Chapter 44
It was about two hours before everyone was done with their new hair styles.
Rian's hair was now a blondish-brown color, and cut short around his shoulders, having it frame his face beautifully. Dr. Milldred's hair was now black and was cut short around her face, with a wavy touch to it. Seladon's hair was cut short to her shoulders, blonde, and straight. Both Brea and Deet got the wispy bob cuts done to their hair, and Penelope just had her hair cut to her shoulders while Daniel had his brown hair dyed black.
Dr. Milldred quickly paid for the new hairstyles and they all left the hair salon.
"What now?" Seladon asked her.
"Some new outfits for you guys." Dr. Milldred said simply. "I've checked, and there's a Goodwill not too far from here. We'll go there and get some new clothes for you so that you can blend in a little better with society."
"That sounds like a good plan to me." Brea nodded. "Someone actually questioned about my crown, and I wasn't sure what to tell them."
"You couldn't told them it was a headband." Daniel shrugged. "It kinda looks like one."
"Look, we can worry about that later." Dr. Milldred said sternly. "Right now, we need to go. We can't hang around here for too long."
"Right," Daniel nodded. "Someone may recognize our vehicle if the police send it out worldwide. We should go, now."
Everybody else agreed and they all quickly climbed into the Ford. Baffi growled at them a bit, not recognizing them with their new looks.
"Baffi, hush, it's alright." Seladon assured the Fizzgig. "It's us. See?" She held her hand up to the Fizzgig and he sniffed it. He whimpered and nuzzled into her. "That's a good Fizzgig."
"Is everybody ready?" Daniel asked them.
"We're ready, Daniel." Brea nodded.
"Then let's go." The human man nodded and started the car, driving them to the Goodwill store that was a bit more than up the road from Evolve Salon. When they got to the store, Daniel parked the car and they all went inside, heading straight for the clothing section. Dr. Milldred turned to the Gelflings and addressed them firmly.
"Alright, here's what we're going to do. You're going to pick out a couple outfits and try them one by one. When you find an outfit you like, we'll get it, but make sure that it looks… normal, ok?"
"Got it." The Gelflings nodded.
"Can I get a new outfit too, sis?" Penelope asked.
"Sure Penny, and I'll get one too." Dr. Milldred nodded. "The changing rooms are over there. You can try on your different outfits in there, got it?"
The others nodded.
"Alright, let's go."
They all separated and started looking around at the different outfits.Penelope, Brea, and Seladon went a little bit nuts, picking out some shirts and skirts that they thought were a bit cute. Deet was casually browsing through some tomboyish looking clothes, while Rian was in the boys' section with Daniel. Before long, each of them had a small pile of clothes in their arms and they went over to the changing rooms, trying out each combination they could think of with the clothes they chose.
Eventually, each of them had a new outfit that they liked.
Penelope was now wearing a plaid blue and white dress with white frilly shoulder sleeves, along with her usual socks and shoes. Brea was wearing a white t-shirt with a bedazzled pink flower on it and a light blue jean jacket over it, along with a white, frilly skirt, some white stockings, and black dress shoes. Seladon had on simple white t-shirt with a lacy shawl over it, some black skinny jeans, and black flats. Deet was wearing a black t-shirt with a grey hoodie over it, some dark blue jeans, and a pair of black tennis shoes. Dr. Milldred was now wearing a simple red t-shirt and some blue jeans, while Rian had found the outfit he had been given back in California. The black sweater with blue jeans. He was also wearing a new pair of brown boots with his outfit.
Dr. Milldred went up to the cashier and paid for the new outfits before they all left the store, piling back into the Ford. Daniel started the car and pulled out of the parking lot, driving down the road.
"I did a quick Google Search and the closest car dealership is the Hertz Car Sales." He explained. "We'll go there and get our new vehicle from there."
"Great, and then after that, we should be good." Dr. Milldred nodded. "With our new disguises and a new car, the police shouldn't be able to catch us until we're at Palo Alto."
Rian sighed and laid back in his seat, looking up at the sky a bit. Penelope looked at him and frowned a bit in worry. "What's wrong, Rian?"
"Nothing Penelope." He said. "I just hope everyone back on Thra is doing better than we are right now."