A New Order

CHAPTER 11: HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL





KAL-EL and Batman sat in stunned, horrified silence their eyes fixed on their fallen colleague.

Superman hadn't moved from the corner of the room where Kara had contemptuously thrown him while Batman looked a pitiful figure still bound to his chair.

Neither of them could quite believe what they had just seen - the sight of a merciless Supergirl raping then crushing Robin as though his life meant nothing to her.

Worse she had evidently enjoyed every minute of her physical and sexual domination of the helpless crimefighter.

In a room above them Suprema, Electra and their new compatriot toasted the latest demonstration of their superiority with a bottle of fine wine.

"God that was so good," sighed Kara closing her eyes and sipping her drink. "I loved listening to him beg for me and then holding his body between my legs.

"Just wait until I get my hands on Batman."

Suprema smiled and twirled the stem of her glass in her fingers.

"That will come sweetheart," she said. "But for now there are other ways to enjoy them."

Kara looked at her with a quizzical expression on her face.

"Slaves my darling," explained Suprema. "Imagine the joy we will all feel when we have turned the strongest man in the world and the city's greatest crimefighter into out obedient, slavering lapdogs."

Electra took a slow draught of her drink and continued.

"Your destruction of Robin has demonstrated our power - yet don't think Superslut and his friend are yet completely tamed.

"Even now some small part of either of them may be harbouring dreams of escape. A shred of hope will still exist. A pathetic example of male defiance.

"We must extinguish that completely. Then they will be ours in both body and mind."

Kara nodded as a picture of both Batman and the hated Kal-El crawling at her feet came into her mind.

Electra registered her expression and placed the glass down by her side.

"But as you enjoyed Robin so much why don't we find another willing victim for you to savour. There are many who would die to feel your legs around them Kara."

She stood and gestured Supergirl towards the door.

"Keep an eye on our friends while we're gone," she said to Electra as the pair walked into the night.

Electra stretched her long legs out on the sofa as they departed and used the remote control to flick on the plasma screen.

Her body froze as the picture snapped into view. Hastily she used the buttons to scan the camera around the room.

There was no-one their! Batman's seat was empty and the bindings used to hold him fast lay in a tangle on the floor.

Electra sat stupefied for a moment and then sprang from her seat.

"Kara, Suprema!" she yelled but her friends were already gone.

She made for the door but just as her hand settled on the knob it flew open knocking her backwards onto the ground.

Batman strode in his face full of determination. Behind him walked Superman scanning the room apprehensively.

"Uhhhhh," whined Electra as she looked at the pair her lip quavering. "I...I..."

"Cut it," snarled Batman. "It's payback time. This is for Robin."

He leant down and grabbed a handful of her leather catsuit hauling her to her feet.

Instinctively the villainess slammed a fist into his abdomen. Batman's body jolted and Electra's face cracked into a grin as she saw his look of pain.

She hammered another punch into his stomach feeling it sink in to his bruised muscles.

"Hah," she cried as Batman's grip loosened on her. "Kara softened you up real good didn't she big man?"

Electra's knee rammed into his side sending Batman staggering back clutching himself. She was right he thought - Supergirl's pummelling seemed to have knocked everything out of him.

Electra readied herself to send a blow to his face when a pair of arms wrapped themselves around her torso and hauled her off her feet.

She slammed her elbow back into his gut but it bounced off as though hitting concrete.

Electra screamed in frustration her feet thrashing wildly at Kal-El's shins and her fists pounding at his sides but he casually held her aloft and began squeezing quickly sucking all the breath out of her.

Electra gasped for breath and her body slumped in his strong, powerful arms.

"All over lady," said Kal-El as he let her fall to the floor.

Batman nodded at his friend and stood over Electra placing his hands on hips.

"Now isn't that a nice sight," he said. "And it'll be an even nicer sight when you and your friend are securely behind bars."

Electra could sense the pair growing in confidence as they looked down at her. She badly wanted to smash the superior expressions off their faces but without Kara's power knew she had no chance.

"Please," she whimpered doing her best to appear contrite. "I didn't want to do this. It was...it was..."

She thought for a minute letting tears well up in her eyes.

"It was all Kara's idea. It was her - she said it would be fun. Oh please. I'm so sorry.

"I never meant any harm."

Electra bit her lip and looked at the pair pleadingly.

She hoped her display of female sorrow may win over the two Superheroes - or at least buy her time until Suprema and Kara returned.

But Batman was having none of it.

"Where's the other two?" he snapped.

Electra's lip wobbled again.

"Out," she said. "Somewhere. I...I don't know where. They told me to stay here. Please, please don't hurt me."

"We should but we won't," growled Kal-El. "We wouldn't descend to your level."

Electra knew that anyway. It was one of their weaknesses - the pair's almost sickening decency.

She turned on her little-girl-lost some more.

"Wh...what are you going to do with me?"

"Put you under lock and key for a very long time," said Batman. "But first we're going to use you to help trap Suprema. You'll make a nice piece of bait."

Batman motioned at her.

"Get up," he said. "You're coming with us."

Electra got to her feet shakily and let the two lead her out of the room.