The Truth

Google had instructed Jack that rubbing **** would remove the marker from the skins of the two women. Yes, he admitted to himself, the pair had been the fixation of more than a few late-night teenage-fantasies, but he was older, more responsible now. He couldn't have Wonder Woman and Power Girl thinking that they were his properties! It was unethical!

Besides, what would happen with the rest of the Justice League figured out what was happening. Jack didn't relish the idea of being on the receiving end of Batman's fists.

"Come here," he said to the women, who obediently stood next to him, holding out their marked arms. He poured the liquid, then rubbed it in with his fingers. Their skin felt hot and smooth, soft and supple. At a touch there was no hint of the immense power they held, but he knew that each of them could end him with barely a though, should they decide to do so.

Almost immediately the ink began to bleed. He grabbed a rag and wiped it away, then repeated the process. Soon his name faded away, no trace of it having been on their arms except for the smell of the ****.

"There," he said to the two heroines, "You're free. See? No name."

"Name?" Wonder Woman sounded confused, "Sir, we do not belong to you because of your name. We belong to you because we are your property."

"I only realized it when I saw the name," Power Girl agreed, "But I was your property long before you wrote on me."

"Shit," he swore, "Shit shit shit."

Why was this happening to him? Already that day he'd barely escaped a metahuman battle. The last thing he wanted was to be intimately involved in their lives. People like him got squished like bugs when they were around!

"Look, ladies," Jack put the cap on the **** and placed it on the kitchen counter, "You can't be my property. That's not how things work."

"I don't understand," Power Girl said, "How can I not be your property?"

"By being a person, your own person," Jack gestured to her body as if that would help.

"You want me to not be me?" Power Girl said.

"I'm sure he doesn't mean that," Wonder Woman patiently interjected, "Our owner is a good man. He wanted to help me after the fight with Black Adam. I am prepared to be yours forever, sir, and if that means that I need to pretend to not be yours sometimes, then so be it."

"Yes! Pretend!" Jack said, clapping his hands, "You need to pretend to not be mine. Nobody can know. You have to promise me that."

"No need for us to promise," Wonder Woman put her arm around her Kryptonian sister-in-arms, "We are yours to command."

"That's right," Power Girl winked, "We can pretend for as long as you want us to."

"Good... fine..." Jack's shoulders began to relax. Maybe he'd get out of this unscathed. A story his uncle Terry used to tell him about friend from school who had dated a metahuman came to mind. The friend had fallen in love hard, only to discover the arch-nemesis of their partner waiting for him at home one night. The friend had never been seen or heard from again. That was not what he hoped for in life.

Still, those teenage fantasies also rose to the surface. Power Girl and Wonder Woman, two beautiful women, at his beck and call. Two of the most powerful entities on the planet, helpless before him, utterly submissive. He pictured them on the knees before him, begging. He pictured them in maid's outfits cleaning his apartment. He pictured them following him around like love-struck girls, competing for his attention.

"Then I guess I should send you away, right?" Jack said, trying to shake the thoughts from his mind.

"That is for you to decide," Wonder Woman said, "But I sense hesitation in your voice. Is there another duty you would have us perform before we leave?"

"I guess not," Jack said, hesitant, wanting to do the right thing, but unable to shake his baser nature.

"There is doubt in your eyes," Wonder Woman leaned in an glared at him, "And if I am to serve you to the best of my abilities, then I would know the truth."

As quick as lightening, she pulled her golden lasso from her side and wrapped it around Jack's wrist.

"What would you have us do?" She asked, the magic of the lasso working its way into Jack's heart and mind.

He wanted to deny the truth. He wanted to tell Wonder Woman and Power Girl to fly away and forget he existed, but the lasso would not let him.

Jack opened his mouth and changed his world.