Thought 7 months was plenty of time to let this thing breathe. Very sorry in the delay everyone. Our heroines receive some unexpected help in the next installment. As always, welcome the critique, questions, comments and the like.
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“So what are you doing tonight, Missy?” asked Gwen as the girls left Shooters after their shift
“Going back to the sorority house and changing to meet Brad and his friends to play pool” replied Missy, the Shooters waitress British Knight had met in the alley.
“Fun, I’m going over to the Beta house, they are having a big party. You should come after you see Brad”
“Maybe, I’ll text you around 10 and see what’s happen…” said Missy as she got distracted.
Missy is everything ok?” asked Gwen as her friend watched the 4 villains walk out of the back entrance of the flower store, including Zap who last time Missy had seen her was out cold.
“Uh yeah Gwenny. Sorry, just a little pre-occupied with Brad. I’ll catch up later” replied Missy as she began to walk down the alley.
“Ok sweetie, talk to you later!” shouted Gwen
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“Something must’ve happened to British Knight, K and Whiff.” Missy thought to herself. She carefully peered around the corner and the villains were nowhere to be seen, so Missy walked towards the back entrance of the flower store. Just then her cell phone buzzed
“Remember, you can’t be out in public in your uniform, you’re going to get busted if Marie sees you
” was a text from Gwen
She quickly responded “Just going to the ATM Gwen, only take a second. Heading home after.” She replied.
Gwen sent another smiley face text and that was that. Although she was right, being out in your Shooters uniform was a breach of policy and she could get suspended or even fired, Missy was worried about the heroines.
“British Knight had that one girl captured and now they are all walking out. Something is wrong.” she thought as her trembling hand tried the doorknob.
Missy carefully entered the flower store on her tip toes. Fortunately her sneakers didn’t make a sound on the hard floor. AS she got into the main part of the flower shop, it was a mess. “Holy shit, looks like a tornado hit this place” she thought.
There was no sign of anyone in the main part so she went back where she came from. The door to the greenhouse was closed and the window looking into it had been covered up. She slowly opened the door and peeked in.
British Knight and Bullseye were tied back to back as was K and Whiff. All 4 heads were bobbed forward and were unconscious.
Missy ran inside and tried reviving them. She immediately began to sweat from the humidity in the greenhouse. Her legs were especially hot with her glossy suntan tights she had to wear at Shooters. “A greenhouse is no place to wear pantyhose” she thought as she untied the heroines.
K was the first to come to. “Ugh, my head. Where are we?” she groggily asked. “Who are you?”
“K, it’s me Missy. From Shooters”
“Missy? What are you doing here?” as K got to her feet
“I met her in the alley with one of the villains you guys were tracking. My shift just ended and saw them leaving the flower shop and came to check it out. Don’t worry they are gone, do you think they’ll be back?”
“Well thanks, and yes they will be back. We owe you one. Here spray this on them, should help them come around” said K as she handed Missy an atomizer. They both sprayed in the faces of the slumbering heroines and all 3 began to rouse.
British Knight recognized Missy and said, “See love, told you this happens more than I’d like to admit.” She hugged Missy and thanked her for helping them.
“I’m glad you guys are alright” said Missy to the group
“Outside of a massive headache from the chloroform, we’re right as rain” replied BK
“You were chloroformed? That stuff is real? Thought it was just a TV or movie thing” asked Missy
“It’s very real and a favorite of villains worldwide, we can assure you” said BK
Missy shook her head in disbelief as what she was in the middle of.
“Now what do we do?” asked Whiff
“We wait and get the drop when they return.” Said British Knight
“We just tried to surprise them and ended up tied up in that awful greenhouse” said K
“Let’s discuss this outside, I’m sweating right through my tights” said Bullseye
“And look there are our weapons” said Whiff as she motioned to a table in the back of the store.
The heroines were outfitting their utility belts and weapons when K said, “Missy you should go, and we will take it from here. Thank you again for your help”
“Ok, you’re welcome. I’m just glad everyone is ok.” Missy replied as she hugged the heroines. “Good luck, I’ll check here again in the morning and make sure everything went ok?
“Couldn’t hurt” laughed BK as she hugged Missy
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Missy waved and turned to walk out of the back entrance and ran into Mindbender and her gang as they walked back into the store.
“Well well, this is a surprise” said Mindbender as she grabbed a terrified Missy.
“Shit.” Said K “Let her go Mindbender, she has nothing to do with this”
“Well apparently she does. You 4 are all awake and untied so I would say that is quite the contrary K” replied Mindbender. “Now if you would kindly take off your utility belts and drop your weapons, I will consider letting her go.
The 4 heroines looked at each other when Missy stamped her foot on Mindbenders and shoved past her henchwomen. Mindbender hopped around on one foot and gave the chance that the heroines needed.
They all scattered into the main part of the store as Zap and Charge began firing bolts at them. Missy hid behind the front counter with BK. “That was brilliant Missy”
“Thanks. I’m scared shitless British Knight” she scared holding back tears.
“I know dear. Just stay back here and you’ll be fine. If you get a chance, make a run for the front door. You understand?”
Missy nodded her head. BK jumped from behind the counter and was into the fray.
K rifled her softball weapon at Mindbender who motioned it away with her hand and it exploded on a wall innocently.
Whiff had taken several shots at Zap but to no avail and was now pinned down behind the Rose Display in the middle of the store. Zap made her way towards it, electricity coursing through her hands.
Bullseye had also taken a few shots at Charge but was not able to connect; she too was pinned down near a flower case.
British Knight was tracking Disappear who was popping in and out of sight. Disappear popped right behind her and grabbed a vase. Missy saw what was happening and shouted “Behind you British Knight!”
BK turned just in the nick of time and was able to dodge the booming blow by Disappear. She tackled the villain, quickly produced her needle from her trusty utility belt and jammed it into her exposed neck. Just then, British Knight flopped onto the store floor, as Disappear had vanished. BK quickly popped up to find her. Out of the corner of her blue eye, she saw Disappear pop back. The sedative had done its job and when she reappeared, she did so unconscious with the needle still in her neck. BK walked over and retrieved it and went back to Missy, “Thanks again love”
K was now dodging flying flower vases as Mindbender relentlessly sent them towards her. Fortunately none had connected with K. BK saw her friend in trouble and made her way towards that part of the store; as she did BK found just what she needed. The air horn Whiff was using during their previous encounter! “Hope it still has some juice left” she thought.
Mindbender saw Zap and Charge trying to get to Whiff and Bullseye and focused on the two cases they heroines were hiding behind, they started to shake and eventually flew out of the way. One of them crashed into K, sending her flying onto the floor. The other crashed into the front counter where Missy was hiding.
Whiff and Bullseye, quickly moved as they were now out in the open. K was stunned by the impact and shook the cobwebs loose. Missy was rocked behind the counter but was also ok.
BK stopped and grabbed a bag of soil and quickly ripped it open. She grabbed two handfuls and went toward Zap and Charge. She whistled at them and they both turned around to get facefulls of dirt to blind them. BK quickly produced her trusty baton and swept their feet out from under them with it. Both villains landed with hard thuds and were instantly hit with two darts each by Whiff and Bullseye. They went limp, faces still covered in dirt.
Whiff and Bullseye, thanked BK and went towards Mindbender. Mindbender was booting K with her leather boots. She was focused on a shelf of supplies that would bury K, but BK blew the air horn and Mindbender was scrambled. “WAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!”
She staggered around with her hands covering her ears. Whiff and Bullseye helped K up. “You ok?” asked Whiff
“Yeah, she was kicking the shit out of me. Literally” screamed K over the air horn.
Mindbender staggered towards the middle of the store.
Missy emerged from behind the wrecked counter and saw her friends with the upper hand. She was thrilled to see Disappear, Zap and Charge all out of the fight, and them closing in on Mindbender. “Thank god” she thought.
The 4 heroines stood in a line as BK kept the air horn going. She motioned Bullseye to ready her pistol. Missy stopped to watch them finish Mindbender off once and for all.
Bullseye fired two sleeping darts at Mindbender, but with one swoop of her right hand they immediately changed direction. In an instant the two darts hit Missy in her chest right between the Shooters logo, and in her tights clad thigh just below the bottom of her blue shorts.
Missy had no clue what happened but her vision was blurred and legs rubbery, the last thing she remembered before collapsing was BK shouting “Missy, no!” The brunette waitress was out cold before she hit the floor, coming to rest on her left side, her silky legs curled up.
The stunned heroines were focused on what happened to Missy they did not notice the four 10 gallon glazed ceramic flower pots hanging above where they stood. Mindbender quickly motioned both of her hands towards the ceiling of the flower shop and the pots began to shake. By the time the heroines refocused on Mindbender the pots broke free.
In perfect unison, the heavy pots broke into pieces as they connected over the heads of the unsuspecting heroines. Although empty, they performed as Mindbender had hoped. Each heroine was instantly felled as they were hit, and hit the ground in an unconscious heap. K and British Knight were both on their backs, arms and legs flailed. Whiff was on her stomach while Bullseye slumbered on her right side.
Having played possum and positioning the heroines where she could finish them off, Mindbender popped the ear plugs from her ears and flicked them towards the unconscious crew. “Now, to finish this” she said.
TBC