As Powergirl had battled MegaWoman, Wonder Woman continued to try to bring the depleted SuperBecca back to her senses and prepare for an escape. PG and MW were fighting at super speed so although their battle had been extensive, little time had actually passed - allowing Wonder Woman to make little progress. Becca was still barely conscious and in no shape to help herself - and certainly in no shape to battle MegaWoman. Becca had been beaten badly. Wonder Woman and Powergirl were her only hope for rescue and they were both still suffering from previous battles with MegaWoman so neither was at full power. MegaWoman, on the other hand, had shown no signs of weakness as she had crushed Becca and then handled Powergirl with apparent ease. Both heroines knew that they had headed into a tough situation when they decided to try to rescue Becca without the benefit of their full superhuman powers but they had reason to fear for Becca's life. MegaWoman had defeated each of them but merely carried away their costumes -- trophies now on display in the "Temple of Conquests" which stood around them -- leaving them behind -- naked, defeated, weakened -- but able to recover and live to fight another day. SuperBecca, however, had been carried away by her conqueror. Both Powergirl and Wonder Woman knew that the consequences for Becca could be tragic. So, even without their full powers, they set out to rescue their sometime ally. Indeed they knew the situation would be a tough challenge but the situation had already changed from tough to really bad as Powergirl fell to MegaWoman's superior strength.
Wonder Woman - Diana - did not pay any particular attention to the sickening thud of Powergirl's spent body slamming into the wall of the "Temple of Conquests" as it seemed to her to just be another sound of what she knew to be a hard-fought struggle. As she tended the down-and-out Becca, Diana's back was to the battling heroines so she could only hear the sounds - not see the action. The "thud", however, was followed by a veil of silence that fell over the room. That got Diana's attention! The only sound that followed was a "click" - the sound of a single stiletto heel strike on the hard, cold floor where Diana sat. She had sat with her right leg folded up almost beneath her. Diana's right calf - clad in red thigh-high boots - was snugged up against her middle thigh, the butt of her heel pressed into her upper thigh, the sole of her boot was against the upper thigh of her left leg and the ultra-high heel of her boot was pressed - almost obscenely - into the crotch of her star-spangled briefs. Diana's left leg was extended straight outward at almost a half split - in front of a woozy SuperBecca - with it's red boot clad toe pointing towards the ceiling of MegaWoman's "Temple". The silence followed by the single "click" caused Diana to twist about at her waist, her jet black hair flashing around her face before recoiling and settling again upon her mighty - though still obviously somewhat shrunken versus their normal magnificence - shoulders. Instantly, Wonder Woman saw that MegaWoman was still standing and Powergirl was sliding awkwardly, painfully down the opposite wall of the "Temple." An almost sadistic grin slowly emerged on MegaWoman's face as Wonder Woman gulped. Powergirl was finished. Things had just gone from merely really bad to horrendous. Only a partially weakened Wonder Woman stood - sat! - between MegaWoman and the destruction of Earth's mightiest superheroines! Before Diana could act, MegaWoman flashed into action.....
MegaWoman closed the distance between herself and Wonder Woman before Diana's mighty heart could make a single beat. Diana's outstretched left leg was the target. MegaWoman grasped Diana's leg by the ankle and roughly yanked her away from SuperBecca; Becca's body sliding sideways and slumping to the floor as Diana's arms were pulled free. Too weak to arise and join the fight, Becca had at least regained full conciouness and watched in helpless horror as MegaWoman attacked the mighty Amazon Diana. Would a partially depleted Wonder Woman be able to stand up to this awesome foe? She had not fared well in their first encounter as evidenced by Diana's weakened state and by her famous costume born by the crystalline statue of Diana within one of the nearby trophy tubes. And Diana had been at full power then...
Caught off-guard by MegaWoman's sudden attack, Wonder Woman had no control over the events of the next few moments. She was swung about the room as MegaWoman spun like a superspeed top. After a few revolutions, Diana's leg began to slip within its red, thigh-high boot. The dramatic new boots had been sized to Diana's normal, awesomely muscled legs weeks ago. She had planned to debut them along with the rest of her updated costume at a dinner honoring her -- a dinner scheduled in the coming week. After losing her faithful old costume to MegaWoman, Diana had been forced to don her new gear sooner than she had planned. That first battle had left Diana struggling to fully regain her powers and her diminished physique didn't quite fit the new costume as fully as the magnificent body for which it was originally designed. So, Wonder Woman's legs, which had originally stretched the shiny material of the boots tightly across their muscles, were loose within the slightly too large red and white sheaths and slipped... only a bit at first but as MegaWoman spun faster and faster, Diana's outward momentum increased.
Out-of-control, Diana was becoming dizzy from the spinning. She knew that she had to somehow stop this wild ride but even if she was free of MegaWoman's grasp now, she seriously doubted that she could stand - the spin induced dizziness was becoming that bad. "Gotta break free," thought Diana - her stomach beginning to churn from motion sickness - yet another symptom of her partial weakness - the Amazon had never fallen victim to an "upset tummy" before! "But," she continued there's nothing I can do. Too dizzy to focus my powers...couldn't fly even if I could get loose.....wwwoooaaaahhhh....."
As MegaWoman continued to spin her about, Wonder Woman's queasy tummy prepared to wretch. Still powerful abdominals were in the process of tightening -- a process that Wonder Woman fought but which would ultimately purge Diana's belly of its overly agitated contents when suddenly, her leg slipped more. Diana's outward momentum pulled her free of what had become a careless grip on the part of MegaWoman. Wonder Woman sailed clear of her foe leaving MW holding nothing but her red boot. MegaWoman instantly stopped spinning, showing no sign of any ill effects herself, and watched as Diana flew wildly across the room. Wonder Woman slammed into the wall of the "Temple of Conquests" opposite from where Powergirl still lay awkwardly slumped - PG's body motionless except for an almost glacially slow slide down the wall. Diana's back hit the wall first with an impact induced by MegaWoman's superspeed spin that was more than adequate to momentarily collapse even Diana's Amazonian chest and drive the precious breath from her lungs. In the split second in which her overstressed ribs fought back and ultimately rebounded, the rest of her careening body struck the wall. Flailing legs - one booted the other now unclad - crashed milliseconds before the back of Diana's head impacted the unyielding surface. A shockwave passed from the base of Wonder Woman's skull, through her muddled brain to her forehead. Darkness came quickly as Diana blacked out. Her prized golden tiara with its bold red star popped from her forehead, sailed though space before striking the floor near MegaWoman's motionless feet and then rolled on, finally coming to a stop alongside Powergirl's inert form.
MegaWoman released her grip on Wonder Woman's red boot, dropping it to the floor where it's flimsy upper partially draped over the white toe of MW's own spotless white boots. MegaWoman kicked the discarded gear aside as she moved to where Diana lay -- face down and crumpled on the floor, her legs awkwardly intertwined.. Purposeful, powerful, bold strides carried MegaWoman to Diana's side. Reaching down, she grasped Diana's magic lasso and snatched it free. MegaWoman pondered the golden coil before taking it in both hands and in what appeared to be a supreme effort - even for MegaWoman - ripped the lasso apart with nothing but her overwhelming strength. Nothing - not even the reincarnation of the monster Doomsday - had ever been able to break even as single strand of the Olympian cord much less the multiple loops that MegaWoman had just sheared into useless scrap! The pieces of the ruined lasso were tossed aside. "It would have made a nice addition to my collection!" said an obviously gloating MegaWoman who then reached down to wrap her hand around the source of Diana's power - her magic girdle.
Wonder Woman's now limp body rose as MegaWoman casually lifted her by the golden band strapped around the Amazon's waist. As if doing a light dumbbell curl, MegaWoman lifted Diana from the floor. The action was effortless. Wonder Woman moaned as the pressure from the girdle bore into her stomach; her abs weakened and aching from MegaWoman's relentless punches. MegaWoman's powerfully muscled forearm was rock steady as it suspended Diana in mid air. Not a sign of weakness there! Diana's body sagged as it remained suspended. Suddenly the clasps that held the girdle in place yielded and Diana slipped free, crashing back to the cold floor with a grunt - leaving MegaWoman holding the magical artifact without which, Princess Diana - Wonder Woman - was essentially powerless. Diana lay crumpled at her foe's feet. MegaWoman gently slipped her toe into Diana's armpit and flipped the motionless heroine onto her back. Even weakened and in defeat, Diana was fabulous. Her raven black hair cascaded around her head accenting her flawless complexion. Broad shoulders, tiny waist, full hips and long legs. Beautiful! Powerful! Indomitable! But there were also bruises from MegaWoman's juggernaut fists including wounds from the two woman's first battle which had yet to heal. Also a trickle of blood seeped from Diana's mouth and of course, her costume was missing its left thigh-high boot, tiara and -- most importantly of all -- Diana's magic power-giving girdle! She indeed appeared beautiful and even though motionless and injured, she appeared powerful but she had clearly been dominated -- at least in this battle -- by MegaWoman.
MW poked her high heel into the deep cleavage that dove beneath the golden eagle on Diana's bustier. Slowly pulling her foot back, MW exposed Diana's bussom. Although Diana was accustomed to having to tightly pack her voluptuous body into the skimpy costume, the bustier was now perhaps a size too large for the depleted Wonder Woman so it slipped down rather easily revealing Diana's upper body. Diana groaned and struggled to raise a hand to reposition her costume. The feeble arm was knocked out of the way but a swift and purposeful kick followed by a stomp into Diana's vulnerable belly. Wonder Woman cried out in pain but could provide no other response as MegaWoman's foot moved to fully draw down the eagle crested top of Diana's costume.
The sight was still exquisite... only if compared to a fully invigorated Wonder Woman would it be considered to be lacking. The sight of Wonder Woman's bare boobs excited MegaWoman -- even though she knew her own personal orientation was towards the male of any species she had even encountered (although so few were any match for the power she packed in her own Megabody!). Somehow MW believed this was the ultimate symbol of defeat, as no superheroine would deliberately expose herself in such a manner. Looking around, MegaWoman saw that SuperBecca was still partially disrobed herself and in no condition to fight. Powergirl was still bent against the wall of the "Temple", the weight of her muscular but inert body pressing down heavily - compressing her own magnificent chest. The so-called SUPERwomen hardly looked super now! They had collapsed in the face of her superior power!
Laughing, MegaWoman tossed the girdle aside before spinning about on the tips of her white booted toes and striding away leaving behind the three vanquished heroines.
TO BE CONTNUED