The Modern Four

Chapter 34

A giant robot. Again with the giant robots?' Penny thought to herself. She glanced over at Violet, who was fiddling with her bracelet. Penny knew quickly what she wanted to do, and looked around. There was no where to go, and if they did run off, Rapunzel was sure to follow. And if she followed, she'd figure who they are. And she'd definitely ask plenty of questions. Not that Penny could blame her, she'd ask many questions too, if she was in her situation. She glanced at Violet, who bit her lip, glancing over at rapunzel. Rapunzel's eyes were huge as she stared up at the giant robot. Penny had to move fast.

"Oh my god! Guys, we gotta hide!" She whispered, putting her acting skills to use. She dragged rapunzel inside the shop, and told her to hide in one of the dressing rooms. Then she grabbed Violet and the two of them ran to the bathrooms. After checking the stalls to make sure they were empty, the two girls ran out of the bathroom and into the fight. Penny was nervous. They hadn't had much practice with these suits, and when they did, Hiro was around. Altogether, she was scared. She was scared the suit was gonna malfunction, or they won't be able to help take down the robot. Penny glanced over at Violet, and wondered if she was thinking the same thing.

She was. Violet had fought many a giant robot, but never just with one other person. She was nervous. The two girls ran over to the robot, and Penny taunted it.

"Hey, tin-face! How about you pick on someone your own size!" She glanced down at herself. "Or, power." She sighed, looking over at Violet. "Wilbur's better at the puns than me." She mumbled.

"That wasn't even a pun." She mumbled back.

The robot glanced down at the two of them, and Penny flew up, punching the robot in its mechanical eye. The crowd that had gathered around the group let out a cheer, and Penny smirked. Violet smiled, thankful that this was shaping up to be a short fight. She disappeared, making her way over to the back of the robot and trying to locate the the battery pack on the back of the robot. Unfortunately, the robot felt her climbing. It swiped back, knocking her down and cutting her arm in the process. She groaned, and lost her invisible state as she tumbled. She landed with a thump, and moaned as she sat up. Surprisingly, the robot was leaving. The crowd cheered, and Violet blinked, confused. Penny raced over to her, her eyes wide.

"What did you do to it?" She asked, watching the robot make its way away from the mall re the new mall sunroof.

"I-I didn't do anything." She said. She looked at her arm, and shook her head. It wasn't bleeding too bad, but it stung. She covered it.

Penny frowned. "Then how-" She was cut off by a reporter coming over to the two of them.

"I'm here now with- what are your names?" She said, glancing over at Penny and Violet.

"Uh- I'm...Missile and this is uh... Dazzler." Penny said, looking over at Violet, who furrowed her eyebrows, giving Penny a look.

"Missile and Dazzler, the two heros that just defeated the robot in the center of the Pleasantville mall. Missile, Dazzler, there are rumors that a team of superheros has formed in our small town. Can you confirm that, and if so, are you members?"

"Ah, do you mean the uh- erm... Ironclad teens?" Penny said, making a confused face. Violet gave her another face, shaking her head and facepalming.

"Is that the name of team? Interesting... Are there more members on the team, or are you the only ones?" The reporter asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No, there are two other members. I'm sure you'll meet them eventually. For now, we ought to be getting back to headquarters. Missile out!" Penny replied, grabbing Violet and flying up to the roof of the mall.

"Dazzler? Missile? Ironclad Teens? What the heck, Penny!" Violet said, shaking her head.

"Well I couldn't just say, Hi, I'm Penny Forrester and this is Violet Parr! We're members of a superhero team along with Hiro Hamada and Wilbur Robinson! That would be insane!"

"Yeah, but why those names? They're all so...silly!"

"I was under pressure, okay!" Penny crossed her arms, pouting. Violet laughed a little.

"Well, I guess it's better than whatever Wilbur was planning on calling us." She said, flashing back to one of their many lunch time conversations.

Penny laughed. "Wasn't it like, the night-bots or something stupid like that?" Violet nodded

"Yup! Gosh, he's stupid." She smiled, thinking about Wilbur. Penny rolled her eyes.

"Speaking of Wilbur, we still have to get you your dress for the formal. C'mon, I'm sure Rapunzel is freaking out." She laughed, and grabbed her friend, floating back down.

"I have no clue how I'm gonna hide this cut." Violet said, transforming and walking into the mall. Penny shook her head, and pulled a few bandaids out of her purse.

"This'll do for now. Good luck explaining it to your mom." She replied, heading into the boutique. Violet went to the register and bought the dress that she had on hold. Penny went and found Rapunzel. As they walked out of the mall, Violet couldn't help but feel like something was very, very wrong.