Kid

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The trio made their way down to the ground when everybody had disappeared out of the town to where Mr Wood and the Professor resided.

Kid rubbed her arms as she slowly walked forwards, it was very cold and she was growing very nervous. They weren't exactly going in with a plan here, much to everybody's unease. Neon never liked going in without a plan, but basically their plan was to somehow take out the odd box that was hypnotising all these people.

Kid seemed to be able to mimic a tune close enough to the original to confuse people as to who to listen to. Mel and Neon slipped their hoods on and attempted to walk as mindlessly as possible. Kid trudged behind them rubbing her arms.

Stop being so scared, these thoughts filled her mind. Not necessarily hers, you'll be fine. We'll protect each other.

Kid's chest started hurting where she had been pierced on the island. They morphed into the crowd of people who stood completely straight and staring straight forwards. Mr Wood looked to everybody in the crowd in search of who he was looking for and smiled as he stopped playing the music box. Kid pressed her lips together, she felt like he was looking directly at her, not scanning the crowd.

Why did everybody look at her?

Mr Wood's gaze soon looked around and smiled, "allow me to show what I've created here," he informed.

The way he was speaking sounded like he was talking to one specific person. Neon and Mel tried to stay as still as possible, but they felt so exposed. Mr Wood held up a small button and pressed it. It was like everybody had been shocked with electricity through their feet and their whole body was jerking about before all the bodies either collapsed, kneeled over in groaning pain, or stood there completely dizzy and dazed. "I can wake them," he informed. Kid could see her shadow flickering. "I can control them," he started patting the box strapped around his neck and everybody was suddenly jerked up, as if a signal was being forced up their backs into their heads.

Everybody's head jerked into a controlled stance.

"None of them question my demands or retaliate against what I make them do," he informed, "I can create an army, my own puppets."

Kid felt like the whole ground was moving.

"And these people did this willingly to themselves."

Kid was forced to fall over.

"I can make them do whatever I want, and their emotions don't get in the way of anything they do," he informed.

Kid muffled her scream as she was slingshot across the ground, pulled by her own shadow, beyond the reach of Neon or Mel.

Kid was suddenly picked up and floated from one hand to the other of people in the crowd until she was thrown to where Mr Wood stood and the Professor remained. Mr Wood smiled as he kneeled down to Kid, Kid's heart was thudding against her chest, up her neck, down her stomach, and she was taking deep but slow breaths in an attempt not to throw up or show her fear. "Tell me, are you impressed with my work, Representative?" Mr Wood asked. He seemed to be bowing in front of her.

Kid didn't know how to react.

Allow me, my little panda.

Kid felt something sting behind her eyes as she rubbed her temple and closed her eyes in an attempt to disappear. But Kid remained sitting there, and she opened her eyes slowly, they were now a pair of glittering purple gems.

"It's interesting, Mr Wood. I shall admit," she informed.

Neon went wide eyed, Live? That accent was unmistakable... but it sounded tired or strained.