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.