Perilous Job Pt 2
By Boomer
Nova tracked Starfire's implanted GPS
signal along the highway to a dirt road with a tall grass middle portion. As
she drove along the right side section
the sky lit up on the horizon with an accompanying thunder roll. The
coming storm was signalled by a swift increase in the wind along with the smell
of the approaching rain. "It's going to be a good sized Nor'easter."
She thought while passing between the unattended corn fields left to rot with
time. When the nearly silent Yamaha 'cycle rode over a small incline the dark shadows of an abandoned old
farmhouse and decaying barn could be viewed down belown. When Nova neared the
structures she hid her motorcycle in the cornfield, and then went on foot to
the side of the barn.
The naked figure of Starfire could be
seen swinging slowly from one of the wooden rafters partially lit by a lantern
on the nearby table. Four big unclean men sat playing cards around the table,
which was located in front of several empty stalls. Loose hay was stacked above
them in the loft, and the rest of the interior was cloaked in darkness.
Nova was so engrossed peering through a
crack in the exterior wall, she wasn't aware of another big man in a dirty
white T-shirt and unwashed jeans exiting the farmhouse front door. "What
do we have here?" Brutus observed a shadowy figure dressed in a skin tight
black catsuit. He pulled a blackjack from his pocket and stealthily approached
the intruder.
"UNNGGHH!!" There was a dull
thud as the hard blackjack crashed against Nova's skull. Her mind filled with
shooting stars as the searing pain surged through her brain. The young
heroine's legs buckled, sending the slim figure onto her knees.
"Uuuhhhh!" A low moan emanated from Nove, when she slid to her side,
unconscious.
"Did you hear something?" Bart
asked. The big man covered in tatoos jumped up, and ran outside to where he
heard the noise. "Hey guys, you gotta see this." He announced.
Just as the four men ran outside, the
rope holding Starfire gave way from the constant rubbing the heroine had been
giving it by swinging back and forth.
The naked heroine dropped to the floor and untied her ankles. She then ran out
the back of the barn and into one of the cornfields. The rain started as the
lightning flashed overhead and the thunder boomed across the sky.
"Who is this?" One of the men
asked, looking down at the limp figure lying at the group's feet. "It's
starting to rain, so let's get her inside." Two of the men carried the
unconscious Nova between them, but when they re-entered the barn Starfire was
gone.
"HO NO! Vixen will kill us."
Bart declared as he searched the barn interior. "The babe's gone. We have
to get her back, and in a hurry." They dropped Nova to the floor and ran
outside to find a trace of the missing Starfire. "She's gone into the
cornfield over there." Bart pointed and the others followed.
Starfire's skin was badly scratched from
the rough cornsalks and her feet quickly became raw from running barefoot
through the fields. "Have to make it into the woods." She thought.
The wind and the rain soaked the fleeing heroine, but it also impeded her
persuers.
A sharp lightning bolt split one of the
large oaks lining the cornfield. "We'll never find her in this
weather." Claimed the big man with the tatoos.
Back at the barn Nova stirred.
"Ooohhh..my head." She rolled onto her side. "What
happened?" The young heroine struggled to her hands and knees.
"Where....MMPPHHH!!" Suddenly a damp foul smelling rag covered her
mouth and nose.
Vixen had entered the barn to see a
strangely dressed young female squirming on the floor, so she soaked a rag with
chloroform and straddled the struggling female to sedate her. "Don't fight
it my dear. Just breathe deep and your struggles will quickly be over."
Vixen whispered in Nova's ear. She watched the intruder's body go slack and
collapse to the floor. Then kept the rag
over the young stranger's face to make certain she was out. "I wonder who
you are." Vixen said as she looked around. "Where the hell is
Starfire?" She asked.
The naked and sore heroine was hiding
behind one of the large oak trees, and peering out into the dark cornfield for
some sight of the men. "I can't see anyone." She remarked.
All five men walked back to the barn
empty handed. "What about that other one?" Bart asked.
"Oh no, I forgot all about that
one." Replied Buff, the big man with the tatoos.
When they returned to the barn, the sight
of Vixen standing next to the young intruder in black greeted them. "Where
have you all been and where is Starfire." Vixen demanded. Nova was
unconscious and bound tightly to one of the wooden chairs. "And who is
this?"
Starfire waited for some time and then
decided she must return to the barn and retrieve her clothes and gear. "I
should have waited for Nova." She thought and wondered if her sidekick had
followed her GPS signal. "Sure could use her now."
Nova wasn't going to be much help by
being unconscious and tied up in the barn. Her eyes began to flutter, allowing
the young blond sidekick to realize her situation.