Hypnotized Heroines
The Temptation of Green Star
“So many possibilities. How will I ever decide?”
Green Star stood in her living room, gazing at three of her superheroine friends. Each of the three sat before her, two on the couch with their feet up on an ottoman, one leaning back in the recliner. All wore their heroine outfits, sans footwear, which had been left at the door per the rules of the house. All had their eyes closed, with a spiraling pattern of emerald luminescence encircling their heads.
A similar pattern of light encircled the Star Gem, the object of power fueled by will that was embedded into the back of Green Star’s left hand. With that hand, she tapped her chin in thought.
Still wet from a recent shower, Green Star wore only a bathrobe and had her hair up in a towel. As she pondered what to do, she rocked back and forth on her heels, feeling the plush carpet squish beneath her bare toes. She thought about what had brought the heroines to her home and led to her hypnotizing them.
Not long before, Green Star had stood under the luxurious pulsing of hot water from her massaging shower head. Unexpectedly, the Star Gem had flashed, alerting her that someone was at her front door. Willing herself to see who it was, a green-framed window appeared before her, displaying the images of three superheroine compatriots: Ladybug, the acrobatic wonder; Psyche, the master of mind over matter; and Empress, the mighty warrior. She spoke into the window, willing her voice to carry out to her friends.
“Hey, I’m in the shower. What’s up?”
“Sorry to bother you at home, Green Star,” Psyche said. “But we need your help. It’s urgent.”
“Okay, come on in. Just remember to take off your boots. I’ll be right there.”
Green Star willed the front door to unlock, then shut down the projection and turned off the water. By the time she made it out to the living room in her bathrobe, the heroines had entered, removed their shoes at the door, and sat down on the couch and recliner.
“Again, sorry to bother you, Green Star,” Psyche said.
“No worries. What can I do for you?”
“We wanted to know if you could...hypnotize us.”
“You want me to hypnotize you? All of you? And it’s urgent?”
“Yes,” Ladybug said. “You see, we’re investigating a case involving Ms. Mesmer. As you know, her hypnotic powers are all but irresistible.”
“Yeah,” Empress said. “She’s tough to tackle without winding up her brainwashed slave. But I remember a case where you used the Star Gem to hypnotize a kidnapper. You took complete control of her mind and made her tell you everything. It seems like you have equal, or even greater power than Ms. Mesmer does.”
“When Empress reminded us about that,” Ladybug said, “I figured that you might be able to use hypnosis to strengthen our mental defenses against Ms. Mesmer.”
“What do you think?” Psyche asked. “Could you do that?”
“It’s true that I can channel the power of the Star Gem to hypnotize others,” Green Star said. “And yes, I believe I could use it to fortify your minds against control by another person.”
“Would you?” Psyche asked. “Would you do that for us now? We don’t want to waste any time getting to Ms. Mesmer and stopping her before she brainwashes another innocent woman or heroine.”
“Of course. Let’s get started.”
“Thank you!” Psyche said. “What do we need to do?”
“You don’t need to do anything, really. Just sit back, put your feet up, and relax. I’ll take care of the rest.”
The three heroines made themselves comfortable. Ladybug and Psyche, who sat on the couch, put their feet on the ottoman. Empress reclined the chair that she sat in.
“It looks like you’re all set,” Green Star said. “Good. You won’t feel anything, and then before you know it, you’ll be awake again. I’ll put you under on the count of three. One, two, three…”
A luminescent green spiraling pattern appeared over the Star Gem and then, an instant later, around the heads of the three heroines. It immediately entranced them, leaving them wide-eyed and swaying slightly.
“You will now sleep and then follow all of my instructions,” Green Star said to them.
In response, their eyes closed, and their heads lolled.
“You cannot be hypnotized against your will, or have your mind controlled in any way, by Ms. Mesmer.”
Green Star concentrated as she said the words. The Star Gem flared, and the spiraling patterns brightened.
“In fact, you can’t be hypnotized against your will, or have your mind controlled in any way, by anyone.”
Green Star hesitated then. This was a great opportunity to...No, she couldn’t. Well, of course she could. But she shouldn’t. Then again, why not?
“You can’t be hypnotized against your will, or have your mind controlled in any way, by anyone...except me. Even without using the Star Gem, I can hypnotize you any time I want, simply by saying the phrase, ‘hypnotized heroine.’”
It was just too tempting to have her three friends--her three powerful, gorgeous, sexy friends--under her control and not exploit them, at least a little bit. But what to do with them?
“So many possibilities. How will I ever decide?”
And so began the chin tapping and heel rocking. After a minute or so, Green Star made a decision.
“Ladybug.”
“Yes...” Ladybug said sleepily.
“From now on, you will be under my control. Whether awake or hypnotized, you will follow all of my commands. You will know that you are under my control, and you will remember everything that has happened since I hypnotized you. But you will be unable to discuss it with anyone but me. You won’t be able to even attempt to break my control. If you try, you will simply fall asleep wherever you are. When you are not following a direct order from me, you will have free will and autonomy to do what you need or want. Do you understand?”
“Yes...”
“Good. Psyche.”
“Mm…” Psyche said softly.
“You will remember the first suggestion I gave you earlier, and you will feel very good about Ms. Mesmer not being able to hypnotize or control you. You will not consciously remember anything else I said after that. You will love the way it felt to be under hypnosis, remembering that it was relaxing and arousing at the same time. It will become a secret fetish of yours to be hypnotized and controlled. You will ask if I can do that to you again and again to help you fulfill your fantasy. But you will not want anyone other than me to know about it. Do you understand?”
“Yes...”
“Excellent. Empress.”
“Yes...Green Star...” Empress said in a quiet voice that belied her impressive stature.
“When you awaken, you will not believe that you were hypnotized. You will remember hearing my first suggestion to strengthen your mind, and you will know that your compatriots responded to it. But you will think it had no effect on you. You will believe that you are naturally resistant to hypnosis and immune to mind control. But in actuality, you will be extremely susceptible to both as performed by me. You will want to get together with me often, and whenever you do, I will hypnotize you. While you are under, I will place you in compromising positions and situations, which you will be unable to explain when you wake up. Do you understand?"
“Yes...”
“Well, that takes care of that. I think you ladies will keep me from getting bored for a little while at least. When I snap my fingers, you will awaken. You will feel refreshed and relaxed, and you will immediately carry out the suggestions I’ve given you. Do you understand?”
Each heroine affirmed her understanding. Then Green Star snapped her fingers. The emerald lights around their heads and the Star Gem diminished and then went out. A few seconds later, they each opened their eyes.
“It didn’t work on me,” Empress said. “I never went under. But that probably means that Ms. Mesmer’s hypnosis and mind control won’t work on me, either.”
“Yes, I think you’re right,” Green Star said, suppressing a grin.
“Well, it worked on me,” Psyche said, blushing slightly as she caught Green Star’s eye. “I’m ready to take on that villainess.”
“Me, too,” Ladybug said, nodding to Green Star. “Me, too.”
“Good luck, then!” Green Star said. “I have a hot shower to get back to. We’ll have to get together again soon. For fun next time, instead of business.”
“Yes, we certainly will,” Ladybug said, with another nod.
“Oh yeah, I’d like that,” Psyche said, her cheeks growing even redder.
“Sounds good to me,” Empress said.
“Great,” Green Star said, already planning what she would do with and to each of her brainwashed friends. “See you soon.”
The End