Brains over Blonde
The catering hall was buzzing like a hive. Worker bees in the form of thousands of men zipped about, hanging streamers, sparkling lights and flashy ornaments. Aphrodite watched them all from the seat of her plush chair as Slam fanned her with the cliché giant fan they had picked up at some novelty shop on the way over. The rest of the Loonatics were standing sentry at her sides.
"Chop, chop." She sang over the crowd. "I want this place to be dazzling for tonight's big event." She looked over to Milo who was assisting some men assembling a DJ booth. "Milo, make sure there's a proportionate proportion of slow songs to fast ones. I want enough chances to get close to my special men."
The men around her beamed at a chance at such closeness to their idol. They all practically melted at the idea.
"Thank you Aphrodite!" They chorused.
She giggled to herself and laid back in her chair. Then she decided to do something with the superheroes standing around her.
"You," She pointed to Duck. "Rub my feet."
He popped in front of her, a look on his face that equaled if someone had just told him to take as much gold as he wanted from Fort Knox.
She turned to Rev. "You, go get me some chocolate."
In a flash of moment he was out the door and back in microseconds with a high pile of boxes in his arms.
"I-didn't-know-if-you-wanted-Bonbons-bar-chocolate-truffles-cherry-corgials-chocolate-syrup-and- I-didn't-know-if-you-wanted-them-from-Belgium-France-Switzerland-Germany-or-Pennsylvainia-so-I-got-you-a-little-of-everything-I-hope-you-like."
She took a box off from the pile and opened it. She handed the assortment of Godivas to Ace, who was standing closest to her.
"Feed them to me."
A look for confusion covered his face as he watched her lean back in her chair, mouth open, awaiting him to drop a candy into it. He hesitated, even appeared to dislike the order. She saw this and her expression went south.
"Acey, don't you want to make me happy?" She asked with a pout and a wave of her scarf in his direction.
He strained, if only for a moment. Then his features took a docile grin.
"Of course, ya beautifulness."
He delicately removed a chocolate from the box and neatly placed it on her tongue. He sighed contently as she chewed.
"That's more like it." She smiled after swallowing. Her bliss was suddenly cut short as a frown stole her face. Looking down, she snarled towards Duck.
"Excuse me! Did I give you permission to KISS my feet?"
His beak still in mid-pucker, Duck relinquished her toes with a fearful gulp.
000-000
Miles away from the festivities, a certain determined bunny and coyote were putting the final pieces together of a plan of there own. A plan that Lexi was certain would this time work. Their motorcycles tore across the bustling streets of the city. The setting sun in the distance shining off the dark buildings as the streetlights were starting to come on.
"Got everything Tech?" Lexi asked from the seat of her cycle. Tech held up a mesh bag full of technological goodies.
"Got it all right here. Including the counteragent dispersal unit, all ready to go. All we need is that pheromone sample."
"Oh, we'll get it alright. No more kid gloves for miss Princess."
"And I've got a few surprises for her entourage too, in case they get rowdy." The coyote smiled with anticipation. Lexi smirked back, knowing of the tricks they had stuffed up their proverbial sleeves to prepare for this mission.
"Let's go dethrone the Prom Queen."
000-000
The music was loud and bumping. The throbbing base shook the room with every beat. Colorful lights strobed off the walls and around the room at a fervent pace. The room was thick with light, sweat and sound. Aphrodite was the centerpiece for the world's biggest rave. The drug of choice, her pink mist steaming off her gyrating body. She laughed, spinning with delight under the shine of the glowing disco ball.
"Dance! Everyone dance with me!"
Men overflowed the dance floor, squeezing each other into a masculine mosh pit. Arms and legs swinging and stomping with the music as their cheers suffocated under the music. The poor abducted women were smashed within the crowd, jostled roughly between the active males. The whole ordeal made them feel like sardines crammed into their tiny tin while still alive.
The pulsating music covered the Loonatics entrance into the improvised nightclub. And It didn't take them long to pick out the VIP.
"Follow my lead." Lexi told Tech before beginning to dance to the beat of the music towards the center of the room.
"Traditionally, the man is supposed to lead when dancing." He trotted after her.
"It's the 28th century Tech, nobody waltzes anymore."
As the two grooved through the gathering, they collected stray women in need of rescue and lead them to the exit. The men were so fixated on Aphrodite, it became evident they hadn't been aware of any other woman in the room to begin with. With the bystanders safely out, the true plan was ready for action. Again Tech and Lexi danced through the crowd towards the center of the room.
Aphrodite took a moment to smile at every man facing her in the circle that formed around her. She was riding the rush of pleasure this was all giving her. She closed her eyes and listened to their chanting praise over the music.
"We love you Aphrodite!"
Milo gazed at her devotedly. He then felt a slight tap on his shoulder. He turned around to Tech greeting him with a nervous wave.
"Mind if I cut in?"
Aphrodite gave the coyote a filthy look.
"What are you doing here?" She pointed with a sneer.
"Just here for the party." Tech smiled. "And of course, to get a look at the woman of the hour." He gracefully bowed in a full-blown gesture of chivalry.
"Really? Oh goody!" She clapped. At first, Aphrodite was delighted. Finally the mutt was giving her the respect she deserved. And she didn't even have to give him a whiff of her mist. Then she noticed he was still wearing that ridiculous facemask that made him look like he had an antiquated radiator strapped to his face.
"Wait," she began to make conclusions. "Where's that little rabbit friend of yours?"
"Right here Aphrodite." Lexi emerged from the surprised crowd. Her head was bowed solemnly, like a child knowing she was in trouble. "We decided, we just can't beat you."
Aphrodite smiled. This she liked.
"So you're giving up? Like, for real?" She was still wary, but the idea of Lexi volunteering her defeat was too yummy to ignore.
"How can we possibly fight you?" Lexi shrugged. "I mean, you've got practically all of Acmetropolis as your slaves, you've got all the man power, not to mention all the looks."
Lexi tried her best to hide her smirk. A little ego waxing was all it would take for a self-absorbed princess to drop her guard.
"Well, that is true." Aphrodite's pearly white teeth were even more visible now, a good sign the plan was working.
"I could never even dream of being as good looking, or as fashionable, or a popular as you. I could only hope that maybe, you'd take me on as a student?"
Lexi flashed a hopeful smile and big puppy-dog eyes. No need to say, Aphrodite was surprised.
"Me? Teach you?" the diva scoffed, but then she gave it another thought. "Well, with me teaching you it could only be an improvement."
Lexi shook with excitement.
"You mean it? Because if you did, I could help you too. I know a lot about fashion."
"You? Know as much about fashion as me?" Aphrodite chuckled, "I doubt that."
"Oh, but I do." The bunny argued. "Like that dress, Jon Marc Vogue, am I right?"
Aphrodite looked over the slim silver dress with pink trim she was wearing; it indeed was designed by that person.
"Yes, yes it is."
"And your shoes. Vanessa Wong, spring season, limited edition pump with the buckle strap."
"Ok, you're good." The villainess admitted.
"The earrings are Avery, that necklace is McKimson, and that hair clasp is by Hawkins," She paused, then whispered "last season, but I won't tell anyone."
Impressed to the point of speechlessness, Aphrodite internally applauded Lexi's knowledge of fashion and her name-dropping abilities. But, she was not about to let this rabbit get one over on her.
"Well, you know your stuff, but I doubt you know all the designers."
Lexi shrugged again.
"No, I don't. I couldn't for the life of me figure out who made that lovely scarf of yours." She closed in on Aphrodite, getting just close enough to have the end of the scarf within her reach. "Maybe if you'd let me see the label…" she made the move to grab it.
Aphrodite's perfectly manicured hand clamped down upon Lexi's wrist.
"Hold on, you're up to something." She sneered.
"Who? Us?" Tech tilted his head to one side, trying to look innocent.
"Yes, you. You think you're so smart pretending to be all nice to me to get what you want. Well guess what? I invented pretend nice."
"Then I guess it's time to stop pretending." Lexi offered with a smile and a swift leg swipe that knocked Aphrodite off her high-healed feet. Within seconds Aphrodite's horde shifted into "kill" mode and surrounded Lexi, but the lapin heroine remained calm. "You know Aphrodite, it's sad you hide behind all these men. You've set the woman's lib movement back hundreds of years."
Aphrodite climbed to her feet with a gnarled expression. It was working all according to plan. Aphrodite was so pissed she'd have to want to take Lexi out herself. And Lexi was counting on this. Only in a one on one, close quarters fight could she have the best chance at grabbing that scarf. Lexi decided one last verbal jab would do it.
"Let's face it, without your boy-toys, you're just a washed up, has-been."
Lexi waited for the impending blow. But instead Aphrodite's face shifted into a wicked looking grin that gave Lexi the shivers.
"So says the girl who only has a nerd to back her up." The diva smiled. "I'm popular and you're jealous."
"Reality check Aphrodite, this isn't high school anymore. You're not popular. You're fooling them and yourself." Lexi was sure now, Aphrodite was psychotic.
"You think name calling is the best you can do to take me down? Please, that's mean girl 101. I know the best way to get a girl to hurt is to hit them where it's personal." Her smile twisted sinisterly as she called into the crowd. "Acey, Lexi's being mean to me. Why don't you teach her a lesson?"
Darn the luck! So much for a one-on-one with Aphrodite. Ace leaped with an aerial summersault over Lexi's head and landed before her with sword unsheathed.
"You weren't the dancing partner I had in mind." She muttered.
"Lexi!" Tech moved forward to help her but a heavy thump of large hands clamping down on his shoulders told him he was not allowed any further. Seeing this, Aphrodite chipperly grinned.
"Good boy, don't let that mutt interrupt this little dance number."
Tech's struggles had no result.
"Slam, let go! You can't let Aphrodite do this!"
The coyote's protests fell on the deaf ears of the love zombies watching Lexi's plight. She dashed about the small opening she had, dodging Ace's graceful and accurate moves. Sword steel only narrowly missing her with each swipe. He knew she didn't want to fight back too violently. Her kicks and punches were all aimed to knock ace out, or at least disarm him, but the fellow rabbit wasn't letting her get any successful hits in. Tech had to get through to his fellow Loonatics. It was the only way to get Lexi the help she needed. But they were too enraptured by Aphrodite's love scent, too in love, too focused on her…
At that moment Tech got one of his brilliant "super-genius" moments.
"Besides, don't you think she's being a little biased?"
"Biased? What do you mean?" Duck asked with a tinge of suspicion in his voice.
"Isn't it obvious," Tech shrugged. "Aphrodite likes Ace the best."
Duck's bill took a downward turn, dropping open in a state of indignity.
"Is that so?" he sneered sourly. "That long-ear's been hogging the spotlight for too long!" With a puff of quantum smoke, he disappeared and reappeared right in the middle of the battle between Lexi and Ace, right where Aphrodite's attention had currently been. Ace recalculated his swing and crashed right into the snack bar. Aphrodite was livid.
"What are you doing?"
"You like me, right?" He leaned forward into her face. "Like more than Ace, right?"
"Wha? Whatever, just get out of my way." She shoved him away to the side and again ordered Ace to "Finish her!"
"See," Duck gloated to Tech, "She likes me more than Ace. She even touched me!"
"Maybe," Tech feigned interest, "but does she like you the best? I mean, are you her favorite?"
"Of course I am!" Duck defended this statement as if Tech had asked if the Earth revolved around the Sun. "Everyone knows that I'm Aphrodite's favorite!"
"You? I-seriosly-doubt-that-everyone-knows-Aphrodite-likes-me-the-most!" Rev protested, speedily getting in Duck's face.
"You think she likes you the most?" Duck scoffed. "You sir, do not hold a candle to moi."
"Aphrodite likes me the most!" A random voice called into the crowd.
"Aphrodite loves me!" Another fervently shouted.
"Pretty lady love Slam most! Not Duck." The Tazzy Devil blathered as coherently as possible, getting dangerously close to a violent gesture on Duck's personage.
The protests and disputes became more pronounced, quickly filling the room with arguments over who was Aphrodite's favorite. Verbal blows were soon replaced with physical ones as an all out brawl broke out filling the whole room with jealous suitors fighting over the top position of "most loved."
Lexi suddenly found herself leaping over men that broke through the boundaries of her fight with Ace lost in the midst of their own battle with one another. The interruption however was not putting Ace off in anyway. He still leaped at her with sword drawn, slashing with all his energy.
Aphrodite tried with very little effect to wrangle in her horde.
"Stop that! There's enough of me to go around! Stop! Listen to me!"
"Tech, a little help to even the odds?" Lexi asked, dodging a sword swing and a thrown chair simultaneously.
"On it!" Now being completely ignored by the men Tech had ample opportunity to act upon the next step of his plan. He reached into his bag and pulled out several tiny black balls. Tossing them into the melee they exploded with a green mist that expanded into a thick foam. Any man caught in the cloud was now trapped in a misshapen blob of sticky goo that had them suspended in awkward positions of mid-pummeling.
At this point the spreading skirmish was now even affecting Ace's usually masterful performance. His attempt to get a clean slice at Lexi was interrupted by two men tumbling in his path, knocking him over as they strangled one another. Taking advantage of the distraction, Lexi made her way to Aphrodite, who was still trying to regain control over her men.
"Boys, Boys! You can all have me, just stop all this! I mean it! Don't make me count to three!" She was sounding pretty desperate by now.
Sneaking up slowly, Lexi reached out her hand towards the flittering fabric of Aphrodite's scarf. It was just a few inches from her grasp. Her fingertips brushed the silk. Stretching out just a little more she grabbed it.
"Gotcha!" With a sigh of relief she gripped the end of the scarf firmly in her paw. They finally had it, after all the effort and setbacks they now had what they were seeking. Unfortunately, swept up in all the excitement of finally having the scarf in her hand, Lexi had forgotten that the other end was still attached to Aphrodite. The bunny looked up at the beet red face of her adversary. It looked almost as if at any second the diva's head would explode with rage.
"You! You ruined my evening!"
The outburst had a warning; the punch to the face did not. Lexi reeled back, loosing her footing and her grip on the scarf. She barely had time to collect herself before dodging a kick to the head from a high healed shoe.
"Oh, sure. Now she wants to fight me one-on-one."
Lexi now found herself faced with two opponents. On one side, Aphrodite; primed for a cat fight against the surprised bunny. On the other, Ace; still swiping with his sword at her head at any opening he got. Dodging him had been hard enough when it had only been the two of them, but with the crazed diva now out for blood, Lexi was finding it hard to keep focused on what to do.
"Tech, where's that backup?" She asked, ducking a swipe of sharp, crimson nails.
"I'm coming Lexi." He shouted back over the struggles and grunts of many men either trying to pummel each other senseless, or trying to free themselves from the capture-foam. He had one pellet left and he was readying his arm to toss it at Aphrodite. He took his time; if he was lucky, he could get her and Ace simultaneously. Sure, his boss might be miffed being captured, but once he got the counteragent for the pheromone, Ace would surly be forgiving.
There, in a split second he saw Lexi maneuvering in a way that would have Ace and Aphrodite side-by-side for just a moment long enough for them both to be engulfed by the foam cloud. He reeled back his arm and calculated the distance, air friction, and strength of throw needed. He hurled his arm forward, but a sudden jolt of someone landing on him threw off his balance. Just his luck, the pellet landed on the ground just at his feet, breaking open and dispensing its gas. He knew he only had seconds to react. Reaching for the dispersal unit, he pulled it off his belt and tossed it at Lexi, shouting.
"Lexi, catch!"
She looked up to see the disk shaped unit sailing through the air. She jumped up and caught it, looking back to see a very embarrassed coyote trapped in his own foam bomb.
"Sorry." He called to her.
Lexi grunted to herself, holding the device to her chest.
"Great, now it's up to me."
With her backup caught in his own backfire, Lexi took a moment to take in all her options. The other Loonatics were not in their right minds. Tech was no longer there for her to fall back on. Aphrodite was moments away from clawing her eyes out, if Ace didn't chop off her head first. The fate of normalcy in Acmetroplis was in her paws and if she doubted herself for even a moment from here on, it would mean she was not worthy of calling herself its protector.
She couldn't let that be. Zadavia picked her, not only because she had super powers, but because she had the skills to use them for the benefit of the people. She had the heart, the morality, the talent. Zadavia knew it, Tech knew it, and of course, Ace knew it. She remembered the trust he had in her that morning. How could she let him down knowing that he trusted her with his life? She couldn't.
So when Aphrodite came swooping down, ready to ruin her manicure slicing into Lexi's face, the rabbit knew it was now or never. A careful dodge to the side let Aphrodite fall flat on her face on the dance floor. Lexi's ears heard the oncoming swipe of Ace's sword long before her body naturally bent backwards out of its way. She was trusting her instincts, letting her reservations melt away. She had to focus on her goal, which was flittering in the breeze with every exasperated kick, punch and swipe that Aphrodite threw at her. With the next failed blow, Lexi reached out and gripped the pink scarf in her hand. With a graceful twirl around her opponent, Lexi unwrapped the scarf from around Aphrodite's neck. It was finally hers. A moment of victory.
A moment that suddenly turned very sour when Aphrodite pulled back on the loose end of the fabric. There was an even more intense look of murder on her face now.
"This is MINE!" The villainess hissed. "You can't have it!" A flying kick came up, nearly knocking Lexi's nose off if she hadn't moved back at the last second.
Another barrage of attacks ensued. With her prized possession in jeopardy, Aphrodite was not holding back. Her efforts were so rancorous and vehement that Ace was forced to abandon his assault to make way for her and she and Lexi struggled against each other in the center of the room. The two volleyed punches and kicks, each holding on to their end of the scarf, refusing to let go.
"Just give it up already." Lexi grunted, pulling with all he strength.
Aphrodite snarled in response. She lunged forward into a cartwheel, missing Lexi by mere inches. Coming around the rabbit so suddenly, the object of their tug of war was now wrapped around her body. And it seemed that's how Aphrodite wanted it. With her arms pinned at her sides, Lexi couldn't prepare herself for the diva wrapping a length of the scarf around her neck and pulling tightly.
"You want it so badly," the hot-headed woman growled. "Here it is!"
The fabric pressed against Lexi's throat, pinning her to Aphrodite's torso. Though it wasn't tight enough to choke her, it was uncomfortable and limited her movement to the point where it was evident that Aphrodite had the upper hand.
"Nobody takes what's mine." Aphrodite hissed in her sensitive ears, "I'm going to get everything I deserve. Including your boys." The villainess cast her gaze on Ace. He had been watching this unfold in silence, an absence of emotion on his face. Aphrodite smiled wickedly as a devious idea formed in her head.
"Acey," she said in a way that was like bitter honey "Why don't you have the honors of finishing her off."
Lexi's eyes widened at the very notion. Looking up at Ace, she couldn't believe he was coming towards her, sword drawn. This couldn't be happening. He'd never do this. Not in his right mind. There had to be a way to get through to him.
"Ace, think about what she's asking you to do. Is it really worth it?" He continued to approach her. "We're friends! Don't you remember that? We've known each other too long to let a villain get between us." He stopped only inches from her, staring down at her without any hint on his features as to what he was thinking. "You think you love her, but that doesn't mean you have to do everything she says. True love isn't about taking orders. It's about listening to each other and being equal. You should know that. You're smart enough to know you shouldn't be listening to her. Because I know you don't really love her."
Her fear took a strong hold as he lifted his sword. Aphrodite smiled with a chuckle under her breath. Tech struggled with all his strength to pull himself free of his constrictive foam. If he could just get his arm free he could magnetize Ace's sword away like he did before.
Ace swung a downward stroke with marksman speed. With a clean slice, Lexi suddenly fell to the ground face first. Tech gasped, jaw dropped.
"Lexi!"
Lexi lay there a moment, then slowly got back up. The scarf that had wrapped around her body was now lying limp in her arms. Behind her a bewildered Aphrodite held a tiny scrap of scarf in her hand. The two pieces had been neatly severed by Ace's trusty blade. He stood above Lexi with a happy, but pained smile.
"What was that?" Aphrodite questioned loudly. "What are you doing? I told you to finish her!"
"D'only thing dat's ova Aphrodite, is 'ar relationship." He answered, though it looked on his face like this was a difficult thing to say. Like turning her down was like pulling a sharp barb from his flesh.
"No! This can't be happening!" Aphrodite waved her arms franticly in a rage. "Nobody says 'no' to me!"
While her adversary was fully distracted, Lexi took this moment to place a scrap of the scarf into the scanning grid of the dispersal unit. A little red light turned on, along with a digital readout stating that the sample was being analyzed.
"Guess dere's a foist time fa' everything." Ace simply replied.
"Looks like the dance is over, Aphrodite." Lexi stated while getting to her feet.
Aphrodite looked around. Any men that weren't trying to rip each other to bits where trapped within Tech's foam. She glared at the two bunnies looking back at her with such defiance. Then, with one last desperate idea, she called out to the entire room.
"The one who destroys the rabbits will be my favorite!"
The room was filled with a quick silence as all the men snapped their gazes towards Lexi and Ace in the center of the room. Ace's expression now became even more uncomfortable.
"Eh, dis won't be good"
Lexi peeked at the dispersal unit. The light had turned yellow. It was synthesizing the counteragent but was only 50% done. They only had to survive a few minutes more.
Easier said then done as Duck popped out of the air right near the quarry.
"Get the rabbits? You don't have to ask me twice!" He rushed at them, generating two quantum eggs in his palms. "Aphrodite, your hero is at your beck and call."
Ace and Lexi looked at Duck, then at the mob of men also headed towards them from the other side, then each other. With a silent nod and smile they leaped up at the last second to have Duck knocked over by the tidal wave of masculinity. His energy orbs fizzled out as he lay, appearing as unheroic as possible, flattened on the floor. The men again clamored to attack the landing lagomorphs. This time Slam and Rev were a part of the rush.
Tech, this entire time had been watching with nerves on a roller coaster ride. But he had not abandoned his task of pulling his arm free of the containment foam. With a final firm yank, the appendage was free. A split second after, he summoned the DJ booth with his magnetism and hurled it into the super powered twosome knocking them back into most of the mob.
It appeared the good guys once again gained the upper hand over Aphrodite's love puppets. That is until Ace was grabbed from behind by Milo in a crashing tackle that pinned him to the floor under the man's weight. Lexi moved to help him, but the remaining angry men got between her and them, their teeth gnashed in pugilistic intent.
Ace tried to pull himself from Milo's grasp, but it seemed the man was using all the anger he had been holding back from seeing Ace overthrowing him as Aphrodite's "favorite" to give him strength. Aphrodite gave a gloating smile over the felled rabbits. With Lexi behind a wall of testosterone powered bodyguards and Ace held back by the arms of her own personal Prince Charming, the battle appeared to be won.
"You made a bad choice Ace." She grinned, "No man ever rejects me."
A soft beeping caught Lexi's attention. Looking down at the dispersal unit she saw the light had finally turned green and the display was flashing, "100%"
"Looks like you'll have to deal with lot of rejection real soon!" Lexi shouted, pressing the activation button and tossing the unit into the air.
The small disk shaped apparatus hovered mid-air over the hoard and began sprinkling the crowd with the clear counter-agent. The overly sweetened smell of Aphrodite's mist was quickly dampened with the cleansing rain. The room was suddenly filled with the fresh absence of the substance, and with it gone the minds of the men in the room where clearing out as well. Around her Lexi could hear the murmurs of "What am I doing?" "Why am I here?" and "My wife's gonna kill me!"
One by one, Aphrodite saw each man get up and walk out the door. They were done. They had lives to get back to.
"Wait! Where are you going?" She called to them. Most ignored her. Some cursed her out or insulted her with a physical gesture. Some murmured they were planning to sue for the emotional damages she had caused.
"You can't leave. We can still have a good time. Come back!" She fell to her knees, begging. Her cries fell into the air as if they never existed. No man turned back. Milo let go of Ace with a look of embarrassment and apology. He then turned his eyes to Aphrodite. She looked up at him hopeful and pleading. "Milo, sweetie. You'll stay. Tell me I'm beautiful. Tell me you love me."
Milo only shook his head. The withering look her gave to Aphrodite was harsh and bitter enough to tell her he was glad he had broken up with her all those years ago. He turned silently, even as she tried to grab his leg to stop him, and walked out the door.
"Sorry Aphrodite." Ace stood over her, "No love here."
She sat there, stupefied. Even as the other Loonatics gathered around her she stayed on the ground, trembling, mumbling to herself.
"This can't happen to me. I'm beautiful. I'm a cheerleader. I'm popular!"
Her voice echoed throughout the nearly empty room. The music had stopped. Confetti and streamers littered the floor, wet from the dispersal unit's shower and their color fading from the leaking die. Someone had turned the house lights on so the disco ball had lost its shine. The dispersal unit's liquid has also melted the foam that had been holding Tech and the unfortunate other men captive. The green slop was oozing around the floor, mixing with the ruined paper decorations. Only the coyote had stayed once freed. The six heroes stood around the dilapidated prom queen. Her hair a mess. Her dress wet and torn. Her make-up running from her sweat and tears. She looked like a wreck. A pitiful wreck.
Lexi sighed, she felt a twang of pity but it wasn't enough to get in the way of justice being served. She reached into her utility pouch and pulled out a set of handcuffs. Wrapping them around Aphrodite's wrists, she got in the last word.
"Oh, look, they match your dress. Who says I can't accessorize?"
Tech removed his face mask, finally able to breathe the air around Aphrodite without worry.
"You were right about one thing Aphrodite," he turned his head, eyeing the empty room. "You got everything you deserved."
Venus Brittany, broken down with nothing left of her brief, former glory, began to bawl loudly. The remains of her eyeliner dripped down her cheeks.
Duck shook his head, clucking his tongue with disappointment. He eyed his fellow teammates before saying,
"Pathetic, and to think you guys where sooooo wrapped up in her."