around on Adrian's lap. "No come on, anything but that."
Scarlet Moon wrapped his index finger in some forcefield and slid it across the branch like a knife, smoothing it out.
"Come on Moon. You know I hate switches." Generalissima reached back and tried to grab at the switch. "Come on, don't be a jerk about this."
"Hey, don't blame me. I suggested going through the sewers. Neither one of you listened," said Generalissima.
Scarlet Moon leaned forward. His arm pumped up and down, splatting Anklyana's protruding cheeks with the paddle. Each blow alternated between bouncing cheeks. His hips swiveled with each stroke, adding extra oomph to each bum-flattening stroke.
Anklyana squealed. Her head tossed back and forth. She rocked forward with every stroke. Her broad bottom bobbed up and down, her womanly hips wiggled from side to side. Each stroke left a circular red mark behind. After a mere dozen, the marks melded together into a single red-hot glow.
"Now apologize," said Princess. "Apologize for being a deceitful little snot!"
Anklyana wailed with every stroke, but nothing remotely approaching words left her lips.
"Scarlet Moon stop for a minute," said Princess. "Well, you gonna apologize?"
Anklyana said nothing.
"Just give her what she wants," murmured Generalissima. "Bide your time."
"I'm waiting," said Princess.
Anklyana shook her head.
Princess sighed in fake sadness. "Guess you haven't learned your lesson yet. Please, continue Scarlet Moon."
Scarlet Moon patted the small of Anklyana's back.
Natalie sagged sadly. "OK."
"Oh yes, because jumping into an empty elevator shaft is the safest thing ever," said Vanessa.
"Why not take the stairs?" asked Bernice.
"Falling takes less energy." Scarlet Moon grabbed Bernice and Vanessa, and tossed each over a shoulder. He attached a crimson cord to the far end of the shaft, and leapt in.
Vanessa screamed.
Scarlet Moon took a moment to catch his breath. He eyed Tempestas critically. "Next time I'd appreciate a warning."
Tempestas smiled sheepishly. "Umm, sure."
The two stuffed animals charged out of the crowd. Scarlet Moon swung into the air.
Adrian shifted his weight, his bottom swaying gently from side to side. His bare hips bumped against Juliana's.
Juliana's fingers found Adrian's and the duo clasped hands.
"So tell me Juliana, you going to actually follow your NDA?" Alexandra paced back and forth behind the duo.
"Yes."
"You gonna sneak Adrian or any of your other friends/siblings/random hobos into the tower?"
"No."
"Adrian. The next time Juliana tries to talk you into some hare-brained scheme, you gonna say no?"
Scarlet Moon pedaled his feet and pushed against the wall, but it refused to budge. He pumped power into his fists and slammed them against the wall, but he had no leverage, and even his superstrength wasn't enough.
A light came on, revealing that Scarlet Moon was stuck halfway into a space about the size of a janitor's closet. Three dark monitors lined the wall in front of his.
The right monitor flicked on, showing the empty steel room. Scarlet Moon could just make out his spandex-clad buttocks squirming and wiggling in the corner. Tempestas whipped around the room. She ricocheted off the walls, tossed about like a ragdoll by the chaotic cross breezes rocking the room. She came to a halt in the center of the room and started to spin. Faster, and faster. The walls groaned. Scarlet Moon's ears popped, and his head rattled with the deafening roar of the winds whirling around Tempestas. A steel claw lanced out of the wall and closed around Tempestas' ankle. The claw snapped, but it brought Tempestas to a brief, lurching halt. Tempestas flew sideways and slammed into the wall. The roar faded for a moment, long enough for four more claws lanced out of the ceiling and grabbed Tempestas' wrists and shoulders. The claws zipped back into the ceiling. The ceiling closed over Tempestas' wrists, locking her in the ceiling. Tempestas shook her head. She looked up, scowled and slammed her feet into the ceiling. She pulled, trying to yank her arms free. Holes opened up where her feet were. Tempestas yelped as her feet vanished into the ceiling, the holes closing around her ankles and leaving her solidly stuck.
Another claw emerged from the ceiling. It closed over the back of Tempestas' tight pants and yanked them down to the girl's ankles, exposing a white g-string nestled between pale, muscular cheeks.
The middle monitor flickered on, revealing Leopard, leaning back in her chair with a box of popcorn in her lap. She flicked a piece into her mouth and smiled. "Hey Scarlet Moon. You started off so strong, but now look at you. Stuck in a hole. Tsk tsk tsk."
Scarlet Moon dissipated his cord, and the trio plummetted, Vanessa screaming. Even Bernice started screaming. As soon as they were a few floors past, Scarlet Moon snapped a cord against the side of the shaft and smashed through another set of doors. The hallway on the other side was empty.
Scarlet Moon set his two charges down and wiped a forearm across his brow.
Scarlet Moon flipped back over the edge of the roof. "Where's the CEO's office?"
"Twenty floors down," said Generalissima curtly. "And make sure to take just the harddrive. We don't want anyone remote wiping it."
Scarlet Moon swung into the CEO's office, and was met with a hail of particle fire. Nearly a dozen cops stood at the far end of the room, unloading wave after wave of beams.
Scarlet Moon fell to one knee, his shield wavering beneath the barrage. He spied a laptop clutched in the hands of a woman in a lapcoat behind the cops. He zipped the laptop into his hand, and stumbled backwards back through the window. He lashed a flickering cord to a nearby building and swung away.
"Get your stupid butt home," said Generalissima. "That was a disaster."
Scarlet Moon ran around to the far side of the building and leapt at Silver Tower. Halfway there, he snapped a cord against the roof and zipped himself up. He threw open the door, and charged down the stairs.
"One, two, three," said Juliana. "Here!"
Scarlet Moon kicked open the door and charged in. Particle beams flew at him, a few glancing off his shield. But that didn't stop him from zeroing in on Succubus and blasting her through the open doorway and out of the office.
The particle beams slowed, and the guards swayed.
Nothing quite like fighting fire with fire. Adrian grabbed Curvy's blonde tresses, and gave a hard tug, adding just a touch of power to put a little extra uumph in the yank.
Unfortunately, Adrian put so little power into it, that it dissipated into nothing. While the woman yelped in pain, her grip on Adrian's crimsons tresses only tightened.
A sharp tug forced Adrian to release his hold on Curvy's hair and grab the woman's wrist. Using her grip as a lever, the woman forced Adrian to bend over, and kicked Adrian's foot, making his fall to one knee. The woman's strong thighs locked around Adrian neck. Adrian regained his feet, but his cheek stayed pressed against the ground, held down by Curvy's weight. This had the effect of shoving Adrian's round butt up into the air. He tried to lift up and knock the woman on her back, but Curvy was too heavy. Adrian would have to use more power than he dared to break free.