Vicki Barefoot, private eye By Jack A two-fisted female private investigator dishes out some justice It was a perfect summer's day as Vicki sat relaxing on the sun- drenched park bench, book in hand, her tanned bare feet stretched out on the wood before her. This was her idea of perfection: guys were looking at her, the setting was pleasant, and her feet knew that there wasn't a pair of shoes for them anywhere in their near future. Victoria Barefoot (that was her birth name, she couldn't have been happier with it) was a 23-year-old registered private investigator. She loved her job. Sure, it usually meant hanging around in bars to see if upcoming fiancés would violate their impending vows (they usually did, but Vicki could hardly blame them; she had a pretty awesome body, good choice in skank clothes, and a winner face and personality to boot). That, or camping outside a hotel window taking photos; but every now and then a case came her way which allowed her to use her incredible fighting abilities to dish out some justice. She knew how to use a gun and a knife, but those weren't her kinds of weapons. She was no killer, nor did she ever want to be. She was a fighter, and an absolutely perfect one, at that. Having been giving deserving assholes monumental ass-whoopings ever since grade school, she knew the total and unforgettable humiliation that came when a total jerk got thoroughly schooled by a clearly superior female fighter. Victoria was a first-rate martial artist, and when she caught a badguy, it was her greatest pleasure to dish out justice with her fast-flying hands and her unstoppable bare feet. That was another reason for her no-shoes attitude. When dealing out the hand-to-hand justice, she wanted to feel every single kick as she gave the offending asshole the beating of his life. Suddenly, her sharp instincts made her glance up. Two guys, early 20's, real punks, escorting some not-too-happy kid back behind the racquetball wall. Usually, the courts were empty at this time, so not a bad place to be up to no good. Victoria put down her book and set those feet down on the cool green grass. Going barefoot on a perfect bed of grass, was there any better feeling? (OK, other than sex.) She smiled. Maybe she was one of the few people who understood that life was too short not to be barefoot every second possible, but she liked that. Going against the crowd was definitely Victoria's style. Vicki stood and ambled casually across the park, almost hoping that fate was delivering her an opportunity to do her thing. Vicki knew full well that she had a gift. Well, actually, a couple of them: a 153 IQ, more athletic ability than most guys could ever hope for, men throwing themselves at her constantly. But those flying fists! Vicki had taken up karate in kindergarten, just because her parents were constantly trying to make her wear shoes, so she tried to find every activity there was which demanded the earthy walk. She had her black belt by age 10, and she just kept going. She had experimented with any style she could find, and she also enjoyed boxing and kickboxing. But the mantra behind the martial arts that these skills should only be used for defense was galling to her. Back in school, if any guy hit his girlfriend or bullied a classmate, everyone knew what would happen. Publicly and humiliatingly, the school-renowned justice of Vicki Barefoot would beat them to a sobbing, bloody pulp, with a cheering crowd relishing the overwhelming delivery of just desserts. After a little too much justice was dished out, though, the 16-year-old Vicki, already an obvious contender for any championship in the martial arts community, had her belt stripped from her. And when she dished out some hurt on two governor's sons who liked smacking around their girlfriends two years ago, Vicki wound up doing six months in a correctional facility. Time in jail may have taken away a lot of occupational possibilities, but Vicki couldn't have been happier. Her current job had her answering only to herself, and it used her brain, bod, and brawn to do good. She had a gift, a gift that had made a lot of helpless people very happy and brought a lot of justice into a world that was often bereft of it. Her skills were always meted out in a deserving manner, and she would never use them on a person who had not asked for what they had coming. All the same, when the opportunities came to her to use the gifts, she couldn't deny that she loved it. "Hey, guys. What're you doing?" This was what Vicki called the bait. Just lead them into the action that would result in their ass-kicking. If they were innocent, they would never come at her in the first place. "What the hell are you, doing, bitch?" the smaller guy said, pulling out his knife. "Bitch?" muttered Vicki. "I'm gonna remember you said that." "Calm down, Mike," said the bigger guy. "You can keep the shrimp. This is the best thing I've seen all day." The two bullies had almost forgotten about their quivering little quarry standing between them. But Vicki hadn't. "What's going on here?" she directed her speech clearly to him. "Are these guys causing you a problem?" Talking to him, Vicki's soul was nice warm and encouraging. It was no wonder that the people she saved fell in love with her. "Shut up, bitch, I'm gonna cut you up!" Mike the little guy stepped forward, only to have his larger partner hold him back. "You shut up, Mike!" he said, "You're ruining my chances." All the while, Vicki had her most encouraging of smiles focused on the 16-year-old boy between them. "They beat me up. And steal my money," he found the courage to say. "Shut up, you little-" Mike started. "How often and for how long?" asked Vicki, kindly but firmly. "Once a week since school began." Vicki looked at the bigger guy, Ryan, with distaste. "You two have been doing this to this poor kid for two months now?" Mike was ready to explode, but Ryan just plied the charm. "Tell you what. You spend some time with me and I'll forget about little Timmy here." Ryan snaked his arms around her, his hands coming to rest on her very nicely toned butt. "And they make me eat dirt sometimes," came the words from little Timmy. Vicki covered her revulsion quickly with the knowledge that these two assholes were gonna be getting their just desserts very soon. Looking at the demoralized face of Timmy assured her that the only thing which could keep him from being psychologically scarred for life was to witness his tormentors being beaten to pulp like so much fluff. Of course his tormentors would be scarred for life, and that was just the way she liked it. Vicki turned her most charming of smiles to the eyes of big Ryan. "How do you like having your hand on my butt?" Ryan nodded, smiling. Vicki happily noticed an erection developing in his pants. "Then I hope you enjoy my knee in your groin!" Her muscular leg shot upward, driving her knee right into his unprotected balls. A look of the most intense surprise and pain covered Ryan's face. A sound was obviously welling inside of him, but his body was in too much pain to make it. Vicki pulled back her fist and BELT! BELT! Slugged Ryan twice in the solar plexus as hard as she could. Now she knew there was no need for skill. She had a few seconds to beat Ryan in whatever way she felt like. RAT-A-TAT! TAT!!! Her fists did such a number on his face. In actuality, it was the power of her punches that was holding him up. "Hi-YAH!!!" she cried, and before Ryan had a chance to fall, one of those lovely bare feet, which had brought so many men so much pleasure was used as an instrument of perfect destruction. That dirty, calloused sole smashed into Ryan's face, simultaneously blackening his other eye, breaking his nose, and sending all four of those front teeth flying. Ryan hurtled through the air, landed on the ground, and began bawling like a scared and ass-whooped little bully who had just been given the beating he deserved. Timmy and Mike were both perfectly still, dumbstruck in surprise. Of course, Timmy's surprise was an instant away from absolute joy, while Mike's was overwhelmingly filled with absolute terror. The moment he could find his voice, Mike yelled: "I'll kill you, bitch!!!" and shot forward, glowering with anger. The next thing her knew, his arm was twisted sharply, spasming his hand to drop the knife. As he watched in horror, Vicki's other hand rose sharply, then flew down with incredible force toward the joint of his elbow! Miraculously, so mercifully, though, it stopped right as it made contact. "I want you to know," she gritted through her teeth, "that I would never break a bone of another human being, even a bully like you. But I also want you to know the overwhelming pain and fear of having the living shit kicked out of you by someone against whom you stand laughably no chance. So enjoy your last second of peace. Because here it comes." The next thirty seconds involved a flurry of fists and feet that were so fast, it was impossible to keep track of what was flying where. All that could really be seen is that every single inch of Mike's body (face, gut, everything but the crotch) got beaten with a fury few will ever have to experience. And then it stopped. And Vicki's fist on his lapel was the only thing keeping this bawling, bleeding loser standing. "Beg forgiveness," ordered the angel of justice Vicki. "Please," blubbered Mike, "I'll-- I'll never EVER--!!" Vicki looked to little Timmy whose head was resolutely shaking a no way in hell this asshole gets any mercy. "He made me eat dogshit once." Vicki nodded, smiled, then inexorably turned her head back toward the worthless loser. His eyes widened in terror, he was full of absolute fear. Vicki reached into the pocket of her jeans shorts and withdrew a business card. Not too flashy, just her name, business number, and profession. She gently stuffed it down the pants of poor terrified Michael. He didn't know what was coming, but the fear was too much. He totally lost control of his bladder, and urine came rushing down his pants. Timmy was smiling a smile bigger than any he would ever know, and Vicki felt so proud that she didn't even mind standing barefoot in a pool of pee. "My name is Vicki Barefoot. I am a private investigator for money, but I help anyone who needs justice. And this, you worthless piece of shit, is what I call an ever-loving piece of God-sent Barefoot Justice." WHOOMP! WHOOMP!! Two deliberate, methodical, belly-demolishing punches drove into his battered gut. WHAP!!! WHAP!!! WHAP!!! WHAP!!! WHAP!!! Front and back, Vicki slapped her hand across the beaten bully's quickly reddening face. "Eyes, nose, teeth," she said sweetly. One punch blackened the left eye, one punch the right. A third broke the nose, and two more to each side of the mouth ensured that bullshit was all he'd be able to eat for the next few days. "Spread your legs." Terrified to obey, but even more so to disagree, Michael spread his legs, crying so hard he could hardly stand it. Those lovely toes flexed back, exposing the ball of her right foot. Tender yet tough, those bare feet had been massaged by so many men and demolished so many others. She could go barefoot anywhere, and now she was gonna do it where Michael would always remember. BAM!!! BAM!!! BAM!!! Vicki took ultimate pleasure in kicking his dick. All Michael wanted was to crumple to the ground and bawl his eyes out, but that fist on the lapel kept holding him up. He couldn't see anymore through those swelling eyelids (nor would he for the next three days), but that lovely female voice just said, "Stay standing for five more seconds, or else." It was all he could do to stay on his feet, not knowing what the last step of the beating of his life would be. To those who could see, the all-muscle/no-fat/gorgeously strong but thoroughly feminine body of Vicki Barefoot leapt up into the air, her knee pulled back into her body, and that voice of power rang strong. "HAA-EEEE." Her right foot kicked out making a wide sweep as she seemed to hang superhumanly in the air. "YAH!" It came, that devasting weapon of ultimate power and kicked Michael in the face so hard that he flew all the way over the bench behind him and landed (amazing accuracy) in a fly-infested pile of recently lain dog shit. And for the next thirty minutes, all those two bullies did was lie on the ground (one stewing in a pile of dog shit, mind you) and bleed and cry like there was no tomorrow. They hardly even noticed the voice of barefoot female justice ring around them. "Give me your money. All of it. That way I'm not stealing it. You are willingly returning every penny you have taken from my new friend Timmy here. I want your driver's licences, too; I'll be checking up on you to make sure that your bullying days are over forever." Both men threw their wallets out on the ground and returned to wallowing in the pain, humiliation, and defeat (and one in dog shit). Timmy got the money and Vicki the driver's licences. And those two losers Mike and Ryan never had the nerve to even raise their voices to another person again. And there was no denying they were scarred for life. Every time they saw a beautiful, athletic, superior-to-them female thoroughly enjoying the beauty of her bare feet they were filled with the same overwhelming terror and their bladders took on minds of their own. Vicki gave Timmy her card, and asked him to just call the number if he ever knew of any injustice going on again. Her services of absolute justice were always available to those who needed them. As Vicki walked away, back to her bench and book, she took one last look at the thoroughly freed Timmy and the beautifully bawling bullies and knew that now it was a perfect day. The end, but Vicki Barefoot and her Barefoot Justice will not be gone long.