The Indomitable Doctor Hypnos: Volume 7 - United, We Fall
When Chandler didn’t return from the tunnel, Esteban decided that enough was enough. Whoever was down there, he was going to defeat them and rescue his fellow heroes once and for all. They were more than friends to Esteban; his feelings for each and every one of them were much deeper than that. He wouldn’t rest until they were united again. His heart pounding, his breath quickening and his powers surging up inside him, Esteban ran down into the tunnel. “Come out and show yourself!” He yelled, his voice reverberating off the walls.
Doctor Hypnos emerged from the shadows. He and the final hero stared one another down like they were in the middle of some kind of Wild West showdown. Eventually, the silence broke as Esteban, rather unsettled by the masked figure’s appearance, asked “Who are you? What have you done with my friends?” “You may call me Doctor Hypnos,” the villain replied, stepping closer to the determined hero. “And your friends are perfectly safe and sound, my dear Esteban. We’ve been waiting for you to join us.”
“Oh no! Uh uh, no way!” Esteban insisted. “You’re not dragging me into your diabolical scheme! I demand that you set my friends free!” Hypnos chuckled. “Do you now? But why would I want to do that? After all, they’re perfectly happy with their predicament, as you shall be.”
“I don’t think so, Hypnos,” Esteban reached for one of the knives in his belt. He threw it at his opponent, but the villain’s reflexes rivalled those of a bluebottle and he neatly dodged. The same fate befell Esteban’s second knife. “My, my, you’re a stubborn one,” Hypnos murmured. “Well, you know what they say: the harder the battle, the sweeter the conquest.”
Esteban felt the palms of his hands becoming hot as his powers began to reach a boiling point. “You’re one to talk.” He said. “Let there be light!” A dazzling white light illuminated the darkened tunnel, one that normally blinded other villains, but as Esteban prepared to tackle the villain, he not only realised that Hypnos could see perfectly well, but he quickly swerved to one side in an almost dance-like movement and got the hero in an armlock.
Struggling was useless, but Esteban tried anyway. Xey tried to use his powers again, intending to make his entire body red hot so that Doctor Hypnos would be forced to let xem go. But xey had already been tricked into using up the bulk of his powers and now xey saw with horror that a thick cloth, damp with chloroform, was being clamped over his face. “Lemme go!” Xey begged, his voice muffled. “Shhhhh, no need to struggle,” Hypnos cooed softly. “You poor thing, you’re so tired, aren’t you? Why don’t you take a little nap?”
“Screw you…” Esteban mumbled, already feeling his mind slipping away into sleep. “Aww, temper temper,” Doctor Hypnos chuckled. “There we go, just close those droopy eyes. Time for bed, little superhero.” Esteban felt his body going limp. His head began nodding drowsily. “Mmmf…snzzzzzz…” The last thought that crossed his mind was What on Earth is going to happen to me? before he involuntarily sank into a deep, heavy sleep.
With a gasp, Esteban quickly awakened. At first, he thought he’d had a weird nightmare. But when he found that he was tied up and that his ‘bed’ was a dentist’s chair, he remembered what had happened. “Rise and shine, Esteban,” that voice made the hero’s blood boil. He looked up to see his masked opponent standing over him. “What the heck is going on!?” Xey demanded. “So you’re still as stubborn as ever, I see,” Doctor Hypnos murmured. “Well then, I think I shall require some assistance,”
He snapped his fingers and called in a singsong voice “Oh, slaves? We have a new patient here. Come along and welcome him.” “Yes, Doctor Hypnos,” numerous voices responded. Six figures dressed in black leather, smiles on their lips and spirals in their eyes, stepped out of the shadows and surrounded Esteban. He recognised each one; they were all his fellow heroes! “Oh my god…” he whispered, his frustration giving way to a moment of relief and joy over seeing them again.
“Don’t worry, guys, I’m gonna get us out of here and-“ Esteban was suddenly cut off as the brainwashed heroes spoke in unison. “We belong to Doctor Hypnos. We go where he wants us to. You must join us, Esteban. Join Doctor Hypnos. Obey Doctor Hypnos.” Esteban’s stomach went cold with dread. “You see? They have a new life now. A much more…relaxing life than being a league of superheroes.” Hypnos chuckled. “It’s so much better to be a mindless little hypno slave, isn’t it?” “Yes, Doctor Hypnos.” The slaves repeated.
“If you think I’m going to let myself be brainwashed, you’re very much mistaken,” Esteban murmured. “And leave you to be the odd one out while your friends have all the fun? I thought you wanted to be united again,” Doctor Hypnos replied. “Besides, they’re more than just friends to you, aren’t they? Don’t think I haven’t noticed it. They all felt the same thing when they saw each other succumb to my power.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” “Aww, still too shy to admit your feelings, are you? I noticed that smile when you first saw them surround you. You felt something else, didn’t you, Esteban? Something…pleasurable.” Esteban’s cheeks flushed red with embarrassment. “You could never have confessed your feelings when you were heroes,” Hypnos continued, preparing the canister of sleeping gas and attaching a breathing mask to it. “You had such restrictive public images to keep up. But now you’re free to express yourselves. Ironic, isn’t it?” “Thank you, Doctor Hypnos,” the slaves answered.
The villain’s words had made Esteban waver slightly. Now he was stuck in an internal debate with himself. “But…this…this is not right…” Xey murmured in confusion. “Let down your guard, hero,” Doctor Hypnos murmured, attaching the breathing mask to Esteban’s face. “Take a look at your dearest loves. You know that part of you wants to join them. As for the rest of your mind, it shall soon be swayed. You need some more persuasion. Luckily for you, that’s just what the doctor ordered.”
With a soft, velvety evil laugh, Hypnos turned the valve on the tank, but only a light dose of the sleeping gas entered the mask. It was just enough to make Esteban woozy and relaxed. The spiral screen switched on, its entrancing patterns performing their hypnotic dance. The hypnotised slaves began chanting in perfect unison. “Must obey Doctor Hypnos. Must obey Doctor Hypnos. Must obey Doctor Hypnos.”
Breathing in the gas, Esteban still tried in vain to retain his lucidity. Xey couldn’t give in, xey shouldn’t. But he had been searching for his beloved companions for so long. Now they were all together again and they could finally show each other how deep their love was. But they could do that as heroes, couldn’t they? Esteban’s own confusion began lulling him into trance. The chanting filled his ears, the sleeping gas filled his lungs, the spiral was all xey could see…
Doctor Hypnos watched as Esteban finally began succumbing to the hypnosis. The bewildered look on the hero’s face gave way to a blank, daydreamy expression, then slowly turned into that look of mindless bliss that his six previous slaves all wore. A dumb, sleepy smile was on Esteban’s lips. The black and white spirals began to swirl in his eyes. Four words emerged from his mouth. “Must obey Doctor Hypnos…”
A few minutes later, Doctor Hypnos addressed his slaves. “Our new companion is ready, slaves.” Hypnos declared. Now clad in the same black leather as his fellow heroes, Esteban stepped forward, standing to attention like a good little slave. “Isn’t it wonderful? All seven of you, together again.” Hypnos smiled behind his mask. “Now, why don’t you all show how much you love each other?”
What started out as a group hug turned into a sevenfold make out session. The hypnotised slaves held each other, kissed and murmured sweet nothings. Lips parted, the tips of tongues touched and wonderfully warm feelings spread throughout their bodies and minds. Soft whispers of “I love you, I love you so much…”, “I’ve always wanted to tell you,” and “I love you too, baby…” were exchanged between them all, or the words were at least signed in Chandler’s case.
Doctor Hypnos stood back and admired his handywork. He felt incredibly proud of himself. To think that only a matter of months ago, he had just been a humble dentist. Then one infatuated patient, while going under anaesthesia, had told him he had mesmerising eyes. Now here he was, the most powerful villain in the city, with the league of superheroes reduced to mindless, happy, obedient little slaves. Now that the city had no superpowered saviours to protect it, nothing and nobody could stand in his way. Soon, he would reign triumphant. Soon, they would all obey Doctor Hypnos.
The End…?
( @princess-anatha here it is, the final chapter! 👍)
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