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Dimension Heroes, Book 4
Girl Power
Scene- Feldnaut city. Trey and Troy are standing on a building overlooking an apartment complex.
Troy sighs and rests his head on his hand.
TROY: Whaddaya know? They’re still inside.
TREY: That figures. How does Clonar expect us to snatch the other two Guardian powers if whoever has them won’t ever leave their apartments?
Inside the apartment complex, Brittany is reading a book and Tami is chatting on the phone in their respective apartments.
Minute after minute passes. Trey and Troy continue to stand--and then sit--and wait.
TROY: I’m sick of waiting! Let’s just…like…blow the place up or something!
TREY: Don’t blow a gasket, bro. But yeah, you’re right. We’re busy men. We have better things to do than sit around here all day.
He rubs his chin thoughtfully, thinking hard to come up with a way to speed things up.
TROY: Ooh, idea! How about we go down there and yell, “Fire! Fire!” Then when everyone evacuates the building, we scope out which two of ‘em have the powers.
TREY: That’s the stupidest idea I’ve ever heard. Let’s do it.
Trey runs from level to level of the apartment complex, waving his arms and yelling frantically.
TREY: Oh no! Oh no! Fire! Fire! Everyone out! Oh my! Fire! Fire!
Troy snickers as he watches crowds of confused people slowly stepping out of their apartments, including Brittany, Tami, and whatever family members they had that were home at the moment.
As soon as Trey reaches the last apartment, he jumps into a
nearby tree and begins to sneak his way back to the building to join Troy.
WOMAN: Where’s the fire?
WOMAN 2: Beats me.
APARTMENT OWNER: False alarm, folks. There is no fire. I repeat, false alarm. You may return to your apartments. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.
Troy watches everyone closely, trying to sense which one of them has the powers they’re looking for. He fixes his eyes on Brittany, her bracelet gleaming in the sun, heading back into her apartment with her younger sister.
He then shifts his focus down two rows on Tami returning into her apartment, her bracelet also worn tightly on her arm. He jumps back onto the building with Trey.
TREY: That worked pretty well. Did you find our victims?
TROY: I sure did!
TREY: …well?
TROY: Well what?
TREY: Boys? Girls? Biker dudes? Gimme the details.
TROY: Oh! Two girls had them. It looked like they were just wearing them as jewelry.
TREY: Huh. What’re the odds of that?
TROY: But if they’re girls, then we can probably just scare ‘em into giving them to us.
TREY: Yeah, we could be like, “Give us what we want, girls.“ And they’d be like, “Oh no, you’re such big, strong men. We’d better do as you say.“ Now, which apartments were they in?
Troy turns back towards the complex and scans it carefully.
TROY: Well, let’s see…Umm…uhhh…
TREY: Don’t tell me you didn’t look to see what apartment numbers they were in!
TROY: Oh, I don’t have to tell you that? Whew, that’s a load off.
TREY: You idiot!
TROY: Hey, hey, calm down. I know one of ’em was in that row, and the other was in that one.
Trey sighs.
TREY: Well, that narrows it down a little…I guess we’re just gonna have to knock on each door until we find them.
Meanwhile, Rob sulks as he walks down the road.
ROB: I can’t stop thinking about those two guys from yesterday. Wyn and I just barely managed to beat them. But then I remembered that we’re not the only two with these bracelets; Brittany and Tami have them, too. There’s no telling what kind of danger they’ve been in during the last several days. I have to get those bracelets away from them before those guys do…the hard way.
He screeches to a halt as he comes upon the apartment complex. He sees Trey and Troy knocking on door after door.
ROB: Speak of the devil! I gotta stop them! But…I can’t beat them by myself. I need Wyn.
TREY: Aww, don’t worry. You don’t have to fight us.
Rob turns around to see Trey grinning.
ROB: How…how did you know I was here?
TREY: Eh, we could sense you coming. We do cool stuff like that. Anyway, while we could beat you up right now, we have more important matters to attend to.
Troy--who had leapt back to the building he was on earlier--watches as all of the people living in the two rows of apartments open their doors and look around.
ELDERLY MAN: Did someone knock on your door, too?
ELDERLY MAN 2: I thought someone did…those hoodlums and their crazy pranks.
Troy once again watches Brittany and Tami close the doors to their apartments.
ROB: I won’t let you hurt my friends, Troy.
TREY: My name is Trey. And you’re welcome to try and stop us, but it looks like your main concern right now is going to be defending yourself against Fanman.
ROB: Fanman?
VOICE: Wind Funnel!
A huge tube of wind surrounds Rob and sends him flying through the air and into a building. A giant fanlike monster lands beside Trey.
TREY: Yeah, we have stuff to do, so Fanman will take care of you. Now, if you’ll please excuse me…
He runs back to Troy, leaving Rob to deal with his new opponent.
TREY to Troy: So, did you get what we needed this time?
TROY: I sure did! Let’s go down there and get what we came for.
TREY: Now hold on just a minute. We need a cunning plan...
ROB: Okay, I’ve fought some wacky monsters, but a giant fan? Gimme a break. Dimensional Guardians, power up!
Before Rob can even attack in his Guardian form, Fanman pins him against the building with another strong blast of wind.
ROB: Hey! You could have at least given me a second to get ready!
FANMAN: I play to win, Guardian.
With all his might, Rob strains to lift up his arm cannon to attack. Using all his energy, he manages to shoot off a laser blast directly at Fanman, who stops his attack to dodge it. Not wasting a moment, Rob runs at Fanman and shoots off a volley of blasts. After seeing Fanman get struck by a blast, Rob closes in and gives him a strong uppercut to the stomach, lifting the monster up off the ground. Fanman retaliates by blasting Rob to the ground with his air attack, then stomping on his stomach upon landing.
Trey knocks on Brittany’s door.
TROY: I can’t wait to see what cunning plan you came up with.
Brittany opens her door and stared at the two odd-looking boys standing in front of her.
BRITTANY: Um…hi. Can I help you?
Without even answering, Trey grabs her around the waist and hoists her over his shoulder. Brittany starts screaming.
BRITTANY: Hey! What are you doing?? Put me down!
TROY: You call that a cunning plan?!
Trey struggles to keep Brittany under control.
TREY: Just shut up and grab the sleeper gun out of my pocket!
TROY: You have a sleeper gun? Wouldn’t it have made more sense to blast her with it before you grabbed her??
BRITTANY: Heeeellllp!!!
Brittany yells at the top of her lungs as she beats on Trey with any appendage she has available.
TREY: Hurry up, already! Before we’re noticed!
TROY: Too late!
Brittany’s younger sister runs outside and begins pounding on Trey’s head.
BRITTANY’S SISTER: You guys leave my sister alone!
TREY: Blast this one first before she gives me brain damage!
Troy grabs the high tech-looking gun and aims it at Brittany‘s sister. Within moments after his pulling the trigger, she falls to the ground in a heap, fast asleep. He then uses the device on Brittany, who falls limp in Trey’s arms. Trey composes himself.
TREY: Okay…I’ll head to that building top, you get the other girl. And remember, act casual.
Trey heads off. Troy realizes that people have already opened their doors to see what all the hubbub is about.
TROY: Uhhh…whoa! Look! Green! That tree over there is green!
Rob, having overheard Brittany’s screams, continues to shift his glance at her apartment building between attacks. He catches a glimpse of Trey leaping onto the nearby building top with Brittany in tow.
ROB: Brittany! No!
People began rushing to Brittany’s sister’s aid. A woman leans over the railing and points.
WOMAN: Look! Some kind of freakish superhuman just kidnapped that girl!
TROY: It’s obviously a mass hallucination!
MAN: Get down! That guy has a gun!
Troy looks at the sleeper gun in his hand and chuckles nervously.
TROY: Sometimes I hate this job.
ROB: I won’t let this happen. I won’t!
Rob attempts to leap atop the building that Trey is standing on. Before he can make it, he’s intercepted by yet another wind blast and hurled through the air. He quickly notes his trajectory and maneuvers himself so that the bottoms of his feet hit the building he would have otherwise crashed into. He propels himself back towards Fanman and begins firing blasts wildly. Without an opportunity to counterattack, Fanman continues dodging the blasts until Rob is right in front of him. Rob gives him a firm punch in the face, the momentum amplifying the attack and sending Fanman flying and crashing into the ground.
ROB: For a fan, you sure are a sucker! …or something. I dunno. I may need to work on that joke.
Rob aims his cannon at the downed Fanman and snickers.
ROB: Laser Blast!
Fanman disappears in the blast. Rob leaps atop the building right in front of Trey and aims his blaster at him.
ROB: Game over, Trey. Let. Her. Go.
TREY: First, congratulations on getting my name right. Second, no.
ROB: I’m not playing around here, Trey.
Meanwhile, Troy admires his handiwork in putting everyone on that floor of the building to sleep.
TROY: Nighty night.
He leaps down to Tami’s level and knocks on her door. Tami opens the door, and before she can even say anything, she is put to sleep, as well.
TREY: What are you gonna do, blast me?
With a sadistic smile, Trey grabs Brittany’s limp body and holds it in front of him as a shield.
TREY: I guess you can if you want. I’ll even stand perfectly still for you.
Rob still remains poised and ready to fire.
TREY: Take your time. I’ve got all day.
He shoots a glance at Troy struggling to drag Tami across the walkway.
TREY: Hurry it up, wouldja?!
TROY: I’m coming, I’m coming! This chick is heavier than she looks!
ROB: Tami, no!
As Rob shifts his glance to Troy and Tami, Trey makes his move.
TREY: Bion! Attack!
VOICE: Gargantuan Punch!
Within moments, a giant fist knocks Rob off of the building and sends him falling to the ground.
ROB: Now what…?
On top of him lands a tiny white fox-like creature with hands that are easily twice the size of its body.
MONSTER: So, it looks like I finally get my chance to destroy the Guardians myself. The name’s Bion, by the way.
ROB: Charmed, I’m sure. Look, pal, I don’t exactly have the time to deal with you at the moment.
BION: Too bad you don’t have a say in the matter. Gargantuan
Punch!
Rob scrambles to his feet and dodges Bion’s giant fist, which hits the ground with such force that the nearby buildings shake. Rob jumps over another punch and kicks Bion in the face. Rob regains his composure as Bion reels from the attack. Irritated, he charges at Bion.
ROB: Let’s make this a quick fight!
Before Rob can launch another attack, Bion is knocked away by another blast. Rob turns to see Wyn on the giving end of the blast, the usual frown plastered on his face.
WYN: Well well, about to lose another battle, I see.
ROB: Wyn, I’m really not in the mood for your remarks today. Why are you here?
WYN: I could sense two monsters around here. I didn’t expect to find you fighting with them.
ROB: Ah, so you’re in the mood to fight, eh? Great! You can fight this guy, then. I have to go after Trey and Troy.
WYN: What? Why--?
Rob leaves him, jumping onto the highest building he can find, and scans the streets for Trey and Troy, who are nowhere to be seen.
ROB: No…they got away. There’s no telling what they’ll do to them. Don’t worry, Brittany, Tami. I’ll find you.
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Scene-Undisclosed location. Brittany slowly opens her eyes. Everything around her is pitch black.
BRITTANY: What…what’s going on here?
TAMI: Brittany? Is that you??
BRITTANY: Tami! Where are we?
TROY: Exactly where we want you to be.
TAMI: Hey, who are you? Show yourselves!
The room lights up as Trey and Troy click the light on.
TREY: How’s it going, ladies?
TROY: We blasted both of you with a sleep ray, so you probably don’t remember us capturing you.
BRITTANY: The last thing I remember was getting up to answer the door…
TREY: Yeah, the ray also wipes your mind of any events that occur within a minute or so prior of being blasted. But enough about that; we brought you here for a reason.
TROY: We want the bracelets.
Brittany and Tami look at each other. Tami holds up her bracelet.
TAMI: You mean these?
Trey and Troy nod.
BRITTANY: But…why?
TREY: Those are no ordinary bracelets you have there. They contain a great power that stands in the way of our master’s plans.
Brittany and Tami stare at them in disbelief.
TAMI: Uh, yeah, sure. That’s a cute little story you guys have going there. Now, why you don’t you two nerds go back to your little Star Trek convention and leave us alone?
Tami begins to stand up.
TROY: Sit back down!
Tami, jarred, promptly sits back down.
TREY: This doesn’t have to be difficult, girls. Just give us what we want and you’re free to go. You have our word.
TAMI: And if we refuse?
TREY: Then we’ll have to destroy you.
The girls look at each other, then burst out laughing.
TROY: You think this is some kind of joke?! Dimensional Guardians, power up!
The girls’ laughter quickly stops as they gaze at Troy in his armor. Then they start back up again.
BRITTANY: Look at his costume!
TAMI: What dorks! Those Star Trek nerds are too much!
Flames circle around Troy’s hands.
TROY: I--will--not--be--MOCKED!!
In a rage, he launches two fireballs that strike the wall above the girls’ heads, catching it on fire. Trey smacks him.
TREY: Smooth move, lunkhead!
Freaked out by the fire, the girls push the boys out of the way and jet out the door of the now-flaming shack nuzzled in the alleyway.
TREY: Great. Our first hostage situation and you go and botch it. Now we have to catch them all over again.
Brittany and Tami run down the alley as fast as they can.
BRITTANY: I guess we’ve learned never to mock a nerd. You never know what they’re capable of!
TAMI: I figured they were over the top, but c’mon!
TROY: Scorch Wheel!
TREY: Electric Shock!
The two attacks nearly singe the back of their shoes, prompting them to run faster.
Rob jumps from building to building, scanning around the city for signs of the girls.
ROB: This is crazy. Who knows where Trey and Troy took them…
Tami’s shrill cry echoes a few buildings down.
ROB: Oh. Guess I found them.
Back at the battle, Wyn tries to meet his fist with Bion’s abnormally large one. Bion’s punch sends him flying across the road and into a building.
BION: I don’t care how strong you say you are. Your puny punches can’t compare to mine.
WYN: Guardian Punch!
Wyn launches his attack while still smashed in the building. Bion’s fist easily deflects it. Wyn charges at Bion, who attempts to crush him with his fists. Wyn jumps on top of his fists and attempts to roundhouse kick him, but Bion ducks and uses his fists to launch him into the air. Wyn shoots off his Guardian Punch with both hands downwards as Bion jumps up to attack again. Bion blocks the attack with his fists, but Wyn slams into him feet-first, sending him crashing into the ground. As quickly as he can recover, Wyn attacks again, launching a volley of punches that he easily blocks.
BION: This whole fight is an insult! What’s it take to get you to realize that you can’t get through my defenses?
Wyn snickers, noticing that with Bion protecting his face with his large fists, his lower body is completely defenseless. He kicks him hard in the gut.
WYN: What was that? I believe you were saying something funny.
As Bion reels back, Wyn jumps over him and blasts him in the back. He disappears in a puff of smoke.
WYN: Now to find what that kid is up to.
ROB: I can’t just go down there and start blasting. The girls are probably freaked out enough without finding out that one of their classmates has wacky super powers.
He continues to stare down at the streets, lost in his thoughts, when a woman on a bike passes his point of vision.
ROB: Ah, that’s it!
As Trey and Troy come to a fork in the alley, they notice that the girls are nowhere to be seen either direction.
TROY: Gah, which way did they go?
TREY: I’ll take the left, you take the right.
Brittany and Tami are cowering at a dead end, holding their breath, listening to the brothers banter.
Rob jumps down from the building, his armor enabling him to land without any injuries. He de-transforms, stops the woman in her tracks, and struggles to untie the strap on her pink bike helmet.
WOMAN: Hey, let go of me! Hey! Hey!
ROB: Sorry, ma’am, but right now I need this waaaay more than you do.
Rob grabs the helmet and jets for the alley.
WOMAN: Then why don’t you go buy your own pink helmet, you maniac?!
ROB: It wasn’t pretty, but it worked.
He straps the slightly-too-small pink helmet to his head, then reaches into his pocket and pulls out a pair of sunglasses.
ROB: I was hoping I wouldn’t have to go the “cheesy superhero” route, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
BRITTANY: Tami…they’re going to find us…
TAMI: I know…
TROY: Come on out!
Troy sends a fireball down the alleyway, surprising both girls. They quickly muffle their screams, but Troy hears them and heads down the alley towards them.
TROY: Ah. I knew you girls wouldn’t be hard to find.
He turns the corner and launches another fireball just to scare them. The girls dive towards the ground as it crashes into the brick wall behind them.
TROY: Trey, come over here! I found ‘em!
Both girls, shaking like leaves, raise their heads and look at Troy.
TROY: You girls seriously need to brush up on your hiding skills.
Troy’s face softens as he gazes at the frightened girls and their puppy dog eyes.
TROY: Hey…stop looking at me like that.
Trey runs up to him.
TREY: Good job, Troy. We got ‘em now.
Trey prepares to attack, and Troy continues gazing at the girls.
TREY: Well? What are you waiting for? Let’s blast ‘em!
TROY: But…look at them.
TREY: What about them?
TROY: They’re just so…cute.
TREY: This isn’t the time to develop a crush on our enemies, Troy!
A smile slowly forms on Tami’s face.
TAMI: Y-yeah…w-we are cute, aren’t we?
Brittany smiles, as well.
BRITTANY: You wouldn’t really blast lil’ old us, would you? Not such charming, handsome men like yourselves…
Troy blushes.
TROY: Wow…and such good taste, too…
Trey stares at him, annoyed.
TREY: What’s wrong with you?? Need I remind you that we have a mission to complete here?
Rob sees the smoke pluming from the burning building.
ROB: They can’t be far…
TROY: I--I--
Trey pushes him out of the way.
TREY: Fine then, I’ll do it myself. But I get all the credit.
He begins charging up an attack. The girls stand up and scream.
Rob dashes towards the sound.
ROB: No, no, no, NO!
TREY: Electric Shock!
Rob peers over the building just as Trey launches the attack.
ROB: NO!! Laser Blast!!
Rob’s attack collides with Trey’s, and they cancel each other out.
TREY: W-what was that?!
When the smoke clears, a mysterious armored warrior with a pink bike helmet and sunglasses is standing in between Trey, Troy, and the girls.
ROB In deep, heroic voice: Halt, evildoers!
Everyone stares in disbelief.
TROY: Is that…another Guardian?
TREY: And is that…a pink bike helmet on his head…?
ROB: Just what do you think you’re doing, trying to harm two poor, sweet, defenseless girls? I don’t take kindly to that kind of behavior!
TROY: Uh, who are you?
ROB: Well…I’m…uh…uh…
TREY: You do have a name, don’t you?
ROB: Y-yes I have a name! My name is…umm…Greg. Greg…Guardian…son.
TROY: Greg Guardianson…?
Troy is silent for a few seconds.
TROY: Heeeeeey, that sounds like you just made it up on the spot!
ROB: It’smy real name, okay? Blame my parents!
Trey looks at him closely.
TREY: You sound kinda familiar. Hey, I know who you are! You’re that guy that keeps getting in our way! Um…dare I ask why you’re wearing a pink bicycle helmet on your head?
ROB: Well…I--
TREY: Never mind, I don’t want to know. So, I’m guessing you’re ready for another pounding.
ROB: Like I said before, I won’t let you hurt these girls! I’ll protect them no matter what it takes!
TROY: Sorry to hear that. Scorch Wheel!
Rob jumps over the blast and counters with his laser. They duck the blast and Troy grabs Rob by the legs, then slams him into the brick wall. Rob fires his laser again, causing Troy to let go.
ROB: Laser Blast!
TROY: Scorch Wheel!
TREY: Electric Shock!
Rob’s attack is easily engulfed by Trey’s and Troy’s, which slams into him. He crashes to the ground in front of Brittany and Tami.
ROB: Hurry…get out of here…
Brittany and Tami stand there and shiver.
TREY: Good thing you’re wearing that helmet, or you’d probably be in much worse shape than you are.
Rob stands up slowly.
ROB: I won’t let you hurt them…
TROY: Funny. From what I can see, there’s not much you can do about it.
Wyn continues running towards the battle site.
WYN: There’s a battle going on, I can feel it. That kid getting in over his head again, no doubt.
Rob is knocked to the ground again.
TROY: Looks like not even your pink bike helmet could protect you.
They both turn to the girls huddled in the corner. Trey slowly inches towards them.
TREY: Now…let’s finish what we started.
ROB: I can’t believe it…A complete waste of time…I wasn’t able to save them…
The girls scream in terror.
ROB: Wait! Who says I have to defend them?? They can save themselves!
Girls! You can get out of this! Just say “Dimensional Guardians, power up!” Hurry!
The girls, desperate enough to try anything, go for it.
BRITTANY AND TAMI: Dimensional Guardians, power up!
TREY AND TROY: What?? No!
WYN: Are those two more Guardian powers I’m sensing?
The light clears, and the girls are wearing high-tech armor.
TAMI: Whoa! What’s with the freaky armor??
BRITTANY: I have no idea, but it definitely makes me look fat!
TROY: I can’t believe this! Why couldn’t you girls just be cooperative and let us destroy you?!
TREY: Eh, who really cares if they’ve activated their Guardian Powers or not? It‘s not as if they know how to use them properly.
He kicks Brittany in the stomach, sending her crashing to the ground. Brittany starts bawling.
TAMI: Brittany!
BRITTANY: Ooooowwww! That hurt!
Trey stands there blankly, not knowing how he should react.
TROY: Wow. You’re a jerk.
TREY: Hey! Just whose side are you on?
Rob stands up.
ROB: It’s three-to-two, now. I like those odds.
TREY: Feh! You really think a weakling like you and two girls can possibly beat us? I think your pink helmet’s on too tight. To Troy Hey, Troy, if you’re going to be a wuss, then take this guy down while I destroy the girls.
TROY: That’ll work.
ROB: Don’t just stand there, girls! Attack them! Quickly!
Without paying attention, he’s punched in the gut by Troy. Before Troy can retract his fist, Rob deals him a similar blow. As Troy reels backwards, Rob blasts him to the ground.
Trey once again inches towards the girls.
TREY: Now, let’s try this one more time.
TAMI: How could you possibly hurt Brittany, you punk?! I-I won’t let you get away with that!
TREY: And just what do you plan to do about it?
Tami growls angrily. Blue bursts of energy slowly form in her hands. She looks at them in shock.
TAMI: Well…how about this?
She launches the energy at Trey. As he puts up his arms to block it, they’re instantly encased in ice.
BRITTANY: Ooh! How’d you do that, Tami??
TAMI: I…have no idea…
Trey shatters the ice with a wave of electricity.
TREY: Brrr, that’s cold! Matches your attitude, ya broad.
Tami gasps.
TAMI: Oh, that does it.
She leaps at him and launches another attack. Trey blocks it with his electricity, then grabs Tami’s arm and slams her into the ground.
BRITTANY: Tami, no!
Suddenly, a giant metal mallet forms in her hands.
TREY: Ooh! Is the mad wittle girl gonna hit me with hew hammew? I’m so scawed!
Brittany scowls.
BRITTANY: I’m sorry, I’m only doing this to defend my friend.
She swings her mallet at him with all her might, smashing him into the wall. Rob glances over as he blocks Troy’s punches.
ROB: Way to go, girls!
TROY: Scorch Wheel!
Caught off guard, Rob suffers the full force of the attack and hits the ground. As Troy runs at him, he leaps to his feet and tackles him.
TREY: Electric Shock!
Trey launches his attack while still stuck in the wall. Brittany collapses and clutches herself in pain.
TREY: That was easy enough.
Tami suddenly jumps on his shoulders, cups her hands across his eyes, and launches her attack.
TREY: Gah! Get off! That’s cold!
TAMI: You need to learn to show respect for women, you pig!
Eventually, Trey is encased in a solid block of ice. Tami leaps off of him and helps Brittany up.
TAMI: You alright?
BRITTANY: I-I think so.
TAMI: Good. How about you use that hammer to knock that creep out of here?
BRITTANY: If it’ll get him off our backs.
She rears back and knocks Trey clear out of the alley.
TAMI: Incoming!
Rob watches the “projectile“ come his and Troy‘s direction.
ROB: Well, it’s been fun. I hope you have a nice trip.
TROY: Trip? I’m not going anywhere.
Rob leaps into the air as Trey smashes into Troy, and the two brothers fly out of the alley and crash into a building on the other side of the road.
Rob turns to the ladies as they come out of the alley
ROB: Well done, ladies! I’ll take it--from--here?
The girls continue walking past him.
Trey and Troy stand up slowly.
TREY: Not bad at all, ladies…
They charge at the girls.
TREY: …but not quite good enough to stop us!
TAMI: Brittany, stay back!
Tami turns the street into a thin sheet of ice, which sends the two boys slipping and sliding and falling to the ground in a heap.
BRITTANY: Smooth move!
TAMI: I prefer “slick.”
Brittany smashes her hammer into Trey and Troy as hard as she can, sending them sailing over the building tops.
TREY: A word of advice, bro: don’t ever call a girl with Guardian powers a broad.
TROY: I’ll try to keep that in mind, you girl-hitter.
Wyn stops running on the building top when he sees Trey and Troy hurtling towards him. He ducks as they sail past him.
WYN: Where’d they come from?
Rob runs up to Brittany and Tami as they power down.
ROB: Wow, girls, you did it! And on your first try, too. Most impressive.
Wyn lands beside Rob.
WYN: Just what’s going on here?
Tami points to Rob.
TAMI: We were hoping this guy could tell us. To Rob Please, tell us everything you know.
ROB: Well…it’s kind of a long story.
Wyn glares at the “mysterious newcomer.”
WYN: Are you who I think you are…?
ROB: Yes.
WYN: And…are you wearing a pink bike helmet…?
ROB: Yes. Don’t ask.
WYN: I wasn’t planning to. Anyway, tell me exactly what happened here.
ROB: Well…I saw these sweet, innocent girls get captured by Trey and Troy, so I hightailed it after them.
WYN: To girls And what exactly did they want from you?
Both girls hold up their bracelets.
BRITTANY: These…whatever they are.
WYN: Where did you get those??
TAMI: We just bought them at a clothing store. We had no idea they’d…well, do what they did.
WYN: Do what they did? What happened?
ROB: Well, Trey and Troy ganged up on me, so I told them how to transform and they saved themselves. Crazy, huh?
Wyn noogies Rob angrily.
WYN: You idiot! Didn’t I tell you that after activating the Guardian power, it’s permanently bonded to your DNA?!
ROB: Oh, man, I completely forgot about that! What have I done??
WYN: Effectively destroyed both of these girls’ lives. I hope you’re proud of yourself.
BRITTANY: Wait a minute. So what exactly is up with these bracelet things?
TAMI: Yeah, we deserve some answers, too.
WYN: Well, kid, it looks like you’ve some explaining to do.
ROB: Me?? You know more than I do. Why don’t you tell ‘em?
Wyn begins to walk off.
WYN: I have my own problems to deal with without having to play baby-sitter. Now that you have some new Guardian friends, you don’t need me anymore. You can look out for each other.
ROB: Thanks a lot.
He turns back to Brittany and Tami, who are staring at him intently, and rubs the back of his neck sheepishly.
The plot continues to thicken as two more Guardian powers are activated! What kind of wacky things can we expect as a result? Tune in next time for Dimension Heroes!
TO BE CONTINUED…
