A New Challenger Appears! Making a Street Fighter ENF Parody

After the success of Embarrassed Kombat, I couldn't wait to shoot the next video game, fighting parody that I had planned with Ariel Anderssen. This is why we're happy to release Cammy The Embarrassed Naked Street Fighter!

I booked this before I booked Embarrassed Kombat when I wasn't quite ready to shoot a two person shoot. I had planned this to be a POV style story in which Ariel would play both the classic and new version of Cammy. 

 

 

 

I saw ENF potential in Cammy because since her original design, she has worn clothing that was revealing. While the character doesn't seem embarrassed, I saw the potential for her to acknowledge the humiliation of wearing thong leotard in a fight. I liked the idea of incorporating an embarrassed reaction for someone who is otherwise clothed.

 Perhaps the most challenging part was designing the costume while keeping to a manageable budget. From my friend and cosplayer Jaz, I have learned how expensive cosplaying is through getting materials to make the outfit as accurate as possible. With many of my shoots, I tread a line between spending money to get the desired props and costumes and not going over budget to the point the cost outweighs the payoff. With cosplay and parody videos, I don't mind spending extra money to get a better look. This was the case when I looked for the jacket that the new version of Cammy wears. As nice as it would've been for Ariel to say she already owned a leather jacket with the British flag, I would've been shocked if she actually did. So I did some searching and was able to find this amazing quality jacket from Dazcos. The hat and leotard were easier to find as solid color items are easier to find. The one item I didn't see worth spending money on was the finger-less gloves. I give props to Cammy cosplayers because her gloves are something I have not seen anywhere else, particularly with the thick wrist band. This is where being creative became fun as I knew I could mimic the look with red arm sleeves and spray painting the gloves.It took a few sprays but by the time Ariel arrived, I was satisfied with the bright colored pallet that would become her second outfit. It wasn't a perfect replication of Cammy, but when I saw her tie her hair in pigtails, I got excited because she did replicate the character as I'd hoped.

We shot this video after shooting Exposing Senator Anderssen's Hypocrisy. this was because I knew the fight scenes would be more intensive and I wanted to spare her energy for the two videos we shot. One of the challenges that would be new for me as trying to gauge distance so that I could be close enough to the camera to raise my arms to "block" Ariel's attack's when she fought me while also making sure I wouldn't disrupt the focus when I wanted to focus on her. the other challenge would be the timing of the fireball I was going to cast at Ariel. This in my opinion was one of the effects that was the key gag for her initial exposure of her underwear There are only so many light effects that mimic the Hadouken fireball. That wouldn't be so challenging. the real challenge would be the timing of me conjuring the blast before firing it at Ariel and for her to react in time. I had no doubts Ariel could pull this off as a professionally trained actor, but for me, it would be a matter of keeping the internal clock as accurate as possible. the effect I chose gives about 1-2 seconds before the big flash occurs to "blow her clothes off." What helped in preparation was doing some test shots prior to the day of the shoot.

 When I was editing the video again, one of my favorite moments was seeing Ariel walk back to the fighting arena in her green thong leotard, trying to act calm and collected while clearly being embarrassed that her butt is showing. This was the exact embarrassment gag I was hoping for. Ariel acted this beautifully  from the embarrassed reaction she has to bowing all the way up to her acting awkward with her fighting attacks because stretching too much would expose too much. It really is a marvel to watch Ariel act in ENF because most of this script had little dialogue. Because of the fighting scenes a lot of them were nonverbal actions that she had creative control to fill the time and space with

In thinking of a way to end the story, I try to think of what would make a loss embarrassing beyond losing naked. Another fantasy I had is for spanking to get involved. I couldn't think of a better move to parody than E. Honda's Hundred hand slap. 

 

How funny would it be to have Cammy lose due to orgasm from spanking? Shooting ENf and shooting spanking have two different focus points. I base this off of being an admirer of both ENF and spanking videos. With ENF it's close up shots but mostly wide angle shots to capture the model from heat to toe acting embarrassed as she's exposed .In spanking videos the choice becomes shooting an up close shot of the bottom being spanked and the reaction of the model being spanked. I have seen videos where they provide two cuts, one of the model from behind and another of them from the front to capture their reaction. I could see the point of doing it if we were doing actual spanking but if you can tell from our video, the actual spanking didn't occur and so I didn't see it as necessary to do the double cut of the spanking scene. What I did want to do was shoot two images, one of Ariel's face and the other up close of the hundred hand spank move. so we could do a side-by-side comparison. What I was concerned about with this shot as well as the other POV shots was making sure the camera was steady. I've learned my lesson from Embarrassment Quest about how jarring it is when the camera shakes, even from the subtle movements of my breathing. This was why I opted to use a tripod up close for most of my shots.

One creative decision I made that breaks canon from Street Fighter is the setting of the story. I like expanding the universe of characters I wrote, which includes expanding the world they are in. Rather than re-create the setting of Street Fighter, I liked the idea of merging Cammy into the realm of Aidos with Quokkan in the Embarrassed Kombat universe. This is because I want to expand the idea of what's possible for martial arts characters to fight and strip each other. Both Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter have dozens of characters and with the merging of Embarrassed Kombat and Cammy the Embarrassed Naked Street Fighter, I'm excited to continue expanding this world. 

Ariel and I were both tired by the end of shooting, but we had a lot of fun choreographing the fight scenes. Nothing makes me happier than when I see models like Ariel, smiling with glee before we record because of how game they are.The last three videos - Embarrassed Kombat, Shego Exposed in her Tighty Whities, and Cammy the Embarrassed Street Fighter have helped me identify a niche I enjoy filming, and that's cosplay parodies of video games or pop culture. I can't say that I will only film these shoots but I have had so much fun collecting the items and costumes to make the look as accurate as possible. The magic of seeing the model make the character come to life is even more enjoyable for me. At the end of the day, what is fulfilling for me is making ENF/EUF videos.  I am new to this game, I have to honor the many talented producers before me and I often do praise their work when I review the videos I purchase from their stores in my newsletter. What makes ENF interesting is coming up with unique concepts to make an idea that has is simple - exposing and embarrassing someone, unique and with cosplay I have found the spark of inspiration that has spread like a fire. That fire does not spread without your support, Embarrassed Kombat and Shego Exposed in her Tighty Whities have both been the top #1 ENF clip on c4s and so I am listening to y'all when I see what you like most. I hope you enjoy this one. 

The Bigger & Barer sale and my newest ENF video Haunted House of Humiliation

It's hard to believe summer is over. Before it ends I have lots of exciting things in store for this month and for sENFtember. As you all know, The Immodest Collection volume 4 will be released on 9/1, the first day of sENFtember. The book will feature the return of Erica Hardy and Caitlin McNally from The Immodest Collection volume 1 , The Mistress and Riot from the Immodest Collection volume 2, and Rana Halaweh from Indecent Exposure Therapy To give folks who have not read these books a chance to catch up, for the whole month of August, I am running the Bigger and Barer sale! From now until 8/31/24, you can get the Immodest Collections volumes 1 and 2 AND Indecent Exposure Therapy each for 50% off! That's $1.50 for each story. So, with the final month of summer, use that time to catch up on some spicy exposed and embarrassed erotica and turn up the heat even more! Each book can be purchased on Smashwords . I hope everyone who has not read these books gets a chance to cash in on more enf/euf erotica! In addition, I will be releasing a free story featuring Riot and The Mistress that takes place between the Immodest Collection volume 2 and 4 on my Medium page

Because of these writing projects, I took a month off from filming. So when I resumed again, I was ready to get back into the swing of things with filming and took a step into another area of growth for me, and that was shooting two ENF films back to back.

I previously hesitated into doing two in a row because I did not know the length of time it would take to shoot one clip. I wanted to give myself time to mentally process directing, adjusting lights, and filming and the first 5 films took roughly about 4 hours each. However to be more cost effective, I know a lot of professionals shoot multiple clips within that 4 hour time frame. This makes sense in terms of being cost effective, especially when it comes to booking a shoot space.

So once I found a location I was excited to work with Violet Vixen and Devious Skunk again. My long term goal is to work with a wide range of models but since I'm still new and I have such good fun shooting with both Violet and Skunk, I knew it would be a fun process.

The concept I wanted to do was a relatively simple ENF storyline in terms of setting up ENF gags and a common plot that I see is a real estate agent visiting a house story. The idea is always a model going into rooms with their clothes disappearing. It seems like a basic idea but that was where the fun came in writing the characters. With Violet I envisioned her being a Type A, bossy real estate agent obsessed with a perfect record so that when she is exposed, it makes the contrast nice in terms of focusing on her humiliation. 

 

 

The challenges to this shoot. Which I am still trying to figure out is making seamless cuts between pre and post stripping. For ease of shooting, I break things in chunks so that dialogue is easier to act out and memorize. I also think this makes for stronger performances as there is mental effort put into wondering what the next line is. 

Of course, a seamless cut makes for a smoother transition but here in lies one of the challenges to directing. I could do take after take hoping that the model will eventually get a long page of dialogue down in one take without any slip ups. However, there are other things to keep in mind and that's the models physical and mental well being. It was HOT that day, at least into 90 degree range and to keep sound off I had to switch between turning air conditioners on and off for sound. Violet and Skunk each had to wear business attire and so the risk of doing take after take could have been exhaustion or worse dehydrating them to the point of passing out which I did not want. So making sure water was in supply and also doing as much as I can to minimize wait time wad this shoots lesson, which meant stopping longer to review my shots and make sure I got what I needed before moving forward. 

 

I also have learned more about writing in that I need to trim up and be concise with dialogue. When I write scripts I'm used to pouring the dialogue out as it flows through my imagination, cutting up bits I don't feel are needed later. Much of the extra dialogue is what I think is embarrassing for the character but not exactly what the model will think when they make acting choices. It also adds unnecessary time to shooting because the model wants to do their best to get the lines right and it can be easier on them if I cut out the excess that isn't important. 

I also learned a lot about my own stamina for shooting as it was essentially a full work day. While I was tired by the end, it was satisfying to walk away with two full clips that have been fun editing. Violet stars in Haunted House of Humiliation, in which a real estate agent finds out why anyone who buys the home abandons it out of fear of being stripped naked and spanked. It is available now on my MV page. Skunks film will be not so much a part two and more of a sequel to this story which I will reveal likely at the start of October for the scary season.

As always I appreciate the support from you all and hope you enjoy the latest ENF film!

Featured writer: Mirandapanda84

Minrdapanda84 is an enf writer who has been working on a long ongoing fantasy enf saga called James the Peasant Knight, a story about James, who travels to fight his sister Nina, who has turned evil and wishes to take over the world. During his travel he comes across various enemies, sorcerers, witches, sellswords, soldiers, monsters, all of whom suffer the fate of being stripped naked to some degree. I found Miranda's stories on a forum and immediately became hooked when she wrote about my favorite type of enf, being stripped in battle. I find fighters losing and then being stripped naked is a particularly delicious humiliation. Their identity is tied to their ability to defend themselves and seeing them stripped down as they cover their privates leaves them defenseless.

Miranda is one of the (apparent) smaller population of female enf writers out there (for others, look for NoComeupance, NaughtyKittyVicki, and K.C. Silkwood). A few weeks ago Miranda asked a question about the differences in approaches to writing enf stories between men and women and I thought that was a great question. To pick her brain a bit more, I reached out to interview her and she was nice enough to give some informative and personal answers to her process. 

Art by Nasbak Cryman

1. How long have you been writing stories?
hmmm I think I started writing after college so I guess that's over a decade of writing now 


2. When did you first discover the enf fetish and what about it appealed to you?
I think it was actually an enm first, I think it was a cartoon and it didn't show anything, but the villain was attacked by a dog and the good guy said something like "Oh he's wearing polka dot underwear" and then the sidekick said "not anymore." So its implied that the dog ripped his underwear off, so he was defeated and naked. I was taken aback and intrigued to say the least. Cartoons have a lot of EUM moments, and I liked to imagine women in such situations, and there are a few hehe.




“No! Stand back!” But it was too late as James slashed off Elisa’s armor. “Eeek!” Elisa screamed as a pink lacey bra and panty set came into view for all to see. Her skin had an amber glow to it and was more slender and elegant than James had ever seen.

“Wow I didn’t expect such fancy smallclothes on you. Where are you running off to?”

Elisa attempted to run in order to keep as much dignity as possible. “No! Stay away! I yield!” This never happened in the adventure stories! “Our swords are yours, we are yours to fight, but please I YIELD!” She ran as fast as she could with her behind bouncing back and forth as she attempted to flee, showing a little more than she expected."



3. Was there any particular image/clip you saw that“clicked?”

I'd say this clip always spoke to me hehe. She just seemed all so powerful up until the dinosaur ripes a hole in her dress exposing yellow underwear. And then she starts screaming in terror and runs away with the dinosaur trying to bite her bottom, all power and prestige lost in an instant. That its rather comedic just makes it even better. I just wish I knew what they were saying.

4. You created a massive saga with James thePeasant Knight, tell me about the genesis of this story and why you wanted to write a fantasy series.

I've always been a fantasy fan, I like Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, you name it I like it. There's something so majestic about the genre. And I thought it would be fun to create ENF situations in a fantasy realm, so I went for it, and after more than 100 chapters it is drawing to a close

5. There are many enf tropes used in the series,what was your process in choosing what humiliating fate to write about for eachchapter? Was there any thought about things that might seem “stale” or “overused?”

I just kind of went with what would cause the most distress to the victims ego. For instance Samira tries to act nonchalant and zen, so I have to chip away at those two until she's totally not nonchalant (chalant?) and unzen. While with the Witch I tried to slowly build up her ego until it was at maximum extent and then wanted to give her every possible humiliation with a few new ones such as classroom humiliation and woman vs brat. While for Tshara it was building up her horniness at the mere thought of getting stripped and when she does get stripped she can't help but pleasure herself. I tried to make everything go with the character, but sometimes its just well you're getting naked, deal with it the best that you can hehe.

"The reports that Tshara’s intelligence network was bringing in were beyond disturbing. The chatter was all over the place and the captain found it hard to believe it all. The Three Terrors of the Witch were defeated by this James the Peasant Knight. And according to some of the reports all three of the acolytes were stripped naked and paraded around town in disgrace. Could that possibly be true? Such chaos brought down on three agents of the Witch? Would that happen to…….her if this James were to defeat her in battle? The captain was surprised to feel a warm dampness between her legs. That was….odd…..why did she feel a strange thrill from thinking of herself in that situation. Regardless Tshara had one of the brightest strategically minds in the entire WIF, so this should be a non-issue. But still her strange reaction to thinking of herself stripped naked worried her. "

6. Panties are a big factor in humiliation for manyof the characters, why do you think they make an effective storytelling evicein regards to humiliation?

As a woman I can tell you that the most private possession that one has is your panties. Guys just buy whatever, but I for one take a long time looking for what I like, so panties say a lot about women. If they are lacey, if they are goofy, if they have a flag on them, etc. Its an intimate choice that we usually only show to our lovers, or we might just show one kind to our lovers (fancy sexy kind) So if it is exposed publicly it adds to the humiliation, especially if they are goofy or extra sexy because it says something about you that you didn't want the world to know.

"A flash of light blasted through the entire palace of the Titan Soul as Izra's thousand screams echoed across every room in the highest of pitches. Esmeralda covered her eyes from the blinding blast and it took her a while to open them again. She slowly made sure that all of her body parts were still attached and then burst out laughing when she looked towards her foe. All light energy had drained out of the ArchTitan and he wore one of the most dumbfounded faces Esmeralda had ever seen with his mouth hanging open with drool dripping down, his formerly perfect blond hair was in utter mess with some pointing up, left, down, and right. Unfortunately for the ArchTitan the large amount of energy he drew in also caused most of his expensive clothes to evaporate, leaving him in only a very revealing pair of pink panties with a purple bow on top. His pale lanky frame was totally exposed, his arms were lean with only a small amount of muscle, he had only a couple of blond chest hairs with the rest of his pale chest completely exposed, he certainly would not be considered muscular, but there was an elegance in his form, almost feminine."


7. As an enf writer who also reads enf stories,what do you like out of an enf story?
I've always been a fan of villianeses getting their comeupance. I really enjoy the moment they are on top of the world and the instant of realization that its all about to go to hell for them and then they become powerless, naked, and completely vulnerable. It's that turn from arrogance to humiliation that I love.

I generally like women that aren't conventionally attractive, for instance I have a thing for skinny pale characters with small breasts (it might be because well that's my body type lol), but also enjoy chubby characters, big booty characters, and a variety of characters. I guess I have a thing for writing redheads as I notice I have a lot of redhead characters (Nina and Elisa)

This might make some people angry, but I was never into the kind of ditsy blond with big breasts and a beach tan character, they tend to turn me off of the ENF story hehe.


“Okay your turn Ivana.”

“Alright fine…..I’ll run away with you losers…..” Ivana gave her hand to Elisa and they both suddenly vanished.

James swerved to the side as Elisa suddenly phased in next to him. “Wow you scared me there Elfy…..where’s our local rebel?”

There was sweat running down Elisa’s forehead as she pointed next to her and spoke with a tired voice. “What do you mean? She’s right……oh……oh no……” The High Elf was only pointing at a pile of clothing. There was the wide brimmed hat, the dark cloak, and the form fitting boiled leather outfit that Ivana always wore.

James covered his mouth in surprise as he dug through the pile and pulled out a rather skimpy set of panties. “Oh dear….I think our local rebel will be missing this a lot at the moment.”

Elisa searched left and right. “I….I….I….oh no…….I was too low on magical strength…..she could have been sent anywhere!”

James couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “Are you telling me that at this very moment…..our little rebel is somewhere around here…..butt naked?”

“Well…..technically speaking…..that is correct….”

“But where is she? Wow….wait a second….” James found Ivana’s bra and noticed something very interesting. “She……she…..she stuffs her bra hahahahahaha!”

Elisa rolled her eyes. “I knew those looked unnatural…..”

Then a high pitched voice started to yelp out in the distance. “PUT THAT DOWN THIS INSTANT!”

The three searched the area to find the source of the sound and then looked up at the roof of the Tesla manor. Hanging on to the lightning rode at the very top with wind blasting her dark luscious hair left and right was a very naked Ivana Hellsing. James had never seen someone as pale as Ivana as she huddled next to the lightning rode showing only her round and full bottom. " 

8. We recently had a discussion about enf storieswritten by authors identifying as men, which seem to be the majority of enffans, and stories written by women. Is there anything you’ve noticed in enfstories written by men as they typically write from an experience that is not their own.

I actually can't say that I have seen a difference. I think it's mostly each person's individual style. Perhaps men writers write their characters to be more attractive in their strip while I write them to be more embarrassed? But that is probably not true across the spectrum. I imagine most female ENF writers imagine the situations happening to them, which I think is different from male writers, but I don't think that's reflected on the writing.

9. How is it to come to the end of the James thePeasant Knight series? What projects do you have in the future?

Well I'm currently writing the last chapters and we shall all see what happens I guess I tried to up the stakes and have the whole "the universe is at stake!" type of thing going on. Which might be kind of prosaic, but oh well, I wanted big stakes for the end.

I'm bouncing a few projects in my head. I'm thinking of one set during the Roman Empire, one set in the Overwatch universe, finishing up Commander Calisto, and probably more stuff hehe.


10. What would you like to see in the enf community moving forward?

I'm really happy with the enf community tbh. I'm not sure what else I'd want, perhaps an interactive one where the writer posts a pic in their underwear like I did hehe. I think there were a couple other girls that did that, someone called Ticktok that liked to poss as Captain Hook and a French girl that had rabbits on her panties...I think those are two good examples hehe.

11. Also,fun question, Fiora from League of Legends is your avatar, is your reason forusing her enf related?

It's actually how I imagine Lucia would look like, so I made her my avatar.

12. About other female identified writers: Do you ever talk with them about their process or just love of enf?

I would love to chat with other female ENF writers, but I'm not connected with any active writers. Perhaps I'll take a look around deviantart and be sociable. I'd like to know more about their writing process. 

13. About your recent pic that you posted: I know you took it down, but i was wondering about the actual embarrassment you felt and what that was like for you after it was posted, just as someone who has written about it so much, it was so brave of you to put yourself in that situation even for a little bit.

Writing a story and posting a picture that went with it was rather thrilling. I actually thought of it after checking out Helena's gallery and I said "I would never be brave enough to do that." But then I started asking why not and started getting more and more excited about the prospect. Finally I said, you know what, people go to the beach just like this, so I decided to go for it. And it was interesting just waiting to see peoples responses as my readers got to take a look at my behind hehe. Then I thought that it was enough time for it to be up, because I don't want it to go all over the web or anything like that, just a little thank you to the readers hehe.

You can read Mirandapanda's stories here

The Suit - Immodest Collection volume 2 sample excerpt

I've been giving a lot of love to the second story of the Immodest Collection and you've all seen the cover which comes from the first story. But I have not given much attention to The Suit, which was my nod to superhero comics. Typically we're supposed to look up to the superhero and they are often written to be perfect, physically and interpersonally. We are not supposed to question their values or behavior because, they are the hero. This inflexible mental "armor" gave me a great idea for an embarrassed nude female story. Enjoy a brief excerpt from The Suit and then check out the Immodest Collection Volume 2: Stories of Exposure and Shame on Amazon and Smashwords. 

The crackled sound of radio static interrupts my sleep and causes me to slam my hand on my snooze button. Through one open eye, I see it’s not my alarm clock going off. It’s my police scanner.

"...all units, report to the Bank of the Nation off Michigan Avenue. Shots have been fired. Eye witness accounts say it’s the Engineer."

"Shit." I whip my sheets off and roll out of bed, slapping my face to wake up.

"Remember, the Engineer will be armed and is extremely dangerous, do not engage..."

I scramble to pack my suit, I don’t need to listen to the rest, I remember. It was at the Natural History Museum, the Engineer tried stealing the tomb to a 14th century warlord. He booby trapped the place with motion sensor-activated automatic rifles. The memory of the dumbstruck look on his face when he saw bullets bouncing off my suit makes me smile. That and remembering the cracking sound of his ribs when my gauntlet connected with his chest. His frail body flew back several feet and landed ass-first into a garbage can. The memory brings back the fuzzy sensation all the way down to my toes.

The Engineer escaped six months later. Prison guards reported hearing him rant about “that butch bitch who needed armor to compensate for her inferior strength.” The word “butch” makes me laugh because it’s so different from my actual appearance. I wear makeup in public, I go to the salon to straighten my long black hair, and I have a closet full of tube top dresses that I adore because of the way they hug my tiny frame. That’s why I love being Riot, because I can beat up a dangerous criminal like the Engineer and I can be feminine the day after. It’s a shame I can’t reveal that to him but he can hold onto his “butch fantasy” all he wants.

The Bank of the Nation covers half of a block in downtown Detroit. I know a few spots that are safe to park my van two blocks away behind an abandoned factory. I slip into the back of the van and change into the Riot suit. Once I put my helmet on I leap out of the van. My steel boots slam into the ground and I slowly make my way towards the bank, each step feels like a sledgehammer slamming into the pavement. The air is humid, I’m already sweating in my suit but it’s a price I’m willing to pay to feel nothing.

I take a shortcut through the alley and step onto the sidewalk. The sound of my steps draws attention from the crowd grouped behind the barricade. They hold their phones up for pictures. I wave before I see an officer in uniform run up to me.

"We were wondering if you'd show up. Riot-er Ms. Riot-Mrs?” He looks young. The lack of facial hair gives him a babyface, a cute babyface with freckles. His body on the other hand reminds me of a football player with his wide shoulders and tight forearms. My boots me so much he has to look up to maintain eye contact. I try not to smile too much.

"Riot is fine. Any hostages?" I ask in a graveled tone of voice by straining my throat.

Officer Babyface shakes his head, "They all came out with their hands on their heads. Said that the Engineer killed two guards. We think he’s in the vault. The captain told us all to stand by but I guess you don’t have to worry about any danger.” He stops to scratch his head as he examines my suit. “I sure wouldn’t want to be him. What is it made of?” 

His eyes are level with my chest and I clear my throat, “Why don’t you let the others know I’m coming?”

“Right. Sorry!” He touches the radio resting on his shoulder, "Dispatch, Riot has arrived. I'm sending her over."

I wait for confirmation before continuing towards the bank. A parade of squad cars surrounds the massive twenty story building. A detective runs up to me as I approach the steps. He stops when I hold my hand up. The armored fist is the size of his head. "I already know the situation. Just sit tight, I need to teach him a harder lesson this time."

"Be careful, we don't know what booby traps he's set up. We heard shots fired before the hostages ran out."

I can’t resist being corny in that moment. I slowly turn my head to reveal a smirk. “Bullets aren’t my problem.”

Approaching the glass doors, I pull my arm back before driving my right fist through them. Shards explode and scatter across the tile floor. I step inside and the glass crushes under my boots. My head turns slowly from left to right as I take in the sight of a deserted lobby.

"Okay Engineer. I have better shit to do than play around. Why don't you save us all some time and surrender?"

My hands clench tighter once I hear a speaker system come on. "I've been waiting for you again Riot." his monotone voice is so deep it makes the speakers give off feedback. "You're right. Let's get down to business, I'm waiting by the vault on the other side of the bank."

"Smart man. I’d advise you to have your hands up by the time I get there. I'd hate to have to smash your toys after you worked so hard on them.

I hear the speaker cut off and roll my eyes, he’s so damn serious. I walk past the teller desk and through the metal detectors.  My upbeat mood is soured when I pass through a doorway and see two security guards lying face down on the ground. I clench my jaw, slowing the pace of my walk as I round the corner and see a massive round steel door slightly open. A sliver of fluorescent light spills out.

My left forearm shields my face as I approach the door, using my right to grab the handle and pull it wide open. My pulse rises as I step into the vault shouting, "Hands up Engineer!"

The interior of the 500 square foot roomis lined with metal lockboxes. Standing in the center of it all, a White bald male in his 50s. The red in his beard has started to turn gray. He wears brown khakis and a green plaid button up. Thick bifocal glasses magnify the hate in his dark brown eyes.

"Ms. Riot." His graveled tone is devoid of any warmth in his greeting. "How’ve you been?"

"I guess I didn't hit you hard enough last time." I see a black remote in his hand. His thumb rests on a red button. "Drop the device and you get to keep your teeth."

His body shakes and I see a vein on his forehead. He holds both hands in the air as if to comply, then his thumb pushes the button. "Oops."

I hear a rumble from outside, followed by a humming sound encompassing the entire vault. My eyes shift to the floor, then the ceiling. I hear metal tapping and I hold my hands up to protect my face. It’s not gunfire, it’s the rattling of coins bouncing inside their metal lock boxes. I can’t move my legs, but I notice my feet sliding toward the wall. “Shit.”

I try to lower my arms, but they won’t budge. My breathing gets heavier as I square my hips, trying to put weight into my heels. My triceps and shoulders burn as I try resisting the force pulling me away.

"What's the matter Riot? Is my magnet too much for you?" the Engineer stands next to me with his hands held behind his back.

My head dips ever so slightly, and then I curse when my helmet rips off my head, the red tint replaced with the natural colors of the room. I hear the thud of my helmet sticking to the wall. My pony tail falls loose.

"Mmm, you're a pretty one." The Engineer leans closer. His smile reveals a row of yellow teeth. "What's your name?"

"Fuck you!" I swing my right arm at him, only to lose balance as my right gauntlet rips off my fingers. Before I can save it, the other gauntlet sails towards the wall. With my weapons gone, I stare at my trembling arms. Unlike the bulging shape of my gauntlets, they lack any muscle tone, looking like rubber pencils in comparison. 

I’m snapped out of my trance when a high pitched squeal echoes in the vault. I look down and see the bolts around my chestplate shaking loose. A lump in my throat forms as I try not to wince in front of my enemy. I look back and reach for the doorway. I’m able to grab onto the edge with both hands. Turning my body is a mistake as my feet lift off the ground. I scream, looking down to see metal bolts shoot across the room. The chest and back piece split apart and collide into the wall,

I feel a breeze against my midriff and I kick my legs. "Stop it!" I shout in my natural voice, too panicked to hold onto my bravado. The tank top I wear might as well be a bra with how small it is.

           "Sorry, the remote is fried. Forgot the magnet was going to ruin the hardware." The Engineer dangles the remote before dropping it. "I hope you wore something under there."