Tactics

Dr. Kelvo was ecstatic at his success. Strong Gal may not be the biggest prize, but it proved that his endeavor was not without merit. His next move would have to be planned expertly. News of Strong Gal’s disappearance had spread and the supers had begun to form a coalition task **** to find her. Kelvo needed to succeed in capturing or defeating more supers before the heat became too much.

His options were somewhat limited. The coalition was made up of the more popular supers, most of them much more formidable than Strong Gal. He needed an ace in the hole and he thought he saw an opportunity.

Telecan was his primary target. A young man who could exert mental control over someone for short periods of time. Unfortunately he had joined the coalition. While not the most powerful super he was popular amongst his peers and it would make isolating him long enough to study his powers nigh impossible. His other target was Atlanta. Atlanta could control water and spent most of her time near the coast where she was strongest. The extent of her powers were hard to measure, she rarely fought on dry land and most people couldn’t stand against a large wave crashing down on their heads. Kelvo had sent spies to observe her and their reports differed drastically. As Kelvo analyzed the data he realized that her strength was somehow tied to the moon, when it was full she could summon massive torrents of water and was nearly unstoppable. During a crescent moon she was still formidable, but Kelvo determined that her strength was manageable during those periods.

The other advantage of Atlanta was that she was a loner. Her strength didn’t require much help from other supers and her preference to stay near the ocean meant she didn’t cross paths with others as often as the city dwelling supers.

The final piece of this puzzle was the biggest risk. He needed to cash in his only asset to acquire Atlanta. Losing everything so early on was a risk he’d have to take.

Kelvo entered Strong Gal’s cell. She was restrained against the wall, tungsten cuffs held her arms above her head and her legs spread. Her suit was in ribbons and her body was still recovering from the beating and defilement that the capture team had delivered.

“Strong Gal. How are you finding the amenities?”

Strong Gal raised her head to look at Kelvo. She looked exhausted. “Go fuck yourself you sadistic fuck!” Her voice was hoarse.

“Don’t be like that. I’m here to make you an offer.”

“Eat shit.”

“What happened to all that bravado? You were much easier to break than I hoped.”

Strong Gal just looked away, ashamed and frustrated.

“Like I said, I have a proposition. I have need of your services and I am willing to negotiate to procure your cooperation. I need your heroics and your strength for a simple task. Would you be willing to do something for me?”

“What do you want?” Strong Gal said bitterly,

“I need to speak with Atlanta. Unfortunately she isn’t returning my calls. I obviously can’t go see her, she doesn’t know me, but you, you could convince her to meet me with me.”

“I don’t know her either.”

“Come now. By now you know I’ve been paying attention. You were both part of teen fight.”

“Teen Terror.” Strong Gal corrected.

“Of course.”

“We haven’t exactly kept in touch.”

“How about this. You get her here, any means necessary. I really don’t care how you do it.”

“And what? You’ll let me go?”

“I would but I obviously can’t trust you enough to do that. I will however set you up in one of our nicer suites, unrestrained.”

“So I kidnap a super who could probably kick my ass and I get a slightly nicer cell. Yah, no dice dickhead.”

“I can see how that would not entice you. I will add to it this promise. You will not live the rest of your life my captive. I can’t guarantee when, but I will eventually have the means by which I can free you at no risk to myself. When that time comes, you have my word that I will follow through on my promise.”

“And in the meantime I’m still your little **** gimp?”

“Of course not. You will be a guest. There will be rules but think of this mission as a way to get a seat at the table.”

“Your guards gangbanged me after beating the shit out of me for an hour. I don’t trust anything you say.”

“We’re both going to have to take some risks here for this to work. What other options do you have?”

“Fine, I’ll do it.”

“Clever! But too easy. I will be taking precautions to prevent you from making the mistake of alerting any of your troublesome friends or failing my mission. I will be outfitting you with a collar that I control.” Kelvo produced what looked like a thick dog collar and placed it around Strong Gal’s neck. “The collar can administer varying degrees of electric shocks, like so.” Kelvo pressed a button on his remote and Strong Gal cried out as electricity arced through her body. “The collar can also constrict,” Kelvo pressed another button and the collar began to tighten around Strong Gal’s throat, slowly strangling her. She struggled against her bonds as she gasped for air. “And finally, if the collar breaks or i so choose, it will detonate. I won’t be demonstrating that here.” He pressed another button and Strong Gal gasped and choked as the collar released the pressure on her windpipe.

“So you’re threatening me again?”

“Unfortunately not just you. My men have located your little sister and are currently surveiling her around the clock. Any wrong moves and I’ll have to bring her here.”

“You fucking monster! She’s only 19!”

“Then it would be best for all of us if you complete your mission without any mishaps.”

Strong Gal’s face flashed with anger but she recognized the position she was in.

“You do realize Atlanta will wipe the floor with me right?”

“I had considered this. Your durability won’t do much for you against someone of her caliber. But I am currently working on a solution. You will need to prepare. I have set a training schedule. You have one month to get into shape, I suggest you use it.”

“Does this training involve getting gangbanged by your goons again? Strong Gal asked bitterly.

“Only if you want. My goals are loftier than you.”

“Just, please, if I’m defeated by Atlanta, leave my sister out of this.”

“That leaves you room to lose on purpose. Fail and I’ll have ****. Die to Atlanta and I promise no harm will come to your sister. Anything less and I’ll see to it that you’re here to watch her suffer.”

“Fucking bastard.”