They had ripped jeans, a construction worker’s belt, and a pair of what looked like sturdy steel-toed boots. Their face was entirely covered by a motorcycle helmet, and they had a jacket that might have looked cool, in a sort of punk way, if they didn’t have a big off-white cushion strapped to their torso by a few chains.

The Villain was a rather short man, which made the costume look a bit silly and, frankly, cheap.

Small Package

Mischief Maker, Level 1

Small Package froze in the middle of the street as he took in all the people standing around, all the people in costumes.

“I’m an apex predator!” Teddy roared as she bolted at him.

The man ran forward, took something out of his pocket, and flicked it forward, where it turned into a full-sized electric scooter.

With a hop that looked practiced, Small Package landed in the scooter’s seat and twisted the throttle to full.

Emily watched Teddy turn into a bear, but her sister’s first swipe missed the man entirely.

Cheatah started to run after him, but the scooter was surprisingly fast.

And then, out of nowhere, Slaymaker exploded forward, a burst of flame roaring out of the back of his costume even as his fist’s armor expanded and clanked until it was twice as big.

Emily saw Small Package’s eyes grow wide as he tried to jump off his scooter.

Slaymaker’s fist rammed into the spot where the front wheel of the scooter met its body with a crunch of breaking plastic.

Small Package went flying with a scream.

The cushion strapped to his chest burst, turning into a full-size mattress, yellow stains and all.

The Mischief Maker bounced off the cushion he’d been carrying around his neck, then rolled onto the street.

He was no more than ten feet from Emily.

“Sisterportation: Teddy!” Emily screamed.

Small Package rolled to his feet and was starting to run again when Teddy, in all her grizzly glory, appeared before him.

“Soviet Smash!” Teddy roared as she rose to her hind legs and punched Small Package in the face.

Small Package flipped, rear over teakettle, and smacked into the ground helmet first with a crack that sounded distressingly painful.

Action Reward!

For teaming up on a fellow Villain and taking him down, you have earned:

+1 Skill Slot!

His legs thumped into the ground, and Emily was genuinely worried he was dead before the man groaned and tried to turn over.

“Don’t touch him,” Hindsight warned. “I didn’t see if his power works on people. I don’t think so, but better safe than sorry.”

Emily nodded and approached Teddy to pat her side. It was always a little strange to casually pet a bear that outweighed her so much, but it was still Teddy under there.

“Did I do good?” Teddy asked.

Emily was quick to nod. “Very.”