Okay, so looks like I found a good stopping point and this will be a little longer. May take a day off before I start chapter 4, maybe not, depends on how badly I get yelled at by Mala by the end of this.
Fifteen Hours Later
Reiena had fallen asleep hours ago, she just couldn't stay up, and when she awake, she found that her wrists and ankles were no longer bound. Seeing an opportunity, the ex-circus performer decided to try and escape on her own. She looked around and noticed a window a bit off of the floor and hoped she could reach it. Moving the cot she had been on over to the window, the young Gothamite climbed on top of the cot and was able to jump up and grab the frame of the window.
Straining her arms, Reiena pulled her body up enough to see if she could figure out where she was. Just as she got the bottom of the window in her view, the door started to open and Reiena tried to get higher to break the window and escape. It didn't work as just as she got her elbows into the window's frame, a laser shot out the window and the glass blew into her arms and face and the pain from the glass caused her to release the window and fall onto the cot.
"You are very persistant, I was just bringing you some food and water, but now it seems that you will have to be punished." Luthor said as Reiena rolled over on the cot and looked at the man.
"Bite me, Luthor." Reiena said, venom in her voice.
"Mercy, it seems that Reiena needs to be taught a lesson, please prepare her." Lex said, and with that Mercy smiled as she walked over and grabbed Reiena. Soon enough the two adults were walking out of the room with the right hand woman carrying the struggling teen.
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Four Hours Later
Bruce and Dick were working through all possibilities that Batman and Robin could help Reiena, but every plan had one fault that Luthor would realize they were there and possible harm or even kill the girl wonder. Suddenly there was a knock at the door and it was the hotel concierge again, with another envelope. Dick was the one to answer the door and accepted the package. When he opened it there was a recording audio tape and a picture.
The acrobat was about to go from beloved innocent teen to full on bat mode. The picture was that of Reiena tied to a chair and now she had bruises and cuts on her body. Bruce saw the picture and had a glare that could burn the picture right then and there. The billionaire took the tape from his son and put it in an old tape player and pressed the button.
"Hello Mr. Wayne, you may have figured out who I am by now, so why not let you hear your daughter's voice. Some of it will be her talking to you directly, the rest will be her punishment for trying to escape. Why don't you go ahead and talk to your father now, dear Reiena."
"I'm alright, Bruce, don't worry."
"See, she's fine, but now, it's time for her punishment. Mercy, if you would please."
"Right Lex."
The next sounds were of Reiena crying out in pain, and at some times, Bruce and Dick could have sworn they heard Mercy and Lex laughing a bit at Reiena's pain. The cries continued, but then Lex cleared his throat.
"One last bit of punishment, and then this will message will be over with."
"What are you….AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ."
"Since this is an audio tape you can't hear the electricity crakling as it entered Reiena's body."
Dick couldn't take it anymore and popped the tape out and crushed it in his hand. Bruce was now in Death DaddyBats mode and they had to figure out some way to get Reiena away from Luthor.
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Four Hours Ago, Abandoned Warehouse
Mercy had just tied Reiena to a metal chair and the Gothamite couldn't get free no matter how much she struggled.
"So my dear, I think your father needs to know about this, I'm going to make a recording on an old tape so he can only HEAR your despair." Lex said as he pulled out a dictation recorder.
"He won't give in, even if you threaten me, Batman, Robin and Cardinal will find a way to save me, without much injury to myself." Reiena said as she struggled again.
Lex didn't say anything as he pressed the record button.
"Hello Mr. Wayne, you may have figured out who I am by now, so why not let you hear your daughter's voice. Some of it will be her talking to you directly, the rest will be her punishment for trying to escape. Why don't you go ahead and talk to your father now, dear Reiena."
"I'm alright, Bruce, don't worry."
"See, she's fine, but now, it's time for her punishment. Mercy, if you would please."
"Right Lex."
Mercy started punching Reiena and she was taking the blows, but most were to tender spots from the glass that scratched her, so those punches earned cries of pain from her. Lex was laughing at times, along with Mercy, but then the pain stopped and Reiena opened her eyes just as Lex cleared his throat.
"One last bit of punishment, and then this will message will be over with."
Reiena saw Mercy coming back with some kind of cables and attached them to the girl's leg.
"What are you….AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ."
"Since this is an audio tape you can't hear the electricity crackling as it entered Reiena's body."
Lex cut the recorder off and, soon enough the electricity died down and Reiena just slumped in the chair, her breathing heavy from the pain. When she fully regained her breath and a strong state of mind, Reiena looked at Lex and just glared. The Metropolis villain just smiled and left the room, soon after Mercy removed the cables from her legs, the cyborg left out as well.
"Come on guys, figure out a way." Reiena said as she was left alone tied to the chair.