Strong Friendship

[Laurice]

Part 1 - First Impressions

This story begins in a little Swiss village, in a secluded spot located in the countryside. It's night and all its inhabitants are sleeping, or at least nearly all, since one call in the middle of the night is about to wake up one of our protagonists. He sleeps peacefully in his bed, until the phone rings without prior notice. At that moment, he stretches his arm to reach the nightstand, picks it up and still asleep asks who is on the other side. It was the voice of a young man, and he seemed worried about something.

"Mr. Galli? Something has happened. Please, come to the lab as soon as you can" said the man on the other end of the phone.

Mr. Galli knew that voice well. It was his lab assistant, an intern whose name he could never remember. But you're probably asking: who is Mr. Galli? To find out, you just had to take a look at the identity card that he always carried with him, in which you could read the following: Marco Galli, chief scientist. Marco was an expert in genetic engineering, and it didn't take long for the government to notice him and his knowledge on the subject. That's why they decided to transfer him to Switzerland, more specifically to a secret military base near the border with his home country, Italy.

The call sounded urgent, so Marco dressed right away, left the house and got into the car. The base wasn't far from home, so it didn't take long to get there.

Once he reached the security control, the scientist was able to witness a horrible scene. The guards at the gate were dead, but not from a bullet or anything like that, but their suits were completely torn off. What kind of monster could have done something like that?

Once inside and after passing through the usual security checks, he put on his coat and went to the lab. What the scientist saw as soon as he walked through the door wasn't exactly pretty. There was a lot of laboratory equipment all over the floor: broken glass, scattered papers... and all that without counting the bodies that he saw in the corridors. But the most striking thing was, without a doubt, the huge hole in the wall. He also noticed that there was a person on one side of the room, still alive. It was the person who phoned him, his assistant. Marco wanted to know what happened there, so he approached him while trying to avoid all that was thrown on the floor.

"Boy, would you explain to me what the hell happened here?" asked Marco, visibly angry.

"Ah! I'm sorry sir, I didn't hear you come in. I'm afraid it's something serious. Please, come with me" answered the assistant.

The boy was pointing at one of the doors inside the lab. Both entered what appeared to be a containment room, which was special because of what was in the middle of it. There was a big cage there, several meters across, but the interesting thing wasn't exactly its size. Marco quickly realized: the bars were twisted, despite being made of a very resistant material. You didn't have to be very smart to know what happened there, but even so, the scientist let the assistant explain himself first.

"It's the experiment, sir. It has escaped" said the assistant.

The worst fears of Marco had come true. The experiment that he was working on had escaped, and they hadn't been able to do anything to contain it. But Marco was smart, he couldn't get carried away by panic. He had to find a solution, and fast.

"Call her, now" said Marco without taking his eye off the cage.

"But sir, they told us to call her only in case of emergency" said the assistant, visibly worried.

"And what do you think this is, boy? Call her right now. And bring me a coffee while you're at it" said Marco in an angry tone.

The assistant ran out of the lab, ready to call whoever his boss asked him. The question now was: who could be so important? We were about to find out.

It wasn't fifteen minutes between the assistant left and went back to the lab. Maybe the boy wasn't very smart, but at least he was fast and knew how to follow the orders, and both were important qualities. He came with a coffee in his hand, as his boss asked him to do. He handed it to Marco and this one took a sip, but in doing so, his face changed completely.

"This coffee is cold. It was too much to ask that you bring it to me hot?" asked Marco seriously.

"I'm sorry sir, it's just that I was at the cafeteria when I casually ran into a friend of mine and you know..." answered the assistant.

"I warned the director about this: no interns, with all due respect, but no interns" said Marco putting the hand on his face.

Although the coffee was cold, Marco decided to have it anyway. He needed to stay awake and he couldn't leave the lab, since he had to receive his contact. He drank it, threw the plastic cup in the bin and right after touching the bottom of it, he could hear how someone opened the door of the lab. The person that they were waiting for had finally arrived.

The assistant left the containment room to receive that person, while Marco stayed inside to evaluate the damage caused by the experiment. The laboratory door slowly started to open sideways. Little by little, you could see a silhouette on the other side, but not an ordinary silhouette. It was a very tall woman, she had to be a little more than 1.90 m and she was also very muscular. Her big muscles were clearly visible through the blue Savoia shirt that she was wearing, which had the colors of the Italian flag in both sides. It was striking that she wasn't wearing pants or anything to cover her legs, which allowed to admire her enormous and well-defined thighs. However, she was wearing some white high heel shoes, which made her look even taller. All that accompanied by a pretty face and a black hair that went up to her neck.

The woman approached the assistant, who was still impressed by what he had in front of him. When she saw that the poor boy was paralyzed, she decided to be the first to talk.

"Are you the one who called me?" asked the woman right after putting herself in front of the boy.

"Yes ma'am. The thing is that my boss asked me to call you, I hope I didn't disturb you" said the assistant while looking up.

At that moment, the woman raised her hand and put it in the air. The assistant, thinking that he made the woman angry, believed that she was going to hit him or something like that and closed his eyes. But instead, the woman put his hand on the man's shoulder gently, and this one finally opened his eyes. Her arms were huge, but her hands were incredibly soft. There was nothing to fear.

"Easy boy, I'm here to help. Would you be so kind to tell me where your boss is?" said the woman with a smile.

The assistant was left speechless. He was so stunned by what he had in front of him that he couldn't even answer the great woman, so he simply pointed at the containment room with his finger. Then the woman lowered her hand and went into that room, where the boss was waiting for her.

Marco was still inspecting the room, but then he noticed the woman's shadow reflected in the wall and he had no choice but to turn around to receive her. The moment he saw her, his face changed completely.

"Good night Ardita, long time no see. Come on in, I was waiting for you" said Marco with joy.

"Hello Marco, thank you for seeing me. Hope I didn't take too long" said Ardita, also with joy.

"Not at all. In fact, I think you're faster every day. Do you want something, a coffee maybe?" said Marco.

"You're very kind, but I already had one on my way here. Could you tell me why did you call me?" asked Ardita.

Marco showed Ardita the poor condition of the lab: the hole in the wall, the papers on the floor, the cage with the twisted bars... Ardita already imagined what happened, but she decided to be polite and let Marco explain.

So Ardita could understand the gravity of the situation, Marco decided to show her a secret report with the data of the experiment. He was saving it in his safe because he didn't want it to fall into the wrong hands, so he entered the password and opened it. He took out a report that described all the steps taken and results of the experiment, but Ardita only needed to know basis, so he just showed her a part of it. That part described briefly how the experiment was, and you could read the following:

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Test subject N 20-17

Code name: Mayhem

Type: Hybrid – Mix between human DNA and Belgian Blue

IQ: 140

Objective: Create a super soldier stronger, more aggressive and more resistant than any other.

Result: Superhuman strength, able to withstand a lot of damage without difficulty.
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Ardita read the report with attention, or better said, the summary. You didn't have to be very smart to know what Marco's request was going to be, but even so, the woman decided to ask for further details.

"What do I have to do?" asked Ardita with determination.

"Your mission, if you decide to accept, is to find and defeat Mayhem so we can bring her back and keep studying her. And also to prevent this from happening again, since we are at it. If you have any question, now is the time" explained Marco.

"I'm curious. Why did you chose me for this mission?" asked Ardita.

"For two reasons. Because you also possess superhuman strength and because we haven't been able to find Dixie" answered Marco.

"Uhmm... Thanks, I guess..." said Ardita while dropping her huge shoulders.

Ardita knew the name of Dixie, another woman who was well above the average in strength. Both were on a par, although it was rumored that Dixie had a special ability thanks to which her strength was multiplied by two. That would have come in handy on such an occasion, but our Italian superheroine had her own abilities and Dixie was probably too busy working for Lucifer, so it was difficult to count on her.

"I have another question. Mayhem could be anywhere at this point, how I'm supposed to find her?" asked Ardita.

"That won't be a problem. While she was in custody, we put a nose ring on Mayhem, which has an embedded tracker. It seems that she's still wearing it, because it keeps giving signal. We can see where she is using this device" answered Marco.

The scientist took out what seemed to be a tablet from the safe. Marco was an intelligent man, he was saving it as insurance in case Mayhem escaped. Between that and the report, it almost seemed as if he already knew in advance that the experiment was going to break free.

The tablet was easy to use, you just had to press a button to turn it on. The device marked the location of Mayhem with some precision, but not total.

"According to the radar, Mayhem is located somewhere on the border between Switzerland and France. She seems to have stopped, she's probably taking a break to regain strength. This is the time to attack" said Marco while identifying the location on the map.

Ardita was decided to go after Mayhem, but something caught her attention. By watching the radar closely, she realized that there was another mark next to Mayhem. She had no idea what that could be, so she decided to ask the expert that was with her.

"Something's not right. According to the tests, Mayhem is a being that doesn't show empathy towards others, so it's weird that she has a partner. Unless... Oh, shit" said Marco, looking worried.

Marco quickly realized what that second mark on the radar meant. If Mayhem didn't get along with people, it couldn't be a friend of her, and if the points weren't moving, meant that they weren't fighting each other. There was only one possible explanation: Mayhem had a hostage.

As if the fact that Mahyem escaped wasn't bad enough, the thing seemed to get worse. Ardita had already made her choice, and she had it more than clear now. There was a person in danger, so she had to hurry.

"No more talk. I'm going to stop Mayhem and save the hostage" said Ardita with determination.

The superheroine turned around, ready to leave the room. But just when she was about to take a step forward, Marco grabbed her arm with his hand, although no hand was big enough to cover Ardita's huge biceps. He seemed to want to say something to her.

"Listen up, Ardita. According to my calculations, Mayhem shouldn't have been able to escape so soon, which leads me to think that someone increased her dose of protein. She may be as strong as you now, so I ask you to be careful. Don't do anything crazy, and remember, there are lives at stake" said Marco while holding Ardita's arm.

"I promise I'll be careful. You know I always do my best!" said Ardita while flexing her big and muscular arm.

After saying those words, Ardita noticed that Marco calmed down a bit. He was still worried about the experiment and the hostage, but he knew that he was in good hands. Little by little, Ardita started to move away from Marco, there was nobody or nothing able to stop her. The only thing the scientist could do was stay behind, attentively watching our superheroine's muscular back. Before she left, Ardita stopped for a moment and turned her head. She looked like she wanted to say something to Marco.

"One last question. Couldn't you have chosen a less dangerous project?" asked Ardita.

"There was one which consisted of creating a muscular futa kitten, but it was already taken" answered Marco.

Finally, Ardita left through the same hole that Mayhem had made in the wall of the lab. The fate of the hostage was in her hands, two hands of unimaginable force, which wouldn't take long for Mayhem to see for herself.

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Part 2 - Valuable Information

The great mission had finally begun. Our Italian superheroine, Ardita, had just accepted which would probably be the most difficult mission of her entire life. She had to find, stop and capture Mayhem: a being of great strength and intelligence, which matched her own.

Ardita had just left the laboratory, way to where Marco had told her. Her destination was somewhere on the border between France and Switzerland, although she didn't know exactly where. Therefore, the first thing that she had to do was more than obvious: she needed more information about the area.

It didn't take long for her to reach her destination. Ardita possessed the ability to fly, so she was able to travel long distances in a very short time. Once there, she stopped in mid-air for a moment to be able to observe the place from above.

The place was like any other rural area: green pastures, some animals, a small road... The stars could be clearly seen in the sky, but none of them was as beautiful as Ardita. All very nice, but nothing interesting for her mission. But then, Ardita was able to see lights in the distance, which seemed to belong to a small village. It was the only remarkable thing for miles around, so she decided that the best thing would be to go there and take a look.

It wouldn't have been prudent to fly to the village, since Mayhem could be close and she could probably see her coming from a distance. Instead, she decided that the best thing would be to walk, which wasn't a problem for her. Her long and muscular legs allowed her to walk great distances without getting tired, so it didn't take long for her to get there.

Once in the village, Ardita asked the following question: where could she find information about Mayhem? It was night, which made things difficult for her, since there weren't many open places at that time. She needed to find a place that was open at night and with people with information about the village and the surroundings. It wasn't necessary to think too much about it, the answer was pretty clear: a tavern. She had to find a tavern so, without a second thought, she entered the village and started to look for one.

Ardita walked around the streets of the village for a while. There wasn't a lot of light and it was a cold night, but nothing that our superheroine couldn't stand. She was used to all types of temperatures, and you just had to look what she was wearing to realize that. After walking for a while, she finally found what she was looking for.

There was a small house in front of her, or at least Ardita thought that it was small. Although it was one of the biggest houses in the village, it was nothing compared to the buildings that she was used to see. It was the only one with the lights on at that time of night, and she could see people inside through the windows. It could only be the tavern, so without looking back, she opened the door and walked in.

As soon as she set foot inside, Ardita was able to observe the place in more detail. It was a pretty big tavern, with people sitting at the tables enjoying their drinks and conversations after a hard day's work. Our leading lady knew that she couldn't go around asking every one of those people, it would have taken too much time and maybe she wouldn't have discovered anything. Therefore, she thought that the smart thing would be to approach the bar and ask the bartender directly, since they usually know everybody and are therefore a great source of information.

Ardita approached the bar slowly. While she was walking down the place, she could feel how the people in the tavern looked at her. She could feel how a lot of eyes stared at her, but she didn't seem to care about that fact. Ardita was pretty used to be the center of attention wherever she went, and far from feeling ashamed, it almost seemed as if she was proud. This made her feel strong, besides that it was not easy to overlook a woman of her size, about two meters high and with a great musculature.

As soon as she reached the bar, Ardita could see that the bartender was on his back. He seemed busy cleaning glasses and bottles. Our leading lady didn't like to bother people while they're working, but her mission was more important than any other thing, so she decided to get his attention. The problem was that there was a lot of noise in the tavern and the bartender didn't seem to listen, so she also had to make some noise.

"Excuse me, can you help me?" shouted Ardita while she gave a blow on the bar.

Finally, the bartender managed to hear her and this one turned around. He got a shock at first, since Ardita's voice was sweet and delicate, which contrasted with her great size. Once he recovered from the shock, he approached the bar to speak with her.

"Good night, miss. What would you like to drink?" asked the bartender.

"Good night. The thing is that I didn't come here to drink anything, what I need is information. I'm looking for something... I mean someone, and I was wondering if you knew where to find her" said Ardita.

Our leading lady had to be careful with her questions. She shouldn't forget that her mission was top secret, so she couldn't give a very detailed description of Mayhem to the bartender. Instead, she just asked him if he had seen someone of her size, more or less of her height and also muscular.

"I'm sorry, miss. A lot of people pass through here, but I'm afraid I'd never seen anyone like you until now" said the bartender.

"Don't worry, thanks anyway" said Ardita, visibly disappointed.

The response of the bartender was not promising. The tavern sounded like a good idea at first, but it had proven to be a dead end. Ardita was about to leave the place, but then, right when she had turned around, the bartended called her. It seemed that he wanted to say something to her.

"Maybe I don't know much about the subject, but I know someone who could help you" mentioned the bartender.

Those words had managed to catch Ardita's attention. Maybe the idea of the tavern wasn't so bad after all? She was about to find out.

"Now that you mention it... I heard some rumors. They say there's a man, a Spanish guy, who knows more than anyone about muscle women. If you talk to him, he might be able to help you" explained the bartender.

"What? Are you crazy? I don't have time to go to Spain..." exclaimed Ardita.

"You don't have to. In fact, the guy rented a room upstairs. Last door on the right" said the bartender while pointing at the stairs.

That sure was a stroke of luck. Ardita had a lead on someone who could help her with her mission, plus he was nearby. She had to meet that person, but she wanted to thank the bartender before.

"Thanks a lot for the information. How much do I owe you?" asked Ardita.

"Don't worry, miss. We'll talk about that later, when you complete your work" answered the bartender.

The man was right. The time to find Mayhem was running out, so our leading lady had to move on. She would find a way to pay the bartender, but for now, the priority was to go upstairs and speak with that special guy, someone who could probably help her in her search.

Ardita started to go upstairs slowly, since they were a little old and she didn't want them to break. She was big, and a fall wouldn't have helped in the mission, quite the opposite, so she had to be careful. Walking on eggshells was a basic concept for any self-respecting superheroine, and Ardita was no exception.

When she got upstairs, she could see that there were many doors. They all certainly were rooms to let, but she knew exactly which one was the right one. Our leading lady walked down the corridor until the end of it, and then she turned right, just like the bartender had told her. There was only one door there, so she stood up in front of it and knocked a couple of times.

"The door is open, you can enter" said a voice from the other side.

Our leading lady put her hand on the doorknob and turned it with determination. She opened the door, entered the room and closed the door behind her. There was nothing remarkable in that room, it was like any other, except for one thing. At the back of it, sitting in a chair, there was a man. Ardita observed him carefully, but she saw that there was nothing special about him, he seemed like an ordinary person. Only one thing about him caught her attention: he was wearing an elegant pink shirt.

After observing the man for a few seconds, Ardita approached him. She was used to let people with their mouths open wherever she went, but that man didn't seem impressed. Maybe what the bartender mentioned was true, that this guy knew more about muscular women than anybody else? That caught her attention, and even if she was usually the first one to begin talks, this time the man took the lead.

"It seems that my brother wasn't lying. You're huge, and also very beautiful. No wonder you're his favorite" said the man without prior notice.

Ardita was not used to hear compliments, so that left her stunned for a moment. But she had to show her strength, she couldn't be defeated by a simple phrase, so she finally asked him what she needed to know.

"Are you that guy I've heard about? The one who knows everything about muscle women?" asked Ardita with determination.

"Well, I don't know if everything is the right word, but I'm sure that I can teach you a couple of things. Please, sit down" answered the man while pointing at a chair.

Our Italian superheroine approached the chair and sat down in front of the man. The chair was a little small for her taste, but it was better than anything else and she wasn't planning on staying there for long anyway.

"Tell me, Ardita. How can I help you?" asked the man with the pink shirt.

"Wait a minute... How do you know my name is Ardita? I don't remember telling you" asked Ardita, surprised.

"Then we could say that those rumors you've heard about me are true, don't you think?" said the man with a smile.

Ardita had just met that man, but she knew one thing for certain: that guy was smart, and he knew more than he was saying. She was growing increasingly certain that he was the right person to help her with her mission, so she thought that it was a good moment to ask him about the subject. She asked him about Mayhem, but without saying her enemy's name or giving him many details, since the mission was still top secret. She told him the same thing that she said to the bartender, that is, she gave him a description of Mayhem and asked him if he knew where she could find her.

"You know something, Ardita? I like you, and I think your intentions are good. I'm going to help you, but I think you should ask yourself the following question before: are you really ready for the challenge ahead?" asked the man.

"I would say yes" answered Ardita while flexing both arms, performing a double biceps pose.

Our leading lady was feeling more and more determined to stop Mayhem, but despite this and being in front of that man flexing her big and muscular arms, this one didn't seem surprised, not even a bit. The guy seemed worried about something.

"I wonder why they've chosen you for this mission..." commented the man with the pink shirt.

"Because I'm the best, what else?" said Ardita.

"They haven't been able to find Dixie, right?" asked the man.

Ardita was getting angry. Wherever she went she heard the name of Dixie, which made the rage towards her counterpart increase by the hour.

"I don't understand why everybody likes Dixie so much. You know a lot, so can you tell me what does she have that I don't?" asked Ardita, visibly angry.

"Because she's a redhead, and muscular... which is a great combination. But you have nothing to envy, both of you have your own strong points and we have to respect them" answered the man, trying to calm her down.

"Yes, try to fix it now..." said Ardita while staring at the man.

This was starting to get out of hand. Our superheroine didn't have time to waste, so she insisted the man to help her or she would leave without looking back.

"Let me give you my point of view. If I were a being with extreme force, but at the same time I didn't want to be seen by anyone, the first thing I would do is find a safe shelter in a remote place. I've heard some stories about an old bunker from the Second World War located somewhere outside the village, but I haven't been here enough to find it. I would start with that" explained the man.

It seems that Ardita's investigation was starting to bear fruit. Judging by the description, the bunker looked like a reliable clue, and she had a hunch that she would find what she was looking for there. But that information wouldn't help much if she didn't know exactly where it was.

"And you don't remember, by any chance, where you heard those stories, right?" asked Ardita.

"Go down to the bar and find a man called Jacques. They say that he's been living here his whole life, so surely he could help you with that" answered the man.

Ardita was getting tired. Until now, her mission had been talking to people, which in turn sent her to talk with other people, and so on. Our Italian superheroine couldn't help but wonder if she was the lead in a graphic adventure or something like that. The more people she met, the more she wanted to find Mayhem and give her what she deserved. Nonetheless, she decided to keep a cool head and stay calm, she would have time to release all that rage with her enemy.

While Ardita was thinking about all that, the man who was sitting in front of her could feel her impatience. Therefore, he decided to be smart and rush our lady, to make her leave as soon as possible and not focus her anger on him.

"Well, Ardita. I could be chatting with you all night, but you have a mission to complete and I have to finish some animations of Shannon Courtney. Now, if you excuse me..." said the man while pointing at the door.

With no time to spare, Ardita stood up from her chair and walked towards the door. Before she left, she stayed in front of it for a moment, with her back to the man. She could feel how that guy was looking at her from behind, but she didn't mind at all. She knew that, until now, that man was the one who helped her the most in her search, and she wanted to thank him.

"I'm in a hurry, but I'll return the favor someday" said Ardita without taking her eyes off the door.

"Don't worry Ardita, you don't owe me anything. The mere fact of meeting you is enough payment for me" said the man while observing Ardita's huge and muscular back from behind.

The man had managed to stun Ardita, for the second time. For some strange reason, she was starting to feel comfortable with him, something that she couldn't afford if she wanted to complete her mission. It was time to leave that room.

"If you say so... Anyway, thanks for the compliment" said Ardita while looking back.

"A woman as impressive as you deserves all the compliments. Have fun!" said the man right before Ardita left.

Our superheroine knew what the next objective of her mission was. She had to find that Jacques guy, who according to the man, was still in the tavern, downstairs to be precise.

Ardita closed the door of that room, returned to the floor below and went directly to the bar. Surely the bartender knew where to find Jacques, since he must know all the customers well.

"So the miss decided to come back. Tell me, how it went with the Spaniard?" asked the bartender.

"Better than expected, but now I need your help again. I'm looking for another one of your customers, a guy named Jacques. Could you tell me where he is?" asked Ardita.

"You won't have to look far. Is that man right over there, that big fellow. But I recommend you to be careful, he's not very friendly so to speak, and even less to outsiders" said the bartender while pointing at one of the tables.

Ardita didn't care if the man was friendly or not. She was always nice to people, and she expected to be treated equally, but if she needed to use force to get what she wanted, she didn't have a problem with it. She slowly approached the table that the bartender had pointed, and once there, she started to speak with the person who was sitting there.

"Are you Jacques? I was told that you might be able to help me" said Ardita with kindness.

"This is not the time for a girl to walk around. You'd better go home" said Jacques in a rude tone.

Those words had turned Ardita on. She hadn't even spoken two sentences to him, but she didn't need more to realize that Jacques was a lonely person... and an idiot. She knew that she wouldn't get anywhere with kind words, so she decided to be clear with him.

"Let me put it another way. I'm looking for an old bunker from the Second World War, and I was told that you know the surroundings better than anyone. You're going to tell me where it is, like it or not" said Ardita in a serious tone.

"I'm sorry girl, but I only deal with strong people like me. Unless you can prove your strength, I don't have anything to say to you" said Jacques in an arrogant tone.

At that moment, Ardita came up with many ways to get information from that guy: strangle him, punch him in the face, throw him into the stratosphere... But she needed the information, so she had to find a way to beat him, but not exceed. Then she had an idea, a sport she was good at and with which she wouldn't cause too much damage to her opponent: arm wrestling.

Without saying a word, Ardita sat down in front of Jacques. Then, she raised her huge and muscular arm and put it on the table. She raised her hand while putting the elbow on the table and looked at Jacques defiantly in the eyes.

"Bring it on... tough guy" said Ardita with determination.

It seems that had drawn the attention of the tavern, since as soon as she said it, everyone went quiet and stared at the table where Ardita and Jacques were sitting. Everybody knew what was about to happen, so they didn't hesitate to stand up and gather round the two contestants, since nobody wanted to lose such an event. This even drew the attention of the man with the pink shirt who was upstairs, who did not hesitate to go downstairs and ask the bartender what was going on.

"Can't a person create art in peace? What's going on now?" asked the man.

"It seems that the lady is becoming known to the locals... arm wrestling" answered the bartender.

"You know? I think the art can wait, I really don't want to miss this" said the man.

There were Ardita and Jacques, sitting opposite each other and with their arms on the table, ready to start the arm wrestling. Both surrounded by people, who didn't hesitate to make their respective bets. Ardita was not used to arm wrestle with so many people around her, but seeing how she was encouraged by them gave her strength to move on, although she didn't need it anyway.

Right before they started, both looked at each other, but the looks were different. The eyes of Jacques showed rage, while the ones of Ardita showed calmness and security. Maybe Jacques had not liked that our superheroine hadn't begged him, as others did? We were about to find out.

Ardita left Jacques make the first move. She wanted to see what she was facing, in other words, test his strength to counter attack without problems. The first thing she realized was that the man was quite strong, so he must have been training or doing something that required to use a lot of force. But it didn't matter how strong he was, no one could outmuscle Ardita, no one she knows at least.

Jacques started applying some force on his arm to try taking down Ardita. He tried, but when he saw that he couldn't, his facial expression changed completely. He was starting to be scared, and our leading lady knew it. But she, far from showing mercy, decided to put pressure.

"Is that the best you can do? Not much of a tough guy..." said Ardita while looking at the public.

His opponent was so astonished that he could hardly speak, but he wasn't going to give up just because of a few simple words. He applied more and more force on his arm, but Ardita didn't even notice. The huge arm of our superheroine didn't move an inch, while Jacques kept trying with all his might. You could see it because of the sweat falling from his forehead and the veins bulging on the arm. But he was a stubborn man, he had no intention of losing against Ardita and tried to do the same as her: push her with words.

"I refuse... to lose... against a girl" said Jacques while focusing all his strength on Ardita's arm.

Our leading lady didn't like that a bit. If something made Ardita angry, was that the others thought that she was weak because she was a woman. You just had to see her physique to realize how strong she was, but even so there was always someone who thought superior, which Ardita wasn't willing to allow.

One thing was clear. Jacques had small brain and big muscles, but he was no match for Ardita anyway, and less on the latter. Our superheroine was tired of beating around the bush, the last words of Jacques were the last straw. It was time to end with the arm wrestling, but in style.

"You think you're strong, tough guy? Well, get ready because this girl is going to tech you a lesson!" exclaimed Ardita.

At that moment, Ardita focused her strength on the arm that she had on the table. No one there could believe it, but all of them clearly saw how the size of her biceps was greatly increasing. She would have liked to see Jacques face, but she didn't want to give him that pleasure and decided to deal the final blow directly.

Ardita took a little boost, making his opponent believe that he had the upper hand for a moment, and right after that, she moved the arm quickly to the other side. The arm of Jacques touched the table with a quick stroke, but in the meantime everyone was able to hear a loud noise, like a bone cracking. The blow was so strong and sudden that Jacques ended up losing his own balance and falling on the ground.

The public was so amazed that everybody took a few steps back. Ardita wondered if it was because they loved her or because they were afraid of her, but she didn't have time to think about it. Without prior notice, she got up from the chair, circled the table and approached her contestant, who despite being defeated, still wanted to fight. Ardita asked him about the bunker again, but the answer was not exactly kind.

"Argh! You broke my arm, you damn whore... I'm not telling you shit!" exclaimed Jacques while he was twisting in pain.

At that moment, Ardita bent down and looked the man in the eyes, scaring him. While she was doing it, Jacques could feel how the hand of our superheroine was grabbing his neck strongly, which scared him even more.

"Either you tell me where the bunker is, or your arm won't be the only thing I break tonight. Your choice" whispered Ardita in the ear of Jacques.

"Ahhhhh! All right, you win! Go north and you'll see a river. Cross it and you'll see it through the trees, you can't miss it" exclaimed Jacques.

Ardita finally had what she wanted. She had the exact location of the bunker, but she didn't realize what she had caused to get it. When standing up, she saw that all the people around her were totally scared. She was supposed to be a superheroine, a savior, so it was not prudent to leave a bad image wherever she went. She had to fix that situation, which she had caused herself, and she quickly thought about something to earn their trust.

"You know something? Jacques told me that if I beat him, he would invite you all for a drink. Wouldn't you, Jacques?" asked Ardita while putting the foot on the back of his contestant, still on the ground.

"What? I didn't say..." said Jacques whit what little strength he had left.

But before he could finish the sentence, Ardita stuck her heel in the back of Jacques, which made him change his mind.

"Arghhhhh! All right, I'll pay!" exclaimed Jacques with the tears running down his cheeks.

Ardita asked some clients to help him to get up and take him away, since she didn't want to see him around no more. The rest got all excited to know that Ardita got them free drink.

Although everybody was excited with what they just had witnessed, there was one person at the bar who remained perfectly calm. The man with the pink shirt was applauding her from afar, at a safe distance from all that ruckus. Our leading lady decided to approach him to know his opinion about the arm wrestling.

"Great work, Ardita. I liked how your muscles got bigger at the end, but what really caught my attention were your determination and the fear you instilled into your opponent. A work of art, no doubt" commented the man with detail.

"Oh! Thank you very much, I appreciate it" said Ardita while flexing her big and muscular arm.

Ardita would have liked to hear compliments all night, but unfortunately she had to leave that for later. She had achieved her goal, now she knew where the bunker was and time kept marching on, so she had to get there immediately.

"Come with me, Ardita. Let me walk you to the exit" said the man with the pink shirt.

Both the man and Ardita started walking together towards the door of the tavern. As they went, they were leaving behind the clients that were still there, who were distracted celebrating the recent victory of our superheroine. All but Jacques, who was sitting on one of the benches. It was not known what hurt him worse, if the injured arm or the empty pockets.

"Don't worry, my friend. You still can wank it with the other arm, it's not that bad" said the man with the pink shirt while walking past Jacques.

Finally, both reached the exit. The man with the pink shirt opened the door and let Ardita walk out before him, like the good gentleman he was. Both went outside, looked at each other and started what would be their last conversation, at least for the moment.

"Thanks a lot for everything. I'll return the favor someday, I promise" said Ardita.

"No way. You don't owe me anything, I was happy to do it and I will do it again. As I mentioned before, meeting you is worth more than all the gold in the world, you can be sure of that" said the man in a serious tone.

Ardita was still impressed by that man. He had not only helped her selflessly, but also had treated her well in every moment, something that you don't see every day. She had a feeling that the guy knew her very well, as if he already saw her somewhere before. Every time our leading lady thought about it, there were more questions about him. Questions that she didn't have time to answer, since there were some more important priorities.

"Well, Ardita. It's been a pleasure talking to you, but I think you should go now. I wish you luck in your missions, in this and the future ones. If you ever need help, don't hesitate to ask" said the man.

"Uhmm... Thanks, but how am I supposed to find you?" asked Ardita, confused.

"Don't worry Ardita, I'll find you. And by the way, don't worry about your debt with the bartender, I'm sure that our friend Jacques will be glad to pay for it. I only ask you one thing before you leave: please, say hello to the kitten for me when you get back from your mission" answered the man with a smile.

It was not the first time that Ardita heard about the kitten, and she didn't understand why, since she didn't know any. She didn't know if she could fulfill the request of that man, but she decided to bear that in mind just in case. Maybe in the future she would meet a cat, it seemed unlikely, but the possibility was always there. Only time would tell.

The night was coming to an end. The sun was starting to rise on the horizon, it was the signal to get going. With no time to spare, our leading lady took boost, took flight and headed towards her next objective: the bunker. Ardita knew that Mayhem was not in the village, so she could fly without worrying about being watched by her enemy. While she was flying away, the man with the pink shirt stayed there watching her until she disappeared.

"I guess those animations will have to wait, maybe until tomorrow... Or next week. Let's go to bed" said the man while looking up.

And the same way she came, she left. Ardita had a very long night, but that was nothing in comparison to what she was about to witness. Her mission had only just started, and soon she would see the difference between fighting against a man stronger than the average and against someone of the same rank, maybe even stronger.

[Laurice]

Part 3 - The Great Encounter

After an intense night and with little time to rest, Ardita finally had the information she needed. Now that she knew where to find Mayhem, she didn't hesitate to go after her. She took flight, and following the indications that Jacques had given her, she headed north, and after a few seconds, she was able to see the river he mentioned. This was a sign that the place she was looking for was not far, so considering that and the fact that her enemy could be close, she decided to put her feet on the ground and walk the rest of the way.

Once she reached the ground, our Italian superheroine paused for a moment to observe the surroundings, but no matter how much time she spent looking around, she could only see trees and more trees. Maybe the forest didn't seem big from above, but it was another story form the inside. Between that and the animal sounds, there was nothing remarkable for miles around.

Ardita knew that she couldn't walk through the forest aimlessly. She had to find a way to orient herself, and for that, she decided to use the little information she had until the moment. According to Jacques, she just had to cross the river and go straight on to find the bunker. She already crossed the river, so she decided to move forward and see how far she could go.

Our Italian superheroine started walking carefully through the forest, moving her long and muscular legs slowly. It didn't make much sense to run across a place that she didn't even know, apart from the fact that she didn't know what she could find on the way, even Mayhem herself at worst. Apart from that, there was also another little problem: Ardita was wearing heels, which wasn't the best type of footwear to walk through the forest.

"I'm ruining my shoes. I must remember to buy some new ones when the mission is over" mumbled Ardita while looking at her feet.

After a while walking through the dense forest, Ardita realized that Jacques' information wasn't entirely accurate. She was sure that he did it for losing the arm wrestling match against her, but maybe breaking his arm had something to do with it as well. But just when she was thinking about it, she realized that there was a mud road between some brambles. It seemed safer to go down the road than go through the middle of the forest, so she decided to take it to move forward.

Ardita walked for quite a while. A normal person would've had to stop and rest at least one time along the way, but out Italian superheroine had an amazing energy, coupled with a wonderful and muscular body, so she didn't need to stop at any time. While she was walking, she could see how the sunlight filtered through the trees, resulting in a beautiful view. Ardita would've liked to enjoy that, but she knew that she couldn't get distracted, since her mission was more important than anything else.

The road was straight, and everything indicated that she would reach her destination at any time. Far be it from this case, since after a few steps, Ardita arrived to a fork. She had a problem now, since she had to chose which way to go. There were only two options: left or right. There was no sign nearby, so the question was obvious: how could she know which way to go? Lucky for her, Ardita was very observant, and she noticed something. She could see that there was something on the ground, right in the middle of the road. They seemed to be some kind of marks, but not just any marks.

"Footprints... let's see" said Ardita while she crouched, flexing her long and muscular legs.

Our Italian superheroine observed those footprints for a few seconds. When she got a closer view, she was able to see two things: that they were bigger than usual and that they were not human.

"These are... hooves! And they're also huge, they can only be from her" said Ardita while touching the footprints with her hand.

It was clear that those marks could only be from Mayhem. In addition, Ardita was able to observe one more thing touching them: they were still fresh, so she had to be close. With no time to waste, she stood up and decided to follow them, since they probably would lead her to her enemy.

Ardita took the path to the left, which is where the footprints were headed. At first, she believed that this path would lead her directly to Mayhem, but the truth was that, after walking for a while, the road suddenly ended, giving way to the forest once again. Lucky for her, the footprints were still there, so she just had to follow them a little more, even if that would mean getting her shoes dirty again.

Slowly but steadily, Ardita finally reached what seemed to be a forest glade: a flat spot without so many trees or vegetation. She paused for a moment to observe the area, and she was able to see something interesting in the distance. It seems that there was some kind of shelter, and considering that there wouldn't be many places like that in the forest, she had it clear that it was what she was looking for: the bunker. She finally found it, and she was very happy about it.

Almost euphoric and with total determination, Ardita set out to cross the forest glade to reach the bunker. It seemed and easy thing at first, but just as expected, it never is. When she reached the middle of the glade, Ardita stepped on a branch, and after hearing the characteristic noise of it, she could hear how some ropes were moving on both sides of the glade, between the trees. She looked both ways, and she suddenly saw how a couple of huge tree trunks were heading towards her from both directions, pushed by the ropes and ready to crush her. She just activated a dangerous trap, and she had to act fast.

It wasn't the first time that our Italian superheroine fell into a trap, so she perfectly knew how to avoid it. She might not have been able to predict it, but she was not willing to let a couple of trunks to crush her alive, no matter how big they were. The trunks were approaching her fast, but she was even faster.

Ardita flexed her long and muscular legs. She crouched to take impulse, and once her hands touched the ground, she leapt high into the air while moving forward, accompanied by a flip. Then, and while she was still in the air, she turned around and finally landed on her feet, at the other side of the glade and facing the trunks. That jump was worthy of the best gymnast, it's a shame that nobody was there to witness it, apart from the readers of this story.

The huge trunks crashed into each other causing a loud noise, which made the surrounding soil to vibrate and the nearby birds to scare and flee from the area. Ardita didn't know what made her angrier, the fact that she almost falls into Mayhem's trap or her stealth plan going to waste. The fact of being squashed by two big trunks was not a concern for her, since she probably would've been able to stop them with her muscular arms, which wouldn't have been so bad either.

"I take it back. When this is over, I'm going to make a pair of boots with the skin of Mayhem" said Ardita while looking at the trunks.

Our Italian superheroine just saw first-hand that her enemy was clever. She hadn't even stumbled across her, but she already had to avoid one of her traps, so she knew that she had to be even more careful from now on.

Once past that, Ardita looked back and saw that she finally reached her destination. Without a second thought, she turned and headed towards the bunker, walking slowly in case there were any more traps. It didn't seem to be the case, so it didn't take long for her to reach the door of it.

Ardita paused for a moment to observe the bunker from the outside. It was a big structure, corroded by the passing of time but still in one piece. The place was impressive, and also a great discovery, since there were not many people who knew where it was. Too bad that our leading lady didn't take any camera, but it wasn't the moment to sightsee anyway, so she finally decided that it was time to get inside.

Our leading lady approached the bunker door. She remained in front of it for a moment, realizing that it was far bigger than her, thing that she didn't see very often. Ardita was already big, so she was used to be in places that were more or less of her size or even smaller sometimes, but that place looked different, at least on the outside.

Ardita stood before the large door and she saw that there was just a wheel to turn. The opening mechanism seemed simple, so she stretched her arms, put her hands on the wheel and began to turn it. The logical thing would've been to think that, between the passing of time and its size, it would've been quite difficult to open the door. Nothing that Ardita couldn't handle, since she possessed superhuman strength and was a very determined woman. She just had to turn the wheel three times to open the door, although while she was doing it, she realized that she didn't need too much effort. She thought it was a sign that someone had already opened the door before her, someone with a lot of strength. The answer was obvious: Mayhem.

Once Ardita managed to open the large door completely, she headed towards the inside of the bunker. She thought that the best would be to close the door behind her, because if not, anyone could walk in and that was not the place for anybody to poke around, apart from the fact that she made sure that nobody would follow her that way. Therefore, she grabbed the door and closed it tightly, flexing her big and muscular arms in the process.

Our leading lady was finally inside the bunker. If the place seemed impressive on the outside, the inside was a world apart. The place was huge, and even if the electricity wasn't working properly, she could see something thanks to the light that filtered through the cracks in the ceiling. She decided to use that light to advance to the next room.

As she was walking down the main corridor of the bunker, Ardita observed the place carefully. She saw that both the walls and the floor were corroded, just like the outside. She could also see some rodent running next to her from time to time, which could've crushed without problems but she decided not to do it, since they posed no threat and besides she didn't mean to catch any unwanted disease.

"I'll need a good shower after this... with massage included, if possible" said Ardita while walking down the bunker.

After walking down the corridor for a while, Ardita reached the end of it, which posed a problem. Now the corridor was divided into several directions, and was also so dark that she couldn't see anything. She couldn't move forward like that, since it would've taken too long for her to come up with the right path. She had to find another way to advance, and lucky for her, she could see that there was a little room next to the corridor, which had some light as well. It wasn't her better option, but it was the only one she had, so she decided to enter that room to see what she could find.

Upon entry, Ardita was able to observe what was inside that room. She saw that there were many wooden shelves, all of them broken and discolored. There was also a large piece of paper hanging on the wall, and although it was quite damaged, she could deduce what it was for. It was a map of the area, and she could see many indications on it. Considering the place where she was, she was pretty sure that it was a map from the Second World War, which were used to give orders to the soldiers. Although it probably was a valuable relic, it wasn't very useful at the present time, and even less in the mission of our leading lady, so she decided not to make a big deal out of it. But between all that, Ardita found something that was really important. There were a table and a chair in the middle of the room, but the most important thing was what was on it: a dead body.

Our Italian superheroine approached the table in order to observe the body better. It was the body of a man, and Ardita was surprised when she had a closer view. The man seemed to have been there for a very long time, but in spite of that, the state of the body was relatively good, kind of hard to believe. Ardita also saw that the man was wearing an elegant officer's uniform of the German army, so she deduced that he has been there since the Second World War. The uniform was quite dusty, but she preferred not to touch it too much just in case.

After examining the body, Ardita realized that the man had something in his hands. She could see that he was holding an antique gun with his right hand, which was corroded and probably wouldn't be able to fire a single bullet. In his left hand, he had what seemed to be a piece of paper, which he was holding firmly. Ardita thought that it might be important, so slow and steady, she took it from his hand and had a look at it.

The paper contained some kind of text, written in Germanic letter and in that same language. Ardita was good at languages, and between them was the German, so she had no problem reading what was written.

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There is no hope left. After all this time fighting on the Eastern front under the orders of my commander, and thinking that we had any chance of salvation, finally I realized the tragic truth. I was a fool to think that they would decorate me for my merits, and they not only didn't, but I also have been forced to flee. I took this uniform and came to France thinking that here everything would be easier, but nothing can save me. Maybe the enemy is approaching, but I still have my dignity, so I save one bullet for myself. I hope that, if any of my comrades reads this, they can understand why I did it. They are good people, and I'm sure that the map I have on me would serve them better than me.

I'm coming with you, my love. Where we're going, nobody will be able to separate us. Long life to Germany, and may God help us.

Captain Hans Bauer
Panzer Lehr Division
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"Poor man... Rest in peace, my friend" said Ardita, shocked after reading the letter.

Right after she finished reading that letter, Ardita realized that there was another piece of paper stuck under it, probably due to the passage of time. She separated it very carefully not to tear it, and in doing so, she saw that it was the map that the letter talked about.

The map was slightly deteriorated and blackened, so Ardita needed some light to see it better. She separated from that poor man for a moment and approached a beam of light that came in through one of the ends of the room. The light was not much, but enough to be able to analyze the map in depth.

On the map you could see how the bunker was formed on the inside. It was a labyrinth of galleries, through which anyone would've lost of not having a knowledge of them. But lucky for Ardita, the main rooms of the bunker were marked on the map, and not just that, the quickest ways to reach them were also indicated.

Having found the map was a stroke of luck for our leading lady, better than winning the lottery. Although that German official couldn't talk, Ardita thought that the least she could do was thank him and give him one last goodbye, but unfortunately, our superheroine was not able to carry out her idea. The moment that Ardita stopped looking at the map to take another look at the man, she noticed something surprising: the dead body had disappeared.

"But... How? He was here just now... Am I going crazy?" said Ardita while looking everywhere with her eyes open wide.

It seemed incredible, but it was true. There was nothing left on that chair, it was as if that man had never been there. Or at least that's what Ardita believed, since when she approached the chair, she was able to see a small shiny object on it. She bent down, and when she grabbed it with her hands, she could see that it was an antique silver lighter. Since there was no trace left of that man, she decided that it would be better to take it out of there, apart from the fact that it might be useful for her.

There was nothing else to see in that room, so Ardita finally left it and headed to where she arrived before, to the beginning of the labyrinth. She had a map this time, so she didn't have to worry about getting lost, but she still had to decide which part of the bunker go to. Then she thought: where would I hide if I was Mayhem? The answer was obvious: as far as possible.

Ardita observed the map once again and she noticed that there was a wider room at the end of the labyrinth, which was labelled as "Rocket Engineering". It seemed the most logical place to find Mayhem, so she didn't think twice about it. The only problem was that, with the electricity of the bunker not working properly, the place was too dark to see anything. Ardita had to find a way to see where she was going, and not just that, it had to be some kind of light that she could carry with her, something portable.

Our leading lady looked around, and saw that there were many loose bones on the ground, probably from one of the members of the bunker. She realized that there were also some pieces of cloth, which would belong to the uniforms of such persons. Apart from that, there was a little metal flask lying on the ground as well, right next to the bones.

Seeing that, Ardita came up with a brilliant idea: she took one of the bones that were lying there, one of the longest, and rolled up a piece of cloth on the tip. Then, she took the flask and opened it, which still contained some alcohol and which she spread around the cloth. Finally, she took out the lighter that she found in the previous room and set fire to the cloth. Ardita was surprised that the lighter still had some fuel, and what's more, that it worked. But we had to highlight the important thing: now our leading lady was equipped with a torch, which was very useful to be able to walk through the labyrinth safely.

It was time to get going. Ardita had already lost too much time inspecting the beginning of the labyrinth, even though she knew that it really hadn't been lost time, but rather the contrary. She held the torch firmly with one hand while grabbing the map with the other one, combining them to be able to reach her final destination.

Ardita walked slowly through the labyrinth, since the place seemed dangerous and there could be another trap anywhere, or even worse, meet Mayhem herself. While she was walking, our leading lady looked back from time to time, because even if she wasn't scared, she knew that she had to be cautious. Although she couldn't hear any noise apart from her own steps, she felt weird for a moment.

"I feel like someone is watching me..." said Ardita while walking down the narrow corridor.

The atmosphere of the place was so dark that Ardita stood still for a few seconds. At that moment, she had goose bumps and a strange feeling passed through her big and muscular body. It wasn't something that she suffered very often, since our Italian superheroine wasn't afraid of anything, so she was surprised. If she felt that way, she couldn't imagine how an ordinary person would feel, and then Mayhem's hostage popped into her head. She had to save him and get him out of that horrible place, as soon as possible.

After a while of walking in the labyrinth, Ardita finally reached her destination. The map led her to a large armored door, which had a sign that said "Rocket Engineering", written in German. She arrived to the right place, there was no doubt, so she prepared to open the door immediately. The only problem was that somebody had broken the handle, and it also seemed to have been recently and intentionally. Ardita could feel how her enemy was at the other side, preventing her from reaching her, or trying at least.

Ardita couldn't open that door without a handle, so she had to improvise something. Then, she decided to use the only thing within her reach. She put out the fire of the torch in one blow, removed the cloth and remained with the bone in her hand. Then, she held the bone firmly with both hands and pushed it into the hole of the door with force, obtaining an improvised handle that way. Once in, she pulled the bone strongly, which broke after a few seconds.

Our leading lady failed to open the door completely, but it was enough to open it with her own hands. Therefore, she put her fingers in the small opening between the door and the wall and pulled the door with all her might. The door was heavy, but nothing that Ardita's incredible muscles couldn't move.

The armored door was finally open, so there was nothing that would stop our leading lady entering that room. She walked into it with decision, wondering what would be found, but right when she put her feet inside, the door slammed shut behind her. She was startled at first, but if she had come this far, it was to move forward, not to look back, so she didn't give it greater importance.

Ardita observed that room for a moment. It seems that the map wasn't lying, because it was the biggest room that she had seen in the whole bunker. A huge room, with many iron structures around it, but pretty empty in its entirety. Or so it seemed at first sight because, at the other side of the room, Ardita could see that there was some kind of cage, which had someone inside. It had to be the hostage she was looking for, without a doubt, so she didn't hesitate for a second to approach him to see how he was. But right when she was halfway there, something caught the attention of our leading lady.

"It's a trap!" shouted the hostage when he saw Ardita approaching.

As soon as he said that, a figure appeared from the ceiling, falling to the ground and standing right in front of Ardita. It was a huge silhouette, which Ardita was able to observe as soon as it stood up. The first and most striking was its large size and musculature, which impressed our Italian superheroine, since it looked even bigger than her. On the upper part of its body, you could see a couple of muscular arms, formed by some huge biceps and some furred claws. Her huge breasts were also striking, accompanied by some big and extremely well developed pecs. On the middle part, you could see some ripped abs, and a couple of huge thighs highlighted below, of which half were covered by more fur. Its long and muscular legs were totally covered by fur, and finally, a little lower and where you would expect to see a couple of feet, there were a couple of hooves, which matched the previously found footprints. And if all this was not enough, what really described that silhouette was its head: it wasn't human, it was a mix between bovine and human, covered in fur and with a couple of long horns on both sides. It didn't take a genius to know who it was: Mayhem.

Ardita stood in front of her enemy, while the latter stared at her, until she finally gave her an evil smile. Mayhem decided to be the first to talk.

"So they sent you to catch me? The great Ardita, so predictable..." said Mayhem while pointing at Ardita.

"I see you've heard about me, no need to introduce us then" said Ardita while staring at Mayhem.

"Oh yes, Marco never stopped talking about you when I was locked up: Ardita is wonderful, Ardita is very strong... But now I see you, you weren't smart enough to avoid my traps, right?" said Mayhem while approaching Ardita slowly.

At that moment, Ardita remembered the huge trunks that almost crush her in the forest. She would've wanted to have one on hand, so she can hit Mayhem in the head with it... or to put it in her mouth and shut her up.

"Listen carefully, Ardita. Seeing as you've been able to get here, I got a proposition for you. Join me, Ardita. Join me and we will rule the world. Imagine the possibilities: no one giving us orders, be free to do whatever we want. No one will stop us. What do you say?" said Mayhem while extending her arm to Ardita.

The offer seemed tempting, but our leading lady had a clear answer. She hadn't come all this way, putting her own life in danger, to turn to the dark side in the end. She was determined to get rid of Mayhem, and that's what she told her.

"If you think I'm going to join a crazy bitch after all this time doing good just because she says so, then you're worse off than I thought" said Ardita while putting her hands on the waist.

It seems that Mayhem didn't like that answer. What Ardita said was true, but like every self-respecting villain, she didn't like to hear the truth. The face of her enemy changed immediately when she heard that.

"I'm not a bitch... I'm the strongest and most intelligent cow in the world... and I'm going to finish you!" exclaimed Mayhem, visibly angry.

As soon as she shouted that, Mayhem released a lowing, but not just any lowing. The volume was such that made the entire room vibrate, even Ardita was able to notice. It was something impressive, but that was just a prelude of what was about to come. It was the sign that the awaited fight between Ardita and Mayhem was about to begin, and both knew it.

Mayhem was strong, and she was convinced that she could beat Ardita without problems, but she decided to test how far the strength of our Italian superheroine could go. Therefore, she stood still and let Ardita make the first move, in a rather unusual way.

"Come on, Ardita. Give me your best shot!" said Mayhem while flexing her abs.

"With pleasure" said Ardita while taking impulse.

Our leading lady took a step back and ran into Mayhem at the speed of sound. Once she reached her, she punched her in the abs, but she was surprised to see that she didn't get what she wanted. Her intention was to knock out Mayhem with the hit, or at least to move her from there, but nothing happened. Mayhem's abs were strong and ripped, and they managed to absorb Ardita's hit like nothing. Not only that, but our leading lady got hurt when her fist impacted with them. It was like she had punched a mountain, but all things considered, maybe it was like that.

"But... How!? Impossible..." said Ardita while looking at Mayhem.

Being close to her, Ardita realized how big her enemy was. She had only seen a picture of her until that moment, and she didn't look so big from a distance, but then she realized that she was huge. It was clear that it wasn't going to be so easy to get rid of her, but she was more than determined to do so.

"Is that the best you can do? Come on, let me show you" said Mayhem while looking at Ardita form above.

Mayhem gave an evil smile to our leading lady. Then, while Ardita's fist was still touching Mayhem's abs, the latter took impulse with her long and muscular arm and landed a blow on our leading lady's abs. The impact was so strong that Ardita flew back several feet, although without losing her balance at any time. Ardita's abs were also strong and were used to withstand blows, but that one was such that it managed to harm her. Not much, but enough to realize that Mayhem was going to be a tough nut to crack.

Seen that attacking Mayhem from the front was going to be difficult, Ardita decided to change her tactic and attack from behind. But for that, she needed to put herself behind Mayhem, which wasn't going to be easy either. She decided to take advantage of her high speed once again, taking impulse this time, taking a giant leap and flying over Mayhem's head, trying to avoid her horns. She made it for a moment, but right when she was about to get behind Mayhem, her enemy stretched her arm and grabbed Ardita by her ankle, making our leading lady to stop in mid-air. Taking advantage of the impulse, Mayhem threw Ardita in the opposite direction to which she was going, which made our leading lady to flew back in mid-air again until she hit one of the walls of the bunker. She was lucky to have a wide and muscular back, which softened the blow but made her to remain seated on the ground for a few seconds.

"What's wrong, Ardita? Don't tell me you're tired already, we were having so much fun" said Mayhem while looking at Ardita with an evil smile.

"You wish... I'm not going to surrender to a coward cow..." said Ardita while getting up from the ground.

Maybe physical attacks couldn't hurt Mayhem, but the verbal ones sure were effective. Again, her enemy reacted when she was provoked, making her to be the one moving this time. Mayhem released a lowing, stronger than the one she released before and performing a most muscular pose at the same time, flexing her huge and muscular arms. But Ardita wasn't going to get impressed anymore, she had to be more intelligent than her enemy, and she had to think fast.

Since direct attacks had little effect on Mayhem, Ardita thought that the best would be to attack her indirectly. Unfortunately, she didn't have any thrown object on her, so she had to find something in the room. Mayhem was approaching her with fury, she could feel the rage in her eyes, so she had to act immediately. She looked both ways, but she saw that there was nothing to attack her enemy with. But then, she looked up and saw that there were some metal bars on the ceiling. It was her best shot, and she had to take it.

Ardita took impulse and rose to the ceiling to reach the bars. Once there, she grabbed one of them with her hands and tried to separate it from the ceiling. While she was doing it, our leading lady had to keep listening to Mayhem and her provocations, who observed her from the ground.

"What's the matter, Ardita? You're so afraid of me that you decide to flee instead of facing me? Who's the coward now, eh!?" shouted Mayhem while looking at the ceiling.

Our Italian superheroine decided that the best would be to turn a deaf ear to Mayhem's provocations, so she focused on removing that metal bar from where it was. She pulled it firmly, flexing her big and muscular arms, until she finally managed to hold it in her hands. Once she did that, she threw it to the ground, trying to hit Mayhem with it. The bar was heavy, but Ardita's strength allowed her to throw heavy objects quickly, so she was convinced that she would hurt her enemy. It seemed that she achieved it this time, since the bar hit Mayhem on the head and hurt her a lot, at least enough to make her angry.

"No more games... Now you really screwed up!" exclaimed Mayhem while staring at Ardita.

Mayhem started taking in all the air she could. While doing so, Ardita could see how her enemy flexed every muscle in her body, which got even bigger. Our Italian superheroine observed her enemy from the air, thinking that she would be safe of her clutches there, but she was very wrong. Once Mayhem finished taking air, she released the most powerful lowing the she had released so far, one so strong that the shock wave reached Ardita and made her fall to the ground. Ardita was big and muscular as well, so her own impact with the ground created another shock wave. Not as powerful as her enemy's, but enough to put her down without being able to move.

Her enemy realized right away that she had managed to stun Ardita, so she decided that this was the moment to make her suffer. The big cow approached her, but while she was doing it, Ardita could hear the sound made by her big hooves and tried to get up from the ground. Our leading lady managed to look up, but not being able to get off the ground, Mayhem took advantage of the situation and got on top of her so she wouldn't get up. Ardita tried to free herself moving her big and muscular arms, but Mayhem was fast and grabbed her so she couldn't move. She tried to move as she could, but it was useless.

At that moment, Ardita realized the mess that she was in. She had the full weight of an incredible evil being on her, bigger and stronger than her. She realized that Mayhem was the strongest enemy that she had ever faced, and a question ran in her head: would this be the end of our great Italian superheroine? But as you know, all the bad guys like to brag about themselves, and Mayhem was not an exception, so she told her something before trying to finish with her.

"You know how it feels to be locked in a cage and to do all kinds of experiments with you? You have any idea of what it feels like? All the pain Marco has caused me, and now that I'm finally free, they send you to do their dirty work. But it turns out that you're weak, much weaker than me. Or maybe Marco wanted it that way, so I could finish with you? He knows how strong I am, did you stop to think about that?" asked Mayhem while holding Ardita.

"Marco... He would never betray me... If he sent me after you is because he knows I'm the best..." answered Ardita while trying to break free, without success.

"You idiot! You could have everything, and you're happy following his orders. But maybe you're right. Only a weakling like you would follow others' orders. In the end, you proved me right. They should've sent someone more capable. They should've sent Dixie" said Mayhem in Ardita's ear.

The last words of Mayhem managed to make Ardita angry, but in a way not seen before. It wasn't the first time that our leading lady heard the name of Dixie, and every time she did, the people spoke well of her, even saying that she was better than Ardita herself. She was really sore, so she decided that it was time to show the people how wrong they were. She could do anything Dixie does, maybe even better, and they were about to see it.

Ardita knew that there had to be some way to defeat Mayhem. She had participated in a lot of fights before, and knew that we all have a weak spot. Now the question was: which was Mayhem's weak spot? The fact is that, without knowing it herself, Mayhem gave Ardita the opportunity she needed to find it out, and our leading lady decided to take advantage of it.

Right when Mayhem was raising her head after talking to the ear of Ardita, the latter grabbed the right horn that Mayhem had on her head with her left hand. At that moment, Ardita was able to feel how a sense of worry took her enemy over, indicating that she was on the right track.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!?" asked Mayhem, a little scared.

"Take the bull by the horns!" answered Ardita with determination.

Ardita held Mayhem's horn and started to pull firmly. Little by little, she could see how the horn was cracking, thing that Mayhem didn't seem to like, at least from her face of suffering. Her enemy tried to stop Ardita, raising the head and moving it away from her, but she was just making her situation worse. The more she separated the head, the more force Ardita applied to pull the horn, causing it to crack even more.

"Argh! No... Stop, you can't do that!" shouted Mayhem, obviously in pain.

"I can... and I must!" exclaimed Ardita while pulling the horn.

After a few seconds pulling and loosening, our Italian superheroine managed to crack half of Mayhem's horn. Her enemy twisted in pain, Ardita could feel it by her expression and by how she was holding her arms to avoid it. At first, it was Ardita who was having a hard time, but the tables had turned now. Mayhem applied more and more force on Ardita, but the determination of our leading lady was stronger than her.

Now that Ardita saw that Mayhem was suffering and trying to defend herself, she decided that this was the moment to go on the attack. She probably could've ripped out the horn completely if she wanted to, but she thought that the best would be to get rid of her, since she was quite heavy. Ardita could handle her weight, but that didn't allow her to move freely, so she decided to use a less-than-subtle but effective technique to come out of the clutches of her enemy.

Despite the pain, Mayhem was still holding Ardita by her upper part, so our leading lady used the fact that her lower part was free to fight back. Without a second thought, Ardita kneed her enemy in the crotch, which made Mayhem to take her hands off her to put them on her private parts and try to ease the pain that way. It was an intelligent move, because that allowed Ardita to free herself entirely and gave her some time to think while Mayhem was stunned. But it wasn't much, so she had to think fast.

Since she didn't manage to put herself behind Mayhem before, she thought that this was the right time to do it. As soon as she got behind the huge and muscular back of Mayhem, Ardita saw how she was trying to get up from the ground, but she knew that she couldn't afford it. She had to find a way to knock her out without killing her, although not for the want of trying.

Quickly and with determination, our Italian superheroine got behind Mayhem and grabbed her neck with her big and muscular arms. Mayhem was a little bigger than Ardita, but even the great enemy was amazed to see her neck surrounded that way. If she thought that she was in trouble before, she hadn't seen anything yet.

Ardita started flexing her arms and applying force on Mayhem's wide neck. She just wanted to knock her out, and apart from that, she also wanted her enemy to realize how strong her opponent was, so she decided to go slowly. While doing so, the fear of Mayhem was more than obvious.

"If you're going to kill me make it quick, but please, don't make me suffer more!" shouted Mayhem while trying to turn her neck.

"I see you still don't get it, Mayhem. I'm not going to kill you, if I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead already" whispered Ardita in Mayhem's ear.

When she heard that, Mayhem's eyes were popping out of her head. Our Italian superheroine could feel how the fear she instilled in her enemy was running through her body up and down. Now that she got what she wanted, she decided that it was about time to finish all that, so she prepared to make her final move.

Ardita had Mayhem grabbed by the neck with both arms, but her enemy didn't want to give up, even putting her hands on the forearms of our leading lady to try getting free. At that moment, Ardita started flexing her arms strongly, achieving something that impressed Mayhem. While the latter was grabbing them, she could feel in first person how Ardita's muscular arms were getting bigger and bigger. Their size was such that there was a moment where they covered both Mayhem's neck and head, making her unable to hold them much longer and falling unconscious.

Finally, Ardita got what she wanted. There she was, sitting on the cold ground of the bunker, with her huge enemy not being able to move between her big and strong arms. She couldn't do anything else with her, except leaving her there in the hope that she wouldn't move until somebody went to pick her up. However, she counted on the possibility that Mayhem woke up before that moment arrived, and thought that the best would be to do something to prevent her enemy from escaping... again.

Ardita noticed that the bar she threw before on Mayhem's head was still on the ground close to her. Since it didn't make any sense there, she decided that it was time to put it to good use, better than before that it only made her enemy angry.

Our leading lady grabbed the metal bar and approached Mayhem. Then, she got behind her again and raised the bar above her head, stretching her long and muscular arms in the process. Later, taking advantage that her arms still kept their huge size due to the confrontation with her enemy, she pulled the bar towards her causing it to bend, forming an arc around Mayhem. Normally this would've crushed anyone, but the ripped, hard abs of Mayhem made the bar to bender without leaving her a single bruise. Once the metal bar was completely bent, Ardita made sure that it also covered Mayhem's big and muscular arms, putting them on her wide back and tying a knot with the bar to finish with her. The ease with which Ardita bent the bar was impressive, as if it was an ordinary rope instead of a hard metallic object.

Now Mayhem was stuck and couldn't go anywhere. Unfortunately for her, while Ardita locked her between that metal bar, she managed to wake up and realize what our Italian superheroine had done with her. She didn't look too happy.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!? Let me go right now, you damn bitch!" exclaimed Mayhem while she was moving, trying to break free.

"After what you've put me through? No way" said Ardita while holding Mayhem from behind.

"You really think that a simple metal bar will hold me? You're in trouble now" said Mayhem while trying to move her arms and looked back.

"Don't worry about that. In fact, I have some less subtle methods" said Ardita while lifting Mayhem from the ground.

Our leading lady held Mayhem with both hands and lifted her from the ground. As soon as she got her on her feet and without giving her time to react, she threw her on the floor with one blow and turned her upside down. Mayhem was very angry with her, even more than before.

"You whore... Now you'll see!" exclaimed Mayhem while she was on the ground.

But right before Mayhem could react, Ardita did something that she was very good at, something that she had done previously with another one of her enemies. She approached Mayhem and stood next to her, wondering what she intended to do with her. Then, Ardita lifted her long and muscular leg, put it on top of Mayhem and stuck her heel in her huge back, just like she did with Jacques at the tavern. The difference this time was that Mayhem was much bigger and stronger than Jacques, so she decided to apply far more pressure than the last time.

"Argh! What do you think you're doing, bitch! Stop, stop!" shouted Mayhem while she was twisted with pain on the ground.

"You were saying how strong I am and that you were about to surrender to me, right?" asked Ardita while she stuck her heel in Mayhem's huge back.

"Never! I'm the strongest, and I'll never surrender to someone like you!" exclaimed Mayhem while her pain increased.

"Why are you all villains so stubborn? Well, in that case..." said Ardita while lifting her foot from Mayhem's back.

Although she was enjoying it, Ardita was tired of playing with Mayhem, so she decided that it was time to finish with her. She lifted the leg that she had on her enemy, took impulse and stuck the heel in her again, but this time with a lot more force than before. This caused Mayhem to yell in such a way that all the walls of the bunker vibrated around her, but it wasn't the only noise that she heard. Ardita could hear how Mayhem's back bones cracked, which was the final blow that she needed to have her at her mercy.

"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say! I surrender, but please, don't torture me anymore..." said Mayhem with tears strolling down her face due to pain.

Once she managed to reduce Mayhem, Ardita could consider her mission complete, or the main objective at least. But as she well knew, there was another important objective to fulfill: save the hostage from the clutches of Mayhem. Since Mayhem wouldn't be able to use her clutches, it was the perfect time to rescue that hostage, so Ardita lifted her foot from the huge and muscular back of Mayhem and headed towards him. As she walked, she could hear how her enemy whispered to her from behind. She sounded like she wanted to ask her something.

"Just tell me one thing... How the hell did you find me?" asked Mayhem with what little strength she had left.

"Let's say you didn't smell that coming" answered Ardita while looking back and touching her nose.

"So that was it... That bastard... Marco... When I get my hands on him..." said Mayhem right before she lost consciousness.

There was nothing else that Ardita could do for her enemy. Now that her main objective was complete, there was just one thing on her mind: release the hostage. She left Mayhem on the cold ground of the bunker and approached slowly towards the voice that she heard the first time she entered that room, wondering who would be so important for Mayhem to hold him. His identity would be exposed soon, and she would also discover that it was a very important person, both for the course of this story and the rest of the world.

[Laurice]

Part 4 - Revelations

After a brief but heated confrontation with Mayhem, our Italian superheroine, Ardita, finally managed to finish her. Now that she had her unconscious on the ground and trapped between a solid steel bar, she could say that her main mission was complete, but even so, she knew that there was still a matter to attend to: the hostage.

When she hid in the bunker, Mayhem took another person with her, who was still held there. Now that she was no longer a threat, Ardita decided that it was the moment to rescue him, so she headed towards the bars that were holding him.

Since she wasn't too sure and taking advantage that she was in the middle of the room, Ardita stopped next to Mayhem for a moment to check if she was really unconscious. For that, she touched her a couple of times with her shoe, which was still smeared with mud. It seemed that Mayhem wasn't going to move, which was a relief, although Ardita couldn't help but comment on it.

"I expected more, to be honest... How disappointing" said Ardita while observing Mayhem.

Now that she was sure that her enemy wouldn't move, our leading lady left her behind and walked slowly towards the other side of the room. When she got there, she was able to see what looked like a cage, which was pretty big. She could see a silhouette inside, but it was so dark that she was unable to distinguish anything. But that wasn't the most important thing at the moment, the priority was getting out whoever was in there as soon as possible.

After taking a look at the cage from the outside, Ardita noticed a couple of things: first, that there wasn't any door, so she deduced that Mayhem used her own strength to lock up the hostage, and second, that the bars were quite thick, so it wouldn't be easy to get him out of there. At least it wouldn't for a normal person, but let's not forget that Ardita was a superheroine and could do anything.

After some deliberation, Ardita decided to use the same method that her enemy used to put the hostage in that cage: force. Without beating around the bush, she stood in front of it, placed both hands between the bars and got ready to do another show of strength, not without warning whoever was at the other side.

"Stay back!" shouted Ardita.

As soon as she said that, our leading lady began to separate her hands to the sides. Little by little, the thick bars that she had in front of her separated more and more, to the point that she made a hole that was big enough to be able to get inside the cage. There was no object that resisted Ardita's big and muscular arms, which were bigger than ever due to her recent fight with Mayhem.

Now that she could, our leading lady entered the cage with caution, looking forward to taking the hostage out of there. The problem was that the light hardly reflected inside, so she couldn't see him well yet. Therefore, she waved a hand at him so he would come to her.

The hostage, who was at the other side of the cage, approached our leading lady slowly. In doing so, the light illuminated him and she was able to take a closer look at him. She had never seen his face before, so he was nobody she knew. But the most striking thing wasn't his face, but his body, that was quite muscular, which contrasted a little with her small height. She also noticed that she was a very young woman, little more than a child, and she was wearing some kind of special attire, which reminded her of her own: it was a red colored outfit with black spots, which fitted her musculature perfectly.

Ardita didn't know who that girl was, but she knew that she wouldn't find out anything staying there and doing nothing, so she decided to be polite and introduce herself.

"Hi! My name is Ardita, and I came to save you. Come on, don't be afraid" said Ardita while crouching.

"Wow! Are you some kind of superhero?" asked the girl while staring at Ardita.

"Uhm... Yes, you could say that. And you are...?" asked Ardita, intrigued.

"Nice to meet you. And my name is... Ladybug!" said the girl with joy.

It seemed incredible, but our leading lady had never heard of Ladybug. Although it was logical on the other side, since she was not well known at that time. Anyway, the most important thing for Ardita was knowing that girl's condition, so she decided to ask her about it.

"Are you all right? Did Mayhem hurt you?" asked Ardita.

"That damn cow kept me here the whole day without eating... But apart from that, I'm okay!" answered Ladybug while flexing her muscular arm.

"I can see that!" exclaimed Ardita while pointing at Ladybug's bicep.

Our Italian superheroine was glad to hear that. She wasn't just happy to rescue the hostage, but also that she wasn't injured. Besides, she noticed that there was something else that made her happy, since after exchanging the first words and some other smile with that girl, she realized that she felt comfortable with her. She wanted to know more about her, but since the bunker wasn't the right place for that, she decided to leave it for later.

After a brief introduction, Ardita asked Ladybug to follow her outside the cage, since she probably would be willing to get out of there. Once outside, Ladybug noticed that Ardita left Mayhem unconscious and wanted to take advantage of the situation to take revenge.

"Can I kick her while she's on the ground?" asked Ladybug while pointing at Mayhem.

"No way, the poor already suffered enough. Besides, I don't think she would feel it anyway" answered Ardita.

The girl would've loved to give Mayhem a lesson, even more after holding her against her will. But Ardita was right, it wasn't the best time for that, apart from the fact that if she was able to capture her, she knew that she wouldn't have any opportunity to face her, so she tried to get that idea out of her head. She told her that the most important thing was leaving the bunker, and she would keep her mind bus that way.

"We could go back the way I came, but I refuse to go through that labyrinth. Any other ideas?" asked Ardita.

"Oh, I remember! When Mayhem took me here, she did it through the roof, look" answered Ladybug while pointing up.

"Well... I guess that explains why there were no traps in the labyrinth..." said Ardita while lowering her big and muscular shoulders.

When she looked at the ceiling, our leading lady noticed that there was some kind of gate there, which was closed. It's true that she could've tried to open it by force, but taking into account that she removed the bars that were holding it to throw them at Mayhem, there was a risk that the entire room could collapse. This wasn't a problem for her, but she wasn't ready to take that risk with Ladybug next to her, so she had to find another way to open it.

Both took a look at the room to see if they could find an alternative escape route, but there was no luck. There were only two entrances there: the door from where Ardita came and the gate from where Mayhem and Ladybug came. But not all were bad news, because the latter called our leading lady from the other side of the room to tell her that she found something.

"Look, Ardita! I'm sure this can be of use" exclaimed Ladybug while looking at the wall.

When approaching her, Ardita observed that there were some buttons on the wall of the bunker, of different sizes and colors. But between all of them, there was one that was notable for being bigger than the rest, which was red and was linked to a pretty big object that looked like some kind of generator... which was out of service. It seemed promising at first, but considering that it had been there for almost a century, she wasn't sure that it could work.

"It's useless, I don't think we can use it. Besides, I'm not good at these things..." said Ardita, a little disappointed.

"Maybe I can fix it. Let me try!" said Ladybug with joy.

"Uhm... Sure, go ahead..." said Ardita while looking at her with attention.

When she heard that, Ardita thought that the girl knew what she was talking about, that maybe she was studying engineering or something like that. But nothing is further from reality, since the way she tried to fix it was quite simple.

Ladybug stood in front of the broken generator. Then, she lifted her muscular leg, took impulse and kicked it with all her might. Maybe the generator was old, but the cover was very solid and not only she didn't break it, but she also fixed it. It seemed incredible, but it started vibrating and making noise, causing the lights connected to it to switch on, including the big red button.

"You see? It worked!" exclaimed Ladybug, visibly happy.

"I'm... speechless..." said Ardita, still amazed.

She still couldn't believe it, but that worked. When she saw it, our leading lady had one thing clear: Ladybug was not too old, but she seemed very impulsive, and she didn't look like her on that. Maybe she needed a little more tact, but who was Ardita to teach about that, when she just exchanged punches with her enemy a few minutes ago. Anyway, it wasn't the time to think about it, but to be happy for what they achieved.

"You want to do the honors?" asked Ladybug while pointing at the button.

"Oh, sure. Here we go" answered Ardita with a smile.

Our leading lady approached the button, stretched her long and muscular arm, and pressed it with determination. When doing so, what they expected happened: first, they heard a very loud noise coming from above, and when they looked up, they saw how the gate of the ceiling opened, causing the sunlight to come through it. Both looked at each other and shared a smile, they were quite happy to have made it.

Now that they had an escape route, it was finally time to get out of that dark place. For that, both Ardita and Ladybug headed towards the center of the room, and once there, they looked up. Our leading lady was ready to leave, but it seems that the girl wasn't so sure.

"I don't see any ladder. How are we supposed to leave?" asked Ladybug while looking sideways.

"That won't be a problem. Here, get on my back" answered Ardita.

As soon as she said that, our Italian superheroine flexed her long and muscular legs, crouched to the level of Ladybug, and the latter got on her back. She didn't know, but Ardita had the ability to fly, which was just what they needed at that moment.

With no more time to lose, Ardita carried Ladybug on her broad and muscular back, making sure that she held on the best way she could. The girl didn't imagine what our leading lady was about to do yet, something that she witnessed first-hand.

"Brace yourself because... We're leaving!" exclaimed Ardita with joy.

The great woman took impulse, looked up and took off at rocket speed. Something that she had done many times, but that Ladybug had never seen before, so she couldn't avoid the surprise. But she got even more surprised when she realized that she was in the air, many meters above the ground and practically touching the clouds.

"You can fly!? This is super cool, I love it!" yelled Ladybug while holding on to Ardita's big shoulders.

"Not only that! I can flex while flying as well, look!" exclaimed Ardita while flexing her huge and muscular bicep.

Although she wasn't precisely small, Ladybug was impressed by the great size of our leading lady. Her bicep was almost as big as her head, and her back, on which she was sitting, was huge and very muscular, but also very comfortable. It's true that they just met, but she was starting to admire her already.

Since the trip was going to last a while, our leading lady thought that it would be nice to have a little chat with her new friend to make time. She decided to ask her about herself, since she was really curious.

"So tell me... What were you doing when Mayhem captured you?" asked Ardita.

"I was training in the forest. I like it because it's a place where nobody goes and I can work out in peace, but then that huge cow appeared and got me..." answered Ladybug.

"Training you say? And what are you training for?" answered Ardita, intrigued.

"Because I want to be a superhero! That's right, just like you!" answered Ladybug with joy.

"Wow, that sounds great! But being a superhero is not easy, don't you have another profession you like?" asked Ardita.

"The truth is that I also want to be a professional bodybuilder! I like both things, you think I can make it?" asked Ladybug while flexing her big and muscular bicep.

"Sure! You seem quite determined, that's a big step already" answered Ardita with a smile.

Finally, and after some minutes in the air, our leading lady and her new friend arrived at the base where everything started, in the border between Italy and Switzerland. It didn't look like much from above, but once on the ground, Ladybug was amazed to see the size of the compound.

"This place is huge! What are we doing here?" asked Ladybug while looking everywhere.

"I brought you here because this is the safest place I know. Besides, I want you to meet somebody. Come on, join me" answered Ardita while extending her hand.

Our leading lady gave her hand to the girl and took her to the inside of the compound. She took her through the long corridors, which still had some blood on their walls, but at least the dead bodies were already picked up, so Ladybug wouldn't have to see them. After walking for a while, they finally arrived at the lab, which was the place from where Mayhem escaped. Knowing this in advance, there was Marco, her friend and contact in the base.

"Marco, I'm back!" exclaimed Ardita while coming through the door.

"As fast as usual. How was the mission, everything okay?" asked Marco without taking the eyes off his desk.

"Wonderful. I captured Mayhem, and I even managed to rescue the hostage. Here she is" answered Ardita while approaching Marco.

As soon as he heard that, the man raised his head and looked at the two girls. He already knew Ardita, but not Ladybug, so he was impressed with her a little. Just like our leading lady, the first thing that caught his attention was her physique: muscular and well defined, whose attire fit perfectly. He approached and became interested in her, as expected.

"So this girl is the hostage that Mayhem captured. What's her name again?" asked Marco while looking at her.

"Her name is Littlebug, and we became friends, isn't it?" answered Ardita while also looking at her.

"It's not Littlebug, it's Ladybug... Ladybug!" exclaimed the girl, visibly outraged.

"That's a very nice name. And tell me, what do you do for a living, young lady?" asked Marco.

"I'm a superhero, like Ardita!" answered Ladybug while flexing her muscular arm.

"Isn't she cute? Can we keep her a little bit?" asked Ardita while hugging the girl and flexing her big and muscular arm just like her.

"Of course. I think you make a great couple, and I won't be the one to separate you. Nonetheless, I would like to do a little checkup to our new friend, just in case" answered Marco.

Ladybug didn't know that man at all, so she wasn't sure if she had to listen to him. She looked at Ardita, and the latter nodded her head so she would be calm and trust him, just like she did. It seemed to be a good idea at first, but she was unsure of Marco being the one to carry it out, so she came up with another way to do it.

"I don't mind, but I'd feel more comfortable if Ardita did it..." said Ladybug, a little embarrassed.

"Me!? You want me to check you up, really?" asked Ardita, startled.

"It won't be a problem at all. You just have to make sure that she doesn't have any visible injuries on her body, like I did mane times with you. Don't worry about me, I'll give you some privacy" answered Marco while leaving the room.

The scientist closed the door and both were left alone. At that moment, the girl looked at Ardita with a smile, glad to be able to achieve what she wanted. However, the latter still didn't know what to do next.

"Are you sure you want me to check you up? I'm not exactly an expert, that's what Marco is for..." asked Ardita.

"Of course! He said it's easy, so I'm sure you do it well. Besides, I think his coat smelled a lot like coffee, I don't like it..." answered Ladybug while sticking out her tongue.

Maybe the girl was right, but probably the poor Marco had been all night watching the lab to make sure that everything was in order again, so it was logical to think that he would've taken more than one coffee. Ardita and him were close friends, although Ladybug was so honest that she couldn't help but give her a little laugh. She didn't have a problem with that, as long as he didn't find out.

"You need some... uhm... help, to take that off?" answered Ardita while pointing at Ladybug's body.

Without even answering her, the girl moved away from our leading lady a bit. She stood in front of her, placed both hands on her red outfit with spots and she quickly removed it, showing her muscular body to Ardita. The superheroine didn't know why she was more astonished, if because a girl so young had a body like that, or because of how fast she undressed, maybe both. Anyway, Ardita was unable to take her eyes off her for a few seconds, until finally, Ladybug reacted.

"Heeellooo! Can we start now? I'm tired of waiting..." said Ladybug impatiently.

"I can even see her... Ah! Yes, sure..." said Ardita while staring at the girl with her eyes wide open.

Our leading lady approached the girl and asked her not to move. She crouched to put at her height and got ready to check up on her, starting from the upper body. She asked her to stretch her arms to see them better, and when she took a closer look, she realized how wonderful they were. Her arms were big and toned, or at least they were for someone her age, and she could even see well the veins running through them. Ardita held her left arm first to see that she wasn't injured, and then she did the same with the other one, but she saw something that caught her attention while doing so.

"I swear that her nipples were pointy... Argh! Focus, come on..." thought Ardita while blushing.

She only saw them for a second, but the truth is that Ladybug's breasts were quite pretty. They were firm and round, which looked great with her developed pecs. Ardita didn't want to focus too much on them, since she thought that the girl might feel uncomfortable, so she decided to continue and keep going down. But if she thought that the upper part was good, she hadn't seen anything yet, just like Ladybug's belly showed off. She could clearly see her abs, a ripped six-pack that she couldn't help but admire, since it reminded her of her own. She looked at it for a few seconds, but it was perfect and without a scratch, so she decided to move on.

With all that, Ardita already knew how impressive Ladybug's muscular body was, but the best was yet to come. When she looked at her legs, she noticed that they were not as long as hers, but they sure were amazing, especially her thighs. They were pretty big, such that she couldn't take her eyes off them, just like Ladybug herself, who was looking at our leading lady from above. She was a smart girl, and she quickly realized what she intended to do, so she didn't hesitate to tell her.

"You can touch if you want!" exclaimed Ladybug with joy.

"What!? Are you serious?" asked Ardita, stunned.

"Sure, no problem! Besides, I'm sure you already saw something like this before" answered Ladybug with a smile.

The truth is that our leading lady was much bigger than that girl in all the aspects of her body, but even so, she was impressed to see how big and muscular she was. But if that was awesome, the thing went even further the moment she put her hands on her thighs. When she touched them, she could feel that they weren't just big, but also hard as rocks. She hadn't seen anything like that before, she was sure of that.

"What do you think?" asked Ladybug while flexing her muscular legs.

"This is... amazing!" answered Ardita while staring at Ladybug's thighs with her mouth open.

Our superheroine couldn't imagine it, but what seemed like a simple checkup at first, had become something more serious, although both were having a great time with it. Ladybug didn't have many opportunities to be with someone bigger and stronger than her, and even less to impress her like that, so she decided to take advantage of the situation to the max.

"You didn't check my back yet..." said Ladybug while looking at Ardita.

The great woman was no fool, and she learned of that girl's intentions right away. But she also knew that, even if they just met, she appreciated her a lot, so she decided to play her game for a bit. Therefore, she stood up and got behind her, which allowed her to admire her back in more detail. A big and muscular back, not as big as Ardita's, but equally wonderful, so she couldn't help but touch it, feeling every part of it in the process.

"You want to see something cool?" asked Ladybug while Ardita was behind her.

The girl's arms were stretched at that moment, but then and without prior notice, she flexed one of them for Ardita to see it. This caused a big and muscular bicep to appear in front of her, which was well trained. Ladybug could feel how our leading lady couldn't take her eyes off it, until she finally couldn't help but touch it, just like her thighs.

"It's so firm... and pointy..." said Ardita while touching the bicep with both hands.

"I have mountains too, just like you" said Ladybug while winking at her.

Both Ardita and that girl were enjoying a lot, and they could've been like that for hours, but unfortunately for them, the time was running out. Our superheroine knew that Marco would come back sooner or later, and in fact, it didn't take more than ten minutes. Lucky for them, Ardita warned Ladybug about this, and by the time he returned, she was wearing her outfit again. The man entered the room, and he saw the two ladies with a smile from ear to ear.

"Well, I see that you have gotten close, that's great" said Marco, visibly happy.

"Y-yes... Very close, to be honest, hehe..." said Ardita while blushing.

"You see? He still smells like coffee..." said Ladybug in the ear of Ardita while standing on her tiptoes.

When she heard that, our leading lady gestured for the girl not to speak too loud, but Marco was an old man and his hearing was not in perfect condition, so he didn't hear her comment. In any case, it seems that the man had something to tell them.

"You both had a very busy trip, so I guess you'll be hungry. I got someone to prepare you something to eat, and me too, since we're at it. What do you think?" asked Marco with a smile.

"Yes! Mayhem didn't give me anything while I was with her, so I'm starving. Can we eat her?" asked Ladybug with emotion.

"The smoked beef is delicious, although I don't think that eating Mayhem is a good idea. But if she escapes again, I'll think about it" answered Marco while laughing.

"You're coming too, right?" asked Ladybug while looking at Ardita.

"I don't know... The truth is that I'm not very hungry, what I want to do now is get some rest..." answered Ardita.

But as soon as she said that, both Ladybug and Marco heard how our leading lady's stomach growled, a sign that she was hungry as well. None of those present in the room couldn't help but laugh in that situation, especially the girl.

"You're hungry, eh?" said Ladybug while touching Ardita's belly.

"Well... Maybe a little, hehe..." said Ardita while touching her head and laughing.

There was nothing else to do there, so without further ado, the three left the room and went to eat. They walked together through the long corridors of the compound, which were already clean, although Ardita still remembered the blood on the walls when she arrived the day before. She didn't want to remember such a macabre scene, so she simply decided not to think about it, not even mention it.

Both Marco and our leading lady knew the place well, but Ladybug was new there, so the logical thing would've been that she walked beside them to learn the way. But it turns out that it was the contrary, since she went ahead of them, telling them with excitement the fight she witnessed in the bunker before being released.

"First she punched Mayhem in the gut at full speed, and then she threw her an iron bar from the air like nothing, but the best was when she bent it around her to hold her. That was amazing! You have to teach me that" said Ladybug while walking and imitating Ardita's movements.

"The energy of the children is a fascinating thing, don't you think?" asked Marco while looking at Ardita.

"I get tired just watching her..." answered Ardita while lowering her muscular shoulders.

Finally, and after a long tour, the three reached the other side of the compound, the garden specifically. The place was pretty big and very nice, they could even notice the smell of freshly cut grass. In addition to that, the weather was decent, with a radiant sun and blue sky. All that contrasted with the experiments being carried out in the lab, it was perfect to disconnect and forget the hard time they had been through.

Upon entering the garden, Ardita could see that there was a long wooden table, with matching benches and with a tablecloth on it. Marco took them to it, and when they approached, she also realized that there was something else next to it, or better said, someone else.

"Come here, I want you to meet somebody" said Marco while walking in front of the girls.

Whoever that person was, it was clear that it was preparing the food, since it was next to the oven and was watching it so it wouldn't burn. But when she got behind, she noticed something interesting: it was quite big, and she was only seeing the back. Then, she scientist called her and she turned around.

"Tell me, Katniss. How's that barbecue going?" asked Marco.

"Meow! It's almost ready, sit down and I'll serve it to you" answered Katniss while looking back.

As soon as she said that, Ardita was sure that wasn't a normal person. When she turned around to serve the barbecue, she was able to see her from the front, and the truth is that she was in a bit of shock. She wasn't just big, she was huge and very muscular, both up and down. She was wearing a white apron with the phrase "Kiss the cook" in the middle, which allowed her to clearly see the size of her arms, and the same happened whit her shorts, which showed some huge thighs. But if all that wasn't enough, there were two things that really caught the attention of our leading lady: first, that her ears were on top of her head, and second, a big bulge that was noticeable through the apron.

After carefully analyzing the cook, Ardita had her doubts about whether she was human, which wasn't strange either taking into account the place where she was. In any case, she thought that it would be best to be polite and introduce herself, so she approached her.

"Hi, my name's Ardita and I work with Marco. I think we haven't met before" said Ardita.

"Meow! I'm Katniss, and I'm a young and supermuscular neko" said Katniss with a smile.

When she heard that, our leading lady remembered something. She remembered what the man in the pink shirt told her when she met him, his last words. "Say hello to the kitten for me" he said, and although she wasn't sure, she decided to tell her to see what happened.

"Uhmm... I don't know if this is for you, but... The Spanish guy with the pink shirt sends his regards. You know him?" asked Ardita.

"Meeeooow! Yes, I know him! He's a huge fan of mine, and he says I'm the strongest and most intelligent kitten in the world. He even gave me a drawing for my birthday, I love him so much. Please, tell him I said hello if you see him" answered Katniss, visibly excited.

It seems that Ardita was right, as usual. She didn't know what kind of relationship the two had, but it seems that they had fun together, which is the important thing after all. When you think back on it, it was as if the man in the pink shirt knew that she and Katniss were going to meet, since it didn't make much sense that he sent his regards. Maybe that man knew what would happen to our leading lady? And if that is the case, what else would he knew?

The Italian superheroine couldn't help but wonder what it all meant, but no matter how much she did, she wouldn't be able to get an answer, at least for the moment. Therefore, she decided not to think about it and focus on what's important: eat. The barbecue was ready and served on the table, so without wasting any more time, she sat down on the wooden bench. Maybe it was a bit uncomfortable, but it was nothing that her muscular ass couldn't handle.

As soon as she sat down, all of them started eating, Katniss included. Although they were quite hungry, Ardita's intention was to have a little chat with Ladybug to get to know her better, but the latter was so focused on her food that she was unable to pay attention to anything else.

"You can eat slower, nobody is taking it from you..." said Ardita while looking at Ladybug.

"I have to... yum... eat a lot... yum... to get big and strong... yum... like you... yum... when I grow up... yum, yum..." said Ladybug with her mouth full while eating at full speed.

"She reminds me of you when you were a kid" said Marco while laughing.

"I didn't eat so much and you know it..." said Ardita, visibly outraged.

"Yes, you did... and you know it" said Marco while nodding his head.

The four were eating the barbecue for a while. It was nice to enjoy a moment of peace, and if we also take into account that the food was tasty, even better. But unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, just like when they saw that Marco looked at his mobile phone. He got up from the table and headed towards the kitten. It seems that he had something important to tell her.

"Katniss... The time has come" said Marco into the ear of Katniss.

"That's okay..." said Katniss in a serious tone.

As soon as she said that, the kitten also got up and went to the compound door, not without saying goodbye to our two girls first. She waved her hand, gave them a smile and left. They didn't know where she was going, but Ladybug was worried about something else.

"She's leaving already? Without serving the dessert? Shame on her..." said Ladybug, disappointed.

"Don't worry, lady. We have a vending machine that has everything at the cafeteria, even ice cream. Here, have some money and buy whatever you want" said Marco while giving a coin to Ladybug.

Since the girl didn't know the base, the man asked Ardita to go with her, to what the latter agreed with determination. Both were about to go through the same door that Katniss left, but before doing so, Marco grabbed Ardita by her big and muscular arm and made her stop for a moment.

"I need you to entertain the young lady for at least half an hour. Then meet me in my office. It's important" said Marco in a low voice.

"Sure... no problem..." said Ardita while looking at Marco, also in a low voice.

Our leading lady didn't know too well what that petition was about, but knowing him, she thought that the best thing would be to listen to him and make no questions. Therefore, she decided to take Ladybug to the cafeteria and then take a walk with her around the place to show it to her and make time. She knew little about what Marco was up to, but there was someone who did.

While the girls were distracted, there was another girl at the other side of the compound, Katniss. She was in a hermetically sealed room to be precise, but she wasn't alone, since there was someone very special with her: Mayhem. The enemy of our leading lady had been transferred recently, and she was tied with some thick shackles so she couldn't escape. She was also sedated so she moved as little as possible, just in case. Despite that, she noticed the presence of the kitten.

"Wh... who are you...?" asked Mayhem, stunned.

"Meow! So you're the little muscle cow. Marco asked me to... interrogate you..." answered Katniss.

"You lose your time... I won't tell you anything..." said Mayhem, almost without being able to talk.

"That's what they all say at first, but you'll see how you change your mind. I have my own... methods..." said Katniss while walking towards Mayhem.

When she approached her, Mayhem realized that the kitten wasn't exactly small, quite the contrary. She wasn't wearing her apron now, so her muscles could be seen even better than before. But what impressed her the most was, just like Ardita, the big bulge that she had between her legs. She took her shorts off, and showed her secret weapon to Mayhem.

"W-what are you going to do with that...?" asked Mayhem, visibly scared.

"Say hello to my little friend!" exclaimed Katniss while jumping on Mayhem.

What happened after that moment is something that only these two know, but what a coincidence, Ardita was waiting for Ladybug in the corridor, since the latter wanted to go to the bathroom. She was standing there, with her back against the wall, when all of a sudden, she started hearing some noises that came from that room. This surprised her, so she couldn't help but put her ear next to the door to know what was going on.

"Wait, are those... Moans!? What the hell...?" asked Ardita while approaching her head to the door.

Bu then and without prior notice, our leading lady saw how Ladybug left the bathroom and approached her. Quickly, Ardita flexed her long and muscular legs and jumped to her, covering her ears with both hands, thing that surprised her.

"Hey! Why did you do that? I can't hear anything like that..." said Ladybug while moving her head sideways.

"That's because of the... uhm... atmospheric pressure! I don't want you to go deaf, so come on, let's go..." said Ardita while taking Ladybug out of there.

Without taking her hands off Ladybug's ears, Ardita made sure that she was at a safe distance, with the excuse that they were running out of time to continue with their tour. They spent a long time walking around, while Katniss finished interrogating Mayhem and until she finally went back to Marco's office to tell him what she did with her.

"Tell me, Katniss. Did she talk?" asked Marco.

"Meow! She sang like a bird" answered Katniss.

"Well done, kitten. I'll make sure Maria knows that you did a good work. You can take the rest of the day off, now I have one last thing to do" said Marco.

"Meow, meow!" exclaimed Katniss with joy.

As soon as he said that, the kitten walked out the office door, but Marco remained inside. The scientist just sat there, waiting for his next visitor, someone he asked to come and knew well. That person knocked the door, and after that, he came in and sat down next to him. It was his assistant, and it seems that he wanted to tell him something important.

"I've been all day wondering about something, and maybe you can help me. How's it possible that Mayhem escapes from the base, kills everybody, but you survive? And what's more, without a single scratch. Incredible, right?" asked Marco while staring at his assistant.

When he heard that, the scientist noticed how the man was getting a little nervous right away. He kept thinking for a few seconds, until he finally gave him an answer.

"I guess that's because I was hidden at the time... That's right, I remember now! I hid in your office as soon as I heard her..." answered the assistant, visibly worried.

"Well, how interesting... Because I checked the access to my office and I didn't see your name in there. But what a coincidence, you do appear in the one of Mayhem's room, how curious... Maybe I'm wrong, let me check it once more" said Marco while putting the hand in his pocket.

The assistant thought that his boss was going to take out a paper with the data or something like that. If he was already nervous, what happened next made him feel even worse. At that moment, Marco took the hand out of his pocket and put it on his desk. The man couldn't believe it, but he was pointing at him with a pistol, which caused his eyes to open wide. It was the moment of truth, and both knew it.

"Stop playing dumb with me, boy. Mayhem told us everything, so be a man and tell the truth. If you don't, I promise you that you'll end up like those poor soldiers, whose death you provoked" said Marco in a serious tone while aiming at his assistant with his gun.

After saying that, the scientist was expecting a confession from the man, but to his surprise, it wasn't like that. Quite the contrary, his immediate reaction was to laugh, which Marco didn't like at all.

"Can you tell me what's so funny?" asked Marco while taking the safety off the gun.

"Are you so afraid of me that you need a gun to interrogate me? Ha! You think you're clever, but you're just and old fool. I'm not the one you should be afraid of so, if I were you, I'll save that pistol for what's coming at you" answered the assistant with an evil smile.

Marco was surprised by his assistant's change of attitude, since he had changed from being a calm person, almost shy, to not being afraid to be pointed with a gun. But what really surprised him was what happened next, since all of a sudden, he heard a great noise, which was caused by a huge hole in the wall of his office. The noise was so loud that none of the men could help but stand up, and shortly after, both Ardita and Ladybug came running, since they wanted to see what was going on.

"What the hell was that!?" asked Ardita as soon as she entered the office.

"Over there, look!" yelled Ladybug while pointing at the wall.

It seemed incredible, but there she was. A huge silhouette, standing in the wall that she just made, staring at them. All those present there knew her, and even if they couldn't believe it, she managed to escape once again. Mayhem was back, she was fully recovered and she wanted to fight.

"Did you miss me? Don't worry then, because I'm back... and I'm going to kill you all!" exclaimed Mayhem, visibly angry.

"Here we go again..." said Ardita while staring at Mayhem.

Her great enemy was back, and what's more, she was looking for revenge. It seems that the break of our Italian superheroine would have to wait a bit, and after how much Mayhem wanted to finish her, something was telling her that the fight wouldn't be easy, or at least not as easy as the last time. It wouldn't take long for her to find out, that's for sure.

[Laurice]

Part 5 - Strength in Unity

Right when she thought that she had defeated her, our leading lady couldn't be more mistaken. There was her enemy, Mayhem, on her feet and in front of her, with her arms crossed and staring at her with an evil smile. She was hungry for revenge, and one just had to look at her face to realize.

"You don't think that you're going to get rid of me so easily, right?" asked Mayhem while she walked slowly.

No one there could explain how Mayhem had been freed. They didn't know if they were more impressed by the fact that she got away or because she looked fully recovered, but the thing was that they couldn't get their eyes off her. But for their surprise, or at least for the girls, the question of how she had reached them was about to be answered.

Despite the respect that she imposed, it seems that there was someone in that office who wasn't afraid of Mayhem, because he approached her and made her stop. Then, due to the height difference, she looked down and talked to him. It seems that they already knew each other.

"I see that the escape plan has worked" said the helper while looking up.

"Yes, and I just had to kill like five guards on my way here. The truth is that you've been very useful" said Mayhem while looking down.

At that moment, the great enemy put her right hand on the helper's shoulder. The latter smiled, thinking that she was going to praise him, but it was quite the contrary. All of a sudden, Mayhem moved her hand from the shoulder to the neck, and little by little, she began to lift him with her big and muscular arm. She put him at her height, looking at him in the eyes and making her intentions clear.

"But, unfortunately for you, you are useless to me now, so we can terminate the deal... and your life..." said Mayhem in a threatening tone.

As soon as she said that, the monstrous enemy began to squeeze her fingers. The helper was able to feel how his air was running out, and he tried to stop her as he could, but it was in vain. He moved his arms attempting to hit the one of Mayhem, but he couldn't do much to her, since she was hard as steel and she didn't feel anything. The strength difference was enormous, and there was a moment when her fingers squeezed so much that the helper lost consciousness, moment in which Mayhem closed her fist completely, breaking his neck and hearing the noise of his bones in the process. Finally, she got rid of him, throwing him to the other side of the office and slamming him against the wall.

Everyone there were impressed by that grotesque scene. They knew that Mayhem was bad, but not so much to betray the ones who had helped her. Nonetheless, they didn't have time to think about it, since the enemy was walking again towards them, towards Ardita to be precise, who really wanted to catch. The latter knew it, but she wasn't going to scare only because of that, quite the contrary.

Being aware of the harm that she could cause to the ones next to her, our leading lady didn't hesitate to be the first one to stop Mayhem. The latter was still walking slowly towards her, so the Italian superheroine decided to be faster. For that, she literally flew towards her enemy, with her big and muscular arm stretched and her fist closed, to finally reach and punch her abs. But unfortunately for her, and just like the helper tried before, it had no effect on her, because these were hard as rocks and she wasn't able to hurt her. Not only that, but it seems that Mayhem even enjoyed it.

"That's the best you got? Pathetic..." said Mayhem with an ironic smile.

At that moment, Ardita realized that her enemy hadn't only fully recovered, but she was even stronger than before as well. Our leading lady was strong too, but she knew that, if she didn't stop her soon, she would end up being a serious problem, even more considering that she had people to protect next to her. But just like before, she almost didn't have time to think about it, because Mayhem wasn't willing to stay there without moving.

"My turn now. Let's see how tough you are..." said Mayhem while staring at Ardita.

Quickly, the great enemy did exactly the same as our leading lady. She took impulse with her big and muscular arm and punched her abs, but the result was completely different, because the latter flew back with such strength that she hit the wall behind her, at the other side of the room. Lucky for Ardita, her huge and muscular back stopped the blow, but not for that was less painful, even causing the wall to rumble a bit.

That left Marco and Ladybug speechless. The immediate reaction of the latter was to approach Ardita to see if she was okay, although the man was a bit colder. In fact, that's what they really needed at that time, think with a cold head, or they would end up without it in the end.

Seeing that facing Mayhem didn't take them anywhere, Marco had it clear that they needed to change their tactic. But for that, the first thing they needed was time, and that way, get ready for what was coming to them. They had to stay away from her, get out of there, and fast.

Taking advantage of Mayhem's slowness, Marco quickly headed to his desk. He put his hand under it and pressed a hidden button, which he only knew about. In doing so, a secret door opened on the wall, right next to the girls, moment in which the man sent them a signal.

"Over there, quick!" shouted Marco while pointing at the wall.

Our leading lady didn't like the fact that she had to escape. She wasn't a coward, and after the hit, she wanted to fight more than anybody. But unlike the previous time, she wasn't alone now, so she had to think about the others and retire. She decided to be smart and do what the scientist said, quickly getting up and heading towards the exit, or better said, following Ladybug, since the latter was even faster and grabbed her by the hand, so she didn't lose her.

"Come on! Didn't you hear the weird mister? We have to get out of here!" exclaimed Ladybug while pulling Ardita's muscular arm.

But as it couldn't be otherwise, our leading lady was worried about Marco. Maybe he didn't seem at first, but even with his calm behavior, the man was very brave, and like the gentleman he was, she left the girls escape first, so he could go after them later. And what's more, he even fired a few shots against Mayhem to buy them some time. He knew that they wouldn't do anything to her, but at least they would distract her.

Once the magazine was empty, Marco ran towards the exit that he opened and closed it behind, right when Mayhem was about to reach him. The man had to run like never before in his life, but it was that or lose it, and it seems that the enemy didn't like it one bit.

"Shit... I'll need to take a detour, but at least I can have some fun with the guards on the way..." said Mayhem, frustrated.

Ladybug and Ardita ran through the long hallway until what it looked like the other side of the compound, to finally reach a room where she hadn't been before. It was full of cameras and devices of all kind, some of them very advanced, and even if she was curious to know what they did, she knew that it wasn't the best moment to ask about it. Not at least until the experienced scientist got there, who reached them at that precise moment, although he looked quite tired.

"I'm getting too old for this..." said Marco while trying to catch his breath.

"I told you this sir was old enough to retire" said Ladybug in the ear of Ardita.

"That will be if we get out of this one first..." said Ardita while lowering her big and muscular shoulders.

But that was not the moment to be pessimistic. The three of them have more important things to think about, or better said, one thing: Mayhem. They knew that she wouldn't stop until she got her revenge, and in fact, that's what they could see by just taking a look at the monitors in the room.

When she watched the screens, our leading lady was able to observe what was happening outside. The scene wasn't pretty: she could clearly see Mayhem, with her huge size and musculature, moving around the compound hallways. It was true that there were many armed guards trying to stop her, but no matter how good their rifles were, they couldn't do much. Mayhem took and smacked them as she pleased, without giving them a chance.

"We can't allow this, we must do something" said Ladybug while looking at the monitors.

"The kid is right. I refuse to stay here and look while the people dies" said Ardita with determination.

"Hold it... What do you mean kid?" asked Ladybug, visibly outraged.

While the girls were debating, it seemed that Marco was thinking about something else. After a few seconds hanging around, he came up with an idea, which he believed to be the only way to stop Mayhem. It was more or less what they were thinking, bit with a not so small difference.

"Very well, this is the plan. We already saw that the bullets don't even tickle Mayhem, so we need to use the force to weaken her. Once we do, we'll be able to capture her again, and we'll make sure that she doesn't escape" explained Marco.

"Wasn't that what he said last time? Liar..." said Ladybug in a low voice.

"But this time will be different. I want you to fight together to stop her. That's right, you heard me well... Both of you" said Marco while pointing at the girls.

As soon as he said that, Ardita and Ladybug looked at each other with a face of disbelief. One only needed to take a look at them to know that they very strong, but even so, our leading lady had her doubts, because she knew what Mayhem did to her. Nonetheless, and after carefully thinking about it, the plan didn't sound so bad. If she couldn't face her enemy just by herself, they would have to join their forces, there was no other option. Then, Ardita crouched, she put at the height of Ladybug and asked her the following question.

"I know that you've been training, but I have to ask you anyway. Are you ready to pass from the theory to the practice?" asked Ardita while putting her hands on Ladybug's muscular shoulders.

"Oh yes, no doubt! After what she did to me, I'm eager to chop down that damn cow" answered Ladybug with joy.

"Hold it! I said stopping, nothing about killing her. This project costed millions of euros, so if you kill her, your grandchildren will be born with debts" said Marco in a firm tone.

It seems that the matter was getting even more complicated. It was clear that Mayhem was stronger than before, so stopping her without finishing her off wouldn't be an easy task. But if Ardita already managed it once, she was sure that she could do it again, even more considering that Ladybug was by her side. Will her helper be the right one to assist her, or maybe she would end up being an extra problem? They were about to find out.

"All right. In that case, what do you propose?" asked Ladybug.

"Easy. You have to knock her unconscious, just like she was before she escaped" answered Marco.

"Easy to say, but doing it..." said Ardita while lowering her big and muscular shoulders, once again.

No matter the exact details of the plan, what the three really knew was that they had to act fast. They were in a secret room, but they could perfectly hear the screams of the soldiers that were outside, who were fighting for their lives more than restraining Mayhem. That task was for our leading lady and our new partner, so they decided to get going immediately.

"Are you ready, girl?" asked Ardita while looking at Ladybug.

"Ready when you are!" exclaimed Ladybug with determination.

"I'll open the door now, and when you get out, I'll close it and watch everything from here. We won't be able to communicate from that moment, so I won't be able to help you either. Good luck to the two of you" said Marco while looking at the girls.

As soon as he said that, the scientist pressed one of the many buttons that were under the monitors. In doing so, another gate opened on the wall, which led directly to the long hallway of the building. Ardita came out first, to make sure that the place was safe for her partner, and once outside, she made a sign to follow her. At that moment, Marco pressed the button again, and the door closed behind them, so he was the only one in the room now.

"I trust you two. I know you can do it" said Marco while watching how the gate closed.

Taking advantage that our leading lady and her new partner were alone in the hallway, they decided to agree on what they were going to do next. Ladybug was eager to meet Mayhem to give her what she deserved, but Ardita was cautious, and knowing what she did to her, she preferred to make things clear.

"Listen... I know you really want to fight that monster, and after the blow she gave to me, believe me that I want it too, but I don't want you to take unnecessary risks. You must do what I say, and if you see that you can't deal with her, I want you to step aside, understood?" said Ardita with determination while looking at Ladybug.

"Weeeell, that's okay... But on one condition: that you elders stop giving me the sermon about what I should or shouldn't do" said Ladybug, visibly outraged.

Ardita nodded her head and smiled at her partner. On second thought, maybe it was the time to stop treating her like a kid, and what could be better for that than letting her prove what she was made of. Besides, she wasn't alone this time, which meant that the risk of Mayhem capturing her was very remote, so she decided to be optimistic with her.

After that little chat, it was the time to get going. For that, the two girls began to walk together along the long hallway, with determination but with caution, and of course, with the intention of meeting Mayhem. For better or worse, it didn't take them long, because right when they were about to walk around the corner, they saw the body of one of the soldiers flying in front of them and hitting the wall, falling on the ground and leaving a blood trail on it. One more victim to add to Mayhem's record.

When they saw that shocking scene, the immediate reaction of the girls was to stop all of a sudden. While they were still, both were able to hear the noise of some footsteps perfectly, which rumbled with force and were heading towards them, until what they were waiting for finally arrived. Mayhem had reached them, moment in which they realized that no matter how much they ran, because she always managed to catch them.

Seen than escaping was not an option, the only choice for the girls was to go on the attack. But Ardita knew that they couldn't do it on the hallway, since the place was too narrow, even more considering the great size of their enemy. They had to change tactics, or at least the zone, and it seems that the apprentice knew how to do it.

"I have an idea, just trust me" said Ladybug in the ear of Ardita.

At that moment, the girl headed towards Mayhem directly, with no fear and with a firm step. The latter didn't know what her intention was, but she didn't mind either. She just wanted to crush them both for what they did to her, although as in previous occasions, she decided to make fun of her first.

"How cute. Why don't you go and play with the other kids and leave the action to the elders?" said Mayhem while laughing.

Ladybug didn't like that phrase one bit. It's true that she wasn't as old as her enemy, but it was clear that she was bigger and stronger than any other girl of her age. She had an enviable musculature, but nothing compared to the one of Mayhem, who she couldn't help but look up and down before talking to her. But what the enemy didn't know was that she wasn't looking at her, more like searching for something.

"Hey, Ardita! I think I found her weak spot" exclaimed Ladybug.

When she heard that, both Ardita and Mayhem were surprised. The two knew that the latter didn't have any weak spot, at least to their knowledge. But they were very wrong, like the girl was about to show. Suddenly, Ladybug took a few steps back, and while the enemy stared at her from above, the girl took impulse with her muscular leg, to finally kick Mayhem in her crotch. Maybe she was bigger than her, but that didn't stop her from taking damage, to the point that she had to bend her enormous legs while she twisted in pain.

"Argh! You damn brat... You're gonna pay for that, I swear!" shouted Mayhem while putting the hands on her crotch.

When she saw that actually worked, Ladybug turned around and ran back to Ardita. Without almost giving her time to process what she just did, the girl grabbed our leading lady by the hand and pulled her with force, making her follow her. She didn't know where she wanted to go, but she had to admit that she managed to buy some precious time, which would be of use to think of their next move.

The two ran at full speed through the long hallway where they came from. Or at least as fast as Ardita's heels allowed her. The Italian woman didn't like to go around without aim, so while they were at it, she asked what she was thinking to do next.

"That saved us some seconds, but we can't escape Mayhem forever. We have to weaken her, like Marco said" said Ardita while running after Ladybug.

"Don't worry! Before, when I was taking a walk around the compound, I saw the roof was quite broad, so I thought we could fight her up there. Besides, you can fly, so better have some fresh air, right?" explained Ladybug while running and looking back.

The truth is that the idea left our leading lady surprised. For what she talked to Ladybug and what happened when they were at the bunker, she already deduced that she was a smart girl, but now she also knew that she was able to think fast. That was an essential quality for every superheroine, so if she wanted to be one in the future, she was on the right track. Therefore, she decided to do as she said and follow her, not without nodding her head first to show that she agreed with her.

There was another problem now. To reach the roof, they have to reach the emergency stairs first, which were at the other side of the hallway. Lucky for them, the two had some ripped and muscular legs, which allowed them to travel long distances fast and without getting tired. But unfortunately, Mayhem also had them, and they were also huge, so they could hear how she was coming for them. However, the two knew that they had to continue without looking back, until they finally reached the stairs.

Once they walked through the emergency door, Ladybug was the first one to go upstairs, but Ardita stayed back for a few seconds. The girl didn't understand why she did that, so she didn't hesitate to ask.

"Why are you stopping now? Come on, hurry up!" said Ladybug from the top of the stairs.

"Wait a moment, let me try something..." said Ardita while looking back.

Just like Ladybug bought them some time before, our leading lady thought that it was her turn now. For that, she turned around and stood in front of the door, which was made of steel and didn't have a lock. It's true that it was quite heavy, but she knew that wouldn't stop Mayhem, so she decided to block it somehow.

Quickly and with determination, Ardita began to bend the steel bar that was welded to the door. She was very strong, so it didn't take long for her to do so, and it even served her as a warmup for her great musculature, which was getting bigger as she kept bending it. It seemed incredible, but she managed to make a knot with the bar, which would allow them to have enough time to go up and reach the top of the building. Without a second thought, the two ran upstairs, which was easy for the shoes of Ladybug, but not for the ones of Ardita.

"I really need to think about coming to the missions with heels. But I look so pretty..." thought Ardita while running.

They had almost reached the top, when all of a sudden, they were able to hear how something smashed the steel door with strength, many times until it was completely broken. It was clear who she was, and she was very angry.

"If you think a simple door is going to stop me, you're very wrong. You better run, because here I come!" shouted Mayhem from the stairs.

After a while going up what seemed the uncountable stairs of the building, Ardita and Ladybug finally reached the roof. The place was quite large at first, it seemed perfect for a fight between big women, which was precisely the case. Although the place was quite empty, apart from a shed and a tower with a huge container on it.

It's true that the two were very brave, but they couldn't help but feel nervous anyway. They didn't have much time to think of a plan, because they could hear Mayhem's big footsteps getting closer, so they had to act fast. Ardita was usually the one to think and give instructions, so she decided to be the first to talk.

"Listen up, Ladybug. I know you really want to fight Mayhem after what she did to you, and I agree that what you did before saved us some time, but the serious thing starts now. I don't want anything impulsive, we must work together, so we'll do as I say, is that clear?" explained Ardita while staring at Ladybug.

Okaaaaay, that's right... But I'm biting her anyway when we finish, she deserves it..." said Ladybug while sighing.

"I don't recommend it, you could break your teeth if you do..." said Ardita while laughing.

Once the two agreed, they shared a smile. Ladybug was willing to start the fight, while Ardita preferred to be cautious, so she took her to the other side of the roof by the hand. That way, they would have more space and would be able to see Mayhem when she arrived, who in fact was about to appear.

After a few seconds, our leading lady and her partner stopped hearing the strong footsteps of Mayhem. Both of them knew what that meant, so they turned around... and there she was. The great enemy was staring at them from the door, with her arms crosses and completely calm. But they knew that wouldn't last long, even more considering Mayhem's behavior. They didn't really know how to face her, although in this case, the enemy was the first one to make her intentions clear.

"I'm in doubt right now. I mean, I'm sure I'm going to kill you two, but I don't know how to begin. I think the kid would be a nice start, and then the fat plate..." said Mayhem with an evil smile.

"K-kid!?" exclaimed Ladybug with outrage.

"F-fat!?" exclaimed Ardita, even more outraged.

That was the last straw for them. It was clear that the two girls wanted to give Mayhem what she deserved, especially Ardita, after what she did in the past. Her back was still hurting due to the impact against the wall, and even if she wanted to do the same to her enemy, she knew that brute force wouldn't be enough to end with her this time. They had to think of something, and fast.

Just like in previous occasions, our leading lady decided to observe the surroundings to see how she could make the best of them. She was on a roof this time, so there wasn't much for her to use, except the great space. That is, there was something that caught her attention as well: a huge water tank, which was at the other side of the roof. It was the best they had, so she thought that she could use it in her favor.

"Listen, this is the plan. We're going to throw the tank on her, but she can't know that at any time. For that, I need you to distract her for a while. You think you can do it?" asked Ardita.

"Sure! I'm willing to bang that cow around" answered Ladybug while flexing her muscular arm.

"Very well... Let's do it then..." said Ardita while flexing her big and muscular arm as well.

As soon as she said that, Ladybug began to run towards her enemy. She really wanted to fight her, so she didn't hesitate to be the first to face her. And by the looks of it, Mayhem also wanted to deal with her, maybe because she didn't feel too well due to that kick in her crotch.

"So the little rat wants to die first? Sounds perfect" said Mayhem while clenching her fists.

It's true that Ladybug was very small compared to Mayhem, but she wasn't going to back off because of that. On the contrary, she thought that the right thing would be to convert that weakness into an advantage, since it probably would make her faster than her enemy as well. Both of them were about to find out.

Ladybug kept running towards her objective. Mayhem, thinking that she would hit her like before, decided to stop her so that wouldn't happen. For that, the great enemy raised her huge and muscular arm, closed her fist and struck a dry blow on the ground, causing it to tremble. But it was in vain, because the girl ran so fast that she wasn't able to hit her. In fact, she was so fast that she slipped under Mayhem's huge legs, and then, she gave her a good kick in the ass, making her move forward a bit.

"You damn brat... You'll see now!" shouted Mayhem, visibly angry.

The great enemy turned around with the intention of catching Ladybug. But just like the previous time, she was too slow, because the latter jumped in the air above the head of the gigantic cow, going through her long horns in the process. While she was at it, the girl took the opportunity to kick her again, and hit Mayhem directly in the face. Then, she ended up falling right behind her.

While Ladybug distracted Mayhem, our leading lady was at the other side of the roof. She stood in front of the water tank, which was clearly much bigger than her. But not stronger, just like she was about to show.

Quickly and with determination, Ardita approached the main pillar that was holding the tank. It was a long steel bar, like the ones that she was used to bend, although being quite thick, she was sure that it would take her some more time. Therefore, she didn't hesitate to get on with it immediately.

Ardita put both her hands around the pillar, literally hugging it with her big and muscular arms. Little by little, she began to apply pressure on them, feeling how the strength that she had to use was more intense. She felt a superhuman force running through her arms, making them grow bigger in the process. The same thing happened to her veins, which got thicker than ever.

But the thing didn't end there. Apart from the strength applied by her arms, the pillar was so stuck that Ardita also had to push with her muscular legs, digging her heels on the floor and making both her thighs and calves achieve a noticeable size. The truth is that it was a very pleasant sensation, but she knew that it wasn't the moment for that, so she decided to focus on her task. She would have time to enjoy in the future.

Meanwhile, Mayhem and Ladybug were still fighting at the other side of the roof. The girl couldn't see it yet, because she was turning her back to the great enemy, but the kick in her face caused something that none of them expected. All of a sudden, the two saw how some drops of bloods fell on the ground right under Mayhem, moment in which the latter realized what just happened. She put the hand on her nose, which was dripping, and even if it didn't hurt her too much, she couldn't help but show how angry she was.

"Look what you did, you damn brat! But it will be nothing compared to what I'm going to do with you..." said Mayhem while looking at Ladybug with bloodshot eyes.

"Ops, maybe I went a bit too far... Nah, it was pretty cool" said Ladybug with pride.

They all knew that making Mayhem angry wasn't an intelligent move, but it was clear that, if they faced her, there was the risk that something like that could happen. It was Ladybug's fault this time, but she didn't mind, on the contrary, she was happy to hurt Mayhem, because there was no doubt that she deserved it. And unfortunately for her, the thing didn't end there, because it seemed that Ardita was about to give her a big surprise, never better.

"Jump, now!" shouted Ardita while kicking the pillar with her long and muscular leg.

As soon as she heard that, Ladybug jumped towards one of the sides of the roof, almost without thinking where she was going to fall. While doing so, Mayhem could observe how the big water tank slowly fell on her head, whose horns were not able to stop it. That caught her completely off guard, causing a noise and a tremor at the same time, moment in which the time almost stopped.

"Is it over? We won?" asked Ladybug while staring at Ardita.

But as expected, the thing wouldn't be so easy. Suddenly, the two saw how Mayhem reemerged from the hard blow, lifting the heavy water tank with her huge and muscular arms, which were full of veins and got bigger than ever. It seems that the battle had just begun.

"Now... you... sure... pissed... me... off... I hate the damn water!" exclaimed Mayhem while holding the water tank.

"At least we gave you a bath, which you really needed, you pig!" shouted Ladybug while looking at Mayhem.

The great enemy didn't like that at all. Therefore, and taking advantage of what Mayhem had in her hands, she decided to take impulse with her huge arms and throw it against her directly. Lucky for Ladybug, Ardita was fast and she was able to divert the water tank with a strong kick, sending it many meters in the air, until they couldn't see it anymore.

"I hope it didn't fall on someone's garden... Or even worse, on someone's head..." thought Ardita, a bit worried.

She managed to stop that, but Mayhem wasn't ready to do the same. With her bloody eyes due to the anger, the enemy was approaching our leading lady, because she didn't like that she protected Ladybug.

"If you want me to kill you first, I have no problem" said Mayhem while pointing at Ardita.

Now the tables had turned. It seems that it was the turn of our leading lady to distract Mayhem, while Ladybug would have to find a way to stop her. For that, Ardita made a sign with her head, moment in which the girl knew that she had to leave the fight to her, so she began to think what to do next immediately.

Without time to lose, Ladybug took another look at the roof. She hadn't noticed before, but she saw that there were many loose cables on the floor, which she didn't know what they were used for. Since it was the only thing that it seemed to highlight, she decided to follow them and see where they took her, until she finally saw that the trail ended in some kind of shed. She was sure that there would be something of use inside, but unfortunately for her, the door was locked and it had a poster with the following written on it: High voltage, no trespassing.

"Ha! Of course I'm trespassing..." said Ladybug while looking at the poster.

Without beating around the bush, the girl grabbed the doorknob with one hand and turned it with so much strength that she broke it in the process. She couldn't open the door that way, so she finally took a few steps back, took impulse with her muscular leg and kicked the door, causing this to break completely.

Now that she had access to the interior of the shed, Ladybug was able to see what it kept. It wasn't much, just some panels with buttons, similar to the ones that she had seen in the control room. That is, but it was one in particular that caught her attention, one with a label which read "roof" and whose switch was down.

At that moment, Ladybug came up with a very simple plan, but one that could work either way. Maybe she could use the cable on the roof to stop Mayhem, or at least to make sure that she didn't move for a while. She didn't lose anything for trying, and she had to do something, because Ardita wouldn't last forever against her, no matter how much energy she had.

Without time to lose, Ladybug made a sign to our leading lady, which she saw right away from where she was. She still wasn't sure about which was the girl's plan, but it was the best they had, so she decided to do as she said. For that, she used a method that she already gave her some advantage in the past: fly.

Our leading lady flexed her long and muscular legs, taking impulse with them to take flight. Once in the air, she had a better view of the place, apart from the fact that Mayhem couldn't grab her. It was time to go on the attack, not without listening to the provocations of her enemy first.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid of me catching you? Come down here and fight, you coward!" shouted Mayhem from the ground.

It wasn't the first time that Ardita had to stand something like that, so she didn't allow herself to be intimidated and she focused on the plan. The initial problem was that the cables were too close to Mayhem, so she would need to get her away a bit to take them. For that, she decided to fly around her, starting with a nosedive and hitting her on the face with the shoe. Not that it hurt her, but at least it moved her a few steps from where she was.

"You have a very hard face, you know that?" said Ardita jokingly.

Our leading lady knew that provoking her enemy wasn't very prudent, but she thought that, after what she did to her, she deserved to let off steam. Nonetheless, she couldn't get distracted, so taking advantage, she decided to strike another blow to Mayhem, on her belly this time. The problem was that it was very hard, with some ripped abs, so the enemy also used it in her favor to counterattack.

Ardita took impulse again from the air and kicked Mayhem's belly. But seeing her coming, the latter was able not only to stop the hit, but also to use the inertia so Ardita would fly away in the opposite direction, making her almost lose the balance.

"I thought you'd realize that I'm stronger than you. I see you don't wake up..." said Mayhem while laughing.

"I'll be the one to wake you up, just give me time..." said Ardita while recovering from the hit.

She had enough already. She didn't know what they had injected into her, but it was clear that Mayhem had become stronger. The kicks from our leading lady couldn't even tickle her, so after putting herself in the air again, she decided to go directly for the cables on the floor. She quickly flew towards them, almost touching the ground, and after having them in her hands, she began to fly around the huge and muscular body of Mayhem, completely surrounding her with them. It seemed to work for the moment, because it caught her by surprise and she wasn't able to move. The question now was: for how long?

"If you think a simple rope will stop me, you're very desperate..." said Mayhem while trying to move.

Our leading lady was trying to hold Mayhem with all her strength, but as the seconds went by, she realized that it was in vain. Even if she used all the strength that her big and muscular arms gave her, she could see how her enemy was doing the same and was getting free little by little. Apart from that, the fact that she was wet due to the water tank that fell on her didn't help... or that's what she thought. She didn't know then, but that was precisely what was going to stop Mayhem.

Suddenly Ladybug, who was at the other side of the roof, yelled to draw the attention of the two fighters. In doing so, they say how she had one hand on the switch that was down, moment in which both of them turned on the lightbulb, never better. The two knew what she pretended, so they couldn't help but express their amazement.

"She's not doing it, right...?" asked Mayhem, scared.

"Oh yes, she's doing it..." answered Ardita, worried.

But in case somebody wasn't sure yet, the girl made it clear.

"Menu of the day: grilled veal!" shouted Ladybug with enthusiasm.

Little by little, the two saw how Ladybug's muscular arm activated the switch, without being able to do anything to stop her. Mayhem couldn't move, but Ardita could, so she quickly let her enemy go and jumped backwards in the air, trying to fall as far as possible from her.

Right when she put her feet on the ground, Ladybug finished activating the switch, moment in which a huge discharge hit Mayhem. The latter could feel how the volts ran through her body, what caused her a strong pain, no matter how big she was. While it was happening, she couldn't help but groan, which was so loud that it was surely heard for miles around. At the same time, a shine caused by the electricity was getting more intense, so much that the two girls had to cover their eyes so they wouldn't lose their sight. A shame, because due to it, they weren't able to see the key moment when Mayhem collapsed, although the following explosion and the absence of her voice left no room for doubt.

When everything ended, Ardita and Ladybug put their muscular arms down to see what happened to Mayhem. When they looked at the center of the roof, they observed that she was there, laying facedown and with her gigantic body full of burns. They could even see a small smoke trail, all of it caused by the discharge, no doubt. It seems that everything was over, but the girls wanted to be sure just in case.

"Maybe I went a little overboard... You think she's dead?" asked Ladybug, a bit worried.

"Nah, she's just a little scorched... She'll be okay" answered Ardita with irony.

It seems that they had finally finished with her. Mayhem was immobile, almost without breath, and she didn't look like she was going to move. Besides, it seemed that they were not the only ones who noticed, because all of a sudden, the emergency door to the stairs opened, making way for a man who all the people there knew.

"Good job, both of you. I saw the fight from the cameras, and the truth is that I'm impressed. It wasn't too orthodox, but it was effective" said Marco while approaching the girls.

"Glad to hear it, but... Why are you sweating?" asked Ardita, intrigued.

"The elevator stopped working all of a sudden, so I had to walk up here. Good thing it didn't caught me inside..." answered Marco while removing the sweat.

"We would've gotten him out anyway. Right, Ardita?" said Ladybug while flexing her muscular arm.

After what happened, the two girls thought that it wouldn't hurt to take it with humor, even if it was at the cost of Marco's sweat. The truth is that they were very happy, not only because they defeated Mayhem, but also because they fought together. But unfortunately for them, their happiness wouldn't last long, just like they were about to find out.

Suddenly, those present heard a noise. It was so loud that, even with the distance, it managed to disturb the well-deserved rest of our leading lady and her companions. All of them turned around at the same time, and when they looked back, they saw something that seemed impossible: Mayhem was getting up, slow but steady, and she wasn't happy at all.

"It can't be... We fried her... literally..." said Ardita with face of astonishment.

"You... don't understand... I'm Mayhem... the biggest, strongest and smartest cow in the world... And I'm gonna prove it to you right now!" exclaimed Mayhem while staring at the girls.

"Wait, she wasn't fighting for real before?" asked Ladybug, visibly scared.

The great enemy was still a bit hurt because of the electric shock, so she wasn't able to stand up right away. But that wouldn't stop her from causing the maximum damage possible, so even being on her knees, she decided to use all her strength, which wasn't little. Without prior notice, she lifted her huge and muscular arm and punched the floor, in such a way that she made a crack on it. But the thing didn't end there, because the crack was quickly getting longer across the roof, until it finally reached where our girls were.

Lucky for them, both Ardita and Ladybug were able to jump in time and avoid the hole... but Marco wasn't so lucky. The man was a bit old, and no way she could move like the girls, so he lost his balance and couldn't help but fall through the hole. But all was not lost, because despite his age, the scientist still had some reflexes and he was able to grab one of the steel bars that were intact. Even so, he didn't have enough strength to climb up by himself.

"Help! Please, someone pull me up!" shouted Marco as loud as he could.

At that moment, the Italian superheroine and her partner looked at each other. The two knew that one of them had to act fast to save the man, while the other one would have to distract Mayhem. Ardita thought that, even if her enemy wasn't in good condition, maybe Ladybug wouldn't be able to contain her, but it seems that the girl had another plan. The latter was impulsive, and she still wanted to fight Mayhem so she paid for all the pain that she had caused, not only to her, but also to everyone involved in the mission.

Without thinking too much about it, Ladybug turned her head from Ardita and ran towards Mayhem. For that, she jumped over the big hole that was below her feet, while Marco looked at her with amazement. When she reached the other side, she took impulse and headed towards Mayhem as fast as she could, with the intention of hitting her. But unfortunately for the young girl, the great enemy had already regained consciousness, and she just had to stretch her long and muscular arm to stop her. She grabbed her by the neck with force, lifting her from the ground like a simple feather. Although it was clear that Ladybug's musculature made her bigger than any other girl of her age, her size wasn't comparable to the one of Mayhem, so the latter wasn't going to impress.

"I'm not done yet, brat... But unfortunately, we won't be able to say the same about you..." said Mayhem while slowly lifting Ladybug with her long and muscular arm.

Maybe she was brave, but the girl was still a rookie, and she didn't understand who she was messing with. But that knowledge was changing little by little, while Mayhem grabbed her by the neck and held her in the air, almost at two meters from the ground. Slowly, Ladybug felt how the breath was failing her, while the distance clouded at the same time. And no matter how much she hit Mayhem, she couldn't do anything about it.

"You time has come... and I'm gonna enjoy it..." said Mayhem while looking at Ladybug with an evil smile.

"Argh...! Leave me... you damn... cow..." said Ladybug while trying to break free.

Ardita had before her what probably was the most important decision of her life. The superheroine wanted to save them both, but she was only one, so she had to chose who. But that was precisely the problem, because if she saved one of them, the other one would die for sure. If she helped Marco, Ladybug would be asphyxiated, and if she helped the latter, Marco would fell with the same destiny. And on top of that, she had to think fast, as if having the heart at full speed due to the difficult situation wasn't bad enough.

After a few seconds, our leading lady had it clear. Not that she was very religious, but there was no way out. She needed a miracle to save the two, that or multiply herself, a superpower that she unfortunately didn't have. But she was all alone there, in the hour of danger... or at least that's what she thought at first.

Ardita's sight was good, almost like a lynx. Thanks to that, she was able to see something that surprised her. Although the area was in a valley and surrounded by mountains, she could see what looked like a silhouette on one of them, even if it was many meters away. She didn't know well what it was, but after observing it for a couple of seconds, there was something that caught her attention. She saw a flash next to that person, and at that moment, she clearly realized what it was: a gun, surely of long distance, which was pointing in her direction.

Our leading lady didn't know which were the intentions of that person, but she wasn't planning on staying there to find out. Therefore, she took impulse with her long and muscular legs and quickly jumped to one side, falling on the ground face down. At that moment, she heard a loud noise, which was a shot with no doubt, but she couldn't believe what her eyes saw next. With a pinpoint accuracy, the shot reached the area where she was, not hitting her, but Mayhem. A fifty caliber bullet just went through her big and muscular knee, making her let out a scream of pain and releasing Ladybug.

"¡AAAAAAAAAARGH!" shouted Mayhem while falling to the ground and putting the hand on her leg.

That left Ardita in shock, but she didn't have time to think about it. Ladybug was breathing again, even if it was slightly, but knowing that she was alive, she knew who she had to save now. Therefore, she ran towards the hole under her feet, in which Marco was still trying to hold, but he almost had no strength left within him. And what's more, his hands sweated due to the effort, so he couldn't take it anymore and got loose in the end, moment in which our superheroine appeared right above him, like a guardian angel. It was a unique view, a shame that he didn't have time to enjoy it.

"Oh no, you're not going to fall... Not on my watch" said Ardita while grabbing Marco's forearm.

Considering how strong our leading lady was, she was able to lift the scientist without any problem, like a feather. Little by little, she lifted him out of the hole, and once outside, she left him sat on the ground, so he could catch his breath. The poor man was hyperventilating, so Ardita approached him to see if he was okay.

"I'm not hurt... but definitely... I'm getting too old for this..." said Marco while removing the sweat on his forehead.

"Maybe it's time for you to admit that Ladybug is right and retire, don't you think?" said Ardita jokingly.

"Speaking of the girl... Is she all right? What happened to her?" asked Marco in a tone of concern.

Now that the man was safe, it was time to worry about Ladybug. Without time to lose, our leading lady headed towards her to see how she was. She put herself next to the girl and crouched to her height, finding out that she was better than expected.

"You need help? Can you get up?" asked Ardita.

"Yeah, I'm okay. But it's clear that I have to eat more, or I'll never be able to defeat that cow..." answered Ladybug while getting up.

It seems that everything went well. Both the girl and the man were okay, a little bruised, but nothing that time couldn't fix. Finally, they only had to wonder what happened to Mayhem, who clearly didn't have the same luck. When they approached her, they saw that she wasn't able to get up, so she had no choice but to crawl while she pulled her aching leg. She didn't look good, that was more than obvious.

Not that she was going too far, but even so, they didn't want her to escape again, not after what they had to bear because of her. To prevent it, Ladybug stood behind Mayhem, right where she wanted to move, stopping her. She grabbed her by the horns with both hands, just like Ardita did at the time. This surprised the enemy, especially because she had no strength to face anyone. That shot managed to knock her out completely, but it seems that she still wanted to talk.

"You two... When I recover from this... there won't be a place in the world for you to hide from me... I'll come after you... even at the cost of my life..." said Mayhem in a threatening tone.

At this point, our leading lady was more than used to listening to her enemy's nonsense. But it was already too much, even more getting Ladyug into it, so she decided to do something to make it clear that she was the one in charge.

"I doubt that you can come after us... with a broken leg!" exclaimed Ardita while standing next to Mayhem.

At that moment, our superheroine raised her long and muscular leg, and with all her strength, she stuck her heel in Mayhem's wound, right where the bullet hit. This made the latter release the loudest lowing that they had heard until now, because it was so painful that she even lost her consciousness once again. Seeing that Mayhem wasn't moving, Ladybug left her horns and put her head on the ground, without believing what she just witnessed. She never thought that Ardita could be so violent, but the situation demanded it. The important thing was that her enemy had been defeated at last.

"Is it over? Are you sure she's not waking up again?" asked Ladybug with insistence.

"Yes... It's over..." answered Ardita while breathing, relieved.

It seems that our leading lady had finally completed her mission. Mayhem was defeated, and she also managed to save the lives of both Ladybug and Marco, although it's true that they were still a bit scared. But at this point, she was pretty sure that they were tough, so she didn't need to worry about it too much.

Now that everything was over, it was the moment to be glad for what they had achieved, especially the girls. Not without taking a moment of calm to think about what happened, so first of all, Ardita put her hand on Ladybug's shoulder, while the latter did the same with our leading lady's muscular back, due to the height difference. Then, they walked together for a few seconds, until they reached the other side of the roof.

"How did I do, for an amateur?" asked Ladybug with a smile.

"Well... The truth is that it wasn't bad. I liked to fight by your side" answered Ardita with another smile.

"Cool! I really want to fight again" said Ladybug with joy.

"Easy girl, all in due time. We deserve a rest for now, don't you think?" asked Ardita.

"Good idea. Besides, I'd like to finish eating that barbecue. I hope Katniss can prepare a bit more" answered Ladybug while licking her lips.

"Sounds good to me. I'm hungry too, and I also need to change my clothes. My heels have been shredded... and they were my favorite..." said Ardita while looking at her feet.

While the two talked, the scientist observed them with attention from behind, almost with tenderness. When he approached them, he cleared his throat so they knew that he was there. It seems that the man had something to say as well.

"You know? With all that has happened, and after seeing you're so close... I think this is the beginning of a great friendship" said Marco while looking at the girls.

When he said that, the two girls looked back with surprise. Then, they looked at each other in the same way, until they finally smiled at the same time, suggesting that the man was right. And it wasn't for nothing, because it was clear that the relationship between them had changed, and for good. It was clear that both of them, with their joint decision and respective musculatures, had forged a strong friendship, never better. From there, the thing could only get better, although only time would tell if they would fight together in the future again. They really believed it, so we should believe it as well. And we would be able to see it for ourselves, no doubt.