Yes but at a Price

Davy could feel a burning sensation behind his eyes. It went from mild discomfort to searing pain within seconds. The worst thing was his sight was going. The edge of his vision was becoming black. Davy held his hand in front of his face and saw his fingers were becoming blurred. Davy greatest fear was to go blind. The fear trumped the pain as he let out a blood-curdling scream.

Wonder Woman watched. She had seen people beg for mercy to avoid her wrath. Likewise she had seen people fake injuries to avoid her rage. Occasionally the repentance was genuine or the injury was real. Davy's scream left Wonder Woman in no doubt something was very wrong. "What's wrong?" she asked with concern in her voice.

"My eyes! My eyes! I'm going blind," yelled Davy. "It hurts. Help me. PLEASE!" Wonder Woman didn't hesitate, she grabbed Davy and flew him to the nearest hospital.

Wonder Woman left in such a hurry that she didn't close the door behind her nor did she pay attention to see if anyone was watching her. She was being watched. Mr. King was watching. He watched Wonder Woman leave by the back door then he entered Davy's house the same way. Mr. King shook his head when he saw what Wonder Woman had done to his glasses. "Someone's going to have to pay for the damage." Mr. King almost sounded regretful about that. Almost. Mr. King diligently began picking up all the pieces of the glasses.

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Wonder Woman watched as the doctor sedated Davy. For the past 30 minutes he had done nothing but scream and shout. Wonder Woman began to feel sorry for him. The doctor examined Davy's eyes. "Hmm," said the doctor, "There's a lack of response."

"Meaning?" Wonder Woman asked although she suspected she knew the answer.

"He could be blind."

"How is that possible doctor?" asked Wonder Woman. "Less than an hour ago he could see perfectly well and now he can't see anything."

"Hmm. I'll run some tests. He has sustained a head injury," said the doctor looking for the bump on Davy's head to Wonder Woman.

"Not one of mine," said Wonder Woman defensively.

"Be that as it may, it could still be the cause. I'll let you know."

"Right." Wonder Woman turned and walked away from the doctor and Davy. "First things first," said the Amazon as she left the hospital.

90 minutes later Wonder Woman returned to the hospital to get an update about Davy. Within those 90 minutes she had visited Anthony and Tiny and both were now in the hands of he police as well as the diamonds. The doctor gave her the latest news about Davy. "He is totally blind in both eyes. His retinae are burnt."

"Burnt?"

"That is the best way to describe it. It's like someone has shone a high-powered laser into his eyes and burned the back of his eyes. There is nothing we can do."

Wonder Woman nodded as she absorbed this information. "The police will be here soon. He is wanted for his part in a robbery." It was the doctor's turn to nod. "Looks like you have paid a high price," said Wonder Woman to herself as she looked at Davy for one last time. She knew the police would take care of everything now. They had the diamonds, they had the robbers. There was only one thing left to do and that wasn't a job for the police.

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Wonder Woman decided to do a recce before going charging in. She had see first hand the power of the glasses and didn't know fully what kind of power she was dealing with. Wonder Woman thought about calling for backup from other members of the Justice League but didn't want to let it be known she had lost her tiara. That is why it was Diana Prince, dressed in her office attire, and not Wonder Woman that stood in front of Mr. King's shop.

Davy had told her where to find the shop but he had said it was called 'Empire' but the name above the store read 'Emporium'. The curtains were closed so Diana could not see what was inside. "It looks abandoned," she said to herself. Looking around Diana noticed that the street seemed oddly deserted. She walked up to the front door and looked through the glass window. It was dark inside and it appeared dusty. Diana wondered whether Davy had somehow managed to lie to her yet she knew of no other time when someone had been able to resist the Lasso of Truth. Diana peered harder into the darkness. "He must have been mistaken about ... " Diana did not finish her sentence. Out of the corner of her eye she saw something on the floor. Something that reflected what little light entered the building. Something that looked a lot like her tiara. Diana tried the handle. It turned and the door opened.

"Hello," Diana called out. Silence was the reply. Diana was on edge; something felt amiss like the shop was out of sync with reality. She thought about transforming into Wonder Woman but decided to hold off because didn't like to think of herself as someone who jumped at shadows. "Hello," she called again. Again silence was the only response. As her eyes adjusted to the gloom Diana noticed the only things in the room were her headwear and an old metal filing cabinet. Diana bent down and picked up her tiara. She examined it closely. It looked like hers. It felt like hers. 'It must be mine,' thought Diana. That was her last free thought.

Diana looked around the room and put the tiara on her head. Suddenly she knew that she must pay the price for destroying the glasses, it was the only thought in her head. Diana walked over to the filing cabinet and opened the bottom drawer. She took off her socks and shoes and placed them inside the drawer. Next Diana slipped off her dark grey jacket, folded it and put it in the cabinet. She unbuttoned her white blouse, folded it and placed it on top of her jacket in the drawer. This was no striptease or erotic performance from Diana as she stripped, it was like she was alone in her room, getting ready for bed. Next Diana's black bra was unclasped and dropped in the drawer. Her slacks were next, neatly folded and added to the drawer. Finally Diana stripped off her panties, dropped them in the cabinet and closed the drawer.

Diana was now naked but made no effort to cover herself. Instead she opened the top drawer and took out some red cord. She wrapped it around her left breast three times before doing a figure eight around both breasts twice, wrapping around her right breast three times, two more figure of eights before tying it off. Her tits were painfully secure but the pain didn't register in her mind. Next Diana took out a length of white cord and two lengths of blue cord. It was not lost of Diana that these were Wonder Woman's colours. Diana walked over to a stool in the window. She had not noticed the stool before but that was of little concern not.

Sitting on the stool facing the window, Diana tied the white cord around her left knee and looped it around a few times. Next she looped it under the stool, around her neck once, back under the stool and around the other knee. Diana then spread her legs as wide as she could. She tightened the cord and tied it tight around her right knee. Diana realised if she tried to close her legs, she would pull on the cord and it would tighten around her neck. Diana then used the blue cords to secure her calves to her thighs so she couldn't free her legs. Diana touched her elbows behind her back and waited.

Diana did not have to wait long. Soon Mr. King's footsteps echoed around the room. "Hello Wonder Woman," he said as he approached her. Diana didn't reply, not that Mr. King had been expecting one. In his hands Mr. King carried more red cord. He tightly tied her elbows together and her wrist together. "You realise that everything has a price."

It was not a question but Wonder Woman answered anyway. "Yes." her voice sounded distant and alien to her. Mr. King nodded and opened the curtains. Diana did not react as she was exposed to the outside world.

When the curtain was fully open Mr. King removed the tiara from Diana's head. "Goodbye Wonder Woman," said Mr. King as he slipped the Amazon's headwear into his pocket. Diana could feel her mind start to work. It felt like it had been frozen and was now beginning to thaw. The realisation of her predicament slowly dawned on the Amazon princess. She heard a lock click. Mr. King had closed and locked the door. He didn't even look back as he walked away from the store. "Maybe I'll call my next shop 'Domain'," Mr. King mused to himself as he walked off to find another place of business.

Wonder Woman watched all the people go passed the window. Many saw her but nobody reacted. It was as if she was a normal mannequin in a normal shop window and not one of Earth's finest warriors with her legs spread wide, lewdly showing her womanhood to all that looked with her bound breasts turning red. The pain was becoming real. Even though Wonder Woman's mind was returning, there was only one thought that dominated her mind as she looked out into the faces of passers-by:

I must pay the price.