Amazonian Gauntlet Chapter One: Stirrings Gauntlet: noun. 1: A protective glove. 2: An open challenge. 3: An ordeal. gSo Wonder Woman,h Meredith V. began to ask on the set of her newest talk show, ghow is the bedroom life for the worldfs most famous woman?h Diana Prince, world-renowned as Wonder Woman, sat in a deceptively prim suit, poised in a perfect posture of sultry sexiness and sensibility. She was the antithesis of her interviewer: Meredith was showing her middle age--Diana would have the breasts of a twenty-four year-old forever; Meredith was crass, blunt, and tactless--Wonder Woman always spoke properly, politely, and subtly. Diana neither acted appalled nor did she show any inappropriate annoyance at Meredithfs question. Only a minor look of suprise or embarassment flashed across her face as she answered: gIt is well enough.h Diana didnft budge from her formal stance. She remained sitting, with her arms crossed in front of her envious bosom, and her legs crossed at a close angle, tightly wedging her thighs together. gThat bad, huh?h Meredith laughed. The audience of five hundred of the people of Metropolis also laughed. When any other woman would have flushed with embarassment or stammered at a clumsy defense, Diana waited patiently for the simian laughter to abate. gI have as much of a ebedroom lifef as I desire, when I desire, Meredith,h she paused for effect. gI doubt many women can make such a claim, though they all deserve it.h gWell, we may not deserve it as much as you,h Meredith laughed, holding a hand up to Dianafs superb figure. gWhat with the triple-A skills, and perfect body, you must be batting away men all day long. Whatfs your secret to getting business done while also looking fan-fucking-tasic?h gI simply donft let menfs wiles affect me. It is merely a matter of choice,h Diana stated. gNo love-sick Amazons on Themyscira?h gNot me.h A few weeks later, while trouncing a trio of gigantic dragons with Superman, something strange happened to Wonder Woman. It occured while she admired his final, powerful but perfectly controlled blow to the last dragon. As the monster fell defeated, Diana found her eyes lingering on the solid, defined lines of his biceps, the power of his legs, the might contained in his loins...She tried to shake the carnal thoughts from her mind, but she could not. With her eyes open, she was drawn to behold the power of his form. With her eyes closed...a moist imagination ravaged him. Shefd never felt this way before, even though shefd always admired Superman and even wished he would come to desire her, shefd never felt lustful after a man. Until now. Now, as Superman turned to regard his partner in heroics, his sky blue eyes meeting her fathomless navy blue eyes, misted over by a fit of passion. The pull was more powerful than anything shefd ever encountered before. If shefd been thinking properly, shefd know it was magic. But she wasnft thinking carefully by any means. gKal-El,h Diana breathed throatily as he gently floated to within a few feet of her. So close... gWhat is it, Diana?h He asked, genuine concern crossing his handsome face. gWhy is it that we, the most powerful man and woman on earth, must be prisoners to our own lives and responsibilities?h gI donft know what youfre talking--h gYes you do!h Diana interrupted. gIfm talking about us. Ifm talking about the love we share in every way but the most wonderful!h Kal-Elfs eyes darkened. gWe canft. I canft. Ifm married to a woman I love.h gBah!h Diana spat. gYou canft use that word for her. Shefs always been an opportunist, manipulating the most powerful men around her. And no one is as powerful as you. And as for love, I know you canft even really make love to her--or to any mortal woman. You hold back, just as you always hold back when you punch under-powered evil-doers. Youfre as much a virgin as I am.h Kal-El stared silently at Diana, hurt creeping into his eyes. gTell me Ifm wrong,h Diana pleaded as she strolled towards a cave that had been exposed by the destructive fight theyfd just finished. gTell me youfre completely satisfied by Lois. Tell me you donft want me.h gI donft,h Kal-El croaked helplessly even as he followed her to the cavefs mouth. gDonft lie to me, Kal-El, itfs insulting,h Diana said, hurt in her voice as she cast her golden lasso around the object of her affections. Superman didnft resist, he stood at full height, arms at his sides as the loop fell about him and was tugged taught. gWhom do you love?h gI love Lois.h Diana was crushed. In her heart she knew that was his answer, but she had hoped he would return her love. Were it not for the enchantment about her, Diana would have left it at that, but she was mad with lust for Kal-El... gDo you want me?h she asked as she used the lasso to tug Superman closer. He stopped a few inches from her, helplessly and tearfully looking down at her impassioned face. gYes.h Diana saw the tortured look in her belovedfs eyes, and if she were herself, she would have released him and sent him away. Instead, she flicked her wrist so that her lasso fell across Supermanfs neck and said: gMake love to me.h If she wouldnft have known any better, Diana would have sworn shefd been shot. Kal-El sped into her with imperceptible speed, his cock clumsily but forcefully bumping into her hip as he brought his naked body against her. gNaked?!h Dianafs mind shouted in horny surprise. The Man of Steel had instantly disrobed his iconic outfit as quickly as he was known to put it on. Diana, born and raised amongst none but women, was not squeamish about female nudity, but just seeing a naked man was...intoxicating. And this was Superman. Diana immediately grabbed hold of his exposed, erect penis and felt the power surging within as she sought to quickly disrobe one-handed. First, her golden bustier fell away from her breasts, which elicited Kal-El to thrust his rod against her marvelously smooth stomach. It was as though shefd been hit by a steel girder--the man of steel was an incredible specimen. Diana had never felt anything even remotely like this. Shefd never been touched like this, and certainly never with anyone as powerful as Superman. She was lucky she was invincible, very lucky, she thought, because otherwise Supermanfs mind-controlled thrusts would have killed any normal woman. For her, the pounding thrusts against her hips were maddeningly sexy.Soon, her star spangled panties were tossed onto the cave floor. gIfve always thought about this moment...h Superman admitted, still bound by Wonder Womanfs magic lasso. gEvery time we fought some supervillain, foiled some disaster, I watched you and thought about you naked.h gDidnft you ever just use your X-ray vision to see me naked?h Diana asked, moaning as Kal-El gently massaged her nipples, making them hard with erotic sensation. gOf course,h he admitted before kissing her passionately. His tongue probed her mouth deeply and thoroughly, and Diana imagined what it would feel like to have his cock deep in her throat. The thought made her wet. Superman finished the kiss, pulled his head away, and added: gBut this is so much better than X-ray vision.h gBy Hecate, youfve got that right!h Diana said as she exhaled sharply in pleasure. Kal-Elfs hands had found their way to her rounded butt, gripping her buttocks tightly in his two strong hands as his massive, throbbing penis searched for her wet vagina like a jack hammer looking for a crack in the pavement. His penis found her fleshy gateway wide open, waiting for his entrance into her. He slid in easily, but stopped in a moment of surprise. gA virgin? Youfre still a virgin? But you are one of the most beautiful women in the world!h Diana blushed. The lasso was still on him; he was telling the truth. She was one of the most beautiful women in the world. gI am a blessed warrior of Athena, virgin goddess,h Diana placed a hand at the base of his cock, urging him forward. gThe strength the gods have bestowed upon me extends to my maidenhead. Though many mortal men have tried, they could not penetrate my virgin wall. But you have the strength, Superman: Deflower me. Break me. Fuck me.h Kal-Elfs superhuman cock filled her widening pussy, sliding back the moist folds of her vagina as it made its way towards her intact hymen. Diana shuddered at the unbelievable sensation as Superman carefully plowed a furrow through her. She leaned forward, curling into his comforting embrace as she felt him throb against her hymen. She bit down on his shoulder in eager--and nervous--anticipation. In one smooth, powerful, spine-shuddering thrust, Supermanfs erection rocked through Wonder Womanfs hymen. The tight folds of flesh enveloped his rod, and, compounded by her spasms of pleasure, drove Superman to the brink of orgasm. His penisf subtle but sudden expansion sent shocks along Dianafs spine. The Man of Steel wrapped his left hand in the tousles of the Amazonfs dark curls. He gently pulled her head back as he pulsed within her pocket of warm skin, so that she began to hoarsely scream up at the cavefs ceiling: gKeep going! Donft stop, oh please Kal, donft stop!h Her breasts jostled against his face as he inhaled the sweat of her deep cleavage while his pelvic thrusts kept her gyrating in throaty gusts. Soon his breath began to stagger, his back muscles tensing as he thrust even harder and deeper as gouts of semen shot into Wonder Womanfs vagina. The two rocked together unevenly as they staggered to a conculsion, bonded together by a slight film of sweat and cum. It was incredible. Super speed, super strength, and super stamina enveloped the cave they sheltered in for their wild love-making, shattering boulders and cracking the very foundations of the cave network itself. Diana screamed in wild ecstasy just at the after shocks of sexual release. And somewhere a god plotted vengeance... Though she wiped his mind and snuck away guiltily from having sex that night, Diana could not escape the sense of attachment to Kal-El that she felt. She was infatuated with him: whenever he was away, she had to see him; whenever she saw him, she had to be close to him; whenever she was close to him, she had to have him. Several times after that first time, she would meet with him under some innocent pretext like crime-fighting. And then she would use her magic lasso to make him hers. After several times of this secret affair, Wonder Woman asked Superman(under the power of the lasso, of course) to leave Lois and marry her. He was powerless to say otherwise. It was as though she was fundamentally changed, down to the very makeup of her character. Shefd never seriously considered such thoughts before, but she wanted to marry him. She genuinely wanted to be owned by him, in the most deviant and innocent ways. But Dianafs life was not so charmed. Two months after Wonder Woman had first been deflowered by Superman, he was alerted to a threat in low earth orbit. Apparently, a space station had been hit by a piece of debris from one of Supermanfs previous battle. Feeling responsible, he opted to save the space station and its one dozen astronauts before it plummeted to earth. It was a simple mission, but he did not return from it. And Wonder Woman was there when it had happened. Unable to assist her object of affection, Wonder Woman agreed to allow him to do this alone. Instead, she watched from the earth as the flaming speck in the sky tracked a path towards the planet. She had expected it to stop abruptly as Superman caught it and set it back on a stable orbit, but the dot continued to burn brightly as it crashed towards the earth. Confident of her loverfs skill, Diana was unworried and looked for some sign that Superman had flown the astronauts to safety away from the death-station. There was no such sign. As the station got close enough for her to see, Diana began to panic. She flew up into the air and tried to arrest the stationfs fall: impact alone could be catastrophic to the area. But she was too late, she was barely able to slow the fall let alone turn it back into space. Both Wonder Woman and the station collided into the country side causing a massive explosion that rent the area for miles around, killing and injuring hundreds of people in the area. Diana arose from the wreckage, severely hurt but not crippled, and found Superman. Dead. A spike of kryptonite had been rammed through his chest by the impact of the crash. Chains of kryptonite still bound him, dead though he was. It took her several hours to piece together what had happened. The space station was a trap, obviously. A lead frame had shielded the interiorfs kryptonite trap, which mustfve ensnared Kal-El when he tried to rescue the astronauts inside. Whether they were pawns or villains, one could only guess, but the trap certainly worked. Superman fell with the station, helpless, and the impact itself sent hundreds of Kryptonite shards from the stationfs frame whizzing through the air like bullets, piercing and impaling Superman several times. His body was mangled like a piece of meat. Word soon spread of Supermanfs demise. Villains, encouraged by the developments, began to arise in greater numbers, bold without Superman there to dissuade them. Bloodbath ensued, with superheroes and villains dying in the veritable war that had begun. Most people despaired and questioned what could have brought about Supermanfs sudden downfall. But Wonder Woman knew what it was. There was not enough Kryptonite on earth to make a space station, and Superman made it a point to follow the traffic of even the smallest pieces of Kryptonite. He watched their movements like countries watched the movement of weapons grade plutonium. There was only one explanation: the gods. They must have used their powers to arrange for Supermanfs death, and there could only be one reason why: Wonder Woman had forsaken her status as one of Athenafs maiden warriors. Athena, surely had jealously provoked the godsf anger against Superman, thus sealing his doom. It could only be Dianafs fault; if she wouldnft have cavorted with him, Superman would still be alive. She dwelt on this for some time, but soon, Wonder Woman had to recognize that she was needed in the world without Superman even more than she was needed before. Wonder Woman was patroling the Gotham City limits--a particularly violent place since Lex Luthor, Brainiac, and The Joker had tried to trap Batman, resulting in all four of their deaths and the collapsed of the western city limits into one giant rubble-filled crater. As she flew in wide arcs over the destroyed section of the city, she spotted Giganta throw a car at a police blockade. Giganta had retooled her powers, somehow, so that she wouldnft have to grow larger in order to achieve super-strength. She realized that being hundreds of feet tall was a liability as well as an ability, so she would often remain her normal six foot six inches but still possess strength beyond that of any mortal. This development in her powers had also occured after Supermanfs death. gStop there Giganta!h Wonder Woman hollered as she flew down to ground level. Giganta dropped the two policemen she was strangling and turned to face Diana. Having forsaken her cliched cavewoman fur bikini long ago, Giganta stood in a form-fitting full-body jumpsuit that was ultimately much more flattering to her figure than the bikini. Were a generic matte of fur had concealed much of her, the jumpsuit clung to her crevices, showing that she possessed a powerful and seductive form, built around a sturdy frame, full heaving breasts, and thick thighs that supported a well-rounded ass. Wonder Woman, of course, did not take note of any of this as she landed on the cracked pavement about ten yards away. She quickly swung her lasso at Giganta, but the giantess deftly dodged the attack with a quick sidestep. Giganta was able to grab the errant lasso, yanking on it with such unexpected force that it pulled a startled and confused Wonder Woman to within her armsf reach. gLasso not working like it used to, eh Wonder Woman?h Giganta mocked as she landed a solid uppercut under the Amazonfs jaw. gDoesnft matter, Giganta,h Wonder Woman grunted as she recovered from the blow with a graceful backflip. gYoufre still going down!h Wonder Woman brought her lasso back as she recovered her attack posture. The golden rope lashed Gigantafs ankles together and sent her toppling down to the debris-strewn pavement. A moment later, Wonder Woman was standing over her vanquished foe, assuming a haughty stance at Gigantafs feet. gStill think you have a chance, Giganta?h gActually, yes, I do have a chance!h Giganta grunted as she flung her feet, though strung together with Wonder Womanfs magic lasso, to knock the Amazonfs leg out from under her, landing her roughly on the ground. Shaking the lasso loose from her ankles, Giganta leapt onto the fallen Wonder Woman before she had a moment to make sense of her lassofs apparent loss of power. gHow?h Wonder Woman managed the surprised question as Giganta wrapped powerful arms and legs around her and exhibited the full extent of her current super-strength. gHow did you defy the power of the magic lasso?h gHow did you beat me all those times over the years?h Giganta mocked as she brought her face nose-to-nose with her enemy. gWith the help of the gods!h With that, Giganta head-butted the greatest warrior of Themyscira and rolled over, so that Giganta was now underneath Wonder Woman. Diana struggled to break free from Gigantafs grasp, but it seemed that her own strength had diminished-- she did not have nearly enough strength to overthrow her captor. Instead, Giganta unbent Wonder Womanfs arms, desperately holding them straight back and up into the air. gGet her tied now!h Giganta grunted as she plied the full extent of her strength to keep Diana subdued. Wonder Woman grunted and kicked as she felt rope bind her wrists. After a moment, she felt her strength sapped by the magic of her own lasso as it was tied off by some unseen villain. gBy Aphrodite, youfd better let me go,h Diana vainly threatened over her shoulder at the unseen accomplice. gIfll get out and make you both sorry for this...h gStop invoking the gods, you cliched hussy from another realm,h the newcomer--a woman of hard, gravelly voice and hot breath--spoke back over her shoulder. gAnd donft mention Aphrodite, the irony would just kill me.h Giganta laughed at her accomplicefs comment as she rolled Wonder Woman over onto the ground and stood up. Now on her back, Wonder Woman recognized the second woman as the villain Roulette. She wore a red, long, Asian-style dress with a diamond-shaped keyhole over her sternum and high heels. The slit that ran up the side of her dress exposed her slender calf muscles as she stood in a wide-stanced position of confidence. Giganta stood beside her, towering over Roulette, and crossed her arms. Roulette leaned against her cohort, her arm on the powerful womanfs shoulders in a pose of affection. gWhat are you talking about?h Wonder Woman asked, fruitlessly wriggling against her unbreakable bonds. gThe gods are not on your side in this, Princess Diana of Themyscira,h Roulette gloated simply. gIn fact, they have abandoned you. Youfve thumbed your nose at them one too many times, and now you, oh-most-wanted-of-all-Amazons, are on your own.h gI donft understand,h Wonder Woman complained. gWhat have I done to anger the gods?h gYoufre the one under the magic lassofs spell, Diana,h Roulette sneered as she hiked up her dress and kneeled over Wonder Woman, stradling her star-spangled pelvis. gYou tell me.h gI donft kn--h Dianafs words caught, however, as the truth-telling lassofs magic forced her to admit the many ways she had defied her benefactors. gI changed the traditional Greek armor of my people to reflect my love for America, dishonoring the Greek gods. I became a member of the Justice League, submitting myself to a team of heroes who did not honor the gods. I fought against more supernatural Greek heroes and villains than I helped. I--h gSay it,h Roulette said sternly as Diana stuttered over the next admission. gI had sex with a mortal man and married him,h Diana sobbed. gI broke my vows to Athena and Aphrodite by bonding myself with a man.h Roulettefs jaw dropped. She had no idea that was why Wonder Woman had fallen out of favor with her former patrons. All she knew was that Wonder Woman was vulnerable, and Roulette jumped at the opportunity to team up with Giganta in order to mess with Wonder Woman. As Roulette stared at Wonder Womanfs prone, helpless form, however, her jaw tightened as she gritted her teeth in grim satisfaction. She poked Wonder Womanfs thigh with her toe through her open-toed shoes. gGiganta,h Roulette croaked abruptly, licking her lips as she cleared her throat. gStrip her.h