Jesseca stood dumbfounded, she looked at Sue and then to the others and then back to Sue. “You’re not my mother, you can’t tell me what to do.” she said and started to walk past Sue.

Sue pushed Jesseca backward, sending her to the ground. Before she could react Sue had swooped down on her like a bird of prey and fought the surprised girl’s gauntlets, jumpsuit and amulet off and pulled her over her knee.

“I want to make sure this hurts.” Sue said as she pulled Jesseca’s diaper down and began raining blows onto her pale bottom.

Jesseca kicked her feet futily and wailed in pain as she shamefully was spanked in front of her fellow heroes. After nearly fifty hard smacks the young girl’s bottom glowed crimson and tears rolled down her cheeks unimpeded. Sue let the girl drop to the ground naked save for her t-shirt and bawling like a toddler.

“Now, I may not be your mother, but I’ve taken care of you like one in the past and I will not have you treat me like dirt on your shoe anymore. You’re going to get dressed and all of us are going to go into that building and take care of Hannah, together! Am I understood young lady?” Sue asked sharply.

Jesseca wiped the tears from her eyes and sniffled the last of her cries away, she looked at Sue and the others and nodded sullenly, “Yes mommy.” she said finally.

Sue’s heart melted and she went to Jesseca and hugged her tightly, this time getting a hearty embrace back. “I love you Jess, I’m sorry that I had to spank you, but I needed you to snap out of the bitchy way you were acting.” Sue explained as she helped Jesseca back into her diaper and jumpsuit, and gave the enchanted items back.

“I understand, I’m sorry Sue, I’m sorry to all of you.” Jesseca said, tears forming in her eyes once again.

The others accepted her apology and they moved as a team toward Hannah’s hideout.

“Remind me to never piss Sue off.” Arson thought to Severe, getting a rare laugh from the stoic psychic.

The air was still and musky in the underground citadel that the Circle of Thorns called home. As the six heroes made their way deeper into the citadel they marveled at the lack of resistance they got, they hadn’t come across a single enemy since entering the complex.

“I have a bad feeling about this.” Arson whispered to the group as the neared a large stone door nearly five times larger than any of them.

“I sense no thoughts within.” Severe said to the group.

“Sounds good to me.” Jesseca said before blasting a large hole in the door with her gauntlets. The group looked at the reckless young woman in disbelief of her crazy action. Jesseca shrugged, “I didn’t have the key.” she said simply before entering the room beyond.

“I think I should have borrowed one of your diapers before we left Jesseca.” Arson said as they entered the room and saw a sprawling courtyard with a large stone platform at the back edge of it that had a large glowing obelisk on it by which Hannah stood. The courtyard was filled from wall to wall with cloaked figures, demons, and winged skeletal apparitions that hovered through the air, hundreds of foes stood between the six heroes and their goal, and now they’d blown the element of surprise.

“Hey guys! Well don’t just stand there in the doorway, come on in and join the fun!” Hannah said in a mock bubbly tone. “Allow my minions to take your souls for you.” she said, sending the horde of enemies racing toward them.

“Sue, I’m starting to think we should have waited for the others.” Jesseca said quietly as she unsheathed her sword and watched the others ready themselves for battle.