Chapter 3: The Bank Heist

25 0 0
                                    

The Dinomorphs ran and with their enhanced bodies, they were able to escape into a nearby alley, hoping they were quick enough to not be seen and when they were sure the Spinotrons were no longer in pursuit, they stopped. "We should be clear now," Jimbo said. "I doubt he'll send those Spinotrons into a public space. He doesn't want to make a scene or draw attention to himself." He was then mildly startled by the sound of growling. The growling came from Gill who stepped up to the triceratops, standing at least a foot shorter than him. "Some bloody friend of yours!" He snapped. "You trusted a bloke you hardly know and now we've all been screwed!"

"Gill, please. I-"
"Look at us, Jimbo! We've been turned into freaks, monsters! We've got nowhere to go, nowhere to hide! This is all your fault!" Gill's temper then started to really get the better of him and he swung a clawed hand at Jimbo's face, which the triceratops stopped by grabbing Gill's wrist with one hand, and then the other when Gill tried to claw him with that one too. Gill struggled against the larger Dyno-morph's grip but had no success, being held perfectly still while he continued to growl and grunt in frustration.
"Gill, please!" Jimbo's voice boomed, startling both Gill and Crash. "Don't you dare blame all this on me! I didn't drag you into this! You wanted to come and do this! I'm sorry we were lied to but this isn't helping anyone! Now please, stop being like this and calm down...before I'm forced to make you."

Gill relaxed his muscles and said nothing, pulling his arms away sharply as Jimbo let go of him. He turned from his friends and walked a few paces away from them.
"I'm sorry, lads. I just-"
"Hey, it's okay, man," Jimbo interrupted, placing a gentle hand on the tylosaurus' shoulder." We're all in shock right now, mate. We just need to keep calm and find somewhere to lay low until we can figure something out."
"He's right, Gill," Crash agreed. "If we don't stay calm and think clearly, we're done for. I know it's hard for you, man but we really need you to focus with us. We can't do it without you." Gill took a deep breath and nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I know, lads. I'm sorry. I just-"
His sentence was cut short when they heard a commotion just outside the alley they had run into. A loud alarm had begun to blare, coming from inside the bank on the other side of the street. 

The Dyno-morphs cautiously poked their heads out of the alley to look inside through the plate glass window of the bank. "Holy crud, man!" Crash gasped. "The bank's being robbed!" 
"Yeah, and what?" Gill replied. "We've seen nothing but crimes being committed since we came to the U.S. What's the big deal?"
"Don't you get it? Look at us! We beat those Spinotron things easily. They're just men!"
"They have guns, Crash." Jimbo replied. "I don't know if we're up to the task."
"But we have the element of surprise," Gill contributed. "And besides, they've got hostages in there! If we wait for the cops..." Jimbo grunted in annoyance at his own indecision. He knew they were right, and that they needed to find a way to make the most of being Dyno-morphs now that they were stuck this way. 
"Alright," He said finally. "But we're not just going to run in there without think-...Gill get your scaly backside back here!" Jimbo yelled as he realised Gill was already running across the street towards the lookout, a man in a black ski mask who was holding a shotgun. 
"Surprise!" Gill yelled as he leapt at the criminal and firmly planted both of his large feet against the man's chest in a drop kick. The man screamed in surprise and shock as he was launched into the bank through the front door, tumbling over the desk and smashing into the wall on the far side. 

Gill quickly entered the bank and was joined by his allies just as quickly. The remaining four men and one woman, as well as the numerous hostages on their knees stared in confusion at the three strange vigilantes. "What the heck are these things!?" One of them exclaimed loudly. The others looked at each other and only one of them seemed to know what to say. "I dunno, boys but I'm willing to bet they ain't bullet proof!" He pumped his shotgun while the others pointed various other firearms at them.
"You're on, butt clown!" Gill said, seeming rather confident that their bullets wouldn't affect his new body. "Don't be an idiot!" Jimbo yelled and tackled Gill, leaping over the counter with him and taking cover behind it as a cacophony of gunfire rang out, filling the desk and the wall behind it with bullet holes. 

"What's the matter with you?" Jimbo scolded, barely able to hear himself over the uncountable gunshots filling the air. "Hey, we gotta find out our abilities somehow," Gill replied. "That Dr. X-Ray guy didn't tell us everything."
"Not by letting lunatics shoot at us, you nutcase!"
 While the robbers were preoccupied with Gill and Jimbo, Crash, who was hovering in the air above them, swooped down at them, ploughing into them, knocking their guns to the floor and the robbers onto their backsides. He quickly stomped on as many of the weapons as he could before the female grabbed one of the still functional machine pistols and pointed at the pterodactyl. "Say good night, freak!" She hissed but was thwarted when Gill tackled him out of the way, sending them both smashing through the plate glass window and onto the street as the woman fired at them. 

A small trickle of blood dripped down Gill's arm as he got back to his feet, something the robber was all too happy to call attention to. "Yeah, I nailed one of 'em!" She cried in delight. "They bleed, boys! They're not invincible! Take 'em down!" Before she could open fire again, Jimbo leapt from behind the desk and grabbed both of her wrists, holding them together with a single gigantic hand and lifted her a few feet off the floor before lightly bashing her on the head with his free hand and let her drop to the floor, unconscious. His attention then turned to the rest of the still conscious robbers, who were still regaining their feet after being knocked down by Crash. Giving them no chance to take further action, Jimbo span around, swinging his large, powerful tail at them, striking each and every one of them and leaving most of them out cold and a couple of them groaning in pain and unable to get up again. Jimbo was just about to attempt to calm the screaming hostages when he heard the sound of police sirens heading toward the bank. "Jimbo, we gotta go!" Gill yelled and the hulking triceratops left through the broken window, joining his allies as they all fled the scene, disappearing down the same alley they hid in earlier and were out of sight before the police could even catch a glimpse of them.

The Dyno-morphs watched from the shadows as the bank robbers were apprehended by the police, who also took witness statements from the hostages. Of course, they couldn't believe their ramblings about living, talking dinosaurs and put it down as stress-induced hallucinations.
"Okay, that wasn't perfect but at least all the hostages are safe and the perps are all caught." Gill said, assessing their performance. 
"Yeah, and we now know we're not immune to gunfire. You really need to be more careful, Gill," Crash said. "Thanks for saving my tail though."
"Not to worry, my man," Gill replied. "Hey, I think we've got a knack for this. Do you guys think we could make this a regular thing? We could really do a number on the crime in this city."
"It's a nice thought, Gill but I think our luck would run out eventually. But if we do, we should try and keep a low profile, and not do it in the middle of the day from now on." Jimbo answered.
"Agreed." The other two replied and they set out to find a suitable place to hide from the eyes of the human public.    

Dyno-morphs Vol. 1: Enter the Dyno-morphsWhere stories live. Discover now