"What the heck?! Where did this brat come from?"
Needles was just relaxing in the store talking to lanky dude when suddenly a boy with electricity crackling throughout his body pounced on him and punched him in the face. It did not hurt much but...the paralysis was annoying.
"HAHAHAHA, TAKE THAT, NEEDLES!"
Lanky dude did not fare much better. A bottle of medicine smashed into his face as he was going to kick the boy away, then the sparky boy kicked him in turn.
"ARGH!"
"HAHAHAHA, NO ONE CAN ESCAPE ME! EVEN IF YOU ARE A STICK!"
"Alex...umm...you're shouting too loudly. If you make too much noise then...umm...-"
"SHUT UP, BALL OF USELESSNESS!!"
"Aaahmmm...."
Trevor could only whimper while he grabbed as many medicines from the shelves as he could. Alex was not listening to him so he could only try to get the medicine as quickly as he could.
Alex continued to zip between the men's legs, punching and kicking them whenever he got the chance. The men were stronger than him but his lightning's paralytic effect was able to slow their movements, making them harmless to him.
Then men, even while paralysed were no pushovers. Pharoah's Pharmaceuticals, located in the town of Mollyville, was known for its very specific and ranged rules. It was also known for being run by gangsters.
Oh yeah, you must be shocked to the core. If you are not, I applaud you. To be honest, it made sense, Mollyville was a town that was known to be a city full of crime and the people here were all strong and very...umm...straightforward...
If any business wants to be started here, they must be connected to bandits or the underworld in some way, or should have enough strength to protect themselves, if they don't want to be robbed by the townspeople before they even open shop.
Things became serious as soon as Lanky dude pulled out his knife and Needles pulled out his gun. Trevor became pale. Alex's smile disappeared, before it shot(Get it?) right back to his face.
"Getting serious ey? Me likey!"
"You damn brat! You will die here for trying to attack us!"
Needles acted like the gangster he was and pulled the trigger on a child. Alex jumped up, avoiding the bullet, controlling his electricity to flow straight to his brain and eyes while leaving some in his legs.
He then kicked off the counter and shot towards Needles's legs, before sweeping him off his feet and sliding below him. Needles fell down towards him.
Bang!
Alex's face for the first time changed from a mad smile to a frown so deep it looked like a mountaintop appeared on his face.
"AAAAAGH!! WHAT THE FUCK! MY HAND WENT UP NEEDLES ASSHOLE!! ARGH!! SOMEONE CUT OFF MY HAND! I CAN'T KEEP IT CONNECTED TO MY BODY! BLERGH!"
Needles was in a worse condition. Having a hand inside his ass while Alex also left a little current in it gave him a hard time. He dropped the gun in his hand while his face contorted. He had large eyes that looked upwards. If I had to describe his face, he looked like a puppy begging for treats.
Alex ran around behind the counter, waving his hand and asking someone to cut it off. It was absolute chaos. Lanky was trying to cut Alex's hand off as requested, but a bunch of Identified Flying Objects (medicine bottles) continued to be thrown at him from a distance.
Some of them were made of glass and it hurt. Everytime he tried to move towards the boy who was thorwing the bottles, the boy would panic and throw bottles faster, like his life depended on it, which it did, but the heavy breathing and look of horror on his face while tens of bottles flew toward him almost at the same time...actually filled him with dread.
"Get a hold of yourself Alex!!"
Trevor did not like chaos. He liked peace. There was no peace here. He knew that what he getting into was not going to be peaceful but he wanted at least something to be planned, controlled, so that there was something systematic in the chaos, but there was nothing like that.
Alex had been his rock, someone who would never fail or fall. Someone steady and collected. Someone who had no fear and would be there to protect him. Sebastian was also one of those people but he was not with them right now.
Seeing Alex panic like this scared him. He wanted to run away, but he had still not found the medicine they needed. He called out to Alex in desperation but Alex did not hear him. He had to reach him somehow, anything to get him back to his senses.
He looked around...Ah! He found it...it was a plastic bottle which would not hurt him much. It has rounded edges and seemed to be filled with powder. It was scented, like rose. Yes...this would do nicely...
He gathered his courage and threw the bottle at Alex who was waving his hand like a madman.
"I'M SORRY ALEX!!"
As the bottle flew towards his friend, he caught a glimpse of a box on a shelf a few feet away from his position.
"That's...!"
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Wooosh
'Rolly rolly rolly rolly rolly rolly~'
Sebastian was having the time of his life rolling all around the store while a big silver needle and several hairy men chased after him.
'Rolly rolly rolly rolly rolly rolly rolly~'
"What the fuck is that kid doing?!"
"I have never heard of a disease that makes the person start rolling on the floor like a rolling pin!"
"Could you really not think of a better analogy?"
"Why are you blaming me? It's not like it's my fault!"
"Can you people please concentrate on the task at hand?"
"This must be a new type of rare disease that no one has heard of before!"
"If I am able to cure it then I'll be famous! They will name a cure after me!"
"Or they might name the disease after you"
"Don't jinx it!"
The greeter passed all of the big, hairy men and ran alongside Sebastian.
"Sir, we have a strict no rolling rule in our store, so we must ask you to stop."
Sebastian's mouth twitched.