Gwen: "500 stores, 72 restaurants, 48 movie screens, an indoor roller coaster!"
"We should just spend the rest of the summer here, it has everything, and maybe we can actually relax."
Sirens went off and two people ran out the door chased by Mall cops.
Gwen: "You had to talk, didn't you?"
"I know."
Grandpa: "Huh, the mall even has its own police force."
"Well. Since I opened my mouth. I'll help the rent-a-cops."
"I'll be quick. Don't wait up."
I caught up as soon as they did parkour to get up to the third floor.
'Weird.'
I ran up the wall and stared at them.
"Old people?" 'Oh, I remember where I'm at in the store.'
I ran at them and they dodged.
I stopped and turned around, and watched 80-year-olds do some impressive flips.
"Old but limber. Impressive."
They didn't respond in words. But by trying to kick me.
I went right under them then went.
I charged them and tried not to hurt them, and I didn't. But if in honest. With just using Four Arms I don't know if I could.
They are very quick and nimble.
Plus whenever I throw them at something, they're like a cat and always land on their feet and jump right back at me. It's actually quite embarrassing.
I heard sirens, and realizing that unless I actually try to hurt them, which I won't. I know they're just mine-controlled. I'm not going to get anywhere.
So time for an escape. I turned into
I shrank and sped off.
I decided to do some investigating since we'll probably leave after this.
I ran to the clock tower, then changed into
This little imp really isn't much of a problem, and I honestly forgot about him, that was until I saw his work in action.
Making innocent people who were just trying to shop in the mall criminal activities for him.
What's worse is if they get caught, they will do the time for a crime they had no ability to not do. And he doesn't care.
But I guess it doesn't matter. His luck ran out. I showed up and I can't let this stand.
I guess it's a good thing I did show up though. His getting too greedy and wants to brainwash the whole mall, and more.
I have a feeling SHIELD would deal with it sooner or later, but they'd kill the innocent civilians just to make sure it wouldn't happen again.
For that reason alone, I couldn't actually work with them. They're too much like Hydra. "Hey," I said, in a quiet eerie voice, distracting Sublimino from his work.
Hearing my voice, the hypnotist jerked sharply and turned back. But since I'm tiny, he didn't find anyone, which frightened the poor Imp even more.
Sublimino: "Who is there? Come out!" He shouted that while pulling his hypno-watch out of his breast pocket.
I jumped up right next to him, then changed into
When he opened his eyes from the flash.
I yelled "Boo!"
Sublimino shouted while pointing his watch at me. "Ahh ... Don't get close!"
I snatched the watch from Sublimino. "Thank you. This might come in handy."
Sublimino: "What?.." I interrupted him when I grabbed him by the throat and raised him to the level of my eyes.
"Now, let's talk."
'Not my normal style. But scaring the heck out of someone works really well for getting information
While almost crying, Sublimino screamed. "I... I... I'll tell you everything, just don't kill me, please."
"I did not doubt it. I moved my head closer to his. "So, how many people have you already hypnotized?
Sublimino: "What do you mean? I have never done such." I squeezed a tad bit harder. "About 20. Several visitors, mostly pensioners, and the manager of the mall." - "See was that so hard? Now at what stage is your planar exactly?
Learning from the last time he lied he actually told the truth. "Tonight, I sent the hypnosis to a few shops to see if it'd work.
It went well, so tomorrow I was going to put on a show where I would hypnotize even more people to help me set up a big clock in the mall Central Square. The next day, there would be another show, which, this time, would subjugate all the people in the mall to me. And from there, everything in the mall would be mine."
"Interesting plan. So the big clock. It was going to be an amplifier right? For this watch." As I held up the watch. He nodded his head. "Well, since we are in an answering mood. Where did you get this watch?"
Sublimino tried to squirm out of my grip, but failed. He slumped his shoulders and answered. "This group of people. I'm pretty sure they called themselves SHIELD. Wait no, I heard one of them Say Hydra."
"Why would they give you a watch like this?" - "They saw potential in me. This was a gift and I was to prove myself, and I will."
I shook my head. "You believe a group that's named after a Nazi group back in the 40s." I leaned closer to his ear. "I misspoke. It's the same group. You better hope they don't figure out you failed. They might make you comply. Make you better."
I held up the watch in front of him.
He squinted his eyes shut.
"I have two arms free. Idiot." I held his eyes open and hit the button on the side, then waved it in front of him.
"You will leave this place and walk to the nearest police station and turn yourself in. You will explain to them what you did. Enjoy prison."
I sat him down and he looked up at me. "I will do as you command, Master."
"I like that word. Master."
I looked at the watch and turned back into myself once he left. I put the watch in my pocket then turned into
I turned back into myself and scared Gwen.
Gwen: "I told you not to do that Ben!"
"I know. But it's just so much fun."
She grew and went to hit me when Grandpa spoke. "You get everything figured out?"
I got excited. "Yeah, and you wouldn't believe what was actually going on. It was a little guy with a watch that could control someone's mind, but hypnotizing them. He was putting on a show in the mall and making them do things at night."
Grandpa: "You deal with him?"
I looked out the window and watched him walk across the parking lot. "That's actually him. I used his own watch against him. He's going to turn himself in right now. When he wakes from his days, he won't even realize what hit him."
Grandpa: "Nice job."
Gwen: "Where's the watch now?"
"In my pocket." - "You won't use it on me will you?"
"I don't know. I kinda like the idea."
Grandpa: "Ben! If I catch you trying to use it on her, I will take it from you."
"You're no fun. Fine. I won't try to use it on other of you." - "And your parents."
"Now you're putting a lot of rules in place."
He stared at me. I put my hands up. "Fine. Fine. I promise." - "Good. Now let's hit the road. We can get a few hours in before we hit the hay."