Phantom Lady by Valereya James, http://valereyajames.deviantart.com/ Looks like a slow night Phantom Lady thought as she looked out upon the peaceful city below her. Opal City was her city and hers alone. By day, she was Sandra Knight, debutante and socialite, daughter of Senator Henry Knight. If only he knew what went on after hours Phantom Lady thought with a smile. By night, she shed her girl-on-the-town appearance and became the vigilante known as Phantom Lady. As she perched on a roof top overlooking her city, she couldn't help but wonder what thoughts would go through the minds of any crooks that would look her way. She had deliberately designed her costume to be as skimpy as possible to distract her enemies. It resembled a yellow one-piece sling bikini. Yellow straps fell across her sizable breasts, just barely covering them. The costume left her cleavage exposed along with her midriff, where it ended in a bikini bottom. The costume then ran along her hips into a thin thong running through her backside. A green cape and green goggles completed her outfit. Most men stopped twice before attacking, either to marvel at how she stayed in her costume or just wonder how a stripper could take them down. But they all go down she thought. Her enemies not taking her seriously was her greatest weapon. Well, that and the Black Light Projector strung to her hip. Her only weapon, the Black Light Projector fired a beam that would render her invisible to her enemies. Bored, Phantom Lady strolled across the roof. The night had been slow, maybe it was time to turn in. Suddenly she stopped. A noise came from up the street. It sounded like something shattering. Not wasting a minute, Phantom Lady ran to the edge of the roof and jumped. She landed on the adjacent roof and kept running. She jumped from that roof to the other, not missing a beat. Her cape fluttered behind her, and the cool air felt good on her bare backside. Phantom Lady stopped when she heard voices. Slowly, she approached the edge of the roof. She was looking down on a warehouse. A large window stood shattered. Several men were loading boxes into a large truck parked outside. Not such a quiet night after all Phantom Lady smiled, grateful for the action. She looked at the top of the warehouse to see several skylights, perfect for sneaking in and getting the drop on the thieves. Phantom Lady backed up and then jumped. She cleared the space between the roof and landed on top of the warehouse, her cape fluttering behind her. "Hey, did you hear that?" She heard one of the thieves ask. "Hear what?" "I dunno, like a fluttering or something." "It's nothing, now finish loading the truck." Phantom Lady stayed low on the roof and approached on of the skylights. She looked down in the dim warehouse. Inside, she could see five or six men grabbing crates and handing them to the others outside. Phantom Lady smiled and pulled out the Black Light Projector. This would be short work. She grabbed the latch to the skylight when suddenly she felt something cold pressed against the back of her head. A gun. "Don't move lady." A rough voice said. Phantom Lady froze. A look out! She had been careless. "Now, hand over the gun or whatever that is and put your hands up." Phantom Lady raised up the Black Light Projector and the goon roughly took it out of her hand. She raised her hands as the goon stepped back. "A look out on the roof? You guys planned ahead." She said. "We had a feeling a costumed freak like you would show up, and we were right. Now turn around." Phantom Lady turned slowly. The Goon leered at her half naked body. Phantom Lady thought about trying to disarm him however the goon seemed to be prepared. He kept his distance and held the gun close to his waist instead of raised in front of him, making it night impossible for her to close the distance fast enough to perform a disarm. Even with her speed and martial arts training Phantom knew that she would not be able to win this. The goon smiled as he kept looking at her body. "Damn, put some clothes on lady." "Usually men tell me the opposite." "Well we're wise to your act. Now, lets head downstairs." He motioned for her to move with his gun. Seeing no other choice, she headed for the roof access door. *** As soon as they reached the warehouse, the goon tied Phantom Lady's hands behind her back. "I don't want you pulling any funny stuff." He gloated as he finished tying her up. "Just wait and see how funny I can be." she said. "Quite a mouth on you lady." "Well I'm a bit annoyed at being subdued by a bunch of small timers like you." "Oh, you'll see there's nothing small time about us." The Goon shoved his captive forward. The other thieves stopped, staring at their look out and his beautiful hostage. "Look what I found. I even have her gift wrapped." "Holy shit, that's..." One of the thieves said, dumbfounded. "Phantom Lady, yep. The reason the entire underworld is scared at night. And I just caught her snooping. Just wait until the boss finds out that we have Opal City's savior all trussed up. "Or the boss doesn't have to know. I mean, just think of what we can do now that we have her." Another thief said. The Good looked at Phantom Lady for a minute. "Don't even think about it. You guys are already in enough trouble." She threatened. The Goon threw her towards one of the thieves. "Tie her to a chair until I can figure out what to do with her." He ordered. The thief dragged her over to a nearby desk and started tying her to it. Phantom Lady struggled but the bonds held tight. "I'm sure you boys think you're all big and tough tying up a girl like me." "Oh we do," said the Goon "And wait until you see what we have in store for you next." "I've been tied up before. I always get out. And bad guys always get what's coming to them." "You're always captured by supervillains. This time its us henchmen that got the drop on you." "Yep, we captured Phantom Lady!" One of the thieves started shouting. Soon, the rest started joining in on the chant. "We captured Phantom Lady! We captured Phantom Lady!" "Why don't you guys put a sock in it!" Phantom Lady shouted. "No, why don't you put a sock in it!" One of the thieves suddenly shoved a thick, white sock in Phantom Lady's mouth. "Hmmmmph! Ummmmph!" Phantom Lady tried to spit out the gag but then the thief wrapped a thick white cloth across her mouth, securing the gag. "Ummmph! Hummmph! Mmmmmm!" "Man, you look good with something stuffed in your mouth." The Goon taunted. "Ummmph! Mmmmph! Mmmph!" "Mmmmm! Ummm!" The Goon made muffled noises, mocking his captive's predicament. Phantom Lady strained against her bonds. She twisted her head, trying to shake off the gag. "Let me put in a call to the big man, tell him exactly what we found." The Goon pulled out his cell phone. "Mmmmph! Ummmmph! Grrrummph!" Phantom Lady protested under the gag, her frustration growing. "Yeah boss?" The goon said into his cell, "Well the heist is going good, but you'll guess what I'm looking at now." "Hmmmph! UMmmmmph! "Well, I'm looking at Phantom Lady, tied up and gagged with a sock." "Ummmmph! MMmmmmph! MMmmmmmph!" "Yes boss, its a sexy as you think it is." "Mmmmmph!" Phantom Lady started rocking back on the chair, trying to topple it. "What?" The henchman paused "Well, if you say so boss. You sure?" He took a long look at Phantom Lady. She continued struggling. "Sure thing boss." The Goon hung up and looked at Phantom Lady. "Well, the boss says we gotta get rid of you. Sorry. Any last words?" "Hummmmph! Mmmmmph!" "Sorry, couldn't hear that. Boys, pack up the rest of the stuff and then we'll pack up Phantom Lady here." "Ummmmph! Mmmmmp!" Phantom Lady struggled against her bonds, determined to escape before the henchmen finished their job. *** Try as she may, Phantom Lady could not break free of the ropes. Eventually, one of the thieves untied her from the chair, but not before tying her feet together. The thief then threw the helpless superheroine over his shoulder. "Mmmmmph! Mmmmmph!" Phantom Lady kicked and moaned. The thief carried her outside of the warehouse. "Damn Phantom Lady, what an ass! It's a shame we gotta waste it." One of the goons slapped her on the bottom. "Hummmph!" Phantom Lady protested under the gag. The thief threw her in the back of an SUV. Then, despite her struggling and kicking, he started wrapping chains around her. "Let's see how good you can swim." He smiled as he wrapped the chains around her legs and torso. "Hmmmph! Mmmmph!" She struggled and kicked but soon the thief had her wrapped in chains. They were heavy and tight, so she could barely move under their weight. "Hmmmph!" The thief took one last look at her and then closed the trunk to the SUV. Phantom Lady wriggled as best as she could, but couldn't shake the heavy chains. Suddenly the front doors opened to the SUV and two men got in. "Comfy back there?" One of them asked. "Mmmmmmph!" "We figured that since you're dressed for the beach, let's go for a swim!" The two men laughed. "Hmmmph! Ummmph! MMmmmmph!" The engine started and the car started moving. Phantom Lady increased her struggling, knowing soon that it would be all over. The SUV cruised down the quiet streets of Opal City, being sure to keep just at the speed limit to avoid any unwanted attention. Behind the wheel, Tony, or Big Tony as he liked his cohorts to call him, couldn't believe his luck. Not only had his crew just pulled off a massive score, but they would soon go down in history as something else... The men who killed Phantom Lady. They had the superheroine bound and gagged in the back of the SUV, and were right now taking her to a quiet spot where they could dump her into the river. Tony looked at the other man in the car with him, Al, who couldn't shake the smug smile on his face. "Can you believe this?" Al asked. "Not at all, just think: The boss entrusted us to be the ones to kill Phantom Lady." Tony responded. "We'll be legends" Al smiled. >>From the back, Tony could hear the rattle of chains. Their sexy hostage was squirming around again. "Comfy back there?" Tony laughed. "Mmmmph! Ummmmmp! Mmmmmph!" Tony laughed at Phantom Lady's response. Thank God someone had decided to gag her, or else she would be one mouthy bitch. "So where should we dump her?" Al asked. "I know a pretty good spot, The Silver Bridge. Should be pretty deserted this time of night." "Shame, shame we gotta waste a good piece of ass like that." Tony agreed. The Phantom Lady was hot, smoking. And that outfit of hers... Damn. She was asking for trouble running around in a sling-shot bikini like that. "Hang tight Phantom Lady, we're almost there." "Mmmmph!" *** In the back of the SUV, Phantom Lady continued to fight against her bonds. She could hear the two goons still chuckling up front. I'm running out of time! She increases her squirming, trying to shake off the heavy chains. She let out a muffled groan of frustration. "Oh quit you're bitching!" One of the goons said from up front. "Ummmp mooo!" If not for the gag, she would have said something very un-lady like. Phantom Lady started blindly groping around the floor with her bound hands. If she could find something, anything to work her hands free. Her hands found the edge of something cold and metal. Yes! Phantom Lady stretched her bound hands as far as she could, arcing her back to give her more room. Her massive cleavage surged forward and burst from her top. Damn Phantom Lady glared down at her exposed breasts. Right now, she had other things to worry about. She pulled the metal object forward and grasped it, realizing it was a screwdriver. Hope filled Phantom Lady as she cupped the screw driver in her hands and started working away at the rope. Suddenly, the SUV stopped. Phantom Lady continued to work at the ropes. The engine turned off. She heard the car doors open and slam. She only had seconds! Phantom Lady felt the ropes loosening, but not fast enough! She continued struggling, cutting. The back of the SUV opened and Phantom Lady found herself looking up at the two goons, both grinning down at her. "Mmmmmmph..." "End of the line Lady, but first..." One of the men held up a camera, "We need to commemorate this!" The Men grabbed her by the feet and pulled her out, and then held her in a standing position. Both stopped, admiring her exposed breasts. "Well, looks like part of you burst free!" One of them giggled. "Mmmmph!" Phantom Lady looked around, they were on a bridge somewhere. No signs of traffic, no pedestrians. In minutes she would be dumped over the side and left to sink to her doom. The men laughed, all the while Phantom Lady continued working at the ropes. They were almost there. "Who wants to go first?" One asked. "Let's get a group shot!" Both men posed next to her, one holding the camera out in front of them. "Say cheese Phantom Lady." "Ummmmph!" She may as well play along until she got free. They snapped a pick and then one handed the camera off to the other. "Now take one of the two of us!" The goon put his arm around her while the other snapped a picture. He then cupped one of her breasts. "Ummmph!" Phantom Lady protested as another picture was snapped. She was so shocked she almost dropped the screwdriver, and she was so close! "Now my turn!" The one with the camera said. He handed it off to his partner and posed next to his helpless prize. Another picture snapped. "Let's get some booty pics!" The one with the camera shouted. "Good idea Al!" The other one said. He spun Phantom Lady around. She froze. The ropes were almost off. The goon picked up her cape and threw it over her shoulder, exposing her thonged ass to the camera. She heard the camera snap. "One more!" The goon next to her shouted. "Ummmph!" she protested. The goon smacked Phantom Lady's ass so hard she did drop the screwdriver. Both henchmen froze, staring at the screwdriver as it hit the ground. No matter. Phantom Lady headbutted the goon next to her. He fell back as she gave a tug and ripped her hands free of the rope. Oh damn! She fell back, her legs still bound. She hit the pavement hard as the other goon rushed over. Phantom Lady stuck out her legs and tripped him, sending him falling. She brought her hands up and started undoing the chains on her feet. The first goon, the one that she headbutted, rushed towards her. He went to throw a punch but she caught his arm and used his momentum to throw him over her shoulder. The other one was trying to get to his feet but she sent out another kick. He chained feet caught him right in the chest and knocked him back. Both men groaned, winded. Phantom Lady quickly worked to get her legs free. And then I'll give these men a real beating She thought. *** Mere moments later, Phantom Lady stood over the two henchmen. After getting free (and stuffing her breasts back in her top) she had beaten the two goons into unconsciousness and wrapped them up in the chain, and then placed a 911 call with one of their cells. She was about to walk away when she saw the camera lying on the pavement. She picked it up and walked over to the edge of the bridge. No one ever needs to see these She thought as she chucked the camera over the railing. But she had better fish to fry, like who is this gang, and who are they working for? She also realized they had her Blacklight Projector. Not a good thing in the wrong hands She would never be able to get these two henchmen conscious enough to question before the police come, and being a vigilante, she wasn't exactly in the law's good graces. She considered going back to the warehouse for clues, but it was late, and she was exhausted. Time to head home. *** Phantom Lady slipped into the window of her apartment. Usually she used the Blacklight Projector to hide her coming and going, but now she had to do it the hard way. She slipped in and closed the window behind her. The apartment was pitch black. She took off her goggles and threw them down on a nearby table. She reached over to a lamp and switched it on. Light pierced the apartment and she saw several masked men standing around. For a second Phantom Lady looked at them, not believing that they had managed to ambush her in her own appartment. Suddenly the men all came at her at once. Phantom Lady avoided their attempts to grab her and in one fluid motion she seized the nearest chair and threw it towards her attackers. Two of the men got knocked down by the chair but the others kept comming at her. Moving to the side Phantom Lady avoided one attacker rushing her from the side, using his own momentum against him she made him slam against another masked attacker. At least five other attackers were left and tried to grab her. Staying light on her feet Phantom Lady replied with some swift punches and kicks that knocked them to the floor. With all atackers down Phantom Lady ran to the windown to escape before they would recover or reinforcements arrived. However another attacker wearing a Fox mask moved in front of the window, he dropped in a fighting stance that clearly showed he was highly trained in the martial arts. "Phantom Lady, It will be an honor to defeat you in one on one combat." The man spoke with a deep voice. Phantom Lady moved in a fighting stance as she prepared to take him out. Studying his stance she analyzed his most likely responses and how she could exploit this. As she moved she suddenly felt someone press something against her back, a jolt of pain rushed through her body and she fell to her knees. "But not today." the man with the Fox mask said with a mocking laugh. Realizing she had been hit by a tasser Phantom Lady wanted to get up but the electric schock had slowed her down . "What are-ummmmph!" Suddenly, a white cloth was wrapped around her mouth from behind, gagging her. Phantom Lady tried to fight but several pairs of hands grabbed her arms and pinned them behind her back. Somebody tied her hands while someone else tied her feet. "Get her trussed up good!" "Mmmmmph! Ummmmph!" Phantom Lady fought but before she knew it, she was bound hand and foot. One of the men tossed her on a nearby couch, where she continued her squirming and moaning. "Look we got her!" One of them said. One of the masked men looked down at her. "Wait, this isn't Sandra Knight..." he said. They had come to kidnap her alter ego! "But this is her apartment, right?" Another asked. "This is the place, but this isn't the target." The masked man looked at her. "Mmmmph! Ummmph!" "This is Phantom Lady!" He said. "Wait, I thought the other crew had Phantom Lady and were gonna toss her off a bridge somewhere?" So these two gangs were connected? Phantom Lady ceased her struggling. "Well, I guess not. I'm guessing she got free and got the other boys to talk, and headed over here to help out little Ms.Knight." "So now what?" "Bring me the bag!" The masked man said. Phantom Lady continued struggling. She couldn't believe she had been bound and gagged twice in one night! One of the men returned with a large bag. Two of them grabbed her and pulled her to her feet. "Time for another ride." the masked man gloated. "Grummmmmph!" Phantom Lady protested under the gag as he threw the massive bag over her head, plunging her into darkness.. Soon, she was completely encased in it. "Let's go! Sandra Knight can wait." "Hmmmmph! Mmmmmph! Grumpphhe!" Phantom Lady struggled and kicked as she felt herself picked up and thrown over the shoulder of someone. This is gonna be a long night... "Mmmph! Ummph! Mmmmmph!" The muffled cries of Phantom Lady emanated from the bag slung over Rudy's shoulder. Damn, doesn't this dame ever be quiet? He thought as his bound captive kicked as he carried her down the empty apartment building hallway. Though she was gagged, she was still making a lot of noise, and he didn't want a curious neighbor stepping out and seeing a couple guys walking down the hall with a half naked women tied up in a bag. Rudy really didn't know what to do with her. He knew the other crew had her and was going to get rid of her, but he guessed that failed. Now he had her instead of his intended prize: Sandra Knight. Phantom Lady kicked and struggled some more. He tightened his grip on his prize, and as he did, he felt her round ass, the thin thong as it ran through her cheeks. Damn! Her breasts bounced and heaved against his shoulder as she fought. "We gotta do something about her." Davey, one of his accomplices, grunted. "What do you suggest? She's already gagged!" Rudy replied. "Knock her out or shoot her or something, she's gonna bring too much attention." "UMMMPH! MMMMMPH!" Phantom Lady began to struggle more intently. Rudy sighed, Davey was right. Phantom Lady was gonna botch this operation. "Here Davey, hold her." Rudy slung her down off his shoulder. Davey stopped, grabbing their captive by either shoulder to keep her from falling. The rest of the crew, five in all, stopped, keeping lookout. Under the bag, Phantom Lady struggled, her muffled moans endless. "Turn her around." Rudy said. Davey rotated their struggling prize. Rudy took out his gun and smacked Phantom Lady right at the back of the head. The muffled moans ceased and their bagged captive went limp. Davey caught her as she fell back. Rudy looked at the prone bag. "Good, now lets load her into the car and get out of her." Davey slung the unconscious Phantom Lady over his shoulder and lead the way out. *** Phantom Lady groaned, opening her eyes slowly. The first thing she noticed was the throbbing at the back of her head. They must have knocked me out. She lifted her head slowly, the pain increasing as she moved. Where am I? she thought. Her hands were tied above her head to something. They had taken off her gag at least. She looked around and saw that she was in complete darkness. Then she saw a small bit of light creeping through a crack of a door near the floor. She realized she was in a closet somewhere. At least I'm not gagged, then I can talk my way out of this. She tugged at her bound hands, but they were secured tightly above her. All she could do was wait. *** As soon as they made it to the safehouse, Rudy called the boss. The boss told him to waste Phantom Lady. And make sure it's permanent! The boss said. Davey said he had a plan and went into the other room, and hasn't been seen since. They had tied Phantom Lady up in the closet in the living room, un-gagging her because they figured she wouldn't be dumb enough to call for help when she knew she was surrounded by bad guys. I bet she thinks she can talk her way out of this. Rudy smiled. Let the superheroine think she was in control. Finally, the door to the back room opened and Davey walked out, a big smile on his face. "Dude, check it out!" He said, like a kid on Christmas. Rudy followed him into the back room. Davey led the way and motioned with his hand. "What do you think?" He said, full of pride. "What the hell is it?" Rudy asked, confused. "It's a superheroine death trap!" Rudy gaped at what Davey had constructed. He had saw the legs off the table so that it sat at about half it's usual height. Next to it were several large blocks of ice, stacked on either side of it. Balanced between the ice towers was a long wooden board, a knife taped right at the center. "I saw this in an old comic. We tie her to the table right under the board. The ice blocks melt slowly and the knife slowly pierces her chest as they melt."Davey was downright giddy. "This is idiotic. Why would we want a death trap?" Rudy was almost speechless. "Come on man, didn't you ever read comics and think of how you could do a deathtrap much better than the bad guys? Now is our chance!' "I do have a better death trap, it's called shooting her and dumping her." "That's no fun! Let's just do this and savor the moment!" "And then she escapes, and the boss blames us!" "She won't escape, I'll tie her down good and tight. Plus, we'll be right outside so she has nowhere to go if she does." "Why do we have to be outside?" "Because, the villains always left the room because they were so confident that their trap would work." Rudy sighed. He couldn't believe he was having this conversation. "Fine, we'll do your deathtrap." He would let Davey have this one time. Davey smiled. "I'll go grab her!" He ran out of the room. Rudy followed Davey. The other boys were all lounging around the safe house, waiting for orders. Davey opened the closet and looked at their beautiful captive. Phantom Lady blinked as the light filled in, still groggy. "What do you want with me?" She asked, trying to look defiant. Davey started untying her hands from the coat rack above her. Rudy stepped forward and pulled his gun. "No funny stuff Phantom Lady, or you get a hole blown in you." "I've been threatened with a gun before." she said. "I bet. You're not too good of a superhero, seeing how our group got the drop on you twice in one night." "Who are you people? Who do you work for?" "Sorry lady, can't tell ya that." Davey finished untying Phantom Lady and then forced her out of the closet. He pulled her hands behind her and tied them behind her back. "At least I stopped you from getting Sandra Knight." Phantom Lady gloated. "For the moment" Rudy said. Davey started pushing Phantom Lady into the other room. Rudy and a few other guys followed. Davey led Phantom Lady into the back room and gave her a minute to admire the death trap he had fashioned just for her. "What is the meaning of this?" She asked, her eyes widening. Davey grabbed her upper half while one of the other goons grabbed her feet. Phantom Lady struggled as they lifted her onto the table. "Let me go! What are you going to do!" she yelled. Davey and the other goon pulled some ropes up from under the table and started tying Phantom Lady down. Rudy watched as she tried to fight back but was quickly over powered. "We wanted to go old school for this one Phantom Lady. An ending fit for superhero like you." "I'll find a way out of this!" Phantom Lady tried to kick but her feet were tied down to the table. "Ow!" She yelled as a rope was draped across her ample bosom and tied down to the legs of the table. By the end of it, she was secured tightly to the table. Rudy watched when his phone went off. He turned away and checked to see that it was a text message from the boss. Senator Knight is speaking tomorrow night at City Hall. Get there now to make preparations. Damn, Rudy didn't want to leave while Phantom Lady was still breathing. "You are the worst henchmen alive! I've escaped far worse than this homemade death trap!" "Make sure nobody can hear her!" Rudy yelled. "Don't worry, I gagged her!" Davey said. Rudy turned around to see Davey tying a thick white cloth at the back of Phantom Lady's head. "Ummmph! Mmmmph!" She moaned through the gag. "I'm sure you must be used to that by now." Rudy gloated. "Mmmmmph!" Phantom Lady glared at him, her eyes almost comedically wide. "Sadly we have to go, other things to do. Hopefully this won't tie you down too much." "Mmmmmph!" Phantom Lady tugged but the ropes held tight. Rudy ushered the others out and took one last look at the struggling and bound superheroine. Just before closing the door, he cranked the thermostat up to maximum. Phantom Lady's eyes widened at this. "Mmmmmph! Ummmmph! Mmmmm!" Rudy closed the door and locked it. *** Phantom Lady chewed on the thick cloth filling her mouth. She had to learn to keep her mouth shut! She struggled but the ropes were tied tight, she could barely move. "Ummph! Mmmph!" she screamed under the gag. She looked around and saw that the ice blocks were beginning to melt. She looked up at the knife hovering above her chest. "Mmmmmmph!" Phantom Lady had lost track of how long she had been struggling. Judging from how far the ice blocks had melted, it seemed like hours. The knife hovered just a few inches from her heaving breasts. Her breath labored through her nostrils since she couldn't breath through her gagged mouth. The third time in one night! She thought to herself. "Mmmmmph! Grlpphmm! Ulmph!" She squealed through the thick white cloth that filled her mouth. The henchmen that abducted her had tied to her a table that had been sawed to about half it's normal height. Several ice blocks had been stacked on top of each other and a board balanced between them. A knife had been tied to the board and the plan would be for the knife to slowly pierce her chest as the ice melted. Just as they left, the henchmen had turned up the thermostat in the room. Phantom Lady's body glistened with sweat. She could feel her cape under her, clinging to her bare buttocks. She struggled and squirmed under the tight ropes, hoping that maybe the sweat would lubricate her body and allow her to wriggle free. "Glummmph!" She moaned into the gag. She looked over at the ice blocks to see the water running down as they melted. Puddles formed at the base of each block. "Ummph! Mmmmph!" She strained. Her massive breasts pressed against the ropes across her chest. The knife hovered above her. *** Hours passed. Phantom Lady had changed her plan to trying to chew through the gag, but that hadn't lead to any success either. Once again, she bit down on the wet cloth that filled her mouth, but it wouldn't give. The knife hovered just above her breasts. "Ummmph!" She screamed under the gag. She strained and watched as her breasts heaved up. Then she gasped. The rope touched the tip of the knife. Suddenly she had an idea.Phantom Lady arched her back and stuck her chest out, the rope once again touched the knife. She started to heave up and down as much as the restricting rope would allow. The knife started to cut through the thick rope, slowly but surely. "Ummm. Hmmm. Mmmm" Her moans increased as she gyrated up and down, letting the knife cut through the ropes. Those henchmen didn't think that the instrument they wanted to kill her would soon be the instrument of her freedom. She moved up and down, the knife cutting through the ropes. Finally, after a few minutes, the rope across her chest snapped. She let out a sigh from under the gag. She then brought up her bound hands and started running them along the knife. After a few moments, the rope fell away from her hands. The knife was low. She couldn't roll off the table because her feet were still tied. She pressed herself flat and started sliding down the table, under the knife. The sweat allowed her to move easily, her buttocks sliding along the polished wood. She felt the knife slide through her soft breasts, but leave no scratch. After she slid under the knife, she sat up and started untying her feet. Soon she jumped away from the table, free. The gag! She reached up and tried untying the knot, but it was tied tightly. She grabbed the gag to pull it down but it clung to her mouth stubbornly. "Ummph, mmmph, glllumpph" she moaned as she pulled down, trying to slide the gag off. Finally, she gave it a tug and the white cloth fell down around her neck. She let out a gasp and took in a mouth full of air. She was free! Time to teach these goons a lesson! She was going to use all her pent up frustration from being bound, and use it on those men who victimized her. She stormed over to the door and ripped it open. An empty room greeted her. She stepped out into the room and looked around. Nobody. Phantom Lady listened for a minute and realized the house was empty. The goons had left, but where did they go? As tired as she was, she knew she couldn't just go home, these men were planning something. She had to find out what. *** Hours later, Phantom Lady stood on a rooftop outside city hall. She hadn't found anything at the house, not a single clue, but she had a hunch. They had come to her apartment to kidnap Senator Knight's daughter, which meant that he had something to do with their plan, and he was speaking at city hall tomorrow. She looked at the building which was dark, empty. Either they had already been there, or hadn't come yet. Maybe they wouldn't come at all, but it was all she had right now. Or else I could go back to my apartment and get kidnapped again She thought, but dismissed that. She had enough of being bound and gagged for one night. A footstep from behind her. Phantom Lady whirled around, fists up. She found herself facing a beautiful woman, clad in a business suit. The woman had long dark hair, and an athletic build. The woman had her arms crossed as she glared at Phantom Lady. "Well if it isn't Phantom Lady. I should have known my men wouldn't be able to stop you." The woman sneered. "I take it you're the boss they all talk about" Phantom Lady said. "Yep. I came here to meet up with my boys, I had a feeling that you would be here as well. I went to the safe house to check on you and saw that you had escaped the deathtrap. Figures." "What do you want with Senator Knight?" Phantom Lady asked. " I would love to tell you, but I won't." "You will tell me once I beat it out of you." Phantom Lady said and charged the woman. The woman smiled and adopted a defensive stance. Phantom Lady lashed out with a swift combination of punches and kicks. The woman easily avoided her attacks and intercepted Phantom Lady with a palm strike that made her head snap back. Stumbling backwards Phantom Lady looked suprised at the smiling woman. "To be honest I expected a bit more of you." The boss came forward with another palm strike. Phantom Lady dodged the blow and replied with a punch of her own. However the woman easily caught it and twisted Phantom Lady's arm behind her back. Phantom Lady cried out and the woman grabbed her other hand. "Don't start something you can't finish" The Boss gloated. "I will finish this!" Phantom Lady shouted as she tried to break free. The Boss easily held both Phantom Lady's hands behind her back. Her grip was like a vice. She held her arms with one hand and grabbed her cape with the other. "And you should never wear a cape." The Boss said. "Why is that?" Phantom Lady asked. "Because," The Boss threw the cape over Phantom Lady's shoulder, "It can be used as a handy gag when in a jam." Phantom Lady opened her mouth to protest. Before she could saw anything, her cape was wrapped around her mouth. "Hmmmph! Mllpghhummrh!" Phantom Lady protested as her cape was knotted at the back of her head. She raised her arms to try and pull the gag down. The Boss grabbed both arms and pulled them behind her back. "I can see why you wear a cape, what a "modest" costume you have." The Boss stuck Phantom Lady's hands down through the back of her thong, criss-crossing them. She then grabbed her thong and pulled it. "Ummmph!" She screamed as The Boss wedgied her. The Boss then started wrapping the fabric of Phantom Lady's thong through her hands. In a few seconds, Phantom Lady's hands were bound with her own costume. The Boss stepped back and admired her handy-work. Phantom Lady was tied up in her own costume and gagged with her own cape. "Hmmph! Mmmph! Grrumph!" Phantom Lady tugged at her hands but they only succeeded at pulling her thong further up her ass. "Oh this is precious. What a picture indeed." The Boss laughed. "Glpupmh! Mpphrghl!" Phantom Lady struggled, running around, tugging at her bound hands. "Don't pull too hard or you're whole costume could come right off. I mean, it doesn't leave much to the imagination anyway." "Mmmmmph!" Phantom Lady shook her head in anger. She tugged and once again felt her thong ride up her ass. The boss grabbed Phantom Lady by the arm and pulled her forward. "Now that I got you all wrapped up, let's go see the rest of the crew. I was going to kill you, but I think I want to have some fun first." "Hmmmph! Mmmmph!" The Boss smacked Phantom Lady's ass. "It's party time!" "MMMPH!" *** Phantom Lady had been in some sticky situations as a superheroine. Hell, she was sure that many other superheroines had been in many tight situations, but she was pretty sure that she was the only one to be tied up and gagged by her own costume. The "Boss", whoever she was, had easily overpowered Phantom Lady, gagged her with her own cape, and then tied her hands in the back of her own costume, causing the thong-like back to ride up her ass more than usual. The more Phantom Lady tugged, the more her costume rode up her ass. "Hmmmrppuh! Mllet ummme mrroooh!" Phantom Lady gurgled through her gag. The Boss had dragged her into an elevator and they were now descending towards the first floor of the building she had been caught on. The Boss looked at Phantom Lady and smiled. "Aw cheer up. How many times does this make it tonight?" "Mmmmmph!" Phantom Lady tried to pull away but the Boss kept on arm on her in an iron grip. This lady must work out. "All I wanted was to have a Senator in my pocket. I figured that if I had Senator Knight's daughter, I would have total control over him, but you had to go mess that up. Now I need to go and advertise myself in other ways." "Mmmmph! Ummmph!" Phantom Lady tried to pull away again, but The Boss pulled her closer to her. "And now what to do with you my dear? Oh I have a fun plan for you." Phantom Lady tugged again at her bonds, but her hands were wrapped up in her costume good and tight. *** The Boss escorted Phantom Lady out of the empty building into a nearby alley. A van waited with several goons all standing around. They all looked at the trussed up superheroine like she was a fresh meal. "Now now boys," The Boss said, "seeing how none of you have been able to competently do away with a superheroine who's costume consists of a dental floss bikini, I find myself forced to handle this." "Mmmmmph! Ummmph! Mmmmph!" Phantom Lady continued to struggle, she didn't like where this was going. "Thankfully, Phantom Lady here is going to be the most scantily clad distraction ever" The Boss looked at Phantom Lady and smiled. "Hrrumpph! Mrrrmmph! Mmmph!" Phantom Lady's eyes widened. This couldn't be good. *** It wasn't good. It was as bad as it could be. There was a statue of Senator Knight outside of City Hall, his hand reaching out towards the future. Phantom Lady now hung from that hand, the slack from her bikini like costume tied around the palm of Senator Knight's hand. Phantom Lady kicked and struggled as she dangled in the air. "Mmmmph! Ummmmmph! Grummmph!" She screamed into her cape gag, her discomfort increasing as she struggled, her wedgie growing more and more intense. >>From below, The Boss and her men looked up at the dangling superheroine in awe. "Sooner or later someone will see this and call the cops, then the cops will deal with Phantom Lady while we go about our business in the hall." "Ummmmmph!" "Can't we have a little fun with her before that?" One of the henchmen asked, practically salivating. "I'm not letting you guys anywhere near her because apparently you all are incompetent. This is a woman's job." "Mmmmph!" Phantom Lady kicked and struggled. "Now, lets go. Our friend here will draw attention to herself sooner or later." The Boss ushered her men away as Phantom Lady dangled and struggled helplessly. She looked up at the statue of her father, taking a minute to take in the thought that her father's statue was giving her the ultimate wedgie. So these people wanted Senator Knight in their pocket, why? Just to have a Senator with them? Phantom Lady guessed that they must be up and comers, trying to establish their street cred. She tugged again. It was only a matter of time before someone found her hanging from this statue and called the police, and her vigilante actions weren't exactly condoned by law enforcement. Somehow she had to get untangled from her costume and get down. She tugged again, and heard a slight tear. Oh no... Her skimpy costume couldn't handle her weight, the fabric was tearing. She started moving her hands, trying to work them out of her fabric. She needed to be free, not naked. Another tear, she lowered a bit. She looked down at her dangling feet, if she landed right she would be alright. She tugged, trying to get her hands free, but then she heard a final tear. Suddenly she was plummeting through the air. Phantom Lady had enough time to brace herself before she hit the pavement. SMACK. She hit the ground hard. Phantom Lady lay there for a moment, pain shooting through her body. "Mmmmmm" she realized she was still gagged. Slowly she pulled herself up, pain shooting through her body. She stood up, shocked to find that nothing was broken. She looked down to see if she had any bad scrapes and realized that she was completely naked. Her massive breasts heaved as she looked up, seeing the remains of her costume hanging from the statue, her cape/gag the only thing that remained attached to her. Quickly she pulled the gag off. She looked around and saw that no one was around to admire her nudity. Quickly she undid the knot and let her cape unfurl. She tried to wrap it around her but it wasn't big enough to do so, so she just held up over her chest, covering her chest and crotch. Phantom Lady turned and ran, hoping again that no one would walk by and catch a glimpse of her bare ass. First order of business: clothes. She would come back for The Boss and her men, but only after some modesty. Maybe I should rethink the uniform too she thought. She ran around the side of the City Hall building, clutching her cape to her chest. She could feel the cool breeze on her back side. She turned into the alley next to City Hall and froze. There was the van, and some goons. Quickly Phantom Lady backed away, pressing herself against the wall around the corner from the van. All she heard was silence. Good, they didn't see me She breathed a sigh of relief. Then she heard a panting at her feet. Phantom Lady looked down to see a small dog, looking up at her eagerly. She froze but the dog just remained, staring at her, obviously a hungry stray. She kicked out a foot to shoe it away, but the dog jumped at her playfully. "No." She whispered. The dog grabbed the edge of her cape in it's mouth. Phantom Lady grabbed on and tugged. The dog pulled on the cape excitedly. "No, now go away!" She whispered again tugging at her cape. The dog pulled harder, a low growl emitting from it. Phantom Lady pulled at the cape as the dog pulled back on it, the growl becoming louder. Phantom Lady pulled harder, the cape coming away from her breasts. The more she pulled, the more the dog did, the louder the growling became. Finally she saw no other option and let go. The dog took the cape and ran away, it's tail wagging. Phantom Lady threw one arm over her breasts and another over her crotch. "Dumb dog." She muttered. "Ain't the only thing that's dumb." A rough voice said behind her. Phantom Lady opened her mouth to scream when suddenly a large hand wrapped itself around her neck. "Ghhhhhhh! Uuuuughhh!" She struggled and fought as the person was strangling her. As she fought another person wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her back into the alley. The goons must have heard the dog. "Ghhhhhh! Ugggggh!" Phantom Lady coughed as her face was turning red by the man choking her. "Hey look guys! Who said miracles don't happen!" The goons turned her towards the alley and she found herself face to face with several other hungry goons. "Gaaaahhhh!" She struggled some more. The last thing she wanted was to be buck naked in front of a bunch of criminals. The big goon strangling her relieved some of the pressure on her neck while other goons helped him in keeping her under control. The big goon pressed his sweaty hand over her mouth to avoid her screaming. "Let's take her inside," one of the goons said " not much privacy out here". "Hmmmmph! Mmmmmph!" Phantom Lady fought as her captors dragged her towards the side door of City Hall. Whatever their plan, she was about to find out... "Grpppmnph! Mmmmmph! Ummmmph!" Phantom Lady screamed into the hand pressed in her mouth. She fought and kicked, but the large goon kept his hand over her mouth and his other hand wrapped around her waist, holding her close to him and limiting her mobility. He bare breasts bounced and heaved as she fought her captors. The men dragged the naked superheroine down the dark hallway of City Hall. Phantom Lady wasn't sure what these men and the mysterious "Boss" wanted with her father, but it wasn't good. I have never been so humiliated she thought. Not only had she been bound and gagged multiple times tonight, but now she found herself naked, her uniform in tatters outside. Phantom Lady ceased her struggling as she saw an open door ahead. The door to her father's office. The goons forced her inside, still keeping a hand tight over her mouth. If they gag me again, so help me god!. Phantom Lady saw The Boss, the beautiful, dark haired woman behind it all, sitting on her father's desk. The goon holding her came to a stop just in front of the Boss. "Well Phantom Lady, can't say I'm not impressed. Especially that you managed to get yourself in a greater state of undress than before." "Ummmph! Mmmmph!" "Now, now. Such language. Bind her, and then bring her back to me." The large goon holding Phantom Lady easily picked her up and cradled her in his arms, removing his hand from her mouth to do so. "Let me go! None of you will get away with this!" Let me go!" She struggled and kicked, but he still continued to cradle her like a baby as he took her out of the room. *** Phantom Lady, still kicking and screaming, was dragged down to the basement of City Hall. She continued fighting her captors, hoping someone would hear her cries. "Get off of me! Don't you know who I am?" "Yeah, a dumb nosy broad, and you'll get what happens to all nosy broads." said one of the goons. One of the henchmen came forward holding white packing tape. Upon seeing this, Phantom Lady's struggles increased. She wasn't being tied up again! But the henchmen were too powerful for her. Four held her while another duct-taped her feet and knees together. They held her hands out in front of her and duct-taped them together at the wrists and elbows, and then wrapped the tape around her arms, back, and chest. Finally, they held her hands down at her crotch and wrapped tape around her waist, making it impossible for her to raise up her hands. "Get this off of me! Do you know who you are messing with?" "Man, she is mouthy." A henchman said. "I guess that's why everyone kept gagging her." "No, don't gag me!" Phantom Lady pleaded. "I think we need to gag her." A henchman taunted. "No, don't! I'll be quiet!" "Not doing such a good job now, are you?" a henchman stepped forward with the roll of tape outstretched. "No please, just hear me out! I'll-UUMMMMMPH!" The henchman pressed the tape over her mouth and started wrapping it around. Phantom Lady tried moving her head, trying to shake off the tape, but soon the entire lower half of her face was covered in white tape. "That's better, we got her all wrapped up nice and tight." "UMMMMPH! MMMMMPH! GRRRUMPPH! MLLETTOHPPH!" Phantom Lady screamed and struggled, but could barely move. "Now, let's take her back up to the boss." "Ummmmph! Mmmmmph!" The big goon picked her up again, cradling her, and started carrying her back towards her father's office. *** The big goon stood in front of The Boss, still sitting at Senator Knight's desk. Phantom Lady, unable to stand because of all the tape, was being held up by the goon. "Wow Phantom Lady, how do you end up in these predicaments? How will you ever get out of this one?" "Mmmmph! Mmmmmph! Ummmph!" "Oh you sound so sexy when you're gagged. Now, let's have some time alone." The Boss nodded at the goon. The goon threw Phantom Lady down on a nearby couch and walked out. Phantom Lady wriggled and struggled on the couch. The Boss walked over and knelt down by her taped captive. The Boss started caressing one of Phantom Lady's bare breasts. "Such a beautiful creature. It's a shame that I'll have to do away with you." "Ummmph!" Phantom Lady protested. "You see, I've tried all night to get rid of you in various creative ways. If I could, I would just shoot you now, or even smother you." The Boss suddenly pinched Phantom Lady's nose shut. Her breathing blocked, Phantom Lady started kicking and struggling. "Mmmmph! Ummmmph! Grummph!" She struggled, but things started going black. Just as quickly as she started, the boss moved her hand away. Phantom Lady gasped as air started rushing back through her nostrils. "But for the moment I need you. And then, after I'm done, I'll get rid of you." Phantom Lady glared at the boss, confused. " When my men first nabbed you at Sandra Knight's apartment, I like them, figured you had deduced our plan and gone to stop us from kidnapping the Senator's daughter. But I talked to my boys, and they all swear that they didn't squeal, or give any hint of their plan. Then it hit me: You are the Senator's daughter." Phantom Lady's eyes widened. "Mmmmph! Mmmmph!" "We nabbed you at your most vulnerable: coming home, thinking you were done for the night. Our whole plan was to make the Senator believe we had his daughter. He would become our lackey, doing whatever we wished, giving us access to anything, allowing our small operation to grow. And then one day we wouldn't need him. And the Senator would vanish just as suddenly as his daughter did." "Grmmph! Mmmmph!" " And now we have you. We'll show the senator pictures of his dear, sweet daughter, bound and gagged. He'll do whatever to get you back, but never knowing that the very night you were kidnapped, we placed you in a weighted coffin and dumped you into the river. And to think, we came to try and physically threaten the Senator, bully him into working with us. Now we don't need to." "Mmmmmph!" Phantom Lady struggled and kicked. The Boss, jumped on top of the helpless heroine, straddling her. "When we no longer need him, your dear, sweet dad will join you at the bottom of the river, and we will run this town. Thank you for being such a big help." The Boss leaned over and kissed Phantom Lady's gagged mouth, all the while the superheroine struggled and fought, moaning under her gag. The Boss got up and knocked on the door. The massive henchman walked in. "Get her ready to be dumped." "Ummmmph! Mmmmmmph!" Phantom Lady screamed under the gag as the goon picked her up again. *** Outside in the hallway, a massive, long, wooden box sat. The goon placed the taped heroine into the box as The Boss watched. "Make sure she's comfortable. I'll get the camera in a bit and snap some photos." The goon placed Phantom Lady in the box. He brought over a massive bag filled with packing peanuts and started dumping them on her. "Mmmmph! Ummmph!" "Once we have the photos, we'll cover the box in cement. Phantom Lady will be sealed in, and then dumped into the river." "MMMMMPH!" The goon dumped more packing peanuts in. Phantom Lady was almost covered in them. He took one last, lustful look at the heroine, and then closed the lid to the box. "Ummmph! Mmmph! Uummmmph!" She screamed under the gag, kicking the top of the box. Would this be it? Was she destined to be sealed in the box and thrown at the bottom of the river, a major piece in her father's undoing? *** She wasn't sure how long she lay in that dark box, bound and gagged. Eventually, she heard someone taking off the lid. Probably time to get my picture she thought. Much to her surprise, it wasn't The Boss opening the box, but the massive henchman. He grinned down upon her, lust in his eyes. Oh no... "The Boss doesn't want you disturbed until she's ready. But I just see it as a massive waist to kill such a fine piece of ass like you without having some fun first." He held up a massive knife. "But first, I'll need your legs open for what I'm gonna do." He leaned over, cutting the tape around her ankles, and then moved up, cutting the tape around her knees. "I'm gonna see that you have the time of your life." He smiled. Oh I'm sure I will. Lightening fast, Phantom Lady raised her legs up and wrapped them around the goon's neck. He gasped as his airways constricted. *** After strangling the goon, Phantom Lady used the knife to cut off the remaining tape. She stood over the box, completely naked. She moved the massive goon into the box and covered him with the packing peanuts. Outside the box, she find the roll of tape, probably meant to be used to tape her back up once he was done with her. I think I'll find a use for this Phantom Lady smiled. *** Silently, Phantom Lady slipped into her father's office. The Boss looked out the window at the city, her back to Phantom Lady. The naked superheroine stole up behind the boss, clamping on hand over her mouth, and using the other to hold the goon's knife to her neck. "Mmmmph!" The Boss struggled under her gag. "Now now, how's that for a taste of your own medicine?" Phantom Lady gloated. "Mmmph!" The Boss moaned. "Now, take off your clothes" Phantom Lady smiled. *** Three henchmen walked into Senator Knight's office. Phantom Lady sat in the shadows, wearing The Boss's closes. They looked at her, interested. "Yeah Boss?" "MMMMPH! UMMMPH GRUUPMH MMMOSSS!" On the couch in the office, wrapped in tape and gagged, was The Boss. Phantom Lady had stripped her naked, and the tape covered the lower half of her face well enough. Add in the dark hair and she looked almost like Phantom Lady. "I have the photos of Phantom Lady. Outside in the box as well is one of your former cohorts. He tried to get fresh with our prize, so I punished him." "Mmmmph!" The Boss continued to struggle on the couch. Phantom Lady had made sure the tape was as tight as possible. " I want you to pack Phantom Lady here into the box with him, seal it up with cement, and dump it into the river. I'll stay behind and explain our plan to Senator Knight." The henchman smiled. "With pleasure Boss." He scooped up the woman he believed to be Phantom Lady, really his Boss, and carried her out of the room. The woman struggled and moaned the entire way out. Phantom Lady got up, careful to keep her face in the shadows, and watched as they dumped The Boss, still kicking and struggling, into the box and then closed it up. *** The henchmen loaded the box containing the dead goon and their Boss, whom they believed to be Phantom Lady, into a truck, and they all rolled out. Phantom Lady watched from her father's window, a smile on her face. Before she gagged The Boss, she made her talk, promising to let her live if she did. The Boss told her where her and her men had their base of operations and Phantom Lady planned on making an anonymous call to the police soon enough. In a few hours. That should give them plenty of time to seal up the box and dump it. THE END.