A new beginning, part 1

Introduction

Mysticlad is dead. With his last powers he managed to save Superboy from getting killed. Their fiend, Sempire then killed Mysticlad/Mike by piercing a piece of chrystal into Mike's heart .....

In the meantime the Hero-destroyer had reached the lair of his new partner the Masked Villain, who himself had captured four superheroes at one time. HD battled with the Hunter and lost. Hunter escaped ....

After his defeat HD was cursed and sweared upon by the Masked Villain. He totally dominated the humiliated HD.

Sqwarecut, who was saved by Mysticlad, had an encounter with Cobra first and after that with HD. There was still no love lost between the two. The Hero-destroyer then beat Sqwarecut and threw him into a dumpster.

Kid Liberty and Captain Invulnerable are under the spell of the Mindcatcher, just like Captain Marvel already is for quite a while .

And the poor Tempest, lightyears away from home, captured and reduced to being an object, hanging on the wall to be admired.

Part 1

The sky started to rain . . as.. . . if. . . . .. they could feel the pain too......rainwater began to carry all the blood and all traces of the fight just now with them. . .Mike was clean now. . . still in Superboys embrace. . . . . Superboy looked up into the sky, and lay out a long sad howl . . . . .

Nobody knew how long Superboy sat there with the body of Mike encased in his arms. For a long time he still had hoped Mike would return, knowing about his extraordinary powers, but it was all in vain. Mike was dead, really dead.

After a long stare at the limp Mike, Superboy finally decided to fly back to David's apartement. He just had to be told about Mike's death. At the same time, Sqwarecut had had his encounter with the Hero-destroyer, undergoing a humiliating experience. After having gotten out of the dumpster again he returned back to his apartement. He just hated that Hero-destroyer although he was reluctant in fighting him. Being in an embrace with Cobra was much more appealing to him. He was confused.

When he got to his apartement he saw from far someone was sitting on his doorstep. It was Superboy. Why was he not inside. When he got closer his heart jumped a stroke.

"Mysticlad ! What happened to him? Is he badly hurt ? "

Superboy then turned his head towards Sqwarecut. He saw the face of Superboy and he knew. He just knew. He felt his throat being clenched. A burning pain behind his eyes.

NOOO! Why ? What happened !!! "

At first Superboy just couldn't start telling. He still was too upset. Sqwarecut sat on the doorstep next to Superboy who still was holding Mike in his arms. The two heroes looked into each others eyes, moist eyes.

Then Superboy started talking about their battle against Sempire ... about Mike protecting him from Sempire .... about the crystal ...... about Mike's heart being pierced by the crystal.

With every word Superboy spoke out, Sqwarecut felt more tears appear. Sqwarecut just couln't hold back the tears anymore He started crying making Superboy starting all over again.

While Sqwarecut gave Mike a farewell hug, a few of his tears fell down onto the chrystal, still pointing out of Mike's chest a bit. By coincedence Superboy's tears also hit the crystal, almost at the same time.

For a moment neither Superboy nor Sqwarecut realised what happened. At first the crystal started glowing inside a bit. Hardly noticable. Then it started to move as if it tried to get free from Mike's body. The moment they realised what was happening, the crystal with force left Mike's body and a white light exploded !

Suddenly something flashed through Sempire's mind. He reached into his pocket and took out the crystal pendant Mike was wearing earlier. He thought it was magical, but after his long examination, he couldn't find anything special about it. He decided to use Mike's own pendant to finish him off. . .

" Oh. .. I 'm running late. . . but before I go. . . I have something to return to you. . . ".

He dropped the pendant and then Sempire dissapeared into a puff of smoke. He puffed back into his hideout. There he only found the Sister of Semen, waiting for him.

"Sempire, you look awful !!! "

"I know .... ", he answered her. "I was in a last battle with this Mysticlad. He is dead now..."

The Sister of Semen could not believe her eyes. Mike, dead ! She started to hate Sempire even more now. How could he have killed that divine body. She even felt affection for the boy.

"How could you !!! "

"Hey !!! I do, what I have to do!"

"This fight took almost all of my powers. I need to get into a dorm-state for a while to recover. Guard me while I'm trying to recover my powers !"

The Sister of Semen thought this would be a great chance for her to overcome Sempire and she agreed. Sempire installed himself into the special room he had created for this event.

"I want you to stay around, but promise me, never enter this room I'm in !!! NEVER !!!

"Okay ! ", the Sister answered, but her real thoughts said something different. Sempire however was too weak to notice.

An hour later when Sempire was in his dorm-state, the Sister of Semen walked in, holding a sharp metal pipe in her hands. Sempire was not completely gone yet though. He noticed her coming in and scolded the Sister for not listening to his orders not to come into this room. The Sister of Semen had made up her mind already and stuck the pipe deep into Sempire's body, drawing his blood. Only then Sempire realised that Semen was trying to kill him.

"NO, you evil ...... ",

"You have humiliated me too many times, Sempire. You just HAVE to die !!! "

Sempire is wounded, even more weak then he already was from the fight. Sempire with his last powers threw Semen off of him and he managed to escape the room. The Sister of Semen quickly recovered from that blow and followed the scubbed creature. This would be her only chance. If she failed, she knew she would be in big trouble. She went after him. Sempire, weak as he was, could be easily found again, but then the Sister of Semen then saw something happen to Sempire ..... she saw a dark shadow on top of him ........

The Hero-destroyer reluctantly shaked MV,s hand. He felt awful .... beaten ... humiliated ... dumbfounded !!!

The Masked Villain lightly slapped HD's face.

" Now doesn't that feel better ?? "

" I guess so .... ", HD answered. He still had his eyes focussed on the ground.

MV lifted HD's chin.

" Look at me directly when you speak to me! "

" I'm sorry, MV. I will .... "

"I want you to proove your loyalty to me ! ", MV asked the Hero-destroyer.

"What do you want me to do ? "

"Before I will demask Superlycra, I want you to give him the special treatment with your... with your new tool ".

"You mean ... rape him ? "

"Yes! What else do you think I mean ! "

"Oh ..."

Exactly this kind of request from the Masked Villain made HD snap out of a depression. Whatever HD's problems were, a hero-fucking was always in place.

"I won't disappoint you, MV ! "

Then the Masked Villain got back to Superlycra.

"I don't know if you heard about him already, Superlycra , but I think, you're gonna have a hell of a time ! "

"Shut up, you lousy idiot !! "

"Oh, you just wait, Lycra ! I'm gonna enjoy this! This Destroyer may be lousy beating up you heroes, but he knows how to dish it out when it comes to raping you guys !!!"

Not much later Lycra is lowered to the ground and kept immobile by two helpers and some blue lycra.

"Just drop dead, you redneck ox "

"He .. he... look out Lycra ! "

HD came up to Superlycra and started his rape of the proud superhero. The Hero-destroyer had only just started when suddently Hunter appeared in the room. Before the Hero-destroyer realised what was happening, he found himself lying on the floor already. The Hunter had kicked him hard from behind. He was completely taken by surprise. He was not the only one. The two men holding Lycra down were knocked out cold with one blow. The Masked Villain too surprised himself to do anything.

"Hero-destroyer!!! Get up !! Nail this guy... NOW !!! "

The Hero-destroyer regained his witts again and attacked the Hunter. This wouA new beginning, part 2

A new beginning, part 2

HD came up to Superlycra and started his rape of the proud superhero. The Hero-destroyer had only just started when suddenly Hunter appeared in the room. Before HD realised whathappenèd, he found himself lying on the floor already. The Hunter had kicked him hard from behind, completely taken HD by surprise. He was not the only one. The two men holding Lycra down were knocked out cold with one blow. The Masked Villain too was surprised himself to do anything.

"Hero-destroyer!!! Get up !! Nail this guy... NOW !!! "

The Hero-destroyer regained his witts again and attacked the Hunter. This would be his chance to revenge his earlier defeat ..... The two are facing each other once again.

"Hey, HD! Where is your little mask ? ", the Hunter teasingly hoped to get HD angry .

"I'll have it back within a few minutes ... and then you are dead !!! "

The Hero-destroyer jumped Hunter. He grabbed his head between his arm, forcing him to the floor.

" Aaarrggh! "

" You may kiss the ground where you stand on! "Although Hunter normally is as fast as a tiger himself, he now was outmatched. HD smashed Hunter's head into the dirt.

" You like this !! "

" Uunnghh! ". Hunter gave HD two quick punches into his gut and he had to let go of Hunter. HD rolled away from him.

"You are going to pay for that HD! Again !!"Hunter ran with superspeed towards HD and tackled him to the wall.

"Ooooooeeff ....! ".HD tried to get free but Hunter lifted him and tossed him back to the floor. HD's back was hurt. Then Hunter quickly kneed him in his face.

"Aaaauuuwww !!

While Hunter was fighting HD, the Masked Villain just watched them, unaware of the fact that Superlycra had freed himself and within minutes he was able to untie both Robin and Wonderman. Surprisingly the three didn't get into the fight to help Hunter beat HD and the Masked Villain. They just disappeared out of the room, just before the Masked Villain realised he had forgotten all about Superlycra.

"That bastard !! "

The Masked Villain got furious. It was all HD's fault. If he had beaten up that Hunter before this would never have happened.

Hero-destroyer charged into Hunter again.They both fell to the ground, wrestling, rolling over the floor. They both tried to get the advantage. HD knocked Hunter into the face. "Oooeeefffhhh !!! ". Hunter was dazed.

HD once again hit Hunter's face

"You will give me back my mask . NOW !!! "

HD tried to grab his own mask away from Hunter. He didn't succeed. Hunter even landed a direct punch to the chin of HD."You fiend!!!"

HD recovered soon from Hunter's puch. He jumped up, waiting for Hunter.

"Hey Hunter !!! What are you still doing here ? ", the Masked Villain shouted towards the green hero. At first the Hunter didn't react.

"Your three friends are long gone. Don't you see ? "

Only then Hunter noticed that this time, the Masked Villain was right.

THEY REALLY WERE GONE !!!

He was shocked! How could they ! Leaving him here alone ! And what about those promises forming the Super League !!! Hunter was too shocked to be able to keep on fighting HD.

HD quickly jumped the astonished Hunter and hit his chest and six-pack hard.

"Uuunnnggghhhh !!!!! "..... followed by an elbow on his chest. Hunter grabbed his chest . . . in pain. Another elbow hit his upper leg"Aaaaggghhhhh !!!! " Hunter grabbed his leg in pain. Then HD lifted up both legs of Hunter, spreading them apart . . . . .

"NOOOO !!! "HD then got his boot straight between Hunter's legs, kicking his balls hard.

Hunter doubled over in pain and looked up at HD.

"Not so proud anymore he .. !!! ", HD smiled his big smile. This time Hunter was down. But he just didn't want to fight HD anymore. In his mind thoughts came up, strange thoughts he could not place yet. He only wanted to leave this building. No lust fighting HD anymore ......

When he got on his feet again, he took the first chance of getting away from HD and the Masked Villain, leaving both of them behind in surprise.

"I beat him! I beat him !! ", Was all HD was yelling. "He fled !! "

"Oh you fool !", the Masked Villain answered him. "He never would run away from you. I think he's running away from himself now. I think we will see a reborn Hunter soon! "

Half an hour later, after his escape from the Masked Villain's lair, Hunter stood atop one of the city's many towering structures. His long green cloak flapping about him in the wind. In his gloved fist he held the mask of his nemesis Hero-Destroyer. The lycra-clad young vigilante pondered his victory over HDas he looked out over the city.
"I've managed to defeat Hero-Destroyer and escape the Masked Villain. What heroes have ever done that before?" Hunter mused to himself.

"All those other heroes, Wonderman, Superlycra, even Robin . . . They were weak, defeated, only I survived with my identity as Hunter intact. The villains, they're weak too. Hero-Destroyer was stronger than I, perhaps even a better fighter when it came down to it, but he lost. He lost because he was swooning over Squarecut and he had gone soft. The Cobra too. They are pathetic. In their shoes, I bet I could do a hundred times better..."

Hunter's thoughts began to take a darker turn.

"In their place...as a villain, an unmasker and destroyer of heroes..." Hunter smiled grimly, and held up Hero-Destroyer's mask in the moonlight.

"It felt so good to unmask Hero-Destroyer, to take the wind out of that blowhard's sails, to defeat and humiliate him utterly. If I can do that to HD, who has defeated so many superhumans himself, imagine what I could do to all those whimps who dare put themselves in my class, who call themselves 'heroes'. . . . Well, they can take
that title if they want it. I'm sick of playing that thankless game. The villains know where the real rewards lie. From now on, the Hunter no longer preys on mere criminals. When I hunt now, I hunt heroes!"

While Sqwarecut gave Mike a farewell hug, a few of his tears fell down onto the chrystal, still pointing out of Mike's chest a bit. By coincedence Superboy's tears also hit the crystal, almost at the same time. For a moment neither Superboy nor Sqwarecut realised what happened. At first the crystal started glowing inside a bit. Hardly noticable. Then it started to move as if it tried to get free from Mike's body. The moment they realised what was happening, the crystal with force left Mike's body and a white light exploded !

Mike reached a place, a strange place. He could see nothing. Everything was blank, only whites surrounding him . . . At his feet a cold smokelike substance moved along with him . . . There was no sound at all. He looked around in any direction but there was nothing, absolutely nothing.

Then he heard a sound, calling him, calling Mike. It sounded familiar. He turned around to where the voice came from and saw four figures moving towards him. As they approached, he recognised that they were his elders. He was so happy to see them, he rushed to them hugging them all . ! They hugged him and asked him sternly why he was here. He told them the whole story. When he at last had finished, the elders told him that he should return back to the living world because this was the world of the dead members of the mago-clan only.

"NO! I won't ! I can't !! "

"Please, I miss you all and I don't want to leave you. You are my family. "

"No Mike . . . You can't stay with us. Everybody has his obligations. "

". . . but I have failed you all . . . I have failed Mago . . . and I am tired of all these responsibilities. . . "

One of the elders then slapped his face hard.

Mike felt the pain but he could manage to keep back a tear.

" All the hopes of the Mago-clan depend only on you now . There are innocent people waiting for your help"

The elder, speaking to Mike, waved into the air and a circular disk formed. It showed both Superboy and Sqwarecut cying. Only seconds later the disk disappeared again.

"Do you really want them to be sad ? We know what you feel for them and what they feel for you ! "

Mike shook his head.

"I am dead ! You must realise I'm dead like you all are! "

The elder told him not to worry and then Mike saw lots and lots of people appearing. They told him that all these people were members of the Mago-clan.

"They will combine their powers now and they will give it to you. This will bring you back . . . "

Before Mike could say anything , all the images combined into a white sphere, rushing into Mike's body. . . he yelled. . .

Back in the living world, Mike still had no motions, but he could hear that all the people of the clan , including his elders told him that he had even stronger and more powers now. He now had gained access to the fifth element. This element was sealed from him until the day he found Superboy and Sqwarecut. They were the ones that had broken the seal for him.

"But Mike, before we have to go, be warned. You will meet your most powerful enemy soon . . . more powerful than Sempire this time."

"What do you mean ? Sempire killed me ! Who can be more powerful ? "

"Sempire is history! You will never see him again, but your most powerfull enemy will be your own twin brother Tyke "

"My twin brother !!! Who is . . . . . .. "

Before Mike could ask anymore, they told him, they had to leave now.

"There always will be a hand when you need it." With these words they disappeared again.

Superboy and Sqwarecut were still sobbing Mike's death, although there were no more tears . In their present state they had not discovered that all Mike's wounds were healed . . . and they had not noticed Mike's hand slowly creeping up their butt. Suddenly, Mike squeezed both their asses. They were shocked, thinking that it was the other one who did it. They turned and faced each other.

" Not now. . . ", both said at the exact same time. They were both shocked! ! ! They felt the squeeze even harder the second time.

" Wow. . . nice muscular butts. . .heh. . .", a voice suddently spoke out. They turned and looked at Mike. They saw Mike winking and smiling at them. They were shocked again . . . sat on the floor, mouths wide open and not knowing how to react !

The Sister of Semen quickly recovered from the blow and followed the scubbed creature. This would be her only chance. If she failed, she knew she would be in big trouble. She went after him. Sempire, weak as he was, could be easily found again, but then the Sister of Semen saw something happen to Sempire ..... she saw a dark shadow on top of him ........

Sempire noticed the black shadow above him too. He looked up and was shocked by what he saw

" NO! ! ! It can't be! ! ! ! YOU ARE DEAD! ! ! ! !. . . "

" I am Tyke. . . not Mike. . . remember that! ! !", the shadow answered Sempire.

" Not possible! ! ! ! Tyke died YEARS ago! ! !"

The shadow smiled and descended on Sempire. The Sister of Semen could only hear his last scream when the shadow with a leap disappeared again. Semen went to the place where Sempire was and she only found his clothing. . . and smoke.

"I guess this was the last of Sempire ! ", she thought. She decided, this was all too creepy for her and too much for her to handle. She decided to escape, but when she turned, she was shocked by whom she saw. . . !!!

A new beginning, part 3

When Hunter got back to his feet again, he took the first chance of getting away from HD and the Masked Villain, leaving both of them behind in surprise.

"I beat him! I beat him !! ", Was all HD was yelling. "He fled !! "

"Oh you fool !", the Masked Villain answered him annoyed. "He never would run away from you. I think he's running away from himself now. I think we will see a reborn Hunter soon! "

The Masked Villain now turned angry towards HD. He again realised that this HD was a new pain in his neck.

"Why did I ever ask you to join me. . . you moron !!! "

"What the hell do you mean by that ? ", HD answered him angrily.

"If you had beaten the Hunter before, this would never have happened. !!! ", MV shouted.

".... and where were you when I fought with Hunter just now ? ", HD bit back.

"MV is no fighter. He is a thinker .... "

The Hero-destroyer got red as hell. He knew he had done everything he could and still this Masked Villain was not satisfied. He started wondering if he really made the right decision to join up with MV. He started to regret it already.

"Why are you doing this to me ?", HD asked.

" I am doing to you ??? Damned, I had four heroes squirming from the ceiling down. Then you came in and now, they are gone, all four and two even still with their masks on !! "

"You... you yourself let Lycraboy and the others escape. At least, I tried to stop Hunter ...."

"HD, you are a clown. One of the worst kinds !!! "

The Hero-destroyer stood perplex. Out of anger he had no words anymore. He approached MV with his fists balled, biting his lip. He was furious !

"I ... I will ...... ". HD was too angry to get some decent words out anymore. He just wanted to beat up this MV, but he could hold himself back. Luckily !!! (for MV)

"You wanna beat me up, HD ?? ", MV sqweezed out.

HD stopped and let his thoughts run free. In the end he said nothing, turned around and left Masked Villain's lair, leaving him back, a bit surprised !!

"Hey, HD. Make sure you come back to me ! "

Scrumm didn't hear anymore. He vanished into the night. He was white as hell and wanted to be alone. Why was everything in his life going wrong ? Where had Skeleton gone to ? Why had he lost from that Hunter, even if he was much stronger ? Why didn't he stop Cobra from poisoning that naive Sqwarecut and why did this Sqwarecut hate him so much ? Why did he allow the Masked Villain to threat him that way ?

HD felt lonely, very lonely.

Suddenly, Mike squeezed both Superboy and Sqwarecut.

" Wow. . . nice muscular butts. . .heh. . .", a voice suddently spoke out. They turned and looked at Mike. They saw Mike winking and smiling at them. They were shocked again . . . sat on the floor, mouths wide open and not knowing how to react !

"Mike .............. ????!!!", Superboy at last could get out.

The two heroes were shocked. They looked at Mike in surprise. They just couldn't believe what they saw. Mike had his eyes wide open and he showed his irresistable smile again. They touched him. He felt warm.

"You... you are alive ?", Superboy stammered.

"I think so ... or you two must be dead too ! ", Mike smilingly answered the astonished Superboy.

"What ? Why? How ? ...."

Mike soon told them the whole story. They were amazed and could hardly believe it if not the living proof was here right before their own eyes. When they looked at Mike closely they saw Mike had changed. He looked matured. His muscles thicker and harder. Mike wanted to get back to his feet and asked their hands to help him get up. Each of them supported him by a side. Mike appeared to be taller too. Then Mike then them that he had acquired new powers too.

Mike still felt quite tired, so both of them got Mike into bed. He soon fell asleep. Although he looked more matured and tougher now, there was still a hint of the boyish look on his face and he looked really cute and innocent while he was asleep. The two looked at him for a while, making sure he was really alright. Then they soon fell asleep too, hugging Mike. They too had a tiring day behind them.

The next morning Superboy and Sqwarecut felt someone stroking their morning hardons. They opened their eyes, rubbing them, only to see Mike smiling back at them, greeting them while kissing them lightly on the mouth. They noticed that Mike had prepared breakfast too. The two soon became horny and massaged each other.

" I am gonna make sure that you are really okay from now on . " , Sqwarecut said and they all involved into a long threesome . . . .. . . . . When they were finally at the breakfast table, they found out that it was not only Mike's looks and muscles that had improved. . .

Then Mike said that he had something to show them. . . and with a puff, he was wearing a new costume! ! ! It really looked great on Mike! ! ! He wore a deep blue skintight spandex costume also covering his neck. Two bright yellow stripes, starting at the neck area, followed his shoulder lines, then over his chest and nipples, ending in the shape of lightning bolt in his crotch area. He wore small red gloves, only covering his hands, still showing his fingers, a red belt and red boots which came halfway his lower legs. To complete it all he wore a blue eyemask and a white cape which was fixed with an emblem to his right shoulder.

During breakfast they all laughed a lot, but as time progressed Sqwarecut became more quiet by the minute. He got a strange feeling over him. He felt a sudden uneasiness. He felt as if someone was summoning him mentally. He knew he had to deal with this himself but he surely didn't want to worry the other two. He made an excuse of going out and left.

Not long after Sqwarecut had left the appartement, Mike's sixth sense told him that TEMPEST was in grave trouble! He only now realised that Tempest was in his current situation because of him, because of Mysticlad. He needed to save him!

He told Superboy about his feelings and his plans to try and save Tempest. Superboy was too worried to let Mike go alone so he insisted in going there together with Mysticlad. After a brief discussion, Mike contacted Sqwarecut telepathically who was still wandering on the streets and told him that they had to go and save Tempest. Sqwarecut replied that he could handle things on earth. In reality he didn't know what was wrong with him, but he didn't want them to worry about him.

Mike then managed to tap into Tempest's location in outer space. After that, he was sweating and panting a bit. The exertion just now used up quite an amount of his powers. .He asked Superboy whether he was ready or not, Superboy said it was okay with him but suggested Mike should rest a bit first. Mike insisted that they hurry because the longer the delay, the more danger Tempest would be in. With that, Mike muttered, and a golden globe encased the two. Within a split second, they were gone!

Even before G-man could turn around, he was covered in a thick mist of some kind of gaz. He had inhaled some of it already, before he knew it was the same gaz that made him weak before .

"Yes G-man, we also had problems with the gaz-eruption near that vulcano, but we were clever enough to quickly set up this trap for you to fall in and like always, you did not disappoint us "

"Hahahahahaha "

While the effects of the sulphuric gaz started to do it's work on G-man, he was too weak compared to the two villains he had hoped to capture, bringing them back to his own world .... to be judged and sentenced. Now he found himself in trouble and for the first time in his already long career as a G-man, he was helpless in the hands of individuals he was supposed to capture himself.

Biff and Bart dragged the numb G-man inside a large building. Even they were surprised about the quick effect of the sulphuric gaz on this hero. Time after time this G-man had blocked most of their evil plans back home. For the first time things had definitely changed.

They dragged him to the middle of the spacious room. From the ceiling several chains were hanging down. They tied his arms to two different chains and hoisted the fallen hero up, until his feet barely touched ground.

To make sure G-man wouldn't get those new found powers back, they put a mask onto his mouth and nose ... connected to a small cylinder containing the weakening sulphuric gaz. With intervals, G-man got some of that gaz into his lungs, keeping him weak and helpless. In this way Biff and Bart could take their time playing with their captive, because that's exactly what they wanted to do. Play with him. Get revenge, torture him, humiliate him and in the end defeat him so he never againt would be a threat to them !!!

The shadow smiled and descended on Sempire. The Sister of Semen could only hear his last scream when the shadow with a leap disappeared again. Semen went to the place where Sempire was and she only found his clothing. . . and smoke.

"I guess this was the last of Sempire ! ", she thought. She decided, this was all too creepy for her and too much for her to handle. She decided to escape, but when she turned, she was shocked by whom she saw. . . !!!

" MIKE! ! ! YOU ARE STILL ALIVE! ! ! " she cried out and she hugged him. . .kissed him in the mouth. . .

" Yeah, I managed to escape from Sempire. . . ", but then Tyke managed to seep into Semen's body. . . She didn't even know her body had been taken by Tyke. It went too quickly. The Sister of Semen never felt a thing. . . a sweet end to her indeed. . .

There came a dark grin out of the Sister of Semen's mouth . . .

"This is a way of saying thanks to you . . . Sister . . . ha! ha! ha! . . . for letting me live in your body! ! ! ha! ha! " and then "she" walked away.

A new beginning, part 4

HD didn't listen to MV anymore. He vanished into the early morning. During breakfast they all laughed a lot, but as time progressed Sqwarecut became more quiet by the minute. Why was everything in his life going wrong ? Where had Skeleton gone to ? Why had he lost from that Hunter, even if he was much stronger ? Sqwarecut got a strange feeling over him. He felt a sudden uneasiness. Why didn't he stop Cobra from poisoning that naive Sqwarecut and why did this Sqwarecut hate him so much ? Sqwarecut felt as if someone was summoning him mentally. He knew he had to deal with this himself but he surely didn't want to worry the other two. He made an excuse of going out and left. And why did HD allow the Masked Villain to threat him that way ? HD felt lonely, very lonely. Mike contacted Sqwarecut telepathically who was still wandering on the streets and told him that they had to go and save Tempest. Sqwarecut replied that he could handle things on earth. In reality he didn't know what was wrong with him, but he didn't want them to worry about him.

Unknowingly both HD and Sqwarecut wandered through town, not really knowing where they were headed. Sqwarecut felt a power that forced him to go to cobra's lair. He could only not understand it yet. HD only wanted to be alone for a long time. Maybe coincidental, maybe some high power but the two did meet : face to face in a small ally. Neither of the two looked surprised.

"Hey ! "

"Hi, evil one ! ", Sqwarecut answered."What are you doing here, don't you have classes today ? "

"No, I don't ! "

"Oh ! " HD didn't like to talk much, even with Sqwarecut this time. Sqwarecut noticed the mood HD was in, but didn't ask much.

"Hey, HD. Cheer up a bit !!! ", Sqwarecut said to him, while laughing a bit. HD saw that smile and couldn't hold a little smile back.

" I think I can really learn something from you ! "

" Learn from me ? Hey, you're the master ! ", Sqwarecut laughing.

" Well, you just watch your back ! "" Sqwarecut, before you go, listen to me please ! . . . . I'm sorry I have to pretend to hate you before others ! "

" Why? "

" Why do you ask. I thought you knew! "" We are so different HD. I know you like me, but it can never be !!! "

Before HD could reply to Sqwarecut, he was out of reach already. For a few seconds HD stood there, not knowing what to do. Then he decided this talk was far from over and he followed Sqwarecut. It was only after about ten minutes HD realised Sqwarecut was on his way to Cobra's lair. The closer they got to his lair, the more furious HD got.

"So this Sqwarecut was still seeing that damned Cobra. Talking nice words to me just moments ago, but now hurrying back to his friend. So he is trying to keep me on a leash, hey. No way, Sqware !!!! It's time that Cobra got what he deserves !!! "

HD began to really hate that Cobra. First he had made an attempt to kill him, now forcing Sqwarecut to become his private pet !! "

"It's time to show Cobra who really is in charge here !"HD thought to himself.

He decided to follow Sqwarecut to Cobra's lair and wait for the best time to attack that blue piece of shit!!!

Sqwarecut never realised HD was following him because he himself was too much busy with his own thoughts. He knew he was on his way to Cobra, but why ???

Only ten minutes later they arrived at the Waist Disposal Factory, Cobra's hideout. Sqwarecut knew his way around all Cobra;s gangmembers. They never saw him until he reached Cobra's private quarters. HD followed the young hero inside but stayed low for a while. He wanted to observe what would happen between the two.

"Hello Cobra ! "

"Hello Sqwarecut. I was already expecting you !"

"I came here, because I just need someone to talk to."

"You know I'm always here for you! ", Cobra said while touching Sqwarecut's shoulder gently.

"Damned !!! Why doesn't that stupid Sqwarecut realise he's being injected with some more venom again ..."

"I know, Cobra. That's why I like you so much ! "

Sqwarecut took a step towards Cobra and helt him for a while. He liked the touch of the blue and black spandex around Cobra's strong shoulders and chest.

"I just don't know anymore ...."

"Come here ... kid !! "

Cobra streched out his arms. Sqwarecut walked into it. Then again Cobra injected some of his venom into Sqwarecut, who already was poisoned that much, he didn't even realise anymore it was being done to him.

HD couldn't watch it anymore. He jumped out of his hiding place.

"HD !!! ", Sqwarecut yelled out.

"What the fuck ......", Cobra sqweeked out.

"You stop poisoning this boy, Cobra, or I will have to kill you ! "

"The fact that you are here, is already enough for me to kill you myself. ", Cobra spit back.

Sqwarecut just watched both Cobra and Hero-destroyer. What was going on between them two ? Where did Sqwarecut fall in ? Sqwarecut was too much under the influence of Cobra already, he couldn't think straight anymore.

HD came up to Cobra. He knew the villain had no more poison hidden in his nails. He already used them on Sqwarecut.

"Well, if you wanna fight, let's do it then ..."

HD hesitated for a moment. He knew how dangerous Cobra was, but for once he just didn't want to think, just fight.

"Afraid, HD ???", Cobra dared him.

Finally HD made a grab for Cobra's neck, but Cobra got a hold of him instead. He twisted HD around so he was facing the other way. He was shoving HD's arm up his back when HD slammed his other elbow backwards, straight into Cobra's stomach. Cobra grunted and let go of HD's arm. When HD turned around, Cobra was sill kind of doubled over and HD punched Cobra's chin with his right fist. Cobra stumbled backwards off balance and HD grabbed him by the arm. What happened next was a shocker. HD judo tossed Cobra and flipped his head over heels down on the ground. Cobra landed flat on his back.

" You will pay dearly for what you have done to Sqwarecut ! "

Cobra scrambled up. He didn't look hurt. He was rubbing his behind.

" I am gonna kill you, HD ....... you've just gone too far right now !!! "

"You didn't succeed the first time and you won't succeed now !! ", HD replied Cobra's remark. "I hope I didn't hurt your big fat ass, Cobra."

That really set off Cobra's red hot temper again and he jumped right at the smart mouthed HD. Cobra was so mad however he left himself wide open. When he grabbed HD around his neck, HD hit him, one, two times right into the bread basket. It looked like Cobra was hurt this time. He groaned and doubled over holding himself with both hands. HD didn't give Cobra any time to recover. He was right on him and got him in a head lock. Cobra started yelling at him to let go and stop.

"Do you give up?" HD asked him.

"No, darn you, I don't give up!" , Cobra yelled back and he managed to pull his head loose.

At that time Sqwarecut who was the object they were fighting about, tried to interfere.

"STOP IT YOU TWO !!! STOP IT !!!

None of them even heard him.

HD ran up behind Cobra and ripped off a piece of Cobra's costume. Cobra made a grab for it but he missed. He was so concerned about losing a part of his costume, that he hadn't even tried to get loose when HD grabbed his head again. By the time he started fighting to get loose, it was too late. HD had him down flat on his back and was dragging him along the stony floor. Cobra was screaming bloody murder.

" Hero-destroyer, STOP IT !!! "

Cobra was down . . . . HD stopped his assault, when he heard Sqwarecut shouting.

"No, Swarecut .... he has to pay for everything he did ! "

"If you touch him again, I will hate you the rest of my live. I promise you that !!! "

"WHY ??? Why do you take sides with him. You are poisoned... you don't know what you're doing anymore ...."

HD raised his hand to strike again.

"NO !!! "

He stopped !

"I want you to leave ...."

HD suddently lost all his interest in Cobra. He looked at Sqwarecut , in disgust. A hero defending a villain.

"I think you two deserve each other !!! "

HD threw Cobra back to the floor.

"You just stay here with him then, Sqwarecut. I think you are gonna regret your choice soon. Very soon !!!"

HD left Cobra's lair, leaving Cobra and Sqwarecut behind.

Swarecut was confused.

A new beginning, part 5

HD suddenly lost all his interest in Cobra. He looked at Sqwarecut , in disgust. A hero defending a villain.

"I think you two deserve each other !!! "

HD threw Cobra back to the floor.

"You just stay here with him then, Sqwarecut. I think you are gonna regret your choice soon. Very soon !!!"

HD left Cobra's lair, leaving Cobra and Sqwarecut behind.

Swarecut was confused.

After HD had messed up Cobra's lair and in the process had driven Sqwarecut even further into the arms of that villain, he saw no other way then to return to MV's lair again. When he arrived, MV was already waiting for him.

"I see you came back to me again ! "

" Well, I never left you !!! I only hated you ... like I do everybody else just now !! "

" I just wanted to be sure you would not do something stupid. I know your feelings get the upperhand with you sometimes! ", MV answered.

"I already did do smething very stupid ! "

" Oh? "

" I went to Cobra's lair this night. I saw him together with Sqwarecut. I flipped and beat Cobra."

"What ?? Didn't I order you never to see Sqwarecut again ! "

"Don't be afraid. I won't anymore. I pushed him even further into Cobra's arms "

MV pushed HD to the wall.

"Just make sure, you never do again !! I think you only got what you deserved ! How often does one get a chance to work for MV? "

" One time may be too much already ! ", HD answered rapidly

" For soft villains, yes! "

" No, for stupid villains .. who see their mistakes too late!! "

" You are an idiot ! "

" You just call me an idiot, MV, but until now I'm still the only one who's helping you out ! "

" If you call that help ! It's like breaking my leg and giving me a crutch...saying you are helping me walk! "

" Well, I didn't break your leg ....... "

" I am angry with you because I have invested time in you...need a return on my investment. "

" You never put time into me ... only bullied me around as much as possible .. !! "

" I tried to make you stronger...not an easy task though .."

" Maybe HD is too clever to be your puppet..."

" Yes and 2+2=5 no doubt ", answered sarcastically

" You ridicule me ! "

" Oh, you caught on ? "

HD is getting angry with MV again.

" Stop this !!! You just STOP THIS !!! "

" Oh, are HD's soft feeling hurt? ", MV teased again.

" Fuck you !!! "

" Sorry for you then MV, but you need more to break this HD completely "

" Ever wonder what happened to Skeleton? ", MV just blurred out.

HD stopped at once. SKELETON !!!

" No, how should I ? You know more about it , don't you !! "

" Interesting how he got out of the way just in time for MV to step into your life ..wasn't it ?

" What do you mean ? You ...you ...... TELL ME ......... "

" Me..me..? "

HD got really upset with this twist ... Skeleton was his only real friend left.

" Just an observation, HD. . . .just an observation.. "

" Please....tell me where he is ? "

" I admit nothing... but I advise you not to screw with me, though !!! "

" Let's just say HD that I can fully break you...so don't you go fucking with me .... you got it ? "

" You breaking me. Hahaha ......Well, just see about that then . . . . I'm tougher then you might think ...", HD replied.

" Is anyone as dumb as HD? ", MV wondered out loud.

With this the conversation ended. HD walked out of the room, angry. He went to his own quarters, leaving MV behind, who was smiling. He again had won a debate with HD. MV though had concluded something had to be done about this HD. He was getting unreliable by the day.

"I have to teach him a lesson, he will never forget ! ", he thought. "Have to break his will completely!"

MV knew what he had to do. HD had given him the answer himself. MV left his lair and decided to pay a visit to and old acquaintence of him, the Cobra !!!

It was a few days after HD's last encounter with the Cobra. He felt proud to have beaten that bastard, even if it made Sqwarecut force to take sides with that villain. HD knew Sqwarecut would come back to him eventually. Although since his fight with Cobra, he suffered some headaches, but he never thought about it much. He was so overjoyed with everything that had happened these last few days he even could get along with the Masked Villain again. That morning , he was talking to MV again.

"Hey, MV .... "

"Yes, what's the matter ? ", MV asked him, pretending to be very busy

"Don't you think I should go out and beat up that Cobra ! He DID try to kill me you know !"

The Masked Villain stopped with what he was busy.

"You're stupid, HD. You just beat him up already, don't you know anymore ? "

"Did I ? ...... but why .... "

"Are you alright ? "

"Yes, I am ..... Why do you ask ? "

"The last few days, it seemed to me you are a bit forgetfull !! "

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, don't you remember we talked about defeating Cobra once and for all, only yesterday ? ".

MV faked that conversation to have ever happened between the two.

"NO !!! "

HD sat down and rubbed his face with his hands.

"What's wrong with me?! Sometimes I get these dizzy spells. Well, not exactly dizzy but I think my memory is leaving me sometimes ! "

"Why don't you go see a doctor then ? Your memory is getting worse, that's for sure."

"Can you see it already. I, the Hero-destroyer, in the waiting room of a doctor ! "

"You can't go on like this, but I know a befriended doctor . He must examine you! We must be sure you are okay !"

MV contacted his friend Dr Muldoon and made an appointment for HD. He could have the examination that same day already. They gave HD nearly every test known, including angiograms, CAT scans and MRI. They found nothing. All Muldoon could suggest was that HD had been "working" too hard. He suggested a vacation.

As a matter of fact, the reason the doctors found nothing was that MV had stopped putting the few drops of an amber-colored liquid into HD's drinks the day before he went to the clinic. He started again after the exhaustive physical check-up, but this time he doubled the dose! When HD started having even more problems, MV suggested they take that vacation. MV told him, he liked to be out off all the stress for a couple of days too. HDexclaimed that he didn't need a vacation. MV smiled. HD's problems became worse the next few days. In desperation he asked MV to make the arrangements for their break. He just couldn't bear it anymore.

Two days later, MV and HD drove to the place.

"Not so bad," HD said.

"Sure is a long way from civilization," he went on.

Under his breath MV remarked : "Yes, my friend...., as far as you are concerned, it's at the end of the world!"

In the office, the director of the place, Doctor Chad Bainbridge, interviewed HD letting him describe his problems. The good looking thirtyish doctor said reassuringly,

"Not to worry, HD. You came to the right place. You were lucky that MV here heard of us. We specialize in your kind of problem. Let's get right to it.".

While saying that to HD he understandingly looked at MV

The doctor pushed a button and a very cute blond young man entered the office. His little tight ass was sheathed in a white spandex catsuit. He wore knee-high, white boots that laced tightly to his well-formed calves.

"Yeah," HD thought, "this is my kind of place!"

" Please, come with me HD. There are a couple of really easy tests we need to do. They won't take long

When they had gone, MV lit a long, thin cigare and took a deep puff.

"Well ! ", he said to the smiling doctor, "It worked exactly like you said. I'm sure glad I met you ."

Bainbridge got up and walked to MV's chair.

"You're sure this will work?" MV asked.

Doctor Bainbridge opened a leather-covered box on his desk and took out a long, thin, Jamaican cigar. He lit it and exhaled a long plume of smoke.

"As I told you, MV, my success rate has been close to ninety-five percent. Oddly enough, if he is very macho and places a high value on his reputation as a man's man, it makes it almost a child's play."

"I sure want HD to receive what he deserves and, as you know, I have this thing about sexual sadism. The idea of having the power to make him crawl to me and lick my feet is so strong that when I think of it I get a hardon already. "

" Remember, MV, we just have to be very cruel. That's essential."

MV smiled wickedly. "How sweet it is . . . and more help is on the way already ...!."

Meanwhile the attractive blond young man had taken HD to a small examining room. He might have been a little suspicious if he would have been more observant. HD was preoccupied with that glorious ass that seemed to be fighting to get out of the tight spandex suit. He might have wondered why the only other door in the little room was gray steel with thick welded reinforcing straps and heavy steel bolts.

"I'll want a urine specimen later, HD. Drink this. It will tell us how well your kidneys are working. That doesn't taste bad, does it? Now, lie down here on this table."

"Was that stuff you gave me," HD said. "supposed to make me dizzy ?"

"It does a little in some people," the man said reassuringly. "It will pass quickly as soon as you lie down."

HD felt a little unsteady. He suddenly felt sleepy. He opened his eyes and shook his head to clear it. He saw that the young gorgious man was already cinching down a wide leather belt around his chest and arms.

"What are you doing?" he mumbled drunkenly.

"You seem so unsteady, I was afraid you might fall off the table."

As he said this he was pulling another leather strap over his thighs. When he suddenly felt cold steel snapping around his right wrist he protested.

"What the fuck?" he bellowed. He tried to pull his left arm out from under the chest strap.

"Now, now, HD, we mustn't fight. It really doesn't pay around here."

In HD's drugged condition he had few problems locking his other wrist to the table. By the time he finished, HD was profoundly asleep.

He now covered HD with a green blanket and walked over to a wall phone.

"He's sleeping like a baby, doctor. OK, that's what I thought."

He hung up and wheeled the table to the steel door. He produced a key and placed it in a keyhole beside the door. The steel door slid quietly aside. He pushed HD inside and locked the wheels. He then turned off the lights and activated the door.

A new beginning, part 6

In HD's drugged condition he had few problems locking his other wrist to the table. By the time he finished, HD was profoundly asleep.

He now covered HD with a green blanket and walked over to a wall phone.

"He's sleeping like a baby, doctor. OK, that's what I thought."

He hung up and wheeled the table to the steel door. He produced a key and placed it in a keyhole beside the door. The steel door slid quietly aside. He pushed HD inside and locked the wheels. He then turned off the lights and activated the door.

Two well known men were observing how HD was prepared for his "treatment ".

"You know, cobra. I've had more wanna-be-villains before, but to be honest, this HD is the biggest idiot I ever had !

"" I can beleive that ! . . . . and I was more then happy, when you came to me and asked me to help you destroy the Hero-destroyer "

"Not destroying . . . . I only want him to become totally dependent on me. I want him to beg to be permitted to kiss my boots . . . . . hahahaha ! "

"I only wanted him out of the way permanently . . . At first, I preferred to see him dead, but now, I think your solution may even be better. The poison I used on him, will make sure he exactly realises that he is a toy in our hands. His mind will be trapped in his own body ...."

MV smiled and looked at HD again.

"I'm sorry, HD, but you got a bit too big mouthed! I must secure my investments ..."

"And with HD out of my way, I can do whatever I want with that Sqwarecut. He's almost as stupid as HD is ", Cobra said. "I can understand now, why these two were attracted to each other once ....."

"I hope you will support me, when I'm going in later to break him completely."

"Hey, try to stop me ! ", Cobra answered.

"I have arranged that he will get some treatment in advance already. Soften him up before we get in ...."

"When did you plan to start ? ", Cobra asked eagerly.

"Tomorrow !!! "

The next morning about 6:00 a.m., HD awoke. He was still strapped to the table. His head felt like a hot air balloon. It took him several anxious moments in the darkened room to figure out where he was. He strained against the thick straps. His efforts produced very little results.

"Jesus ...", he said aloud. "I'm weak as a cat! What the hell did that guy give me, anyway?"

He laid back, out of breath from such a small physical effort. It was the effects of the drugs on him that weakened him so much. A sudden feeling of fear and anxiety passed over him like a cold blast of air. He shivered in the blackness. This was also a result of the drugs. The lights suddenly went on. By the time his eyes grew accustomed to the bright lights there was a tall, black haired guy with a devine body who was standing beside him.

"Oh, My HD. It's time you awoke. How do you feel?"

HD launched into a tirade of questions, threats and abusive language. The man, who had heard all this before, calmly took HD's pulse and listened to his heart. He took his blood pressure.

"You're doing fine. Now it's time for some breakfast. You'll need lots of energy today. Our therapy is pretty strong."

The male nurse left and shortly returned with a large bottle full of a milky liquid and several other objects.

"Now then, cute one, I want you to drink all of this. It's a highly nutritious solution, very good for you. We certainly don't want to let you get dehydrated. If you refuse to drink it, then I will just insert this plastic tube through your nose and into your tummy."

He held up a large hypodermic syringe.

"Then I will inject the liquid directly into your stomach. It's entirely up to you."

HD shook his head no.

"Suit yourself then.. You won't like the tube. But I rather enjoy forcing it down your throat. It will also convince you that we can put all kinds of things inside you any time we want to."

He then pulled on skintight rubber gloves, then applied a jelly to the long plastic tube. When HD tried to move his head, the guy wrapped his rubber-sheathed fingers in his hair and yanked his head back viciously.

"That's it, HD, fight me. I love it!"

The cruel male nurse then placed the rounded tip of the tube up his nostril and began gently pushing it in.

"It will be easier if you keep swallowing. But it will go down anyway."

This time, HD did cooperate. In no time, the tube was all the way into his stomach. He then filled the big hypo from the bottle, attached it to the tube and squirted the liquid. He continued until the bottle was empty, then slid out the stomach tube in one smooth pull. He patted him on the stomach.

"Does baby have a nice full tummy?" he teased. "Might as well try to go back to sleep. Oh, I forgot."

He took a metal urinal and held HD's cock in his hand.

"Try to piss, babe. If you don't I'll catheterize you. That really does burn."

HDmustered all his concentration and managed to half fill the urinal. The man held up the urinal. There was an evil glint in his eyes. He held the urinal over HD's face with one gloved hand and held his head with the other. He laughed as he dribbled the entire contents of warm piss over HD's face.

"Sleep tight," he said sweetly. He left the room, locked the door and shut off the light. Despite his best efforts HD was flooded with fear. There was no way he could go to sleep.

What HD didn't know was that both MV and Cobra watched everything happening to him on a monitor. And they already had a great time, knowing more was still to come.

"I want to thank you, Dr. Bainbridge. ", Cobra started. "Are you sure he can be broken down completely ? "

"When we are finished with him, HD will be the Masked Villain's slave for ever. I promise you, he will act like a dog, if you want him to. "

"I only want him to stay away from Sqwarecut and me ! ", the Cobra spoke out.

"That won't be a problem, Cobra ! ":, MV answered him. "HD will answer to all my commands. I have seen Bainbridge at work with some of my earlier captivated heroes. Did you ever hear of them again ? "

"Who ??"

"You see !!! "

Both men laughed out loudly and watched HD. He looked awful but the treatment still had to start.

A new beginning, part 7

" MIKE! ! ! YOU ARE STILL ALIVE! ! ! " the Sister of Semen cried out when she recognized the figure and she hugged him. . .kissed him in the mouth. . .

" Yeah, I managed to escape from Sempire. . . ", Tyke answered.

Soon after though Tyke managed to seep into Semen's body. . . She didn't even know her body had been taken by Tyke. It went too quickly. The Sister of Semen never felt a thing. . . a sweet end to her indeed. . .

There came a dark grin out of the Sister of Semen's mouth . . .

"This is a way of saying thanks to you . . . Sister . . . ha! ha! ha! . . . for letting me live in your body! ! ! ha! ha! " and then "she" walked away.

For the next few days Tyke wandered around in the Sister of Semen's body. He soon realised he had to search for a more permanent source of live force. This although beautiful body was too weak to support him for very long. From tapping the sister of Semen's memories, Tyke knew about Mindcatcher. . and the three superheroes this man did controll. Therefore he decided to go searching for this Mindcatcher because he knew the Sister of Semen had almost run out of "fuel" already.

When Tyke actually reached Mindcatcher's lair, the body of the Sister of Semen collapsed.

"Semen!!! ", the Mindcatcher yelled, when he saw his collegue lying almost lifeless on the floor. He jumped up and sped towards Semen.

"Semen !! What happened! Tell me ! "

The Mindcatcher was really shocked. He knew the Sister of Semen was not the greatest villain around, but he had started to like her in the time they had to work together with Sempire. The moment the Mindcatcher touched Semen's body Tyke managed to change bodies and flow into the Mindcatcher's. Only when it was too late the Mindcatcher realised something dangerous had invaded his body. Although in his subconscience he already knew he was doomed he fought against this creature that had invaded him. He had no chance. Within a minute the Mindcatcher was gone . . . . . and the Dark Shadow was born.

Tyke was thrilled by the fact that next to this powerfull body of the Mindcatcher he still had three other bodies he could use as his own fuel tanks.

Dark Shadow started making some renovations at the Mindcatcher's hideout. With the help of the three heroes, he finally managed to fit several glasslike capsules into the hideout. He then ordered each of the three still dazed heroes to step into one of them. Captain Marvel, Captain Invulnerable and Kid Liberty had dug their own graves . . . . The doors were closed behind them. After a white gas slowly had filled the chambers they soon fell into a deep state of unconciousness. Dark Shadow grinned and pressed a few buttons on a control center which resulted in a few electrodes falling from the top of each chamber, attaching themselves to the foreheads of our heroes. . . Their bodies tensed and a button on Dark Shadow's belt glowed up in a deep green colour. He laughed . . .

" Now I don't have to worry about running out of power again! ! !. . . Mike. . . where ever you are. . I will find you. . just wait. . . ha! ha!ha!. . "

Mike had other problems to attend to at that same moment. He had decided to go on a quest for Tempest together with Superboy. With his powes he finally managed to tap into Tempest's location in outer space. After that, he was sweating and panting a bit. The exertion just now used up quite an amount of his powers. .He asked Superboy whether he was ready or not, Superboy said it was okay with him but suggested Mike should rest a bit first. Mike insisted that they hurry because the longer the delay, the more danger Tempest would be in. With that, Mike muttered, and a golden globe encased the two. Within a split second, they were gone!

The golden globe appeared again in a giant rain forest. The landing was a bit rough. Superboy managed to land on his feet, but Mike felt weak and was on his knees. Superboy helped him up and asked him what happened. Mike panted heavily.

"No, nothing special !! I'm only a bit tired from it all, but I'm gonna be okay soon."

Mike then commented that the most important thing to do now was to locate Tempest. Mike then muttered something and he closed his hands before his chest. When they were opened again slowly . . a yellow glowing bird like creature appeared and when Mike telephatically asked it to locate Tempest it flew to the north. . .Mike urged the still amazed and shocked Superboy to follow him quickly.

Soon, they arrived at an ancient temple of some kind. It was blocking their way. Suddenly Mike whispered to Superboy that he felt someone was watching them. Suddenly they heard a voice.

" go. . . no. . . further. . . .. if not. . . meet your doom. . . ", and a black shadow flashed up from a place behind them and landed on a platform on the temple.

Just in the beginning of the afternoon the lights came on again. This time it wasn't a male who stood beside HD It were two very tall, very strong looking women dressed in tight black leather jeans, leather vests, gauntlet gloves and gleaming, riding boots with built-up heels. Ivy and Tara walked confidently up to the table.

One of them spoke.

"This dumb shitass seems to have pissed all over himself! You stink, animal!", she exclaimed.

"Yeah, I guess we should clean the idiot up. Let's get him into the shower."

"You two stinking ..... ", HD cursed.

The women seemed unconcerned as they undid HD's straps and cuffs. As the first released HD's right hand, he reached up and grabbed her by the arm. She looked at him like he was a moronic child. She took her gloved hand and easily pried his fingers loose. HD just didn't have any strength.

"Boy, are we a dummy. Now you're going to get it!" she laughed. The other one undid HD's left wrist and they pulled him to his feet.

"Why am I here ? What are you doing to me ?", HD demanded to know.

"You just wait and see !!! "

She cracked him across the face with her gloved palm.

"Aaauuwwwhhh ..."

She laughed and shoved him towards Ivy who grabbed him, turned him around and bent his arm up toward his shoulder. Tara slammed her fist into his gut. HD bent over from the pain. Then Tara slapped his mouth repeatedly. After that Ivy spun him around an punched him in the balls. She let him slip to the floor then kicked his ass with her hard boot.

"uugghh ... uugghh ............... ", was all HD could get out. He felt utterly humiliated being defeated by two women.

"Still want to give us some more shit, or are you going to be a good little boy and do what mama tells you ?"

HD didn't say anything. Ivy put her booted foot in his groin. She pressed down hard.

"Answer the lady, fool, or I'll crush your little ballsies."

"Okay, okay," HD groaned.

The girls shoved him in the shower. The cold water seemed to revive him a little. He dried himself while the women made disparaging remarks about his big cock and balls.

"He's hung like a mule," Tara snorted.

"Yeah," Ivy replied, "but look how soft it is. With two gorgeous ladies like us looking at his prick, you'd think he would get hard. Maybe he doesn't like women. Is that it, faggot? You like men instead ?"

HD watched the women, as if he wanted to kill them at the spot.

"Probably just little college boys !"

HD forgot his weakened condition and charged the woman with his big hands outstretched. He would strangle the bitch. Ivy stuck out her booted foot and HD crashed onto the floor. Tara kicked him in the ribs.

"He doesn't seem to learn very fast, does he?"

"What man does ?" Ivy answered.

"You have a point, my dear. But this little faggot can't be much of a man. I mean he looks kind of big like a man and he has that ugly worm like a man, but he fights like a girl. "

"Oh, well, we know he can't fight. I wonder if he can fuck."

"Only little boys."

"Yeah, I forgot."

Ivy sat down on HD's back and pushed his face into the floor.

"Now let's see if I got this straight: Whatever I am sitting on neither fights nor fucks. Surely there must be something it can do."

About that time another male nurse appeared with a couple of hypos. HD tried to scramble away, but Ivy and Tara easily pinned him onto the floor. HD felt the stings and burning sensations as the drugs were squirted deep into his muscles. HD could feel the drug as it tingled in his brain cells. The little bit of strength that had only just now beginning to flow into his muscles began draining out again.

"My god, they could keep me like this forever," he thought.

He inadvertently let out a sob. The guy in white tights looked at Ivy and smiled knowingly. HD was taking one more step toward the edge.

They took HD to the shower again. After he was cleaned up, the nurse brought a tray of food.

"Eat it all, little man, or I get the tube," he commanded.

HD did as he was told. The slightly bitter coffee contained a dose of the doctor's "kicker". They would see how well he tolerated the drug orally. MVwould give him a smaller dose every day for the rest of his life! They strapped him back on the table for a rest.

"Later on you're going to get a real surprise, Papa Bear," Tara smiled. They turned out the light and locked the steel door.

Perhaps two or three hours passed when the light came on. It was Tara and Ivy. They unstrapped HD and took him down the hall to a little room. It was empty save for two chairs. One was a heavy wooden chair with straps for the chest, wrists and ankles. HDwas strapped to this chair, but his right hand was left free. The other chair in the room was a comfortable, black leather armchair. The two women left HD alone. About five minutes later the door opened and . . . . . .

A new beginning, part 8

Perhaps two or three hours passed when the light came on. It was Tara and Ivy. They unstrapped HD and took him down the hall to a little room. It was empty save for two chairs. One was a heavy wooden chair with straps for the chest, wrists and ankles. HDwas strapped to this chair, but his right hand was left free. The other chair in the room was a comfortable, black leather armchair. The two women left HD alone. About five minutes lter the door opened and . . . . . .

.......... the well formed blue-and-black clad Cobra entered the room HD was in already.

"HD, my good friend. How are you?" Cobra sat in the leather chair. He listened patiently to the long, raging answer to this rather strange question. HD ended up by shouting.

"You're part of this, aren't you?"

"Not a part of it, HD. You might say I'm all of it. It is my idea.", Cobra smiled.

"I will make you pay for this !!! I will kill you for this !! ", he screamed in horrified disbelief.

Cobra didn't answer.

"How silly," he laughed. "I don't want you killed. I am quite fond of you. You're like a big, old, lovable Saint Bernard. But big dogs are such a nuisance if they're not properly trained. You will be my good doggie, HD You will see how much fun it will be to fetch and carry for me, lay at my feet and lick my toes." he smiled ". . . and make that big dickey of yours hard only when I or MV wants it."

"MV ....??? ", HD stunned. "He's in this too ? ".

No answer from Cobra !

Just as Cobra wanted to say something to the captured HD he heard the sound of footsteps along the hallway.

"I believe I hear Dr. Bainbridge coming. I'm sure he can break you down completely. Doctors have all kinds of ways and special tools to make people do special things. When he's finished I or MV will be back and help with your doggie training. I must find you a really pretty collar and leash. Bye, bye, HD!!" Cobra said more than sweetly.

The doctor came into the room. Cobra gasped in excited admiration. HD was shocked. How could he? He had trusted MV and now he had betrayed him. Made a deal with Cobra.

"COBRA! For goodness sake !!! "

Cobra left the room and now Bainbridge sat down in the leather chair and said nothing.

"You can't get away with this," HD said angrily.

Bainbridge looked up and smiled. He then went on reading something.

"You can't keep me here forever, you know," HD added.

The Doctor laughed. "I certainly hope not. There are others like you who need my therapy. Everything here seems in order. I think it's time we started the break down of HD! "

"Never!" he shouted.

"Good for you, HD. You hold out just as long as you possibly can. I love a challenge," Bainbridge replied

A couple of minutes later the Cobra came back in again. Both Bainbridge and Cobra forced the weakend HD down the hall to the torture room. This time they closed the iron door. There would be noises that they wouldn't want anyone outside to hear. Bainbridge was waiting while Cobra put HD on the table. He strapped him down tightly.

"Now, my dear boy," Bainbridge addressed HD. "We could use drugs and a lot of fancy psychological footwork to get you down completely. We will use the fancy stuff later. But my greatest pleasure lies in good old classic torture. It will also help set you up for the fancy stuff. In other words, Cobra and I will give you such enormous agony that you will do anything we ask you to do. I even can imagine by the time we are finished, you will gladly sign your own death warrant. "

The courageous, but foolish HD shook his head no. He still could not believe what was happening to him.

"I will kill you, Cobra. I promise you that ! ", he squirted out. "and with you , that MV too....... "

" I love someone begging ...." Cobra remarked. "... but shall we begin now ?"

"We shall !", the doctor replied as he got some tools from a drawer.

"The nerves are not distributed evenly on the body, HD. There are many areas of the body where they are especially concentrated. Two such areas are the nipples. A man's are just as sensitive as a woman's. Yours are quite large. They will be delightful to work on."

He held up a gleaming stainless steel instrument. It consisted of two metal loops laying on top of one another. The doctor slipped the loops over HD's nipple and pulled the one nipple out as far as he could. He then let go of the smallest loop which clamped locked around HD's nipple hard until HDscreamed in pain.

"Oh yes," he said rather huskily. "Now the nipple is exquisitely tender, is it not?" he sqweezed the pain-racked nipple and HD shrieked. He then applied an antiseptic solution to the nipple.

"Your patient, Cobra."

The eager Cobra picked up a device which HD vaguely recognized. It looked like a miniature tattooing gun. Cobra filled the little cup that ordinarily holded the colored dye with a drug called prochlorperazine. One of it's side effects is that it burns like liquid fire!

Cobra flipped a switch and the tiny needle began vibrating in and out rapidly. He leaned forward and pressed the tip gently to HD's agonized nipple.

"No!", he shrieked in blinding pain. The needle just pierced through his thick skin and into his raw flesh. The burning liquid was plunged in with a rate of a hundred times per second. Ignoring his almost steady screams, Cobra licked his lips and began running the buzzing needle over the tip and then around and around the swollen nipple. He took his time and spent over five minutes torturing HD's nipple. At last he stopped. HD's nipple continued to feel as though it were dipped in acid. Finally, the pain began to wear off.

Bainbridge removed the clamp. He moved it to the left nipple.

"Really, Bainbridge, I find this idiot's shrieking terribly annoying, especially in this small room. Is there any way we can stop it?", Cobra inquired.

"Of course. It is stimulating at first, but I agree it does get old."

The doctor got a hypo with a long, extremely thin needle. He filled it from a vial. He then swabbed both sides of HD's adam's apple with disinfectant.

"I'll just inject this right here on both sides well into the vocal cords. They will be completely paralyzed. The best he can do will be some rather low, froglike whooshy noises. "

"NO, Please! Don't paralyse my voice ! Please, NOOOO ! ", HD screamed.

Despite his pleading, Bainbridge slipped the needle into his larynx. His voice slowly died out and he could only make low animal like noises.

"Perfect, now let's do the other one", Bainbridge laughed.

HD was put through another five or six minutes of pure hell. Cobra was ecstatic. When they finished the nipple agony, the two male sadists had a refreshing drink.

"The old pee-pee next?", Cobra cheerfully inquired

"You must be reading my mind," Bainbridge responded. "Put on some gloves. There may be some mess with this."

Cobra pulled on a pair of nearly transparent latex gloves.

"Rubber gloves are so sexy. I mean when you see someone pull on a rubber glove you figure they're going to do something nasty and probably painful."

"Right on," the evil doctor laughed.

"How do we start?" Cobra inquired.

"I rather like a good old-fashioned whipping myself, but let's show our man something first," the doctor answered.

Bainbridge walked over to HD and he stared into his tortured eyes.

"I dare to say you really hate us. How you would enjoy getting those huge paws of yours around our necks. Yet, despite your anger I will show you just how much control we have over you and just how little control you have to resist us."

Bainbridge applied a generous amount of jelly to his gloved hands. He began sensuously massaging the base of HD's cock. His slick thumbs gently caressed sensitive spots under and around HD's big balls. He licked his lips, bent over and flicked his warm tongue over the tip of HD's satin smooth cockhead. Then his darting tongue spiraled around the exquisitely erotic area where the pinkish head joined the rest of the cock.

Despite every bit of hateful concentration, HD's cock slowly began to stiffen. Bainbridge's insistent fingers finally brought it to its full length. He laughed derisively.

"You see, little man, you are just a toy to us. Something to play with, to amuse ourselves with. Like a toy you can be thrown into a dark box when we get tired of you."

HD's humiliation was grinding down his very soul.

Bainbridge fastened a wide leather strap around HD's scrotum. He then took a stretchy rubber strap with hooks on both ends. He hooked one end to the ball strap and then painfully stretched the rubber strap to the end of the operating table where he hooked it to a steel rail. HD's nuts were pulled out as tight as a drum head. The smiling doctor handed Cobra a small whip.

"Beat the useless thing soft," he commanded.

Cobra needed no encouragement. The little whip sizzled through the air and exploded around HD's cock. The rattling, squeaky sounds of anguish he made, excited Cobra even more. Very carefully and methodically, he lashed the tortured man's genitals until they were so striped they were an almost solid beet red. On and on he went until all the crazy sounds HD was making ceased.

Next the doctor placed a thin rubber tube around the head of HD's swollen cock. He pulled it down tight and tied it off like a little tourniquet. The head turned a deep purple.

"Take off your right glove, Cobra. Your special nails are perfect for this. Just use the sharp tip and slowly work on that swollen head. Don't go deep enough to draw blood though. It's not necessary. Just use enough pressure so that it shows white streaks. Be sure and pay special attention to the base of the head. It's the most sensitive area. It doesn't make a blinding pain. It is the little agony that builds and builds until the man thinks he is going crazy. Take all the time you want. He's not going anywhere. I'll get my 'cruel shoes' ready for our friend here."

"What are the cruel shoes?" Cobra asked.

"Wait and see. They're my own invention."

Cobra pulled off his glove, held up HD's cock and slowly pressed one of his nails into the little hole. HD was jerking. He was smirking and slowly began twisting. The crazy gurgling in HD's paralyzed throat told Cobra that he was hitting a nerve. He then used two fingers and starting at the tip he clawed down the head to the base. HD's eyes had a crazy, terrified look. Ten, fifteen, twenty minutes passed and the agony grew and grew. His cockhead was now so sore that even the touch of Cobra's soft fingertip caused excruciating pain. Finally Cobra ceased to be amused. He dropped HD's tortured cock and slashed at it a few more times with the knotted whip.

Tears streamed from the croaking man's eyes. Never before had he been tortured in this way. The fact it was Cobra who applied it all to him, made it only worse. His mind was about to crack. He regretted to have made any smirk remarks to MV before, any once big-mouthed answer he now cursed. For a few seconds it was Sqwarecut who filled his mind. Then, gone again. Skeleton ? Gone for good ?

A new beginning, part 9

HD realised there was no one in this world anymore who would even turn a finger to save him. He had battled for a long time already. The name "Hero-Destroyer" was a name to be feared. After the disappearence of his Skeleton everything in his life got out of control. He feared it was all over now. He had put all his faith in the Masked Villain. It was his biggest mistake so far. He now was reduced to almost nothing . . . . . no home to go to, no friends to stay with and no life to live anymore.

He wanted to die !!!!!

Bainbridge was ready with his "cruel" shoes. They consisted of a steel plate that was shaped like the sole of a human foot, but they were arched outrageously. Thin metal bands with slots in them fitted over the ankle and the arch. When a key was inserted in the bands, they could be tightened to the extreme. the truly evil thing about the device was the side of the plate that fitted against the sole of the wearer. They were lined with needle-like points about an eighth of an inch long.

Bainbridge washed the soles of HD's feet with a strong antiseptic soap. He then fitted the straps over HD's left foot.

"The feet are very rich with nerve endings," he explained to Cobra. "Also, pulling a male's foot into such a distorting arch is pure hell. One must go very slowly just to allow the bones to adjust. Otherwise one runs the risk of breaking a bone. Okay, just put the key here and tighten it two turns. Then put it in here and tighten it two turns. Then here. Take your time. I have to go to MV for a while. He needs to be updated ! "

"No problem ! I know how to let this guy suffer as much as possible"

Bainbridge left the room to inform MV about their progress.

"How is HD ? Did he give in a bit already ?", MV asked right away when Bainbridge appeared.

"Oh, yes. We're doing fine ! ", he said, smiling inside, because he knew MV didn't want them to make HD suffer that much. He knew, MV would be too late already, when they had finally finished and he would find out what had happened.

"Where is Cobra ? ",

"He is still back in the torture room ! "

WHAT ???", MV shouted. He just didn't trust Cobra alone with HD.

"Get back to him then and I don't hope you two are too rough on that boy. I've always trusted you Bainbridge. Don't let me down. "

"No absolutely not. We are very careful with him ! ", Bainbridge lied. He wanted to crush that HD completely and now they already had almost reached that goal. Not even MV would be able to turn back the damage inflicted when their job was finished.

"No MV, you can trust me. HD will be as good as new. He will suffer mentally, not physically ! "

After that MV was reassured and Bainbridge left him to join with Cobra again.

By now HD realized that he was in the deepest kind of trouble. They could probably kill him in the most inhuman way if they wished. Cobra returned to the cruel shoe and began the tightening process. The first contact with the needle-lined plate came at his instep. Cobra could tell by HD's thrashing around in the leather straps and his sqweezing and croaking that he was suffering pitifully. But Cobra was without pity. He just kept tightening the steel bands, pulling his foot closer and closer to the needles and arching his foot into an agonizing cramp. Tighter and tighter, pain and more pain. Cobra looked with sparkling eyes at the contortions on the brutalized HD.

To give HD credit, he remained conscious until the last, horrible turn of the key.

Then Bainbridge joined him again.

"MV doesn't have a clue what's happening in here !!! "

Cobra didn't really listen. He was too occupied with tormenting his fiend.

"Whew!" Cobra exclaimed, "That was something else. Every time I turned one of those screws, I felt it all the way in my own groin ".

"I can understand ! " Bainbridge replied. "Let's get him back with us again. We have to stop for a few hours."

Cobra reluctantly did so. After HD returned to consciousness again they wheeled in a regular hospital bed and slid HD off the table onto the bed. Bainbridge applied some jelly to the sole of his foot. He sent Cobra for the hypos that would keep HD helpless and he called for some juice, which he forced HD to drink. The Cobra and Bainbridge put arm and leg restraints on him. Then the doctor gave him a sedative by hypo.

"When you wake up again, you will be able to talk again."

A few hours later Bainbridge, Cobra and MV came into the discipline chamber. Without any hesitation, MV walked up to HD.

"Now your training really starts, my doggie. With the help of Bainbridge and Cobra, I am going to reach inside your head, squeeze your brain the way I like it and mold it into what pleases me."

MV was there only to see in what condition his HD was. He looked awful, but Bainbridge reassured him, that it was only an effect of the sedative. MV told them again to be careful with HD and he left.

Soon after Cobra and Bainbridge got HD from the bed to his feet. They handcuffed him and shoved him roughly down a corridor behind them. They got him into a room which was like a small gymnasium. In the center of the room was a big iron cage at least twenty by twenty feet. The cage had all intents and purposes of the old lion tamer cages at the circus.

The two men forced HD onto a steel table and bound his arms and ankles. Bainbridge jammed a needle into HD's arm. It was a slow-acting adrenaline. It would give him some added strength. Bainbridge then produced a very large hypodermic syringe. The solution in the syringe needed to be injected slowly. He prepared HD's arm and eased the needle into his vein. He taped the needle and tube into place.

"Our patient here is now receiving this chemical that will cause real fright and terror inside his brain. Along with other compounds it will be absorbed at a very precise rate. Not too much as to produce insanity and scare him to death, but enough to produce a real, pathological terror. It even works better if the patient hadbeen under traumatic stress for at least seventy-two hours, just like HD here. "

About 30 minutes later the syringe was empty.

"Get him in the cage before he starts reacting," Bainbridge then ordered. Cobra released HD again and took him into the cage. They left him in a corner, only Bainbridge got out of the cage again. Cobra stayed behind. Strange noises began emerging from the corner where HD was. He was starting to whimper like a puppy that was squeeking under the lash of a brutal master. He was crawling back into a corner and he looked rapidly about with a wild and terrified look in his eyes. Cobra walked slowly towards HD who desperately tried to squeeze through the narrow bars. His drugged mind saw this Cobra as being at least twelve feet tall. He was in blind terror that he might be crushed like an overripe grape under his boots.

"Please don't ! ", he screamed. "Please, please!" His voice crumbled into mear sobbing ....

At his own quarters, MV did have a slight moment of weakness. He was really fond of the big man and didn't want to loose him. He vowed that when HD was broken, he would treat him dog kindly, beating him only when he was naughty. He would make sure he would get a warm and clean place to sleep and he would let him suck and lick his own feet for long periods of time. But right now, he had to let Bainbridge and Cobra finish their job first.

Cobra cracked the long, snakelike whip over HD's head. The drugged HD shrieked as though his flesh had actually been ripped open.

"Up, Hero-destroyer ! Up! On your feet!"

Again the evil lash cracked like a pistol shot.

HD scrambled to his feet. He pushed farther back into a corner.

"Over here, doggie. On this stool. Quickly!"

This time Cobra's whip grazed his shoulder. HD howled in pain. The drug exaggerated everything he felt.

Outside the cage Bainbridge was fully enjoying what he was watching. It all worked according to HIS own plan, not MV's .

HD scuttled over to the stool and stood on it.

"Squat," Cobra said coldly.

HD squatted down. His face was a mask of gut-wrenching fright.

"Hold out your paws, doggie."

HD did as he was told. Cobra held his hand in front of HD's face. He slowly clenched it into a fist. To HD it looked absolutely huge. It could smash his face to jelly, he thought as the drug programmed his brain. He piteously begged him not to kill him.

"Poor baby," Cobra said tenderly. "I'm not going to kill you. At least not if you obey me. Sniff my glove, doggie. Smell your Master's scent.. Then lick my hand, HD. Worship your Master's hand, little doggie."

HD took Cobra's hand into his own ones. He would be very gentle so he wouldn't anger him. HD began running his tongue over the Cobra's skin. His fear subsided a little. If he was good and obedient maybe he wouldn't beat him.

"Yes ! ", HD thought. "If I am really good I need not be afraid anymore. He had already told me that if I obeyed him, he would not kill me !!! "

HD licked the palm, the backs and each finger. The more he adored this hand, the better he seemed to feel. This man was so strong and great. HD absolutely believed Cobra could crush him to jelly with that huge hand. But he was being kind to him. When he obeyed him, he would be kind to HD. It was all beginning to be very simple.

Cobra snatched his hand away. The abrupt gesture made HD shriek in terror.

"Please don't crush me!", he whimpered.

"Maybe I won't, HD. It depends on how well you obey me, how much you please me. You want to please me, don't you ?"

"Oh, yes," he said quickly. "I will please Cobra. I will please Cobra " he repeated over and over as though he were reminding himself.

"Now, HD I want you to lay down and roll over for me. Do it now, right now!". Cobra's voice suddenly became cruel. It was all part of the training.

HD dashed himself to the floor. He rolled over and over. Cobra kicked him with his booted toe.

"No, you bad dog! Not over and over. Just roll over once!"

HD begged and begged him for forgiveness. His gut-clawing fear began flooding his soul again.

"Very well, HD You are forgiven, but if you are not very careful and listen closely, I will just have to give you a very painful whipping. Now, lick the dirt off the soles of my boots. That will make me happy. That will please me, HD"

While HD was licking Cobra's boot, Bainbridge decided he had to go in and finish the job now. HD had softened enough. He winked at Cobra and made clear he had to leave for a while. At first Cobra refused but Bainbridge made him clear, he had to be alone with HD to break him down completely now.

Cobra left. Just by coincedence Cobra and MV met somewhere in the hallways.

"Heard from Bainbridge you were doing fine with HD ! ". Let me know when he's ready for me ? "

"Oh, that will be soon!", Cobra reacted. "Bainbridge is busy breaking the last straw that keeps HD alive !!! He will be out of everybody's life soon !"

When MV heard about this, first he felt his blood drain away from his head, then he was about to explode.

"WWWHHHAAAAAATTTTTTT !!!!!!! "

He pushed Cobra aside and hurried to the torture room. He slammed open the door and saw Bainbridge with a severely bleeding HD in his hands.

" WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING ???"

Bainbridge turned around.

"Hello MV. Glad you come visit us. Only a few more moments and our HD is as good as dead !!! "

While Bainbridge was telling MV this, he himself looked at HD who looked back at him, only asking, only begging. MV felt awful, responsible. HD was barely alive anymore.

"STOP IT !! I NEVER TOLD YOU TO KILL HIM !!! "

"WHAT !!! ARE YOU SAYING MY WORK STINKS !!!"

"YES !!!, MV shouted back. "I WILL ............. "

At that moment Cobra showed up behind MV and hit him hard in his back. MV arched in pain. He recuperated from the blow very quickly. He turned around to Cobra.

"I could have guessed. Cobra's can't be trusted !! "

"You wanted this HD broken so we will break him, totally ....", Cobra answered.

Then unexpected Bainbridge knocked him from behind with a metal stake. MV was dazed. Cobra and Bainbridge quickly grabbed MV and dragged him back to his own quarters. They locked his door from the outside and returned to HD.

"Say your last prayers, HD. You're dead now !!! ", Bainbridge spitted out.

HD realised his life was over now. And what a life it was ! Not worth mentioning ! He closed his eyes ...... for the last time ....... ?

A new beginning, part 10

Mike had his own problems to attend to at that same moment. He had decided to go on a quest for Tempest together with Superboy. Superboy and Mike popped up again in a giant rain forest. Mike knew that the most important thing to do now was to locate Tempest.

The spider villian took some of his webbing and attached the Tempest spread eagled to the frame. The frame was then raised and placed on the wall like a painting - underneath a display light. All that time Tempest was squirming, struggling - thrusting his pelvis wildly trying to get some relief.
The villian stepped back and admired his work.

"Look at the noble hero now - reduced to being my object - to do with what I please - nothing more than eye candy."

Soon, they arrived at an ancient temple of some kind. It was blocking their way. Suddenly Mike whispered to Superboy that he felt someone was watching them. Suddenly they heard a voice.

" go. . . no. . . further. . . .. if not. . . meet your doom. . . ", and a black shadow flashed up from a place behind them and landed on a platform on the temple

"What the hell.... ", Superboy reacted to this sudden appearence of this creature.

"Stop here !!!", the lean and agile guy commanded.

The figure that appeared before them had a muscular but athletic figure. He had long brown hairs, with three, one inch long blonde stripes in it. One on each temple and the third one in between. It was tied up into a ponytail from behind. He had big and honest deep blue-green eyes. He only wore a tigerskin loin cloth and tigerskin boots..A small leather pouch was tied to his waist.

Can you tell us who you are ? ", Mike quietly asked the strange figure before them.

"They called me Beast Boy a long time ago ... because I have special powers over animals."

"You just step aside, naked one ! ", Superboy blurred out.

"No Superboy. Not like this ! ", Mike tried to ease up his friend.

"What is this temple all about ? Could you please tell me ? I feel strange at this place ! "

"My father is burried in here ! I have promised him to protect his tomb against all evil ! "

"Your father ! Oh, I'm sorry!"

"Hey you ! If you don't step aside to let us through, I will make you step aside ! ", Superboy reacted and levitated himself a bit just to show off.

Beast Boy was not impressed. He had seen more then Mike or Superboy could ever have suspected. The show-off of Superboy only made Beast Boy even more determined to protect the passage through his father's tomb.

"Just kid stuff ! ", he replied to Superboy's action.

Superboy, the hot head he was, flew straight at Beast Boy to make sure he wouldn't ridicule the strongest hero on earth. He was surprised when Beast Boy was even quicker then he was himself and had jumped to a tree about a hundred feet away. While to two started chasing each other Mike felt a strange force was pulling him torwards the temple.He couldn't help himself. He was just forced towards the door.

"Hey, Beast Boy. Stop in your tracks ! ", Superboy shouted while chasing him, cursing him !

"You are no match for me Superboy ! "

"Up your ass ! "

The Beast Boy laughed at Superboy's attempts to grab him. It only made Superboy even more angry.

Mike was in some kind of trance. He didn't know what was happening around him . In his mind he heard a voice speak to him.

"Mike !!! Touch the stone I will guide you to "

Mike was surprised , but he obeyed . . . . then slowly a door opened.

In the meantime both Superboy and Beast Boy got tired from their chasing each other.

"Nah . . . Not worth bothering anymore . . . ", Superboy exclamed.

"Mike . . . . ?! "

When the Beast Boy saw that the other stranger had opened the secret door, he was shocked.

"No ! This can't be !! No one before has ever managed to open it !!! "

"Well, Mike HAS !! ", Superboy smiled sarcastically at this Beast Boy.

Mike didn't respond. He walked inside. Bones and skeletons all around. Mike looked around but walked straight towards a specific place . . . a throne of some sort and on it the remains of a man . . . Mike observed it and saw the cravings on the arm rest. They were some ancient scripts. He touched the script and he automatically started translating it . He spoke out loud, so both Beast Boy and Superboy forgot about their fight and stood still, listening to Mike's words . . . .

" . . .. I . . . Magaen. . . . leader of the Mago clan. . . .. . I have always known that Mike . . . my son . . .would return to this place one day . . . but I wouldn't be around anymore to greet him in person . . . .We . . . the Mago clan . . . the first inhibitants of this planet Mogan . . . We learned to control the elements . . .

but . . . Falore . . . one of the elders . . . later known as Sempire betrayed us . . . and using ancient evil spells to break the seal to the Evil universe . . . sending large number of evil creatures . . . He is planning to take over the whole unverse . . . I have dispatched all of our members throughout the universe . . . Hoping to stop his plans. . . My son. . . Mike. . . He will become a destined child one day . . . I as a father would be very proud . . . but . . . I had to secure your safety . . . I have sent the other elders to protect you and sent you to the far blue planet Earth. . . . may you be happy and safe. . . I regret not having been much of a father to you . . . and . . . I met this Beast boy . . . while he was fighting some creatures one day and I rescued him. . .He is the last of his kind and I concider him to be my sun too . . . I named him Crom . . .Take care of him . . . I sealed all passages out . . . since beyond this door is the world where all evil looms . . . This seal acts as a barrier to keep them in . . . please do not proceed further . . . My beloved sons Mike and Crom. . . . Be strong. . . . ."

Mike fought back his tears as he kneeled before his father. A metal armband on the skeleton started to glow. Mike had not noticed the armband before. Mike picked it up and put it on his right biceps. It stayed there tightly.

"Hey, Mike. What is that you put on your arm ?"

"This is the sign all members of the Mago-clan have. It's a gift . . . a gift from my father."

Mike then took off his cloak and covered his father's remains with it. He bowed for the last time and walked to the other end of the temple. He wanted to touch the wall to break the seal because it was the temple itself that acted as a wall to keep all those evil creatures in. It was the only passage way to get through.

Beat Boy stopped Mike !

"NO ! Don't open it. There is only evil behind it !!! "

Mike explained to Beast Boy they came here to save their friend Tempest, who had been exiled onto this planet by Sempire.

Mike opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, the temple started to crumble down. They rushed out and the whole place turned into a ruin.

After the dust had lifted up again, Beast Boy refused to go. Mike tried to talk to him but still Beast Boy refused.

Then Superboy suggested that they use "reverse psychology" so Superboy told Mike loudly that they just leave this Beast Boy there since he was just no use to them anyway. Bringing him along would only burden them.

Before Superboy and Mike could go forth there was something that jumped down onto Mike's back , grabbing his neck and getting his legs around Mike's waist.. . it was Beast Boy! He insisted on staying with them. He could fight and he knew the place very well. Mike smiled and wanted to know how old he was. Beast Boy said he was 18 in human age, but more then 180 in animal years. Mike told him he himself was 19 and BB immediately said "Big brother " . . . and caressed him.

Superboy started mocking about BB being such a baby. Beast Boy in his turn said that he heard Superboy suggest a lame "reverse psychology" idea and he made a face at Superboy ! Superboy made another face at BB and was about to hit him. BB quickly hugged Mike again and complained that Superboy was bullying him. Mike smiled and he realised this was going to be a noisy and a headache causing journey. . .

Then unexpected Bainbridge knocked the Masked Villain from behind with a metal stake. MV was dazed. Cobra and Bainbridge quickly grabbed MV and dragged him back to his own quarters. They locked his door from the outside and returned to HD.

"Say your last prayers, HD. You're dead now !!! ", Bainbridge spitted out.

HD realised his life was over now. And what a life it was ! Not worth mentioning ! He closed his eyes ...... for the last time . . . . . ?

Bainbridge's hand then encircled his balls. He squeezed them agonizing. HD screamed and tried to open his eyes, but his other hand covered his eyes. HD started blurring out.

"I only want to please you . . . . I love . . . to be your slave . . . it would make me so happy . . .. "

HD's own will was leaving him. He slowly started believing with all his soul that this was the only way his life had to be. Obeying others !!!

HD was forced to lick Bainbridge's hand this time. He licked, lapped and sucked eagerly. How fortunate he was to obey his Master. Oh, how he wanted to do that! Then Bainbridge locked a studded black leather collar around HD's neck. The collar read "DOGGIE HD"!!!

In his own quarters the Masked Villain cursed himself after Bainbridge and Cobra had managed to outsmart him for the first time in his life. He vowed to himself this would be the first and last time it would happen. He had to act quickly to save the Hero-destroyer from that madman Bainbridge. He made a deal before to make HD a better villain after all. He grabbed a phone and made a connection.

"Get to my quarters quicky. I need you to save HD. !! "

MV had to wait for his own rescue first before HD could be saved. In the meantime his thoughts wandered off.

". . . . must have been a few weeks ago already, when all of a sudden Skeleton came to me . . . . was a big surprise to me . . . . . thought he was at Superboy's hideout with the Hero-destroyer . . . . it appeared he left HD in secret . . . . wanted to make a deal with me, MV . . . . signed up with me and encouraged me to take on HD to help him build some character . . . Skeleton hated HD's flirts with Sqwarecut . . . liked this Skeleton from the start . . . knows the meaning of villainry . . . . now Skeleton works in my lab . . . . I was supposed to train HD to be more vicious . . . to toughen him up . . . . Skeleton has the brains to run a lab . . . I have the ideas . . . HD has the muscle . . . .we all can benefit . . .

MV then spoke out loud as if someone else was there with him in the room : "You will be singing a new tune soon HD .. . . when I rescue you, being a mental health patient . . . .!!!"

Only seconds later the steel door was opened and Skeleton entered the room.

"WHERE ARE THEY !!!! "

A new beginning, part 11

MV then spoke out loud as if someone else was there with him in the room

"You will be singing a new tune soon HD .. . . when I rescue you, being a mental health patient . . . .!!!"

Only seconds later the steel door was opened and Skeleton entered the room.

"WHERE ARE THEY !!!! "

Skeleton looked quite different from when he was last seen in Superboy's Fortress of Solitude. He had changed his outfit drastically. His more formal clothing was put aside and he had changed into something more appropriate for a true villain. The Masked Villain had had a saying in this. He now wore an anthracite one piece suit covering his whole lean body. His boots came to just below his knees. They were dark red. He wore no gloves .... too difficult to operate his delicate machinery with. He wore no mask .... didn't need one ..... Would only make him more vulnerable. Around his waist he wore the just developed utility belt containing every possible kind of poison, drug or venom he could use in battle.

The most important change however was his name . . . . Skelton was no more . . . . Scorpio was born, a name more ajusted to his new ways. A name truely connected to poison and drugs. The sign of Scorpio was printed on his chest.

Since he had left the Hero-destroyer and made his deal with the Masked Villain he had learnt much. From now on he would only be his own master, joining others only in partnership. Only HD would always be a weak spot .He felt sorry for the guy, who tried so hard to only please others. Scorpio had decided to join MV to make sure HD would be strengthened.

From that time MV made sure HD came to work with him so he could keep an eye on him, bullying him around if needed. Their last attempt to make HD stronger had been to call in the help of Bainbridge . This turned out not to be such a clever decision. Bainbridge and Cobra were about to really kill HD.

When Scorpio reached MV he was still not sure if there was time to save HD. And would HD still be the same after that torment ? Scorpio HAD to save his friend from that Cobra and Bainbridge quickly.

"WHERE ARE THEY ? "

MV explained to Scorpio what had gone wrong with their last plan to "educate" HD.

"They really fucked us ! Never expected them to really try and kill HD . I just saw him. He's a mess . . . a real mess this time ! "

"You should have known, MV. Cobra's never can be trusted ! ", Scorpio answered. "We need to stop him now before it's too late ! "

Only a few minuytes later both MV and Scorpio rushed into the torture room. No one to see anymore .... No Cobra, no Bainbridge . . . even no HD anymore ......

"SHIT !! ", Scorpio got out. "We are too late ! "

"No we are not ! ", MV answered. "If anyone leaves or enters my hide-out I will know. ", MV said. "They must still be inside! "

Superboy started mocking about BB being such a baby. Beast Boy in his turn said that he heard Superboy suggest a lame "reverse psychology" idea and he made a face at Superboy ! Superboy made another face at BB and was about to hit him. BB quickly hugged Mike again and complained that Superboy was bullying him. Mike smiled and he realised this was going to be a noisy and a headache causing journey. . .

Beast Boy , grown up on his own in the forest after the death of Mike's father knew little about life. He just felt he liked the two boys very much. Especially for Mike he felt a special closeness, as with a real brother. It was not a surprise then that he constantly hung around with Mike, grabbing every chance to just hang onto Mike literally, sniffing his neck, licking and sucking it, tasting Mike's sweat. It was the way of the forest. Beast Boy caressed Mike's muscular frame with his fingers. He had never seen another living being like him, before they came. Beast Boy was only just curious and explored Mike's body quite a bit. Mike was slowly being aroused by it. His breathing laboured, he was sweating. Superboy noticed how Beast Boy reacted towards Mike, not restricted in showing his emotions, and Superboy grinned. Mike turned red and looked down. Then Beast Boy's feet touched Mike's crotch. He played with his balls a bit. Mike gasped and the Beast Boy was surprised.

". . .Why . . . is this place growing?". Mike turned even redder. Superboy burst out laughing. Beast Boy is dumbfolded, scratching his head.

". . . I will go forward and see what's new. . .", Beast Boy then said and off he went. He disappeared into the trees. Mike tried to stop him, but he knew Beast Boy was more familiar with this place than anyone else. Superboy turned to Mike.

" He will surely make a nice little brother, huh.. He never ceases to amaze me. . .eh, . . " BIG BROTHER", Superboy remarked. He stared at Mike's grown bulge. . . and laughed . . .

Mike did not make any replies. . .simply walked faster. . .he was embaressed.

Not much later they heard a cry from Beast Boy, They rushed towards the sound. When they reached him, they saw Beast Boy captured in a cage, made of vines. He was trying to tear it apart but he just couldn't.

"Mike, Superboy ...!!! ", Beast Boy warned "Get away from here. It's a trap !! "

"It is too late already ! ", a strange figure stepped from out of the bush. "You two are already trapped. "

When both Mike and Superboy looked down, they were shocked.

"What?!. .. ". they simultaneously blurred out. They felt something at their feet. Small seeds, many of them and they formed roots. Inserted themselves into their muscles. They could feel them grow everywhere. . . in their whole body.

"You two will be turned into vines! You just won't really feel the pain because the vines contain chemicals to numb your own sensors. "

Soon they were pinned to the ground by the roots and to their horror, the roots started to grow upwards and they increased in thickness. Their own bodies even started sprouting vines, tearing their costumes. They struggled!

"Hey ! No use to struggle anymore. You two will be changed into vines and then I can suck on your powers. " Superboy bent down and tore away a piece of the vine by force.He yelled and screamed from pain. Mike could see blood from the wound. The vine had a piece of muscle attached to it.

" This is a very foolish action. The vines are tangled with your whole body, nerve, muscles, organs etc. It will just be suicide to remove them by force ", the creature said.

Beast Boy in his cage started to curse the creature. It then turned around and stuffed BB's mouth with leaves.

The two heroes struggled . . . and they felt fear. Slowly but surely they turned into vines. Their whole bodies covered in thick vines, only their faces still recognisable. For the rest nothing different from real a real plant. Mike tried to use his powers. . . but. . . it was immediately being absorbed away.

"When your powers are all gone, sucked by the vines, you will become REAL plants! ! ! NEVER to recover again."

Beast Boy's tears were forming when he saw the two heroes in pain as the creature began to feed on them. His muscles tensed. . .roared. . . and he broke the bonds which were made of tough vines on his wrists and ankles. His muscles started to grow tremendously. . . and suddenly. . .the cage bursted ! ! !

A new beginning, part 12

Only a few minutes later both MV and Scorpio rushed into the torture room. No one to see anymore .... No Cobra, no Bainbridge . . . even no HD anymore ......

"SHIT !! ", Scorpio got out. "We are too late ! "

"No we are not ! ", MV answered. "If anyone leaves or enters my hide-out I will know. ", MV said. "They must still be inside! "

The Masked Villain viewed his watch. It had a program showing a blue print of his lair. Every person not in possession of a special chip would be visible on it. Two spots were detected on the little screen.

"Must be Bainbridge and Cobra ! ", MV said. "HD has a chip on him ! "

"Where are they now ! "

"Close to the exit already ! "

There was not much time to loose anymore. If they managed to get outside, it could be too late for HD. Scorpio was the first to reach the place where Bainbridge and Cobra were last detected. The lights were dim. Hardly anything visible. Even before MV reached the place, Scorpio was attacked from behind. He fell down.

"COBRA !!! "

The Cobra only smiled. At first Scorpio couldn't understand why. Then he felt a burning pain developing on his back . . .

"Poison . . . !!! ", Scorpio realised. He started to feel dizzy already. In his first attack Cobra had managed to cut into Scorpio's back injecting some deadly poison.

"You may call yourself Scorpio now, Skeleton, but it's still the Cobra who rules !! "

Scorpio fell to his knees. The venom started to do it's work quickly.

When MV reached both Cobra and Scorpio he couldn't believe his eyes. How had Cobra managed to defeat Scorpio that quickly ? Then he saw the scratches on Scorpio's back.

"You Devil !!! Where is HD ? "

"He is in a safe place ! ", Cobra answered. "No concern of yours anyway. You're gonna join this phoney Scorpio soon ! "

Cobra quickly shot a poisoned dart at MV, but he missed.

"Oeeegghhhh......", a muffled voice came from the dark. Bainbridge appeared. The dart, supposed to be for MV, had hit Cobra's alley.

"NOOOOOO ..... ", Cobra yelled.

He knew the strength of the poison. Bainbridge had no chance to survive. He was doomed already. Within a minute Bainbridge lay spasming on the floor, gasping for air. Another minute later he was dead, poisoned by Cobra.

It was MV who then attacked the Cobra, sending him flying. He then grabbed Cobra and kneed him to the crotch. Cobra fought back, pushed him off and hit MV on his chin

"..Ooogghhh .. "

Cobra kicked against MV's upper leg.

"OWW . . . "

"Now I'm mad, Cobra !!! ", MV yelled.

Cobra jumped at MV while he was limping around. Cobra hit his other leg. MV's knees buckled and he sank to his knees in pain. Cobra then kicked his neck. The Masked Villain lay moaning on the ground. He never was a real fist-fighting villain. Did he make a mistake in starting this battle with Cobra ?

"You're going down, MV. NOW ! "

The Masked Villain tried to get to his knees

"Stay down MV! For you own sake !! ", Cobra said.

"Go to hell, Cobra ! "

Then the Cobra hit MV's legs again.

" OW!!!!!!! . My legs, I can't move'em anymore "

The Cobra got another syringe hidden in his glove. He approached the numb MV. Things were starting to go bad for MV. He couldn't defend himself much more against the Cobra. One shot from that syringe would finish him off, for good.

"Say Bye Bye, MV !!! ", Cobra laughed out.

At that moment the Cobra was attacked from behind with force and was knocked into a corner. He was dazed. At first he didn't know what hit him. When he turned around again, he was shocked.

"SKELETON !!! "

"IT'S SCORPIO TO YOU, COBRA !!! "

"But how .... you have to be dead. It's impossible ...."

Scorpio smiled.

"My secret Cobra, but let me tell you this . Scorpio's have many ways in defeating their enemies. Your poisons will never affect me for long. I have given myself an altered immuno-system! It will neutralise any poison, venom or drug you get your hands on "

"NOOOOO . . . . .!!", Cobra skrieked.

Cobra was crawling away from Scorpio. He had to flee now it still was possible. Scorpio however was fast. He hit Cobra's lower back

"AAAWWW . . . . . "

"Time has come to separate the true villains from the phoney villains !!!", Scorpio sarcastically said, remembering Cobra's words not long ago.

"Fuck you ! ", Cobra blurred out.

"Cobra got to his feet again and shot a stun dart to Scorpio. It hit him in his shoulder. For a few seconds Scorpio felt the power of the poison. Then it ebbed away. Only moments later he gave an uppercut to the stunned Cobra.

"No venom for me, Cobra ! "

Scorpio hit Cobra on his mask. He fell back, horrified.

Get out of here Cobra ! Now you still can ! ", Scorpio said. "Get out before its too late for you. "

"NO... ! "

Scorpio grab Cobra from behind, his arm around Cobra's throat.

"Now, tell me where HD is, or I'll break your neck !!! "

"NEVER !!! "

Scorpio tightened his grip. Cobra felt something snatching .

"OKAY ! OKAY !!! I will tell! "

"I'm listening ! "

"WE put him in that wooden box, over there !!! ", Cobra pointing to a dark corner.

MV, who at last had regained power to his legs again, checked it out.

"Yes. He's in here, Scorpio !! He is unconscious, but he lives !! "

"Let me go you . . . . . !!!", Cobra squirted out.

Scorpio punched Cobra in the stomach, making him double ! Then he kneed Cobra in the groin

" OW!!! you fiend !"

"WALK, COBRA !!! "

Cobra still groaned from the last hits. Then he rushed out the door. Never before had Cobra fled away from someone.

"YOU WILL PAY, SCORPIO..... PAY WITH YOUR LIFE ..... I PROMISE ......."

Scorpio only smiled when he saw Cobra disappear.

The Masked Villain realised he only survived this time because of Scorpio. He thanked him for that and knew he never would double-cross this Scorpio ever. Scorpio waved MV's thanks away and rushed to see how HD was doing. He still was unconscious.

"Bring him to my lab. We have to get him on his feet again !!! "

A new beginning, part 13

The Masked Villain realised he only survived this time because of Scorpio. He thanked him for that and knew he never would double-cross this Scorpio ever. Scorpio waved MV's thanks away and rushed to see how HD was doing. He still was unconscious.

"Bring him to my lab. We have to get him on his feet again !!! "

It was several days after the Hero-destroyer was saved by Scorpio and the Masked Villain. The situation HD was in looked bad at first, but his wounds were quickly taken care of by Scorpio. For as far as Scorpio knew HD was alright again: at least physically. He still had no idea what the effects would be on HD's mind. Time would tell. In the meantime both he and the Masked Villain would have to pay close attention to him. Maybe something would pop out.

One night HD came back after he was away for several hours. When he saw the Masked Villain, he tried to avoid him. Didn't want to talk to him just now. MV saw HD had something to hide and made sure he reached him before HD could escape to his quarters.

" Thought you were running away for some reason ! "

" NEVER !!!"MV had his doubt. He thought HD was guilty of messing around with a hero AGAIN ! He knew what effect Sqwarecut did have on him. He wanted to be sure this would never happen again to HD. He still wanted to toughen him up . . .

" Did you meet any heroes. HD. Tell me ! Do you still secretly meet any hero ? "

" No, MV. I don't ! I was out on the streets on my own this night ! "

" . . . but maybe earlier this evening ? "

" Earlier ? Hey, I was ..... ALONE !!! If that's what you mean !"

" No meetings yesterday morning or night with heroes??? "

" NO ! No one there last night !! "

" And . . . "

" And what ? . . . It was a pity ....!!!", HD spitted out . He felt uneasy with this interrogation.

" Hey ! Why the hell do you interfere with my life so much . . . ? "

" Hey, why don't you escape from Cobra on your own then ? "" Why did you ask him to beat me up in the first place !!! "" I never did ! Maybe he heard you were there...no love lost between you two hey ...! "

" MV ! Stop this! If Scorpio would know you treat me this way . . . "

" Scorpio is out. He won't know, will he ? "

MV looked into HD's eyes. HD stepped back a little. He feared those eyes, didn't really know why, though.

"and why would I rescue you then???? "" Did you ??? I guess Scorpio did ... not you !!! You stayed a bit behind .... ! "". . . and who brought in Scorpio...the wind. ?? Only because I got him there . . .so I saved you . . . which brings up the question . . . why would I save you if I asked Cobra to hurt you? "

" Who knows what goes on in your twisted mind ... maybe you just like to torture me . . . and you can't do that when I'm dead, can you !!! "

" Someone is very spunky today . . . Did you wake up on the wrong side of the mental hospital bed ? "

"Hope one day you will experience the same thing . . . Being tortured that much . . . I think you can't stand any pain ... "

" I can give it though ! "

" Just what I thought ... Well, HD can take more then imaginable "

The Masked Villain then lifted HD by his sweaty armpits and hold him against the wall. He looked straight into HD's face.

" Listen here HD...I saved you...and I can destroy you again . . . so watch your mouth. "" I think you can't. Bainbridge is dead and Cobra ran like hell .... from Scorpio .. not from you !!! "

MV slammed HD into the wall

" So you think because Scorpio is around you can be tough against me ?? ", MV barked at HD like he was a puppy

HD only moaned from the impact to the wall.

" . . . ooooggghhhh ... ", but he knew MV was closer to the truth then he might know himself. MV got nose to nose with HD and whispered to him. " Just remember...I CAN break you...and HE won't stop me... "" You just try ...... Ooooggghhh .... ".

" I have done it before...remember a long time ago...SQ?? "

" Yeah, what about SQ ? "

" Remember how you felt when you crossed me and I took it out on him ? "

" I hated you !!! With all my heart !! "

MV bent over to HD and whispered again

" Don't tempt me to do it again....I know your weaknesses, remember ? "

HD didn't answer ! He remembered it all too well ! He looked straight into MV's eyes. MV stared right back. Not much later HD crumbled down, his eyes faced the ground.

" I am sorry . . . . "

" You should be, you pathetic soul !!! "

MV looked at the pathetic,worried HD . . . felt something pressing against him. He looked at HD's lycra suit

" HD...don't tell me this is making you horny ??!? "

HD looked down . He was shocked himself. He looked up at MV with fright. "

" NOOOOO !! Please . . .. not . . . .I apologize ..... "MVstared into HD's eyes again . . . wondering what was really going on in that head of HD. HD himself was scared of MV's reaction to this upset.

" Don't pull that with me HD . . . This is business . . . Only business !!! "

HD is ashamed and jumps away from MV

" I hate you !!! "

" Yeah, I can see how much! ", MV responded while looking at his crotch.

" Fuck you ... !!! "" Is that what you want?? I don't think so...but at least your taste is better than when you wanted heroes ! "

HD looked at MV with disgust. He had no idea why he got aroused by MV. It was just impossible. He and that man. HD was horrified only thinking about it.

" Never MV, never !!!!! "

" You're right, NEVER...but your crotch doesn't match your mouth....work on that will you? "HD grabbed his head. "What is happening to me !!! Tell what you did to me !!!!!! "

.

The two heroes struggled . . . and they felt fear. Slowly but surely they turned into vines. Their whole bodies covered in thick vines, only their faces still recognisable. For the rest nothing different from a real plant.

Beast Boy's tears were forming when he saw the two heroes in pain as the creature began to feed on them. His muscles tensed. . .roared. . . and he broke the bonds which were made of tough vines on his wrists and ankles. His muscles started to grow tremendously. . . and suddenly. . .the cage bursted ! ! !

Not only Superboy and Mike but even the enemy was shocked by what happened behind their backs. They looked to see where the sounds were coming from. Beast Boy was laying flat on the ground. Slowly he got up to his feet again. Superboy and Mike were speachless when they saw what had happened to Beast Boy . He looked totally different.He looked like a werewolf! ! ! Seven feet tall and rippling muscles with golden long thick fur all over. He snarled, showing his canines. . and he charged at the enemy. . .slashing it with his sharp claws, cutting the enemy into pieces quite easily. Vines tried to grab him. .. but he snapped them easily. Darts were shot at him , but they were unable to penetrate his fur coat. Then with a thrust, Beast Boy jabbed the enemy deep with his claws. The enemy screamed and shrieked, green juices bursted out, covering BB. The enemy fell onto the ground.

Then Beast Boy turned around, seeing the vines on the two disappearing. He jumped into a bush . . .gone. .. both Mike and Superboy were suprised and puzzled. They couldn't move just yet but after they changed back into normal, they chased after Beast Boy. The enemy was laying on the ground. . .limp. . .green juices flowing. . .they ignored him and went after Beast Boy.

After some searching Superboy could hear some sobbing sound. They rushed to the place the sound was heard. There they saw Beast Boy, squatting behind a bush . sobbing. Beast Boy noticed the two and asked them to go away.

"I always change into a werewolf when I am too excited !!! "

Beast Boy thought the two heroes would not like him anymore, thinking he was not normal. Mike smiled and gently hugged Beast Boy, patting him.

"Hey !!! We will always love you no matter how you look like or how you act "

Beast Boy slowly stopped crying and smiled again. He kissed Mike and even Superboy.

" Hey !", Superboy made a face at him. Beast Boy returned a face and they began to quarrel again. Mike smiled. .. . everything was back to normal at least.

The three got on their way again. But soon Mike showed a worried look. His sixth sense told him that someone was watching them all along. He felt the hair on his back standing. He looked around. . . no one there . . .the two others were ahead already . They shouted back at Mike. Mike broke out of his trance and carried on his way.

A new beginning, part 14

HD looked at MV with disgust. He had no idea why he got aroused by MV. It was just impossible. He and that man. HD was horrified only thinking about it.

" Never MV, never !!!!! "

" You're right, NEVER...but your crotch doesn't match your mouth....work on that will you? "HD grabbed his own head. "What is happening to me !!! Tell what you did to me !!!!!! "

" Hey HD ! ", MV said." What is it ? "

" I think your hormones took a wrong turn ! " Hearing these remarks HD stepped close to MV

" What is it ? ", MV asked.

" Don't ridicule me!"

" You know it is impossible not to ridicule you...you are such an easy target! "

HD grabbed MV by the shoulders." Please MV, don't say that .... ".MVillain threw HD's hands off his shoulders...pushed him against the wall

" What are you thinking...touching me like that??? "

HD looked straight into MV's eyes and asked him what the harm was in doing just that. MV lifted HD up by his throat . . .

" NO ONE TOUCHES MV...DO YOU UNDERSTAND !!! "

" MV .......... ", HD got out still staring into MV's eyes. MV stared right back at HD...

" Put me .....down ........ It's only that ........ "

" MV grabbed HD by his sweaty armpits . . . and lowered HD without dropping him

" It is WHAT, HD ? "

" I only hoped we could be a bit more friendly ....... "

" Friendly...me and you?? Are you nuts??. MV does not have friends ! "

" What's wrong with that ? ", HD said, while touching MV's side softly ....

" It's just...different....that's all !!! "

" Why not .... if we do team up... ? "

" That's why I saved you . . . to team up and defeat heroes! "

" I'm glad ... you did ..... and ...... ". HD put his arms even more tightly around MV's waist

" When those guys were hurting you, it upset me . . . almost! ".

When saying this MV looked puzzled at HD." Although we had our quarrels , I always admired you MV. Even when I was around Sqwarecut ... you ARE strong ... "" Well..uh, thanks, HD....despite my constant yelling...I kinda admire you too ! "" Me...??? Why ....?? "

MV threw HD's hands off his waist...he got upset. HD pressed himself against MV

" Why did you have to mention Sqwarecut??? ", MV angrily got out.

" Why .... what ?? What's wrong with him..... don't even know where he is ! "

MV pounded HD's chest...

" I can't stand hearing about him...don't ever talk about him to me! "HD lowered his eyes and promised MV he never would mention Sqwarecut again to him. " I never dared to tell you this .... ". " Tell me what? "" Hey... I was afraid you would let me see all corners of this room ", HD said to MV, showing a little smile.

"Never dared to tell you . . . . HD really loves you .... "" You...what??? "" You .... you .. didn't know yet ?????? ". HD blushed all over ...... "Fuck . . . . ."

" No...I never imagined . . . . especially with your affair with Sqwarecut... "

" He was a mistake ! ", HD stated.

MV slowly reached out and put his hand on HD's shoulder. HD sighed.

" I need you MV ... I need a strong arm to guide me ..." You know I am here for you....It's just that no one ever... "

" No one what ..... Please .... what is it ? "

MV stared straight into HD's big brown eyes...No one had ever said that to him before. He looked down, while HD felt he was getting excited a bit ...

" You already knew I could be soft .... that got me into trouble with SQ in the first place. But HD always means what he says. "

" Yeah, but I never knew it could be like this for me....I thought I'd always be alone.". HD took MV's head and put it close to his own. MV was puzzled.

" I love you ... I only love strong men . . . ", HD said.

" I...don't know what to say....what to do....I am so confused... "

HD pulled up MV's mask so his mouth was shown. He then kissed MV softly. There were no words between the two men anymore. Then didn't say anything . MV was stunned when HD kissed him....with such full lips.

" If you don't want me , I don't want to see anything more of your face.... but you do have a wonderful mouth ...

The Hero-destroyer then kissed the stunned MV once again, soft but deep ...

" So do you . . . your lips have always intrigued me! ", MV responded...just as deeply. They kissed for a long time. HD got his hands slowly onto MV's butt cheeks. MV pulled himself into HD . . . ran his hands through his thick hair

" Oh .... why did we ever quarrel before this .... All wasted time ... I was afraid to admit my feelings . . . I'm sorry

HD put his hand on MV's growing bulge ..... MV pushed HD's body against the wall and unzipped his spandex suit, exposing a muscular chest

" Uh...HD...uh.... ". HD even more caressed MV's bulge now . . . stimulating it

" HD...what are you doing...that is so......wild...do it . . . more.

HD squatted down before MV and bit into MV's balls through the fabric of his suit. MV burried his head in HD's hairy chest, caressing his sweaty underams . . . smelling his manly musk. He felt HD's bulge pressing into him. HD grabbed a hold of MV's tights and slowly pulled them down.

" WOW! HD!...you're amazing... ". Then HD pulled down MV's thong making his cock jump out. HD took it into his mouth and started sucking it .... The masked Villain threw back his head . . . never felt like this before. HD sucking it .... in and out .... up and down . . .

" This is.......ungghh...amazing.....WOW HD !!!!! "

HD bit MV's cockhead lightly ..... carassing it with his tongue. Then MVgrabbed HD's bulge and started to caress it.

" Uuunnggg . . . . ", HD groaned.

The Masked Villain began to thrust his hips in and out of HD's mouth. At the same time HD searched for MV's love hole. Having found it, he got a finger into MV's ass. He reacted by grabbing HD by the hair, pulling him in closer. The Hero-destroyer kept on sucking MV's dick .... harder now ..... more violent . He definitely wanted to taste MV's cum .... MV began to thrust more violently

" Ungghh....Unggghhh . . . "

HD kept on chewing his mushroom head ...

" come on MV .... give me all .....

MV desperately grabbed HD's head and pulled it into him....

" Uhhnnnggghhh HD.....Uhhnggghhh . . . . . . here I . . . . . cum....

UUHHNNNGGGGGHHHHH..............UUUUUUNNNNNNGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!

HD's mouth was completely filled .... MV shot huge loads of white creamy hot cum into HD's mouth who tried to swallow all MV gave him . . . . .

After his ejaculation into HD, the Masked Villain pulled HD up and looked him straight into his eyes.

" HD...thanks...that was awesome !!!! "

MVaggressively kisses HD.

" Hhhmmmpppfff....... ". HD got his fingers out of MV again. MV let go of HD

" Now it's your turn, HD. What should I do?? "" Do whatever your heart tells you to do !!! If you really love me you know ..."MVpulled his still masked face close to HD's..." I really think I do love you HD...and I am glad to finally admit it !! "

The Hero-destroyer looked again in MV's lovable eyes ...... MV had tears in his eyes

" May I kiss you once again . . . . on your mouth , please ... "

" Yes...please !! "

HD pulled up a bit of MV's mask .... and he kissed MV passionately ... deep and hot ... their tongues

met in a long embrace. . . . . . . . . . MVexplored HD's mouth with his tongue...tasted what HD had

swallowed....was intrigued !!!!

" HD..that taste...is that....? "

" Yeah, you like it .... it's yours ! "

" That's why I wanted it myself ! "

" That's really good stuff "

" HD . . . You touched my mask... "

" I hope you allow me ..... "

" I am afraid . . . No one has ever seen me... "

" I .. I know, but .... "

" But...what??? ", HD looked at MV with friendly asking eyes ...

" I am afraid . . . You may not like me after all !!! "

" NO ... that can't be .... please will you let me take it off completely .... "" I...don't know...it's just... "HD kissed MV again on his mouth" No, MV .... you can really trust me on this . . . "

" Only if YOU want to .... "

HD caressed MV's upper body ... his pecs, his shoulders, his abs.

" I'm so confused . . . ", MV replied.

" Your body is devine ... did anyone tell you that ever ....", HD said.

* MVcaressed HD's bulge

" No... "

" Sigh ..... ". MV blushes under his mask...the exposed part of his face showed his blushing. HD started to roll back another part of MV's mask while caressing the lower part of MV's face. . . . the part already visible below his mask.

" I am nervous...can't you understand that?", MV softly spoke out.

" Yes, I do know .... "

" But if you really love someone .... "

" Yes... "

" ..... well, I would do anything for you , right now "

" ANYTHING !!!!!!", MV got out.

" Really??? That is just incredible...but... " MV faced away.

" .... but you must be able to trust me too ......", HD finished MV's sentence. " I think it would really help you when you took of your mask ....You would be free for the rest of your life . . . . hiding behind a mask all your life must be tough ... "

The Masked Villain began to cry a bit.

" But what if... "

" ...if what ..... ", HD asked. " . . . nothing bad will happen ..... I promise you ... "

HD took MV into his arms.....

" What if you don't think I am as handsome as SQ?", MV fearfully got out.

" Please MV ..... do it for yourself ... only yourself ... not for me !!! You will grow .... get a more complete life .... "

"Let me think about it...but first...I want you to experience the same pleasure you gave me "MV reached down to caress HD's bulge. HD looked down at MV's actions ... He looking into MV's eyes ... smiling .... Then MV took HD's cock out of his thong...wondering what to do...

" Just do it .. MV ... just take it into your mouth ... "

" And then what?? "

" suck me ... suck me hard .... "

* MV grabbed HD's cock into his hand...kneeled down

HD was shivering

" SUCK ME MASKED VILLAIN . . SUCK ME HARD . . MAKE ME CUM LIKE NEVER BEFORE !!!!!!!! "

The Masked Villain threw a bucket of cold water on HD." HD...You're talking in your sleep....sounds like you needed a cold shower...what the hell was going on??

" Huh ...... what ..... ?? ", a sleepy and confused HD got out .

" ....... "

" WHO ...?????? "

" What are YOU doing here ???????? "

* MVillain stood over HD, hands on his hips...staring disgustedly at HD

" NOW, TELL ME . . . . . You were making so damn much noise, we thought you were having a nightmare about Cobra

HD was still too confused to really answer.

" no, what .....???!? "MV looked at HD's crotch. HD looked at it too. They both saw a completely stiffened cock.

" Oh, not again with the attraction thing HD...calm that thing down will ya !!!! "

HD then looked up at MV again. He now remembered the dream he had........

" What is your problem, HD? "

" What DID you hear me say just now ....... ?", HD asked MV, while blushing.

The Masked Villain shook his head and walked away. HD got out of bed quickly. He was naked and searched for his spandex.

" No, tell me .... what did you hear ....... ", he asked MV, while he was dressing himself as quickly as possible

" please .... "

" You were calling out my name and asking me to do some, rather disgusting things to you...should I elaborate??

HD got down on his bed again . . . head covered in his hands .......

" NOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!", he cried out.

HD knew MV knew" GET OUT OF HERE !!!!!!!!!!" WHAT DO YOU MEAN. . . GET OUT OF HERE . That's only for me to decide . . . And I can understand you must be so embarrassed, it's you who should run away now !!! Look how pathetic you are HD !!! "

" Hey. don't ...... I have it with you just now !!!"

HD provocatively rubbed his own crotch before MV

" Don't what??"

" ..... don't call me pathetic ..... "

MV looked in disgust at HD rubbing himself.

" . . . . and don't do that when I am around! "

MV punched HD.

" Hey ... dreams do come through sometimes ....!!!!!", HD was smiling . . . .knowing MV would dislike a remark like that very much

" Don't know what this dream was exactly . . . . but it's not becoming a reality. Funny, you show how soft you really are when you walk around hard like that....pervert "

HD didn't accept that kind of remark .. from anyone. He jumped at MV

" YOU TAKE THAT BACK ....NOOOOOWWWWWW "MV rolled over...had HD under him

" I don't think so... ", he said while kneeing HD in the crotch. " . . . and put that thing away...NOW...you may hurt someone with it.

" Only the ones I love . . . so don't you be afraid ....."

" SOFTY . . . . "

HD is outraged now and grab MV by the troat

" Unnnggggghhh ...."

" P..U..T M..E D...O..W..N N...O...W..........", MV squirted out, but HD had the advantage just now and kicked MV between the legs . . . . It had not much effect. MV had a cup to protect him....

Then MV kneed HD into the sensitive and still hard crotch. HD bent over, in pain, but he regained himself very quickly He tossed MV over his shoulder ... spreading him out onto the floor

" AAAHHHH . . . !!! "

MV got a knee into his face.

" What the fuck do you think you ar doing?", he got out.

" Nobody calls me a softy and gets away with it ...", HD replied

" OUCH . . . . . "

HD started to choke MV. He felt his hard one coming up again ... and this time it's NOT a dream !!! "

MV pulled HD's hands off his throat but HD then hit MV's face with his own forehead.

MVfelt HD's prick protruding. He got dizzy. HD grabbed MV's head slamming it backwards to the floor" Unnggghhh . . . . "" NO ONE , YOU UNDERSTAND !!!", HD again trying to choke MV ..... The Masked Villain reached out and grab HD's hard prick

" ....F..U..C..K....... " HD kneeing MV even harder into the crotch again ....

MV held on to HD's cock . . . . .squeezed

" ....AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH...... "

" How dare you??? ". HD forced MV onto his back , in doping so forcing him to let go of his grip on HD. Then he took a grab at MV's mask.

" I saw your mouth ... now I will see the rest .....!!! "

" Saw my mouth?? Are you nuts, as well as soft?? "

" Just shut up ..... ". HD pulled back MV's head while sitting on his back.

" S..O..F..T F..O..O..L........ "

" Hey ... stop that ..."The Hero-destroyer choking MV again ..... MV fewlt his forces ebbing away from him. He had to act or this fool would be the first to beat him ever. " You soft pathetic loser...you're no match for me !!!", MV got out.

HD got a knee hard into MV's right side . . . ..

" Play all you want...because you will pay....in a big way . . . . Unnnggghhh "

Hero-destroyer kneed into his other side too .... Unnnggghhh "

HD by now was so angry he didn't see any danger anymore .. He would even attack an elephant

HD elbowed MV right on his spine . . .

MV could tolerate the pain . . . knowing HD was about to make a mistake

" AAHHHHHHH..............."

HD elbowing MV several times now.

" So. . . . ..you . . . . . really can be rough.. . . . . .maybe I was wrong...

" SHUT UP .... !!!! "

" Is it possible that HD can be a true villain??? "The Hero-destroyer was now pulling MV's arms backwards .... to the extreme ....

" JUST . . . . SHUTUP "

Then MV ejected a dart from his glove into HD's side.

" ...uunngg... "

" The softy is tough....who knew? "

HD quickly got away with the venomous dart . . . not much harm done yet ... MV threw HD off...crawled away but HD kicked MV into his side . . . .. MV rolled over again. HD kept on kicking into MV.

" Ahhhhhggghhh..... aaaiieee..... "MV was now really beginning to feel the pain. The Hero-destroyer then elbowed him into his gutt

" So....is this how you warmed up Sqwarecut for sex too HD? No wonder he left you . . . . LOSER !!!!! "

At hearing these words HD gets even madder .... MV tightened his rock hard abs while HD crashed into them with all his weight ...

" Keep getting cheap thrills lying on me...", MV undermined HD's attack. " It's the closest you will come to your 'dream' "

HD hissed at MV: "No one ever defeated you . . . BUT I WILL ...... and everybody will see your face .. . .The Hero-destroyer grabbed MV's full mask .. . and started pulling.

" You will be history when it's done . . . "Then HD got an electric shock through his body . . . . He had not realised MV's mask was booby-trapped" "Fool...no one takes my mask...EVER !!! "

HD was stunned, dazed and fell back

" SHIT .... I should have known ..." You're too dumb to know anything . . . . . ."

The Hero-destroyer got up again stepping close to MV

" What DID you say ... TOO DUMB???"

The Hero-destroyer attacked again... viciously .... Heads collided . . . "

" Unnggh . . . . . . . "

" Yes, way too dumb to know how to defeat me...and too soft too! "

" You can't outwrestle me .... ", HD said confidently." Sure I can...and my dart will help..."

" You are hardly able to resist my potion, you moron! "" Your dart ... you failed with that attack . . . not enough of the venom inside me "" Well, nothing happening yet.......", HD smiled.

The Hero-destroyer now pushed MV to the ground covering him with his own body ...

MV felt HD's hard crotch poking him again...

" GIVE UP ALREADY ???

" Gee HD . . . You really do want me don't you? It's so sad you have to force yourself onto someone to get sex

" . . . . .

" You are pathetic...you know that?? "

" I'm not forcing myself to get some sex .... I only want to beat you up ,good !!!

" I had such hopes that after Cobra, you had gain character...but was I wrong "

HD kneed MV in his ball hard !!! "

" You like THIS then ??? "

" You know you are gettng a cheap thrill, I feel your damn cock in my leg, Trying to show you are a real man...please..don't make me laugh...you are a soft soft loser. Now get the fuck off me !!!!! "

MV threw HD aside who was now gasping . . . all his attacks had made him tired .... He got up slowly ... probably the venom inside him worked against him too ....." I . . . gasp . . . I will get you .. . . gasp .... down NOW !!!"MVillain dived on top of HD... and got face to mask with HD...

" ....oouugghh... "

* MVillain tilted HD's head to the side...

" You really want to kiss me.....don't you... "

" ...AAAAUUUWWWW........ ", HD cried out while he tried to get away from MV.

" ...........

* MVillain kept HD's head fixed . . . . moving his own mouth toward HD's.

" This is what you wanted . . . . right??? "

The Hero-destroyer looked straight into MV's eyes ..... "

" ............ "

" RIGHT ???"

" I won't tell you ... won't give you the satisfaction ...", HD got out.

MVillain leaned closer...lips were in position...

" Tell me...!!!!! "

The Hero-destroyer fiercefully struggled but he couldn't escape MV's strong grip ... MV helt him in place

" ........ please .........", HD started begging.

" Tell me HD... "

" You want this...don't you?? "

" I ... I ..... "

MVillain leaned in to almost kiss HD "

" WELL .................!!!!!!!!!!!! "

" YES ...................YES .....................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" * MVillain puckered his lips and HD looked away in disgust . . . . . ... he had told MV !!!

* MVillain spit HD into his face.

" ............. "

" no, please ....... "

"YOU FUCKING LOSER...you pathetic creature...there is no way in hell I'd EVER... "

The Hero-destroyer was trying to crawl away from MV .... but MV grabbed HD by the balls...

" Remember...I now hold your softy life in my hands....I can and will crush you if this doesn't stop...GOT IT??? "

" ..AAAAAIIIEEEE .....", MV twisted and squeezed....

" I can't hear you !!!! "!

HD felt tears come up ...... tears from pain ....... two kinds of pain !!! Then MV threw down HD who now was crawling over the floor , covering his hurt crotch with his left hand.

" .... and don't you ever touch my mask again...got it??? "

* MVillain kicked him in the side

" ............. "

" GOT IT? "

" aaauuwwww.... ", HD was rolling over, away from MV.

" I should ask Scorpio to disconnect that thing between your legs . . . maybe that would end your softness...hmmmm.."

" NOOOOOOO ..... "

" I know Scorpio invented that....if he only knew what a weakness it was... "

" You, you ......", HD stammered out.

" I will get you next time MV ... there will come a time, you won't be so lucky "

" I'll refrain from doing anything for now...but keep that thing out of my sight..and don't ever play romantic again...do you understand?

HD got up on his feet and in his anger and helplessness he spit in front of MV's feet. Soon after he left his own quarters, leaving behind a broad smiling Masked Villain.

A new beginning, part 15

The three got on their way again. But soon Mike showed a worried look. His sixth sense told him that someone was watching them all along. He felt the hair on his back standing. He looked around. . . no one there . . .the two others were ahead already . They shouted back at Mike. Then he broke out of his trance and carried on his way. With his sixth sense he exactly knew where to go and find Tempest. Still, he couldn't throw off the undestined feeling of being watched, being followed. Time after time he looked back , but nothing was to be seen. He wondered.

After almost three hours of cutting a path through the thick jungle three green huge apes suddently jumped in front of them.

"WHAT THE ..... !!! ", Suberboy got out, being far in front of the other two. Before he could get out a warning, he felt an awful pain. He was hugging his own torso, fell onto his knees, in great pains.... Mike knew, again because of his sixth sense, they were artificial apes powered by kryptonite. Beast Boy was the first to rush into the apes.

"No one was allowed to hurt his new found friend and get away with it !!! "

He fought them with some of his extreme powers. He threw all of the attackers away into the thick undergrowth. Then, before Mike could interfere, a net fell on top of Beast Boy. Quickly after that, a dart struck BB's ass. Beast Boy plucked it out. Too late however, he fell onto the ground. He was unconcious already.

A hunter look-alike men stepped out in the open. He was holding a blow dart.

" Two heroes down . . one to go !!! "

Four foes in front of him, maybe even more and both his friend down. Mike started to panic. He was not sure if he could take them all down. He just had no choice but to try. He would never leave anyone of his friends alone . . . . . never !!!

Then a voice was heard behind him. . .

" I already knew that you knew I was following you. . ."

Mike was shocked and turned around. A middle-aged man stood close behind him and sprayed a white mist over Mike before the hero even could react.

"I think this mist will has it's effect on you too, Mike. It surely had it's effect on other members of the Mago-clan! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! "

Mike choked and felt weak at once.

"WHAT ?? Who are ...... you ???"

"They call me Spectre, one of the destroyers of the Mago-clan. I worked together with Sempire, one of my closest friends !! "

"Uugghhe ....Uugghhe ...... !!! ", Mike started to cough severely. He could hardly speak anymore. Then one of his attackers bear hugged him. Mike could have sworn some of his ribs cracked a bit. Then Mike was slammed onto the ground . . . He tried to get up, although he felt like he was broken into pieces . . . moaning from the pain. The ape picked up the limp Mike. . . helt him high above his head . . and applied a back breaker. Mike screamed. Then the ape grabbed Mike's head . . .slammed it hard to the ground. . . Mike groaned. .. blood was flowing. .. and he was knocked out cold. .

He woke up when he heard some distant cursings from Beast Boy . He opened his eyes. He saw they all were strapped spread eagle a foot above the ground. . . bounded by some type of leather bonds. Mike's head hurt like hell and he tried to break his bonds. He was surprised not to be able to. He felt weak. All his strength had left him. Then he heard BB call at him.

" Mike! You alright ?"

"I'm not dead yet ! ", Mike answered Beast Boy. He even tried a smile. "... but how about you ? "

"I just can't break these bonds, damned !! They are too strong for me !! "

Mike looked around. They were in a laboratory of some sort. He saw both Superboy and Tempest beside him. .

" At least we found what we came here for !!", Mike thought to himself.

Mike was about to call out to the unconcious two when he heard foot steps approach.

It was Spectre, the scientist. Beast Boy , with his temper, started to curse the man as soon as he entered. Spectre only smiled at Beast Boy. Mike stared at him angrily, he flexed his muscles again , trying to break the bonds.

"Don't waist your strength, boy !!! Although they are just plain leather bonds that hold you all, it's impossible for you to break them. I drugged all of your powers. You're no more than a plain human being anymore ...."

"Who are you ? What do you want from us ? "

" I'm the richest man here on this planet. . . and I'm a scientist . . . In my spare time I collect superheroes . . . usually cost me a lot of money to buy them from the villains around here. But recently I could add this red-and-black figure to my collection . . . ", Spectre said pointing to the now unconscious Tempest.

"And now I got you three too, never had to pay anything for it !!! It must have been my lucky day. "

Spectre continued in telling Mike he always had studied DNA-structures of all creatures in the universe.

"I have collected many creatures in past years. They came from different planets . . . had different costumes . . . some with masks . . . some with very special powers . . . like yourself !! "

He then told Mike that he collected each hero's complete DNA content by extracting it from their bodies. He pointed at the various glass containers in a dark corner. Mike looked closely and was shocked. Inside these tubes were the bodies of several men and women. It looked to him , they were superheroes although Mike didn't recognise any of them. They must have died in a terrible way . . . still showing horrible expressions . . . looked skinny. . . bones showing through both their costumes and skin. No muscle left anymore.

" I absorbed all of their DNA from them and collected it in special bottles. I now can create ANY new creature I want with the information out of their DNA. Give it the appearence and power I want it to have. Just have to clone parts of them together !!! "

Then Spectre slapped both Superboy and Tempest. They both woke up groggily. He then showed the four a device that was installed in the center of the room. It's was a round altarlike device with a twelve inche tall and three inche in diameter of clear crystal rod. Spectre explained that with the metal ball hanging from the ceiling he could collect some very special kind of electromagnetic rays from the universe. After those rays were adjusted by that crystal rod, the rays had the power to extract DNA from any living creature !!!

" The cells that will loose the DNA will die of course . . . and 'unfortunately' , so do the heroes !!! ".

Spectre laughed and pressed a button. Then a low humming sound was heard. Spectre kept on laughing when he left the room saying that he was going to take a little tea break.

A new beginning, part 16 (end)

Then Spectre slapped both Superboy and Tempest. Spectre laughed and pressed a button. Then a low humming sound was heard. Spectre kept on laughing when he left the room saying that he was going to take a little tea break while their DNA would be extracted from their bodies.

The four heroes desperately tried to break free from their bonds, but none of them had any chance of getting free. The ray from the ceiling struck the crystal rod, which then diversed it into four seperate beams. Each of the heroes was struck by one of the rays. Immediately they spasmed and jerked, screamed. It felt as if their bodies were cut into pieces, tiny pieces.

Mike, in his own torture, watched the others. They were suffering huge. If only he could do anything to stop this. If Spectra had been telling the truth there would be little time to escape. Mike saw four tubes being filled up with a thick slimy liquid. The liquid in front of Beast Boy had a golden color, Superboy's turned red, Tempest's black and the tube in front of himself was transparant. On the device in the middle of the room, four strokes of paper were spitted out. Mike tried to see what was printed on them. Only long rows of block capitals were printed on it , but only A, C, G and T's . . . . . Then Mike realised they were the DNA-codes of themselves. He was shocked by it. How could their DNA-codes being recorded so quickly ? Mike tried to use his magic, still no use, still too weak. He was desperate, all of them moaning, sweating, panting. He realised his only chance was if the others could lend him their powers.

Suddenly the ground began to shake violently. The ground cracked and steam started bursting out. Pieces of the ceiling were falling off. Walls crumbling. The four were shocked. They thought their demise was near. Then Spectre rushed in, looked around and checked his computers.

" THIS IS NOT GOOD !!! THE PLANET IS GOING TO BLOW UP !!! "

" Whaat........", both Superboy and Tempest cried out.

"No real problem ! I'm out of here ! "

"What's wrong ? ", Mike yelled.

"The planet.... it's gonna crack! ", Spectra told them while he was collecting several items. " I must have misused the planetary energy for too long and now that energy has run amock. . "

Spectre grabbed a few things and a small box filled with colored tubes Then he rushed to his machine, looked back at the four helpless heroes and commented that the four were lucky.

"The process of your extraction is not completed but I already have enough DNA from all of you anyway. . .and I have the complete DNA-codes of you four. Then Spectre escaped, left the four heroes behind to face their fate of ultimate doom!

The bodies of the four helpless heroes went limp as a result of the torment just now.

"Superboy, Tempest, we should act fast now or we will be doomed !", Mike got out. "The machine may be broken, but I don't think we will survive anyway, if we won't get away from here soon "

"The planet is gonna blow up soon ! ", Beast Boy added as if nobody knew yet.

Mike tried to break the bonds again by using his magic. It was no use. Then he asked the other three to give him their remaining powers. They agreed and Mike quickly concentrated. Aura's began to flow from the three into Mike's body. Soon, the aura's died out and the three heroes fell limb, almost unconcious. Mike knew, everything depended on him now and he flexed his muscles. The bonds seemed to be giving away and with a roar Mike managed to break them, at last. After he got out of the bonds himself, he undid the three others of their bonds.

By now the boiling lava began to flow and the temperature was rising. . .FAST! ! ! Mike huddled the three together and tried to teleport them away! The golden globe was formed, but disappeared too soon. He was afraid that this could happen. In his much weakened state, even with the combined powers from the other three, he couldn't manage to teleport them all.

Then the complete ceiling fell down. Mike with the last of his strength, casted a force field. It protected them from the impact. The lava then covered the forcefield completely. Even protected by the shield, they could feel the intense heat covering them up. Mike felt he had lost the last of his powers. The shield started to crumble down, fading away. He feared for the worst and looked desperate to the other three, he was unable to protect them anymore. He failed totally and because of him they all would die.

" Please . . . . forgive me . . . . I failed you . . . all !!!"

Superboy grabbed Mike by his shoulders.

" Don't feel guilty Mike . . . We all decided to go into this together . . . If so, we will die together too ! ", Superboy told Mike.

"I may die soon, Mike, but I'm glad I found my brother first !!! "

The four realised they had no chance to survive this anymore. They grabbed each other's hands . . . . MIKE . . . . . !!!! NOOOOOO . . . . . SUPERBOY . . . . !!! . . . . . . Even before they could really say goodbye. . . BEAST BOY !!! . . . . quite suddenly the shield disappeared . . . . TEMPEST. . . . !!!! . . . . and from a far distance . . . one could see how the planet was blown into tiny particles. No sound was heard in space when the planet died, together with all of it's inhabitants.