Geist watched as The Adherer walked down a long ramp which led into the
building. She judged that she was probably far enough away to risk
contacting Ampere and had quickly explained the situation to her fellow
superheroine. The arrival of another van startled the young woman and
reflexively she switched off the communicator. She recognised the
laundry van, but couldn't work out what it was doing so far from its
usual routes. Then a figure emerged carrying a very unconscious and
very naked Asian woman and suddenly it was very clear.
Although she had not recognised the strange glue-wielding woman whom
she had battled in the museum, this man dressed in surgical garb was
certainly The Anaesthetist. Geist shuddered, pitying the poor woman,
whoever she might be, who had fallen into his clutches. As the villain
carried his captive down the same ramp which The Adherer had
disappeared into, the young superheroine knew that she had to do
something.
Of course, her first order of business was to do something about her
tattered costume. She gave up on the remnants of her trousers,
astonished that she had managed to keep them on at all. By tearing them
into strips, she was able to fashion a sort of belt and having tied
this around her waist, the now-backless shirt covered her modesty after
a fashion. It was one of the benefits of being invisible she thought,
that no-one would be able to see her sneaking around half-naked.
Geist knew that Ampere would tell her not to do anything without her,
but the idea of leaving that other woman to the mercies of The
Anaesthetist, especially now he was armed with The Confectioner's
toys, wasn't something she could tolerate. Ignoring the nagging sense
of unease, the young heroine focussed her powers and then slipped
quietly out of her car, and began to move cautiously towards what
seemed to be the villain's lair....
Without knowing it, the stealthy heroine slipped effortlessly past the
myriad of sensors which The Gadgeteer had used to defend her base. Her
powers were such that the machines ignored her or interpreted her
passage as some sort of "glitch". Unfortunately for Geist however,
The Anaesthetist had not been satisfied with merely relying on
technological defences. What some might consider "overkill", the
villain looked upon as "forward planning".
Meanwhile, after Geist had suddenly broken contact with her, Ampere was
driving as fast as possible. Using her powers to thwart police speed
cameras was not difficult, but it did make her feel slightly uneasy.
She was supposed to uphold the law, not to flaunt it. The heroine had
to remind herself that her partner might be in terrible danger, there
was no telling what might happen if she arrived too late.
Geist now found herself in a long corridor which sloped gently
downward. She had no way for realising that this "false entrance"
was in fact merely a trap designed specifically to deal with noisy
visitors. There was a small concealed doorway, built into the wall, and
through this was the villain's lair proper. At the far end of the
passage lay one of The Anaesthetist's non-technological defences and
the young heroine was creeping directly towards it.
She didn't notice the effects at first, partly because they were
initially so subtle, and partly because she was so focussed on what she
was doing. However, by the time she had walked half way down the
corridor, she began to realise that something was happening. Since
entering the lair, the young woman had been feeling pretty good. This
she had put down to the excitement of the moment. But now, her
excitement had begun to take on a more erotic tone.
The Anaesthetist had come across the large gem known as "The Siren
Stone" while travelling in the Middle East. The Gadgeteer had said
something about "sympathetic resonance" and "harmonic
frequencies", but in his own mind the villain knew that the jewel's
powers were magical. The energies which emanated from the stone could
be blocked, the box in which it had been sealed was fashioned from some
strange dense metal, but when exposed to it unshielded, it had the most
remarkable effect, especially it turned out, if you happened to be a
woman....
Geist felt as if her entire body was alive, the way what was left of
her clothing rubbed against her as she moved made her gasp. This
wasn't right, she knew, something must be affecting her. Steeling
herself, the heroine tried to concentrate on anything except what she
was feeling. She knew that she had a mission, there was an innocent
woman whom she had to rescue. Slowly, she began to move forward again.
Step by step, fighting to control the rising ardour, Geist crept down
the corridor. But as she moved, it became increasingly more difficult
to stop erotic thoughts from penetrating her concentration. She knew
she had to save the Asian woman she had seen before, but when she
thought about this, she could only imagine the woman's nakedness and
the way the sweat had glistened on her helpless body.
The girl shook her head, trying to clear away the visions. It was
getting too much she knew, the end of the corridor was nearly ten paces
away, after which it opened into a small chamber. But Geist was
struggling, barely able to keep her mind focussed, barely able to
concentrate enough to use her powers. Reluctantly, she realised that
even if she reached the chamber, she would be in no state to help the
victim she had come to rescue.
She tried to turn, but discovered to her horror, that merely staying in
place was becoming difficult. She was so hot now, her breathing coming
in ragged gasps. It was as if she hovered slightly before the point of
release, going back now was almost unthinkable. She tried a calming
exercise, but intrusive thoughts kept popping into her mind, pushing
away the simple mantras. Suddenly she realised that one hand had
descended, seemingly of its own volition, and was even now pushing past
the waistband of her knickers. Horrified, she snatched her hand away.
What was happening to her?
Of course, there were only so many things even a heroine could
concentrate on at once. The moment she let her attention wander, Geist
had taken another step forward, which increased the sensations yet
again. Desperate now, the young woman realised that she needed all her
focus, if she was going to break free from the insidious effects of
whatever had her snared. All she would concentrate on, was moving away,
getting back up the corridor.
Geist let her powers fade, instantly becoming visible both to mundane
and technological sensors. Unchecked, and hand dove into her knickers,
while the other rubbing over her breasts. The heroine gasped out loud
as the sensations assaulted her, she felt her knees begin to buckle,
and to her horror, she took another faltering step forwards. She had
dropped her guard now, and her own body rebelled against her, revelling
in the feelings, driving her closer to the inevitable climax....
Elsewhere in the complex, Geist's sudden appearance had not gone
unnoticed. The Gadgeteer watched in rapt fascination as the heroine
slowly stumbled towards the chamber. The villainess could remember her
brief exposure to "The Siren Stone", even partially shielded it had
almost been too much for her. She could only imagine what the heroine
was experiencing. What she did know was that this intruder, whoever she
might be, was about to become their prisoner.
Geist had slumped to the ground at some point, by now she wasn't
fighting any longer. Reluctantly using one arm to pull herself forward,
she continued to pleasure herself, at some point she knew she had
orgasmed and yet still the pleasure grew. Her all-consuming need was to
get into the chamber ahead. Nothing else seemed to matter any longer...