The Adventures of the Jade Dragon

Episode 6.  The Jade Dragon Meets the Scorpion

Chapter 11  The Plot Sickens

“Well, Ivan,” said Bradley Adams, with as much friendliness in his tone as he could muster, “we’re all here.  Now can you tell us what this is all about?”

The dwarfish scientist giggled.  Gathered before him were the most important of the crime bosses of Metro City.  They were meeting in the inner sanctum of Retinoff’s warehouse headquarters.  Sitting on the left was Adams, representing the city sex trade and the pornography industry.  Seated next to him was Shark Stevens, the heavyset overlord of the city’s waterfront and a major importer of illegal drugs.  Next to Stevens was a heavily veiled woman known as “Stiletto.”  Her veil completely hid her face, but could not disguise the elegant curves of her body or her long, dark hair.  She was Stevens' most serious rival in the drug trade, and was also into illegal alcohol, gambling and the protection racket.  Finally, on the right was Zhuang Zhijian, the enigmatic Chinese crime boss, who was into almost every racket available.  All of them eyed one another nervously, except for Zhuang who maintained oriental impassivity.  It had taken some doing to convince each of the paranoid master criminals to meet in one place.  It had been even more difficult to convince them that they should come with only a minimal bodyguard.  But they had come.  Retinoff’s message had convinced them that it was in their interests to do so.

“I should think that should have been obvious from my message, Mr. Adams.”  Retinoff’s beady eyes swept over the four arch-criminals.  “We have a serious problem.  How many times have our operations been ruined by those superheroine sluts?  I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve had profitable operations shut down because of them.  I think it is time we combined our efforts and got rid of them.  Then we can go back to a little honest competition among ourselves.”

Retinoff saw Stiletto’s shoulders shake a little.  It was obvious that she was laughing silently.  He wondered what she looked like.  Her body was beautiful.  Did she have a face to match?  But superheroines were not the only women to have secret identities.  This woman did not want anyone to know who she was.  Possibly she was some sort of public figure.  She was also very dangerous.  It was hard to believe that she was reputed to be even more cruel than he was.  “Just how do you propose we do that?” Stiletto asked with a shake of her long dark hair.  Retinoff found himself strongly attracted to her, but tried to keep his mind on his objective.

“I propose two things.  First, that we attempt to put aside our differences until we have dealt with the menace of the superheroines.  Second, that we formulate a plan amongst ourselves to deal with them.  So far none of us have been even remotely successful in controlling them.  We have to pool our resources and come up with some sort of common plan to take them out, otherwise those four bitches are going to be in our hair forever.”

“Five,” said Adams.

“What?” asked Retinoff, surprised.  The rest of the crimelords looked at the dapper prostitution boss.

“Five, not four.  There is a new one.”

Stevens looked toward Adams.  “Are you sure?” he rumbled, his deep voice filling the room.

“Pretty sure.  This one dresses in black.  She took out several of my boys a few nights ago.”

“Perhaps you mean the Black Leopard,” chimed in Stiletto.  “She and her Pussies dress in black.  But she is not a heroine.  She is one of us.”

Retinoff smiled.  “I think I can assure you that it is not the Black Leopard, my dear.  If you would be so kind as to accompany me on a short walk I can prove it.”

Beneath her veil, Stiletto frowned.  She did not take kindly to being called “dear.”  If Retinoff had been one of her men she would have had him killed.

Retinoff was on his feet and moving toward the door of the room.  The four other criminals gave him questioning looks, but followed.  Ever suspicious, they suspected a trap, but reckoned that as long as they kept the evil little genius in sight he would not betray them. 

Retinoff led them down a long corridor and through a set of double doors at the end of it.  The four crime bosses found themselves overlooking a large room that at first glance resembled a gymnasium.  A second look revealed that the “gym equipment” in the room was actually intended for torture and restraint.  In the center of the room several of Retinoff’s thugs were engaged in some sort of “sporting activity.”

On a large tumbling mat in the middle of the hardwood floor, half a dozen men were clustered around a helpless oriental woman.  The three male crime bosses were immediately taken in by her great beauty.  She was quite petite, only about five-foot-three.  But her trim athletic body was perfection itself.  Unusual for an East Asian, her breasts were quite well developed, the size of large ripe oranges, and so firm that they hardly quivered as she struggled to escape the attention of the six men who held her. 

Four men held her arms and legs, holding her spread-eagled with her arms out to the side.  Her back had been arched by bending her across a small padded bench.  The fifth man was kneeling between her splayed legs, and pumping vigorously into her.  The sixth was holding her head, forcing it backwards and down so that he could insert his penis into her mouth.  In spite of the hopelessness of the situation, the gorgeous female was fighting with all her might.  But the situation was hopeless, and her naked body was lathered with sweat.  Her magnificent bosom heaved as she panted from the exertion of trying to escape. 

“Look at her,” crowed Retinoff.  “I’ve had her here for a week and she still fights like a demon.”

“The Black Leopard?” queried Stiletto. 

“The same.  You won’t find a better fuck anywhere.  She seems to remain virginally tight no matter how many times she is banged.  And she never gives up.”

Stevens made a low growling sound.  “You wouldn’t consider selling her?”

The evil Russian smiled.  “I might be persuaded to loan her to you for a short time.  But she and I have a relationship that goes back quite awhile.  I could never give her up.”

“Where are the Pussies?” asked Adams. 

“Resting up.  They don’t seem to have the endurance of their leader.”

The five crime bosses watched the show for awhile, all of them becoming increasingly aroused.  Finally, Stiletto spoke up.  “I think I’ve been entertained enough for today.  Hadn’t we better finish up what we were invited to decide?”

Retinoff nodded.  With some reluctance the four men and one woman returned to the meeting room.  “Alright,” said Stevens.  “So there are five heroines.  What do we do to get rid of them?  We’ve all tried.  And none of us have had any real success.”

“Haven’t one or the other of you ever captured one of them?” asked Stiletto her musical voice a little impatient. 

“Well, yes,” answered Retinoff, “but they always escape.”

Adams nodded agreement.  “That’s true, the one I caught got away.”

“This might seem like a rather radical suggestion,” said Stiletto, leaning forward so that her well-developed bosom was revealed.  “But wouldn’t it be a good idea if you just killed them instead of holding them prisoner?  That way they’d be less likely to escape.”

The four male thugs looked at her as if she were mad.  “Kill them?” asked Retinoff, complete disbelief evident in his voice.  “Without raping and torturing them first?  What sport would there be in that?  Any thug can kill someone, but a supervillain has a certain reputation to uphold.”

Adams nodded agreement, as did Stevens.  Even Zhuang Zhijian inclined his head slightly. 

“I think you’re idiots,” hissed the veiled villainess. 

“Come come, my dear,” answered Retinoff, not taking offense.  Do you mean to tell me you would not take some sort of vengeance on the Jade Dragon if you caught her?  She’s screwed up your operation enough times.”

“The Jade Dragon?” answered Stiletto.  “Well, that’s different.  Of course I couldn’t kill her right away.  I’d have to punish her first.”

Even Zhuang Zhijian smiled at this reply.  Frustrated, Stiletto crossed her long shapely legs as she sat down.  “OK,” she admitted.  “So we can’t kill them right away.  Then how do we capture all of them?  They are a slippery lot and damned dangerous.”

All of the villains were sitting now.  A long silence descended on them as they considered the answer to Stiletto’s question.  Finally, Zhuang Zhijian spoke.  “If I might make a suggestion.  I think I might have a solution to the problem.”

The other villains listened attentively.  When Zhuang was finished they nodded.  “That might work,” said Retinoff.  “I’m willing to let you handle it.  Let me know if you need any help from me.” 

Adams, Stevens, and Stiletto murmured their agreement.  The villains rose, and in a most unusual gesture they all shook hands.  “We’ll meet back here in two months,” growled Stevens.  “Will that be enough time?”

Zhuang nodded.  “I will begin today,” he answered.  “It might be possible to have achieved our goal by then.” 

Retinoff smiled as the villains left his reception area.  The meeting had worked out better than he had planned.  Something was finally going to be done about those interfering superheroines, and his rivals were going to help him.  Then he would be free to take over Metro City.

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