Plan gone wrong by guytrapped on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

The hero allowed himself to be captured, so he could be brought back to the lair and take out the heart of the operations. He knew he could break out of the restraints they put him in pretty easily once the villain bragged about his plans so he could thwart them.

He was surprised to see some foam enter the room they placed him in but was more confused than concerned until he felt the material of his suit change as it came into the contact of the foam - tightening against him and becoming immobile. When it came in contact with the gag on his face it seemed to become permanently affixed. After a period of time when he was completely encased in the foam, he felt some sort of spray wash the foam off. The purpose now apparent -- it had formed some clear hardened shell around him - it was as if he was encased in some sort of strange Lucite variation that allowed him to breathe and nothing else. From the reflection of the window, he realizes he is still bound and gagged - the villain choosing to preserve him in a humiliating captive state.

The final indignity is that the villain delivered him to some comic book shop. The store owner or his customer have no idea that the captive hero in his window is not a realistic mannequin -- but some real hero forced into some twisted imprisonment by the villain he was trying to arrest.