It didn't take long for Skittles to return to the Atlas building, even when she wasn't moving at super speed. She went inside, via a hole she made through the wall earlier in the adventure, and started heading for the lab.
Ken was busy testing out his machine for what seemed like the millionth time. He decided to forget testing the darn thing on apples and went for testing things that wouldn't blow up easily. Luckily for him, he was getting some results. He was successfully shrinking, and enlarging. The reason he was performing test after test after test was because he didn't want to risk something going wrong when he found Windy and the boys.
"I think we're just about ready," he said, turning to Skittles. "All we have to do is find the kids."
Skittles began barking, and then she started tugging on Ken's pant leg.
"What's up, Skittles?" Ken asked, giving his son's puppy a weird look. Then he noticed something on her back, and grabbed a nearby magnifying glass. Then, he saw Windy and the Impossibles sitting on Skittles back.
"Atta girl, Skittles!" Ken shouted. "Mark, Windy, are you guys okay?"
"Yeah, Dad, we're fine," Multi said, as he and the others climbed onto Ken's hand. "Except I think I fractured my wrist out there, and Fluey might have twisted his ankle, but other than that, we're okay."
"How'd you get shrunk down to size in the first place?" Ken asked.
"It's kind of a long story, Mr. Mills," Coiley said. "See, we came here looking for you, and next thing we know, we're micro-sized."
"Well, don't worry, I'll have you guys back to normal in no time flat," Ken said.
"Dad, do us all a favor," Windy said. "Don't mention the word flat. We were nearly flattened out there countless times!"
Ken said nothing, and brought Windy and the Impossibles over to a table, and let them climb onto it. Then he went back to his machine.
"I still need to make a few minor adjustments," he said. "But it should be ready soon."
Before anything else could happen, a glass was lowered over Windy and the Impossibles, trapping them.
"Hey!" Fluey shouted. "What's going on?!"
"I'm glad to see you've got the machine up and running," General Ryan said, coming into the room. Then he suddenly snatched the helmet right off Ken's head. "Mr. Mills!"
"How'd you find out?" Ken asked.
"We found the other guard in the closet," General Ryan said. "Tell me, Mills, just how long did you think you'd be able to pull this off?"
Ken didn't answer. General Ryan then pushed a button, and several Atlas men rushed into the room. General Ryan slid his glass across the table, pushing Windy and the Impossibles along with it. Then, he turned it over, causing the foursome to hit the bottom of the glass.
"Hey, watch it!" Coiley shouted.
"I should have known you three would be coming sooner or later," General Ryan said, placing his hand over the top of the glass, so his prisoners wouldn't escape. Another one of the Atlas men came over and looked in the glass.
"General Ryan, sir," he said. "You might interested in knowing the girl in there is Mills's daughter."
"Well, now," General Ryan said with a laugh. "It's a small world after all now, isn't it?"
"Leave her alone, Ryan!" Multi shouted. He wasn't about to let this man hurt his father, or his sister, that was for sure!
"I think not," General Ryan said.
"Let us out of here, you big bully!" Windy yelled.
"All in due time, princess, all in due time," General Ryan said. Then he turned to his men.
"You know what to do with him," he said, indicating Ken.
"Yes, sir!" one of the guards shouted.
Moments later, the guards had Ken tied to a chair, and gagged to keep him quiet. General Ryan carried the glass over to a nearby sink in the lab.
"Nice to know the machine does indeed work," he said. "What a pity we won't be seeing if it will reverse the shrinking process."
General Ryan laughed, plugged up the sink, and began filling it with water. Then without so much as another word, he dumped Windy and the Impossibles into the sink. Once they splashed down, Multi immediately swam to his sister to help her stay afloat, knowing darn well she couldn't swim.
"Well, now, isn't this a pretty picture?" General Ryan laughed. "Now, I wonder what would happen if suddenly . . . . ."
"Look out!" Coiley shouted, and the foursome scattered as General Ryan reached his hand into the sink.
"He wouldn't!" Multi shouted, getting that icky feeling in the pit of his stomach. General Ryan then pulled his hand out of the sink, and in his hand was the plug.
"He would," Fluey groaned. "Swim for it!"
"That's easy for you to say!" Windy yelled. "You're an expert swimmer, and I can't even dog paddle! Why can't you use your powers to get out of this mess?!"
"I would if I could, but I can't!" Fluey shouted. "Not with an injury!"
"Me neither," Multi said.
"And a lot of good my powers are gonna do us in this situation!" Coiley shouted.
There was nothing the quartet could do but swim, but it wasn't easy. They knew if they went down the drain, they would never find their way back to the Atlas Foundation. General Ryan was practically in hysterics. He knew the Impossibles would never be able to fight the pull of the drain. Multi and Fluey probably could have managed, but Multi's fractured wrist and Fluey's twisted ankle made it difficult (not to mention very painful) to activate their powers. Ken struggled, trying to get loose, but unfortunately, he was tied too tightly. He let out a frustrated groan. His kids lives, and the lives of his son's two best friends, were at stake here! He had to do something before it was too late, but what?
As Ken sat there, trying to think of a way out of this mess, he heard gnawing and growling behind him. He turned his head to look, and saw Skittles, who had transformed into Impossi-Pup, chewing at the ropes that held him to the chair. General Ryan and the other Atlas men didn't even notice. They were too intent on watching the action in the sink, waiting for the Impossibles and Windy to get sucked into the drain. Thankfully, though she was a little puppy, Impossi-Pup had some pretty darn strong teeth, and she had Ken freed in a matter of minutes. Ken stood up, pulled the gag off his mouth, and ran over to his machine. Luckily for him, General Ryan and his men were all within target range.
"Hey Ryan!" he yelled, then he began singing. "Smile! You're on Candid Camera!"
"What?" General Ryan asked, just as Ken threw the switch that activated his machine. In a flash, General Ryan and his men had been shrunk down to size.
"Now go get the kids, Impossi-Pup!" Ken shouted.
Impossi-Pup barked, saluted, and dashed over to the sink. She jumped in, and Windy and the boys climbed onto her back just as the last of the water went down the drain.
"Boy, that was yet another close call!" Fluey shouted, catching his breath. "I was starting to get this sinking feeling!"
And with that, Coiley, Multi, and Windy let out the loudest groans imaginable. Windy even gave the dark-haired Impossible a good, hard swat upside the head for that gosh-awful pun!
Impossi-Pup then barked, and jumped out of the sink, running over to Ken.
"Good girl!" he praised the puppy, giving her a pat on the head. Then he let Windy and the Impossibles climb onto his hand, and he put them down on the floor across the room.
"Just stay there, you guys," he said. "I'll have you back to normal in two shakes."
Ken pushed a couple of buttons on his machine, threw the switch, and in a flash of light, the foursome had been enlarged back to their regular size.
"Finally!" Windy shouted. Then she ran to her father and flung herself into him.
"Daddy, I was so worried about you!" she yelled. Multi ran over as well.
"You all right, Dad?" he asked.
"I'm fine, I'm fine," Ken said, putting his arms around both his kids' shoulders. "But the question is are the four of you all right."
"We're okay," Coiley said.
"Or at least we will be as soon as we get out of here!" Fluey shouted.
"But what about General Ryan?" Multi asked.
"I wouldn't worry about him," Ken said, picking up the glass General Ryan had used to trap the Impossibles in only moments before. He used it to scoop up the general and his men, who were still trying to get over the shock of being shrunk. "I'm sure you boys can get in touch with the cops from that car of yours."
Windy and the boys laughed, as the group started back outside toward the Impossi-Jet, taking a miniaturized General Ryan and his men with them.