Putting Dale Through the Wringer by Elfers1 on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

The Witch Queen has really done a number on Dale Arden. She's had her stripped, strung up, and flogged, she's given her little more than half a dress to wear, and she is out to steal her boyfriend as well! The Witch Queen, whose title could easily start with B, used every while imaginable to get Flash in her thrall, including magic and drugs. The minion who whipped Dale is there to rub it in. All of this is a coordinated plot, not just to snare Flash, but also to humiliate and punish Dale for loving Flash. The Witch Queen is also pissed that Dale is at least as beautiful as herself. Her animosity towards Dale has a great bit of "Because I can!" energy about it. Dale is being punished because she is an easy target for the Witch Queen's titanic jealousy. Dale can be forgiven for misinterpreting things here, here nerves are most assuredly frazzled. Flash has been hoodwinked into a relationship with the Witch Queen, but in the end, he doesn't seem that put out by it.