GW
(gwalb@nycap.rr.com or
gwalb@yahoo.com or gwalb10054@gmail.com)
https://www.thevalkyrie.com/stories/gw/index.htm.
In my short
story collection, Vignettes 2, ( Vignettes 2
) the third and last story is based on an incident in L.
Frank Baum's second Oz book, "The Marvelous Land of
Oz." In the Baum book, the good witch, Glinda strips
the evil witch Mombi of her witchly powers, by forcing her
to drink a special magical potion. Glinda previously secured
Mombi by a golden thread around her neck, that forced Mombi
to obey the more powerful sorceress's commands. In
Vignettes 2, I envisioned the scene going somewhat
differently. Several years later, I tried to do an
illustrated version. Like so many of my projects, it was
never finished. I will include enough of my story, to
explain the few completed pictures, but if you want the
whole, it is available at the above link.
The tall, regally beautiful Glinda led the ugly, crooked, old crone Mombi into a private chamber, locking the door, so they would not be disturbed. (In the first picture, Glinda has a longer gown, than in the subsequent ones.)
Turning her back to measure the ingredients, Glinda absently released her hold on the golden thread around Mombi's neck. As Glinda poured the final vial into the cup, the old woman realized she was no longer subject to the will of the enchantress.
The
cunning, old crone, long schooled in wickedness, raised her crooked staff, and
with surprising quickness, struck Glinda on the back of the head, with
such force, that the staff splintered. The red-haired Glinda, taken
off-guard, fell across the table, nearly
fainting. Dropping the
splintered staff, Mombi struck
Glinda with her fists, in the face, and in the stomach.
Glinda doubled over in
pain, and Mombi twisted the tall Sorceress's arm behind her,
as she swiftly tore Glinda's magical girdle from her slender
waist, and then the tiara from her head, thereby, robbing the dazed Glinda of much of her formidable powers.
Mombi quickly stuffed the girdle, tiara and golden thread into a bag she carried around her own thick middle. Then, she seized Glinda's own staff, which the benign enchantress had laid aside, and grasping it in both hands, the evil hag beat the tall red-haired witch, across the back and head, striking wildly, until the near swooning Glinda moaned aloud in distress, and fell helplessly to the floor.
Having knocked Glinda to
the floor, Mombi laid aside the staff, and knelt astride Glinda's
body, pinning her securely to the floor.
When Glinda tried to
rise, Mombi struck her across the face with her closed fist, again and again,
until Glinda lay nearly senseless. Mombi swiftly rose, and
retrieved the potion, Glinda had prepared.
"Now, it is Haughty
Glinda who shall drink down her own potion!" Mombi crowed, as she hauled the
swooning Glinda to one knee. Unable
to escape Mombi's cruel grip, Glinda began to weep in distress.
Tears filled her large, clear blue eyes. Mombi viciously grasped
Glinda's aristocratic nose, pinched the nostrils together so tightly, that
Glinda couldn't breathe. Her ripe, pink lips
flew open as she
gasped, and vicious Mombi poured the potion into her mouth, and then pinched
her lips closed, until, gagging and sputtering, Glinda
swallowed the dreadful concoction.
"This will surely pay you back for interfering in my affairs! Mombi has humbled the Great Glinda!"
A blue lightning seemed
to crackle about Glinda's body for a moment. With a cry of despair, Glinda
felt all of her extraordinary powers
desert her in a flash.
Mombi stood by cackling triumphantly:
"Now who is the most powerful of the witches of Oz?"
The dis-empowered Glinda wept hopelessly. "You...(sniffle)...are, Mombi!"
"Yes, Mombi is the most
powerful, and from now on, Mombi shall live in your palace, and you, Glinda,
shall serve me!" Crowed the evil crone as she donned Glinda's
girdle and tiara and took up her staff of power.
Later, Mombi taught Glinda obedience in a most humiliating fashion.
Moonlight Confrontation.
Even after failing to complete the above
series, I remained fascinated by a confrontation between
Glinda and Mombi. Some years later, I tried again. This
time, the setting was to be a psychic duel between the
two, to establish dominance in the witchly
hierarchy. The evil Mombi rashly challenged Glinda,
the Mightiest Sorceress of Oz, to such a test. These
contests were traditionally held in the midnight hour, by
the light of the full moon, in some deserted forest glen.
In order that neither could secure unfair advantage, by
some concealed talisman, or other object of thaumaturgical
power, traditionally the contestant's were always naked,
facing each other under the moon's fey, silvery glow,
using naught but their own abilities to force the other to
submission. (Aside from the obvious esthetic
considerations, naked protagonists are always desirable
from my perspective, because then I don't need to add
costumes etc., which is always the onerous, time consuming
part of the process.)
(At this point, I
intended some pictures illustrating Mombi picking up a
rock and hurling it at Glinda in frustration at her own
powerlessness. The rock struck Glinda's bosom, causing pain
but no real physical damage. It did, for the moment,
break her concentration.)
Glinda was appalled that any witch, even the despicable Mombi, would desecrate the venerable traditions of the Wiccan Order. She seized Mombi's wrists, physically restraining her, while the psychic confrontation continued. Glinda was a large powerful woman, well able to restrain the scrawny, small, older woman. As she grasped Mombi, in a seemingly inescapable grip, her powerful psychic assault hammered against the evil witch's mind once more. Mombi knew Glinda was only seconds away from paralyzing her will. Then she would make Mombi her helpless puppet, for so long as necessary to destroy her power to do evil. Mombi wailed in distress and hatred.
Mombi struggled wildly in
the bigger woman's implacable grip. She screamed
hysterically as Glinda began stripping away her powers. The cowardly Mombi could no longer think
straight. What could she do? In her mindless terror,
the old woman instinctively drove her leg straight up
between Glinda's thighs. Her bony shin crushed Glinda's
vulnerably exposed womanhood.
Now the the evil hag was
free to wreak more fearsome damage. Seeing the stunned look
of pain on the other woman's beautiful face, roused all of
Mombi's feral, sadistic cruelty. She gleefully struck Glinda
with her hard, bony old fists. The scrawny hag still
possessed considerable strength in her wiry form, and delighted in inflicting pain and
misery. None ever dared strike the most powerful witch
of Oz before, and Glinda was ill-prepared
to
defend herself from physical
assault.
Unable to
match or counter her vile foe's ruthless brutality,
Mombi's savagery overwhelmed
her.
Before Glinda
fully grasped the terrible danger Mombi's hard fists posed,
the demonic old hag beat her nearly senseless, completely
negating Glinda's size and strength advantage, and shifted
the odds substantially in her own favor.
Glinda was no longer able
to defend herself, and the cruel Mombi began kicking her.
Though her feet were bare, her long crooked, yellowed
toenails were dangerous as stabbing daggers.
The ruthless Mombi had decisively outfought
the bigger woman. Overwhelmed by pain and shock, Glinda could hardly stand, let alone defend herself.
She was at the cruel hag's mercy. Evil, old Mombi stood back,
hands on hips, and laughed at the bigger, more beautiful
woman's awful distress.
Mombi's cruel triumphant laughter totally unnerved Glinda. Gulping fearfully, the beautiful sorceress apprehensively backed away from the vicious hag. Mombi followed with the stealthy tread of a feral cat stalking her intimidated prey.
The savage gleam in the
hag's eyes sent a chill down Glinda's spine. It was as
though she faced a deadly jungle beast. In awful dread of
the smaller woman, Glinda turned and fled from her
tormentor.
The fleeing witch discovered the rough forest floor, was hard on feet used to soft slippers and Place floors. Mombi's feet, on the other hand were horny and calloused, since she usually went unshod. Wincing at the sharp stones and pebbles, at each step, Glinda's panicky flight was swiftly cut short. Motivated by the joy of inflicting pain on a hated rival, the scrawny hag easily outran the bosomy, full-bodied redhead, catching her by the hair and roughly dragging her to a standstill. Glinda shrieked in terror, even before Mombi began kicking her again.
Glinda squirmed and twisted desperately to escape her small tormentor. Struggling frantically, she twisted completely around, again facing her foe. Her frenzied gyrations were fruitless. The evil witch still gripping her kicked her in the bosom with savage glee.
Hearing her hated rival's shriek of pain lit up Mombi's evil feature with sadistic delight. She grabbed Glinda's hair with both hands now, and proceeded to kick her again, her sharp talons penetrating deep into the struggling redhead's lower belly.
No matter how desperately the shrieking Glinda struggled, she couldn't tear loose from Mombi's clutching claws. All the while Mombi's sharp clawed feet stabbed her vulnerable lower body.
Tiring of the sport, Mombi flung the helpless Glinda to the ground. Dazed, frightened and moaning in pain, it was impossible for Glinda to concentrate. It was then, that the exultant Mombi launched her own psychic assault on the fallen red-haired witch. The joy of inflicting pain had actually considerably enhanced Mombi's powers, and she could feel the injured, frightened Glinda's own psychic shield weakening.
In horror, Glinda felt Mombi's evil mental presence arrogantly invading her mind, and pummeling her last defenses. Summoning all the strength she still possessed, Glinda steeled herself to keep that hideously evil presence from overmastering her mind. For a while, Glinda managed to keep Mombi at bay. Mombi knew she was winning, but always impatient, she was eager to triumph.
With an evil chuckle, Mombi silently gloated: "There is one way!"
Wicked Mombi, like all witches, could
never forget, that no witch can exercise her powers
while in the throes of sexual arousal.
Mombi acted swiftly. Dragging Glinda to
her feet, the hag twisted Glinda's arm behind her
back, locking the other arm to her side. Now with one
hand she could control the bigger, stronger woman, at
least for the brief time she would need. She
instantly grasped Glinda's genitalia in her other
claw, and forced her fingers inside Glinda's captive
body.
"NO! NO! You foul BITCH!" Glinda
wept helplessly, as Mombi's worm like fingers deftly
found her clitoris.
Herself, unknowingly facing the most dangerous foe of her career, Galaxy Woman was still an anxious mother. Hearing her daughter's cries of pain, she glanced toward her in alarm. The momentary distraction was enough for Queen of Clubs to strike.
.
Like her daughter moments
before, Galaxy Woman was unprepared for the deadly newfound
powers of the dastardly duo. Queen of Club's foul blow left
the brown haired heroine speechless. Her foe quickly
capitalized on the crimefighter's distress.
With their
newly acquired superpowers, the evil villainesses swiftly
defeated the unfortunate superheroine duo. Having rendered
the good girls nearly helpless, the evil pair dragged their
two victims to meet in the center of the combat site.
With
lighthearted arrogance, the villainesses switched foes, and
the humiliating beating of the superheroines continued.
Herself,
unknowingly facing the most dangerous foe of her career,
Galaxy Woman was still an anxious mother. Hearing her
daughter's cries of pain, she glanced toward her in alarm.
The momentary distraction was enough for Queen of Clubs to
strike. (Comet Girl was now 'Star'?)
Like her
daughter moments before, Galaxy Woman was unprepared for
the deadly newfound powers of the dastardly duo. Queen of
Club's foul blow left the dark haired heroine speechless.
Her foe quickly capitalized on the crimefighter's
distress.
At this point I broke off
this series and went to the final posted version with
Crimson Hawk, Falconette, Vultura and Raven. In
retrospect, I'm sorry I didn't stick with this model for
Crimson Hawk.
I was evidently a
bit hesitant even then to abandon Galaxy Woman and briefly
started an adventure, in which Galaxy Woman, dependent on
the Golden Girdle around her waist, intervenes to settle a
prison riot. The prison Warden had already been
beaten and made hostage by the desperate convicts.
In her rescue effort, Galaxy Woman first encountered Gert and her cellmate, who look suspiciously like Vultura and Raven. Gert boldly challenged the mighty Galaxy Woman despite the heroine's fearsome reputation among the criminal class. Galaxy Woman was incredulous at the woman's foolhardy effrontery, but the other convict was already stealthily creeping up behind her, evideently aware that without her Golden Girdle, Galaxy Woman was no more powerful than any other woman.
Robbed of her Power Belt, Galaxy Woman was swiftly beaten up by the vicious Gert.
Once Gert subdued Galaxy
Woman, the two convicts dragged the struggling heroine
back to the rioting cell block to be used as a hostage.
While negotiations were ongoing, Gert and her buddies
whiled away the time abusing and raping the virtuous
heroine and the captive Warden. It would be along time
before either Galaxy Woman or the Warden would live down
the pain and disgrace of their failure.
Pink Lady.
For the first
time in her celebrated, crime fighting career, Pink Lady
faced a foe who was at least her equal in both strength and
combat skill. Initially caught by surprise, she was
overwhelmed by Green Beetle's attack.
Stunned by
Green Beetle's skill, and a strength that equaled her own,
Pink Lady couldn't land a single blow before the green clad
villainess knocked her for a loop.
When Pink Lady
came to her senses, Green Beetle was whirling her through
the air in dizzying circles. When the villainess built up a
tremendous momentum, she hurled the wailing superheroine
across the room. The pink wonder landed with a bone jarring
crash, that knocked her nearly senseless a second time.
Green Beetle
dragged the moaning Pink Lady to her feet. The groggy
superheroine would have fallen to the ground, if her foe had
not supported her heavy inert body.
Pink Lady's gorgeous shapely body rubbing against her own, aroused Green Beetle's depraved, sexual appetites. The evil villainess stroked and fondled Pink Lady's bountiful, cushiony breasts in disbelief at their size.
Green Beetle's brazen
molestation roused Pink Lady from near insensibility. The
heroine was horrified by her vulnerability to such
licentious violation of her own beautiful body, an affront
to her high moral standards. She sadly realized Green Beetle
had battered her so badly, that she had no chance of
prevailing in a second round of combat, that night. To save
her honor and virtue, for the first time in her career, Pink
Lady turned her back on a fight, and tried to flee from the
intimidating villainess. Green Beetle swiftly caught
the panicky superheroine in a come-along hold, intending to
force her back to her lair.
NO! NO! What would be her fate in captivity? Pink Lady would be at this vile, green clad creature's mercy! She must escape! In terror of being caged and subjected to Green Beetle's dastardly domination, Pink Lady struggled like a mad woman to escape. Losing patience, Green Beetle twisted the big crimefighter around facing her, and knocked her out cold with one dynamite blow to the chin.
Whistling a happy little
tune, in anticipation, Green Beetle carried the luckless
spoils of victory back to her evil lair, where she could
enjoy those very ample pink charms at leisure. Poor Pink
Lady knocked insensible by her foes hard fist was at least
spared awareness of the ignominious means of transport.
Pink Lady awoke to
appalling captivity. She tried to move, but she was securely
bound. The brazen villainess had unmasked her, and...Oh Dear
Heavens, NO!...her bodice was torn away, baring her
spectacular bosom to a gloating evil sneer. The heroine's delectable, denuded breasts,
freed of all restraint, trembled and jiggled in dread, as Green Beetle glared
intimidatingly into frightened eyes, that had never
reflected fear before.
To add the final insult to
injury, Green Beetle snatched, the heroine's gorgeous wig from
her head. (I know, no one guessed that wasn't Pinky's natural
hair color. Now, I even wonder if the evil villainess really
has green hair. I guess only her hair dresser knows for sure.)
I have a dreadful
suspicion, that the dastardly Green Beetle ravished our
helpless, pure-hearted heroine, and did all those vile,
perverted things that a dastardly villainess does do to a
virtuous, maidenly heroine, when given the chance. We
will never know, though. Not because a merciful author has
discreetly drawn a veil over our heroine's shame, to spare
her the horror of public disgrace; but because a lazy author
has not left any visual or textual clues as to the details
of her ordeal. We only know that later that evening, Green
Beetle thrust the whimpering captive into an inescapable
cell, until she had further need of her services.
We have no further record
of Pink Lady's tragic fate after that evening, but some say
that a pink wig is kept on display over the mantelpiece of a
certain woman of evil repute in that city.
Ultrairia to
the Rescue.
This was the first attempt
at doing a story based on the plotline, that eventually
became "The Volcano. Parts 1 and 2" and its sequels
"Divine Wrath. Parts 1, 2and 3" and "The Dark Cavern.
Parts 1, 2 and 3.", all at the GW Page. (The
Volcano Part 1) (Divine
Wrath. Part 1.) (The
Dark Cavern Part 1.) In this unfinished draft
trial, Ultrairia had brown hair, and though busty, was much
trimmer than the voluptuous Redhead of the final version. I
tried two minutely different versions of Ultrairia, both shown below, but chose the one on the left.
An active volcano on the
verge of eruption: All prudent, sane folk have fled the
imminent disaster, but in the depths of the cone, a single,
lone, female figure seems to emerge from the molten lava...
"Ah! That was refreshing.
Ha! It never occurred to that sanctimonious bitch,
Ultrairia, that one of us could escape from the nether world
by this rout. While she's guarding the Dark Gates, I'm
already here on earth. And here, Ultrairia is no stronger
than those superheroine bitches, she nursemaids and watches
over like they were a flock of sheep, and no stronger than I
am. If we meet now, it will be on equal terms, at least
until I start draining the arrogant sow's powers. . Oh I've
dreamed of this day for eons. A whole world to loot and
maybe a chance to even things up with that bitch, Ultrairia,
or at least have some fun with one of her little sheep. Ha,
ha! I think I see one coming, now!"
In fact while on patrol,
Daring Doll noticed the incredible phenomenon of a woman
actually emerging from the molten lava of the volcano. She flew down
to investigate and was immediately attacked. (Daring Doll could have had a 'D' on each
breast, but that might have been misconstrued as a reference
to her bra size. Of course, that might not have been
inaccurate. The villainess who was not especially
good-looking as she later became, was then called
'Succuba' because she could absorb the life force of
those beings she came into physical contact with. In the
final version there were two successive superheroines who
tried to deal with 'Chlorisinda' as she was renamed, but
failed. Here there was just the one, Daring Doll.)
Succuba struck without
warning. Alas, the young superheroine was no match for the
ancient evil creature from the underworld. Daring Doll was
not only defeated, but drained of her astounding super
powers, making Succuba doubly powerful.
Ultrairia had
a foreboding of some evil, new presence, and sensed her
young protege's distress. The Goddess/Superheroine flew to
her rescue. Even an immortal Goddess is not invincible, when
voluntarily earthbound, and today she faced a being who was
her near equal when both were in their physical
embodiments. Moreover, the demonic Succuba had just
grown considerable stronger by draining the unfortunate
Daring Doll.
Though
Ultrairia's attack was initially successful, Succuba shook
it off and retaliated. On the Earthly sphere, Succuba may
initially have been nearly as strong as the Goddess,
herself, but the evil demoness had drained and absorbed
all of the powers of the unfortunate Daring Doll.
Though the youthful heroine was young and inexperienced,
she potentially was one of the most powerful superwomen
alive. Now Succuba had added all that tremendous force to
her own, and was much better able to use it to full
advantage. Ultrairia was well aware, that she had rarely
if ever face so a dangerous a challenge.
Succuba's
kick staggered Mighty Ultrairia, and she skillfully
exploited her advantage.
The reeling
Ultrairia tried to regain the advantage, but Succuba shook
off her punch, and returned an even more powerful blow.
Succuba
didn't stop with one return blow, but loosed a shattering
barrage of punches.
After one viciously low blow, Ultrairia felt the first alarming tingle of her mighty powers ebbing away. At such close quarters, Succuba was already at work gradually stealing the life force from the powerful goddess. If Ultrairia didn't swiftly defeat the evil demoness, and neutralize that foul ability, Succuba would plunder all her powers. But could Ultrairia defeat Succuba? Already, after only the first exchange of blows, the badly battered Goddess was reeling. The gleefully laughing Succuba saw her Divine opponent was scarcely able to defend herself and swiftly resumed the one-sided beating. The power she was absorbing from Ultrairia, was even greater than what she stole from Daring Doll. Succuba was close to being invincible.
It wasn't
long before, Succuba was able to seize Ultrairia in her
fearsome grip. The hampered Goddess struggled mightily to
escape that hideous embrace, but Succcuba's arms were now
inescapably strong. Nothing availed Ultrairia, and once
Succuba was in full contact with her own Divine Form, the
demoness could drain her even more quickly.
Pressing her
foul body against Ultrairia 's mighty form, the evil
Succuba exerted all of her dark power to drain the
heroine's strength and vitality. By now Ultrairia was
helpless to prevent it. Each second, Succuba grew stronger
and Ultrairia weaker.
Ultrairia's
desperate struggle only accelerated the loss of Divine
Power. Soon her desperate struggles weakened, until she
could do no more than squirm pitifully in the foul creature's
arms.
Ultrairia defiantly resisted to her last gasp, but all too soon, the enfeebled Goddess dangled limply from Succuba's foul grip. With a triumphant cry Succuba let her helpless prey fall to the ground.
After
enjoying Ultrairia's fruitless struggles for a few
moments, Succuba seized the helpless Goddess in a
demeaning grip, and effortlessly raised her high in
the air. Ultrairia wailed in fear of what Succuba
would do to her. The diabolical creature had seemingly
drained Ultrairia's Divine courage along with her
strength.
Ultrairia trembled in panic as Succuba swung her aloft, a fearless Divinity experiencing craven cowardice for the first time.
Succuba
dashed the wailing Superheroine's body to the ground, and
Ultrairia lay frozen in fear, weeping in pain and terror.
"Come here
you sniveling bitch!" Succuba sneered triumphantly, as she
dragged the whimpering Goddess to her feet. Ultrairia's blood froze at Succuba's
loathsome touch. Succuba bound the captive with Underworld
chains that even a Goddess in full possession of her
powers would find inescapable.
As Succuba
scornfully examined her fettered body, Ultrairia did her
best to return the sneer defiantly, but her heart was
thumping wildly in her chest, and cold sweat drenched her
brief costume.
Satisfied
that the wretched, chained Goddess looked cowed and
helpless, Succuba gloatingly dragged her other
superheroine captive from a foul cleft in the rock where
she had caged her. Daring Doll was on her knees, a chain
leash around her neck. At sight of the revered Ultrairia,
a defeated, frightened prisoner, like herself, Daring Doll
broke into hopeless sobs. Ultrairia could no longer
restrain her own tears, knowing she had failed her adoring
disciple.
That was as far as that
first Ultrairia try got.
Danger From the Orient.
During World War II, our
revered Wondie faced the challenge of many evil Nazi women,
but rarely was there any record of our heroine meeting
danger from the Land of the Rising Sun. It is rumored that
allied propaganda services determined it best to censor news
of those encounters, because, if made public, the outcomes would
have had a negative effect on Allied civilian morale.
More next
Time.