Several minutes later, after he had been informed of their second
unexpected visitor, The Anaesthetist had completed another sweep of the
lair. Now that he was sure there would be no further interruptions, the
villain would have loved to have toyed with his new prisoners. However,
there was actually a plan, and the simple pleasures would wait.
He informed The Gadgeteer that she should start work with Dr Castle,
and then set about making the two heroines as "comfortable" as
possible. After all, it was only polite to keep them occupied while
they were waiting ...
The villain decided to deal with the most recent "guest" first. The
Gadgeteer had told him what she guessed about the young woman. The
villain enjoyed the idea of returning to some more basic technology.
Although the high-tech gizmos with which The Gadgeteer furnished him
were wonderful toys, there was something reassuring about more tried
and tested methods.
Working with easy efficiency, the villain stripped off Ampere's
silver bodysuit. Next, being careful to leave the sleep mask in place,
he lifted off her goggles. Again he found himself looking into the
unmasked face of a heroine he did not recognise. Still, no matter, it
would be an easy task to identify her and her friend later.
The Anaesthetist reached into one of his pockets and pulled out a small
syringe. He gently rolled his captive over onto her front, while
uncapping the syringe in a fluid movement. He gently rested one hand on
the sleeping woman's right buttock, and almost absentmindedly jabbed
her quickly with the needle. There was no obvious effect, but the
villain knew that his victim now had no chance of waking accidentally.
Eschewing The Gadgeteer's special bonds, their electronic circuitry a
liability with this particular captive, the villain chose instead the
utility of several rolls of duct tape. He worked with a practiced
efficiency, and had quickly secured Ampere's arms and legs. Her hands
were wrapped in duct-tape mittens, rendering them useless. He had taped
both her forearms together behind her back, and then looped tape around
her body in order to hold her arms in place.
The villain was slightly disappointed that his captive had chosen to
avoid underwear. He had intended to use her undergarments to pack her
mouth, before sealing it with tape. Instead he had to make to do with
several wads of gauze, which filled her mouth almost to bursting. All
that remained was to tape her legs together.
The Anaesthetist pulled a large transparent dildo out of another
pocket, it seemed to writhe slightly in his hand, and he seemed to
struggle as he gently eased the strange thing into Ampere's sex. He
was pleased to see that his injection was already at work in the
heroine's bloodstream, because the dildo slipped into her with only
minimal resistance. Once he was sure that it was safely in place, the
villain completed his work, taping Ampere's legs together using the
last two rolls.
He knew that her body heat was now gently warming the dildo, as it
heated it would begin to throb and move more vigorously. Even if she
was somehow able to rouse herself from this drugged slumber, The
Anaesthetist was sure that her new toy's attentions would keep her
from focussing on anything worthwhile.
His last act before leaving the heroine and her dildo to "get
acquainted" was to shut down all the power to this part of the lair,
and to mechanically lock the door to her cell. It pained him to leave
such a beautiful captive with no way of recording her struggles, but
there was no way he could risk her being that close to any recording
equipment ...
Dealing with Geist was much easier in comparison. Being able to
disappear was an impressive gift, but didn't really help one to
escape from bondage. Once again the villain considered simply collaring
her and being done with it, but he still clung to some sense of
"honour" and after some pondering he decided to continue with his
original plan. How much more satisfying anyway to catch her "fair and
square"?
Using a small spray can, the villain quickly dissolved Geist's
webbing bonds. He then set about replaced them with something far more
aesthetically pleasing. First he clinched her wrists together, tightly
tying them with cord. Next her elbows, the villain marvelled at the
young woman's flexibility as he was able to force them to touch. Once
her had checked his work, the villain continued binding his slumbering
captive.
Ropes looped around her, above and below her small breasts. He pulled
them tight, trapping her arms even more tightly. A single cord looped
up, back between her legs, before being fastened to her wrists. The
Anaesthetist tightened the cord further, fashioning the most secure of
crotchropes. Lastly he tied her legs, cords about her ankles, her knees
and her thighs.
After one final check, the villain rolled her captive onto her stomach
once more, and secured her ankles to her wrists, bowing her body back
in a hogtie. Now that she was completely helpless, and beautifully
package, the villain paused only to smooth the sleep mask over her calm
face, before leaving. Once again he promised to return later and show
the heroine some interesting new toys ...
Meanwhile, The Gadgeteer had been carefully watching a very frightened,
and very naked Dr Castle. The scientist had tried to reason with the
green-clad villainess, hoping to form some sort of "sisterly" bond.
But the lascivious glances which she kept experiencing made it very
clear that the woman was more than happy with the current arrangements.
It was also clear that the villainess had more that a rudimentary
understanding of the sciences herself. Natasha quickly realised that
she had better try to complete the work she had been kidnapped to
perform, her initial plan to stall or make errors would almost
certainly fail, and who knew what these mad people would do to her
then?
The task itself was simple. The Gadgeteer had shown Natasha a small
sample of The Confectioner's green liquorice. This was what The
Adherer had been supposed to steal, and potentially would be the
solution to their problems. They knew that the villain had experimented
with various noxious sweets, but it was this last invention before he
disappeared which was most intriguing.
>From what The Anaesthetist had explained, this liquorice contained some
form of contact poison. It was specifically absorbed through mucous
membranes, which meant that it could have its effect when eaten. But it
also meant that were it used as say a crotchrope (The Confectioner
preferring to bind his victims with liquorice), the person so-bound
would also receive a hefty dose.
The drug itself was amazingly complex. It predominantly acted on the
brain, causing an unnatural sense of calm and well-being. It also
eroded some of the brain's higher functions, more specifically those
involved in self-monitoring and executive function. In layman's
terms, the drug quickly rendered those exposed to it, into a nice calm
and extremely suggestible state. Perfect for anyone who they wanted to
place on the programmer for example.
Where Dr Castle came in, was firstly to show them how to synthesis more
of the chemical, but also to make it in a different form. Liquorice
wasn't really their style, far better to have the drug in an
injectable or even gaseous form. Of course, once she had performed her
task, it was more than possible she would be used as a guinea pig for
it's eventually use. But there really wasn't any need to ruin her
day by informing her of this now was there?