A Premium Catch, Part Two

By Boomer

Wonder Lady awoke to find she was bound and gagged. “Ugh,,that chloroform again. Hate that stuff.” She looked around to discover she was inside a van traveling somewhere. “Well, maybe I'll find where all those women were taken.” The still dazed Heroine looked down to see her costume completely intact. “ I could break loose, but what then? Perhaps I'll wait to see where this takes me.” She lay there pondering her decision.

“I see our guest is awake.” The General announced, and went back to take a closer look at Wonder Lady. “I know your name, but who exactly are you?” He asked out loud, not expecting an answer from the gagged prisoner. “I'll leave that discovery to your new slave owner.” He smiled and then produced a needle, which he quickly plunged into the neck of his surprised captive.

“MMMPPHHHH!! What has he done?” Very soon the Amazon realized her decision had been made for her. Everything began spinning around Wonder Lady, and she could no longer move, as the drug slowly worked its way through her system. It wasn't long before the Amazon beauty relaxed to fall into the abyss of unconsciousness.

“I don't know who you are or what you're capable of, but that's a moot point if I keep you sedated..” The General said to his captive Heroine. Turning to Jeb he instructed his aide to carry the unconscious woman to the van. “We're going to meet Ramon down by the docks, and sell her to him.”

The van parked behind an old abandoned warehouse, and a shadowy figure stepped out of the darkness. “Hello General.” A tall slender heavily bearded French gentleman greeted the van. “Let me have a gander at this urgent prize of yours.” He asked, and walked to the rear of the vehicle to observe the bound and gagged woman inside. “MON DIEU!!” The man exclaimed. “Do you know who this is?” He undid the sleeping female's gag to get a better look. “IT IS HER...WONDER LADY.”

“So, it's Wonder Lady. So what?” The General replied.

“So what? I can't believe you don't realize the import of this woman.” Ramon was beside himself. “This is incredible.” He remarked, and then suddenly backed away. “You have not removed her golden belt...Are you sure she is incapacitated?” A sudden sense of fear seemed to grip the man. “Quickly take off the belt.” He demanded with a shaky voice.

“What is so important about that belt?.” The General asked with a puzzled look. “ Go ahead and take it off the woman, Jeb.” He ordered, still wondering why a simple belt would frighten a man like Ramon, who was known as a vicious killer.

The young aide did as ordered, and then handed the golden belt to the General. “Is that better Ramon?” He asked the relieved Frenchman, who was now standing at the rear of the van, peering at the helpless Amazon.

“That is where she gets her enhanced powers.” Ramon stated, not explaining any further. “How much do you want for her?” He inquired.

They stood in the open haggling about the price and then agreed on a hundred grand. Then Jeb and the General drove away, leaving the helpless Heroine to an unknown fate with the Frenchman. "Have I made a mistake?" General Bull wondered out loud. "I need to know more about the Foundation, and their agents." He told Jeb, and then called in several favors from old colleagues. After receiving a great deal of information about the Foundation for Law and Order, it became clear that it was a mistake to have let the one called Wonder Lady go. “I need to question the leader of that organization. The one called Athena. But she never leaves the building.” His thoughts ran to someone resourceful enough to do the job. “Vixen, can get her for me.”

Meanwhile Wonder Lady was stirring in the trunk of a Cadillac sedan. “Oooohhhh..feeel...sooo..weak. What did he give me?” Within a few minutes her vision cleared enough for the dazed Heroine to look around. “Oh...where..uhhh..where..am I?” After a few bumps and sharp turns, the dazed Heroine realized she was in the back of some vehicle, traveling at a high speed over some rough roads.

Sometime later the trunk lid snapped open, and a tall well built man with a full beard stared down at her. When he bent over to pick her out of the cramped quarters, she thrust her bent legs, kicking the man squarely in the face, and shoving him backwards. Wonder Lady had managed to free her hands by rubbing the ropes on a jagged object in the trunk, and now that the man was down, she quickly undid the ropes around her ankles. “Got to get out of here.” She thought, and ran for the nearby woods.

“Oh no you don't.” Ramon whispered, and then rolled over to fire a tranquilizer dart at the fleeing woman. It was a moonless night, so the Frenchman wasn't sure he hit the target. “I can't let her get away or the Prince will have my hide.” Scrambling to his feet, Ramon gave chase.

Using all her Amazon strength and speed, Wonder Lady ran through the woods, stumbling over fallen branches, and small clumps of bushes, until she spotted a light. “Maybe there's a phone in that house.” She pounded on the large oak door.

A rather imposing figure answered. The frantic knocking. “Good heavens woman, what's the panic all about?” The startled man stared at the gorgeous female dressed in almost nothing.

“I need to use your phone. There's a man after me.” Wonder Lady didn't wait for an invitation, and brushed past the man, who was dressed in a smoking jacket, and held a pipe in one hand. “Please, where's your phone?” She darted around the room looking.

“Settle down, and tell me about the man chasing you.” The gray haired man tried to calm her down. “I'm surprised only one man's after you, when you run through the woods looking like that.” He smiled.

“This is no laughing matter.” Wonder Lady insisted, and then heard the phone ring. “Don't answer that.” She blurted out. “I need to call someone. It's very important.”

The man crossed the room to where the ringing came from, and picked up the phone from it's cradle.”Hello.... Calm down, and tell me about it.” He said, looking at the scantily clad young beauty, who was pacing impatiently back and forth. “Don't worry, you're in luck. Why not drop over and we'll talk about your little problem.” The man then hung up the phone.

Wonder Lady raced over to reach for the instrument, when suddenly the man threw a wicked punch that caught her on the side of the jaw. “UUNNGGHH!!” Her head spun to the side, while her legs buckled, sending the stunned Amazon onto her knees. “Ohhhh...wha..MMMMMM>” A big hand closed over her mouth, and also covered her nasal passages. An arm reached down to wrap around her slim waist, lifting the struggling Heroine off the carpet. “MMPPHHHHH!!” Her scream was muffled, as she tried to swing her head from side to side. “Got to get free...Being suffocated...neeed..aaairrrr.” Her body tensed, trying to wrench away from the man's strong grip.

“Don't fight so hard, my beauty. I'm not going to hurt you....much.” The suave sophisticated low voice whispered into her ear.

Wonder Lady squirmed violently in the man's arms, as the two of them performed a strange dance in the middle of the floor. Then the dazed Heroine spotted a blurry figure in a white coat approach, and a minute later her closed nostrils were allowed to breath in the much needed oxygen. “Ohhh, I thought he was trying to kill me.” The sense of relief suddenly turned to panic, as the first huge gasp of breath stung her nostrils and burned her lungs when the foul smelling aroma passed her nose, and instead of the much needed pure air..... “CHLOROFORM!!!” Wonder Lady's mind yelled. It was too late...The Heroine's muscles went limp, her eyes rolled back, and everything went black.

Then there was a knock at the door, and the small Asian man in the white coat put down the cloth to answer the door. “Come in Master Ramon.” He greeted the visitor.

Ramon entered the parlor to see his Boss, Prince Narcos, holding the limp unconscious Wonder Lady in his arms.”Have a seat Ramon.” The suave gray haired man slowly lowered his conquest to the plush carpet. “Get some rope Soo Long.”

Wonder Lady lay sprawled out, unaware she was now in the hands of the largest slave trader in the world. The notorious Prince of Darkness, Prince Narcos.