"Ranger-two, tracking the target, hold, hold, firing!" A white sticky ball shoots out of the soldier's rifle, expanding out as it travels, wrapping the target in a white, sticky cocoon, making the target tumble to the floor and slide into a wall, where he sticks. The soldier walks up to the sticky mass, looming over it ominously.
A few minutes later, The Maul security guard walks up to Mr. and Mrs Incredible, and asks politely "Does this belong to you?" You can just barely make out Dash's face in the middle of the webbing.
The Parrs look at each other, then back at the guard holding the dangling Dash. "What did he do?" Mrs. Incredible asks, looking concerned.
"He was running in the halls. ma'am. Could hurt himself or someone else. Can't have that." The guard replies, dropping the webbing containing Dash to the floor with a wet squish/thump, pulling an ominous looking can out of his belt and aiming it at Dash.
"Wait, what are you-" Mr. Incredible starts to ask as the guard triggers the can, spraying a mist at Dash. The mist hits the webbing, and the webbing evaporates into a cloud, quickly cleared by the ventilation system, leaving a sheepish-looking Dash sitting on the floor, embarrassed but unharmed.
The guard turns and looks at the Incredible family, stern expression on his face, then cracks a huge grin.
"Folks, we here at The Maul are *very* aware of your backgrounds and your reputation, at least the public one, and we're honored and pleased that you've come here to shop and visit. Y'all have a good stay, and enjoy yourselves, alright?"
The Parr's look at each other, slightly taken aback at the turn of events. "Uh, sure!" Mr. Incredible says.
The guard nods at them, flashes one last smile, turns away, takes a step, turns back, and looks directly at Dash. "And obey the speed limit signs, son. They're there for *your* protection, and others. Understood?"
Dash looks up at the guard, looks down at the bits of sticky on his clothes, looks back up and says "Understood, Sir!"
The guard nods at Dash, looks back at the family, and says "You all have a good time, now. And you folks might want to take a look at the mall's local PUB, they've got a few things on the walls that might interest you. Have a good day now." He touches a finger to his hat brim, nods at them, then turns and walks away.
The Incredibles look at each other, then look at the guard's retreating back.
"Nice guy." Mr. Incredible says.
"Polite, too." Mrs Incredible replies.
Violet looks over at Dash. "You got tagged. By a mall rent-a-cop. *snerk*"
Dash looks at her, tilting his head slightly. "And you're supposed to be the smart one? You see his rifle?" Violet shakes her head. "It was an energy weapon. I know a blaster when I see one, and I've played enough Powers Unlimited on the HoloVision to know a Blaster Rifle / Power Armor - Enforcer when I see one. He was being *polite*."
He looks around till he sees a speed limit sign, sighs, and sticks his hands in his pockets. "Not messing with these guys again, might not be polite next time." He looks around again, sees the PUB the guard was talking about. "I'll meet you there." And starts walking away, human slowly.
Violet watches him walk away, goggle-eyed, then her eyes narrow, as she starts thinking, hard.
"Now that amuses me." Helen says.
"Whats that?" Bob replies.
"All the things we've been through, and it takes a mall security guard and a video game to make the point he's not *Invincible*, just Incredible." She says, with a laugh. She looks back towards the security Kiosk the guard walked into. "So lets go see what he was talking about, with that hint applied with a brick."
The family wanders off towards the PUB, chatting.
2cp. ;]
