Alice Strikes Again

"Chancellor said that Atom Girl was in this area just before disappearing.“ Phantom Girl looked at the weathered old building with most of its windows boarded up. "This is probably just another dead end.“ She thought, not realizing her prediction might come true. „I need to get out of this rain.“ Opening the door of her Maseratti, The young heroine raced through the the heavy drops, up the broken steps, and onto the porch. "If it's not open I'll just kick it in.“ Not aware of a pair of evil eyes watching her every move, Phantom Girl tried the doorknob. "Surprise, surprise...AARRRGGHHH!“ Her hand stuck to the rusty knob, and her body went into an uncontrollable spasm. "AAAHHHHELLLP!“ She stood frozen in place, unable to remove her feet from the metal plate below the leather soled boots. "THE...PAINNnnn..c..can't take any more.“ Her head throbbed, as her long shapely legs bent at the knees. Suddenly her hand flew away from the doorknob, her knees sagged to the floor, and her body slumped the rest of the way with her arms coming to rest at her sides.

"Welcome to my home.“ A female voice echoed in the heroine's ears. "You must be tired, but you shouldn't lay out here in the cold.”

"Phantom Girl lay with her head lying sideways, unable to move a muscle. “I'm paralyzed. Who is this woman? "Recognizing the familiar odor that stung her nostrils, the heroine tried to turn her face the other way, but couldn't. She couldn't even make a sound of protest, when the pad covered her mouth. “Have to hold my breath, and pretend to be knocked out.” After a few moments, she slowly closed her eyes. “Good, that woman's removing the pad.”

"Nighty night.“ Alice waited, then placed her stun gun on the heroine's back, pushed the button, and quickly covered her mouth with the pad once again.

"AAGGHHHH!!“ Startled by the shock, Phantom Girl' body jolted, causing the heroine to suck in a large dose of the chloroform. "Ooohhh..nnnnoooo.“ Her eyes rolled back, and the muscles, which had been so tense, relaxed. "Whooooo?“ Was the heroine's last thought.

Later, she awoke to the sound of a female humming. "Oohhh..who are you“ Phantom Girl moved her chin off her ample breasts. "Why have you done this?“ Trying to turn her head in the direction of the humming, she was hit in the back of the head. “Owww, why did you do that?”

"Questions, nothing but questions. You're like those people at the asylum, always asking questions. I bet you want to take me back there.” Alice turned around to finish cooking the bacon. "I've run out of eggs. The hens out back haven't been very productive.”

"This is Crazy Alice.“ Phantom Girl thought. "Maybe Atom Girl ran into her.“ She could feel her strength slowly returning. "I'll take this lunatic back to the asylum, and at the same time find out what happened to my friend.“

"Bacon's done.“ As Alice put the strips on a plate, She saw Phantom Girl out of the corner of her eye break free and bend over to untie her ankles. "OH NO YOU DON“T”

Upon hearing the woman make that comment, Phantom Girl raised up just in time to see the iron skillet racing towards her. 'WWHHAAM!' It slammed into her head, driving the heroine's body against the chair back, and sending both onto the floor. “UUNNGGHH!" Stunned, but not out the dazed heroine climbed to one knee.

Alice came around the table to swing the skillet once more. However, Phantom Girl stopped the blow with her arm. "You're a tough one.“ The old woman with the wild gray hair dropped the makeshift weapon, and retreated to another room.

Phantom Girl placed her hands on top of the table to pull herself up. "OH MY HEAD.“ She was seeing double. "This isn't going to be easy.“ Looking around the room to make sure Alice wasn't hiding nearby, Phantom Girl stumbled towards the doorway leading to the other room. It appeared to be a dinning area with a huge oak table, a tall cabinet with what appeared to be ornate porcelain plates. "No Alice." She said to herself, slowly moving towards the open doorway at the other end. "I'd better see what's behind that closed door first." She gingerly tapped the doorknob, and when nothing happened, opened the door. "It's just an empty closet...UUNNFFFFF!" Suddenly a hand shoved her against the opposite wall, and the door closed. "You can't get away, Alice." Phantom Girl set herself to crash through the flimsy wooden door, when a steel panel slid down from the ceiling. "What's this?" A slight hissing sound could be heard in the background, as smoke began to rise from the floor. "Another trap. This Alice maybe Crazy, but she's also very clever." Pounding on all four sides, the heroine couldn't break through any of them.

The old woman watched the struggles going on inside the gas chamber." Too bad I no longer shrink heads. You have such a pretty one." First her victim stopped pounding, then her legs wobbled, causing the woman to lean back against one of the walls. "This one puts up a good fight." Alice smiled, when the woman slowly slid towards the floor under the cloud of gas. "Might as well turn off the monitor."

Phantom Girl couldn't see anything through the thick fog. "How long can I last?" She wondered, as her head tilted, and her numb body slid the rest of the way, resting on her shoulder. "This is rediculous. An old woman keeps defeating meeeee." Everything went black.

Sometime later Phantom Girl lay tied to an old bed. "Wake up." Alice prodded the heroine. "Have to prepare you for the final phase." She stood by the bed with a syringe in her hand.

"Oohhhh..wha..uhhhh." Phantom Girl struggled to focus, but her lids were so heavy. Once again she seemed to be paralyzed, but it was merely because she was bound spread eagle to a bed. "Let me go." Phantom Girl pleaded. "Did you do the same thing to Atom Girl? Where is she?"

"You never got to the living room, did you? You're friend is on the mantle." The needle descended to the heroine's arm. "I'm going to place you next to her, but you'll be in an urn."

"An urn? What does she mean?" Phantom Girl felt the needle puncture her skin, and then sensed the serum flow through her veins. "What are you going to do?"

"This is so you'll feel no pain, when your body enters the oven." Alice smiled, removing the empty syringe from the woman's arm.

"I..I..I'm..get..geting..sleeeep..ooohhhhh." She felt warm all over, then felt nothing, even though fully conscious. No longer able to speak, Phantom Girl lay there watching Alice move about the bed untying her. "I'll jump as soon as I'm free" But that wasn't going to happen. Her vision blurred, she realized she was completely at the mercy of this crazy woman. "What's goin...toooo..hap." The heroine drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, Alice was adjusting the new porcelain urn on the mantle, when there was a knock on the door. "Is that another one so soon....."

The End?

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