Ted reached out and attempted to grab the wrench from his boss’s grip. “Sir, I really think you ought to put that away.”
Peter Perch glared at his employee. He held the tool above his head and waved it around. “Do you mean this?”
Ted reached for the wrench, but Peter tossed it into the air and hit the chandelier above them. They looked up at the heavy fixture above them as it swung wildly. Peter stepped aside. The chandelier fell from its mooring and crashed around Ted.
Peter bent over and looked at the price tag. “This place really does have the best prices.”
Ted rolled his eyes. “Sir, if you don’t mind, I suggest we head over to automotive. We are on a schedule.”
Peter sighed and retrieved his wrench. “Very well, can’t go against the schedule. That would almost be criminal.”
Ted cringed as Peter’s laugh echoed through the store. They wandered through the pet department. Peter reached out and shoved everything off the shelf and into the aisle. A young man dressed in the store’s uniform stepped forward, but backed off when Peter waved the wrench in his direction. The pair continued their trek past the baby department until they reached gardening. They turned to their left and wandered through the aisles of rakes and hoses. They reached then end of the last aisle and stopped as a tall figure dress in a tight leotard and rubber mask crossed in front of them with a salesman following along behind.
The man in the leotard faced Peter. “It’s too late. I already purchased the car.”
Peter looked over at the vehicle parked ten feet from where he stood. He reached out and smashed the windshield with his wrench.
The salesman shook his head and clapped his hands. A machine dropped from the ceiling and replaced the windshield before it disappeared into the rafters. Peter tried to smash the glass again, but this time the wrench bounced off the window.
The salesman smiled. “I can get one for you, too. We can even get you one with a smokescreen for an easy getaway.”
Peter nodded, and the salesman disappeared into the back office. Ted looked over at his boss, eyebrow raised. Peter shrugged and waited for the salesman to return. A car pulled into the showroom and an attendant popped out of the car. Peter ran over and jumped into the car. He revved the engine, rolled down the window, and glared at his assistant.
“You were right. This place really does have everything. Now get in. We wouldn’t want to mess with the schedule.”
Ted ran and jumped into the car. Peter put the car in drive. He rammed the vehicle in front of him and drove off through the middle of the store.
The man in the leotard shook his head. “Do you want me to go after him?”
The salesman laughed. “Nah, it’s okay.”
“Seriously? That guy is like a total villain. It’s my job to stop him and protect the innocent.”
“Well, he does own the place, so, yeah, I think we’ll be okay.”
Peter Perch glared at his employee. He held the tool above his head and waved it around. “Do you mean this?”
Ted reached for the wrench, but Peter tossed it into the air and hit the chandelier above them. They looked up at the heavy fixture above them as it swung wildly. Peter stepped aside. The chandelier fell from its mooring and crashed around Ted.
Peter bent over and looked at the price tag. “This place really does have the best prices.”
Ted rolled his eyes. “Sir, if you don’t mind, I suggest we head over to automotive. We are on a schedule.”
Peter sighed and retrieved his wrench. “Very well, can’t go against the schedule. That would almost be criminal.”
Ted cringed as Peter’s laugh echoed through the store. They wandered through the pet department. Peter reached out and shoved everything off the shelf and into the aisle. A young man dressed in the store’s uniform stepped forward, but backed off when Peter waved the wrench in his direction. The pair continued their trek past the baby department until they reached gardening. They turned to their left and wandered through the aisles of rakes and hoses. They reached then end of the last aisle and stopped as a tall figure dress in a tight leotard and rubber mask crossed in front of them with a salesman following along behind.
The man in the leotard faced Peter. “It’s too late. I already purchased the car.”
Peter looked over at the vehicle parked ten feet from where he stood. He reached out and smashed the windshield with his wrench.
The salesman shook his head and clapped his hands. A machine dropped from the ceiling and replaced the windshield before it disappeared into the rafters. Peter tried to smash the glass again, but this time the wrench bounced off the window.
The salesman smiled. “I can get one for you, too. We can even get you one with a smokescreen for an easy getaway.”
Peter nodded, and the salesman disappeared into the back office. Ted looked over at his boss, eyebrow raised. Peter shrugged and waited for the salesman to return. A car pulled into the showroom and an attendant popped out of the car. Peter ran over and jumped into the car. He revved the engine, rolled down the window, and glared at his assistant.
“You were right. This place really does have everything. Now get in. We wouldn’t want to mess with the schedule.”
Ted ran and jumped into the car. Peter put the car in drive. He rammed the vehicle in front of him and drove off through the middle of the store.
The man in the leotard shook his head. “Do you want me to go after him?”
The salesman laughed. “Nah, it’s okay.”
“Seriously? That guy is like a total villain. It’s my job to stop him and protect the innocent.”
“Well, he does own the place, so, yeah, I think we’ll be okay.”
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