Taylor was trapped. In front of her were two capes: Über and Leet. They were small time according to the news; but that wasn't much of a consolation now that they were threatening to kidnap her. She needed to escape, but how? She had gotten the power to control bugs around a month ago, but that wouldn't help her. Not here. She needed something else to defeat these videogaming freaks.
Wait. Video games? A plan formed in Taylor's mind. It would require her to bluff, cheat, and lie. She didn't have much experience doing any of those, but she didn't have anything to lose, did she?
"Game Saved!" Shouted Taylor, with all the enthusiasm she could muster. God, Bhudda, Scion, please let this work!
"So you're claiming that you can save and reload? You're going to go left this time and finally defeat us?" Leet said. "Wow. Fifth time this month someone's claimed that. Can't you do something original for the camera here?"
Inwardly, Taylor cursed. Fine. Time for plan B. "That's where you're wrong. I haven't reloaded yet. And you guys had better pray that I don't. You see, when I reload, I'm going to just be fine. A few memories of pain from where you hit me, but that'll do nothing to me. But what about you guys?"
"What do you mean, what about us?" this time it was Über who spoke.
"Haven't you ever wondered what happens to the NPCs when you load back to an earlier save?"
"Isn't that obvious? They get erased, they ne…"
"Oblivion. No death, no afterlife, no nothing. If I reload, the two of you experience – well, not exactly experience to be honest – Oblivion. Do you want that? Or will the two of you surrender?"
"You wouldn't." Now back to Leet." "That wouldn't destroy just us. It would erase everyone on Earth. You'd have to be a monster to do something like that."
"Are you willing to take the risk?" please work, please work, please work. They shook their heads. Phew. "Go to the police. Don't even try to escape from them. Because if you do, I'll know. And if I know…" She didn't finish the threat. She didn't need to. They could finish it for themselves.