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Flow (still posing as a walker), Leonard, and Harold were inside Electronic Shack gathering what Flow needed for the power source.
“The supplies here are fairly primitive. Fortunately, we only need to create a power supply. However, it is going to be bigger than I anticipated. We will need a backpack to put it in,” Flow stated.
“We can get one two stores down,” Harold said.
“Good. You go do that while Leonard and I finish up here.”
“Right away, Boss,” Harold replied.
After Harold left, Flow asked Leonard, “Harold knows my name is Flow, correct?”
“Yeah. Calling you Boss is his way of teasing. He thinks he is being funny. I am used to it.”
“Organic life has a lot of quirks when it comes to behavior.”
“You don’t know the half of it.”
The three of them gathered in Leonard’s apartment.
“I am going to take the shape of a human now, for convenience sake. It will make assembling the power supply easier.”
“Have at it,” Leonard said.
Flow transformed into her human form.
“Whoa!” Harold said. “You’re hot!”
“I am the same temperature I always am,” Flow replied.
“Ignore him,” Leonard said. “He’s an idiot.”
Flow assembled the power supply and put it into the backpack. A wire with a clip ran out of the backpack.
“Leonard, when I transform into a rod, you need to insert me into this insulated plastic holder. Then clip this wire to the rod. If you touch the rod, you will get electrocuted. Do you understand?”
“Got it.”
“Let’s practice.”
Flow and Leonard went through the procedure several times until Flow was convinced that Leonard was comfortable with the process.
“I think we are ready to go. Are you still sure you want to go through with this?”
“Absolutely,” Leonard said.
“One hundred and twenty percent,” Harold said.
“That is a mathematical impossibility,” Flow said.
“Idiot. Remember?” Leonard said.
“Another quirk?” Flow asked.
“Yup. We both are ready and willing.”
Leonard and Harold walked up to a security officer standing near the security office door.
“Excuse me. Can you settle an argument for me?” Leonard said.
“Go away, Citizen,” the security officer said.
“See. I told you they are all jerks,” Leonard said.
“I guess you were right. You were right about them all being ugly too. Must be a requirement,” Harold said.
“Get lost, old man, before I have to arrest you,” the security officer said.
Leonard hit the officer in the shin with his walker. “I ain’t afraid of you.”
“Alright, it’s pretzel time for you two,” the security officer growled. He grabbed Leonard and Harold by the arms and pulled them into the security office.
“Now,” Flow said.
Harold struggled with the security officer to keep him occupied. Leonard pulled out the rod holder while Flow transformed into a rod. Leonard inserted flow into the holder and attached the clip. Then he touched the rod to the officer.
Flow let out a blast of electricity. A lighting bolt shocked the officer, and he fell unconscious on the floor. Leonard and Flow zapped the two other officers in the room before they had a chance to get their weapons out.
“We need to find Fargone and Em,” Flow said.
Fortunately, there was a sign above one hallway that said Detention.
Leonard saw it. “This way.”
They opened the door and saw two guards outside of a room. The guards pulled out their weapons and started firing. Flow transformed into a giant metallum shield.
“Push me over,” Flow shouted.
Leonard and Harold slammed themselves into the shield, and it fell toward the guards knocking them down and landing on top of them.
“Get Fargone and Em,” Flow shouted.
Leonard and Harold stepped onto the shield and opened the door to the room holding me and Em.
“Run. I will hold the guards here until you escape.”
Leonard, Harold, Em and I ran out of the security office and toward the roof exit. After a few seconds, Flow transformed into her human shape, with the exception of abnormally large fists, which she used to knock out the guards. Then she also ran out of the security office.
Fortunately, the security office was lightly staffed, and no one pursued us. We made it safely to the hallway door. Flow transformed into a battering ram, and they busted through the door with ease. We made our way to the roof.
When Leonard and Harold came through the door and stood on the roof, it was their first time seeing the sky. They looked up in wonder.
“I feel dizzy,” Harold said.
“It’s just all those donuts you ate and the stairs,” Leonard replied. But he was also disoriented.
“Come with me. There is something you should see,” I said.
We all walked over to the edge of the mall building. Stretching out before us was a vast ocean.
“Oh, my,” Harold said. A tear started running down his cheek.
“So this is outside?” Leonard half asked, half stated.
“Yes. The water covers the top and bottom half of your planet. The building covers the rest,” Em said.
“I don’t want to go back inside,” Leonard said.
The access door busted open, and two guards stepped out with weapons drawn.
“Don’t move,” they shouted.
Leonard looked at me and said, “Run for the ship. Harold and I will hold them off.”
“You’ll be killed,” I said.
“Our time is up anyway. You ready old friend?” Leonard said to Harold.
“You know it, Lenny.”
“Run!” Leonard shouted as Harold and Leonard ran directly at the guards.
The guards shouted, “Stop, or we’ll fire our weapons.”
Em and I ran for Rustbucket. Flow didn’t. She turned into a huge metal ball, started rolling, and bowled down the guards.
Leonard and Harold grabbed the guard’s weapons.
“Everyone to the ship,” I shouted.
We all made our way to the ship while keeping the weapons trained on the guards.
Once we were all on the ship, we took off. Leaving the guards on the roof, staring at the sight.
We settled into orbit around the planet.
“Now what?” Leonard asked.
“You can’t go back. They will turn you into pretzels,” Em said.
“Come with us,” I said.
“Where?” Leonard replied.
“I know a planet where people live in a beautiful canyon. You can spend most of the day outside,” I replied.
“Outside. Really?” Leonard said.
“Yes. It is an amazing place. And the residents are welcoming.”
“What do you think, Harold?” Leonard asked.
“Do they have donuts?” Harold replied.
“Sadly, no. But they do have lots of delicious food they grow outside,” I said.
“Sure. I’m in,” Harold said.
“Me too,” Leonard added.
“Are you forgetting about Flowbo season?” Em asked.
“Oh, right. We can’t go there for six weeks. But you can travel with us in the meantime. It’s better than dying down there,” I said.
“Alright. Let’s go,” Leonard said.