ESCAPE FROM THE FRONT ROOM.
Chuckie leads Angelica through the room. Because of previous experiences, he decides to walk next to the walls, because that way, if someone appears, they will be less noticeable than if they were at the middle of the room. Angelica is still a little nervous because of her size; she isn't used to be helpless, and being the smallest girl alive makes her feel vulnerable. Chuckie notices it, and decides to do something to calm her down a little. Out of nowhere, he takes out a red and yellow mallet, that looks a lot like a cartoon's one. Angelica wide opens her eyes, thinking about how many other surprises this guy might have.
"See this one? Is my main weapon; I call it the Skweaky Lumper, because it makes a "skweak" sound when I hit someone with it." Chuckie explains to her. "Is designed to stun or knock out an enemy without causing any major damage. If we find a spider, rat, or something, I can use it to protect ourselves." Chuckie finishes. Angelica looks a little more relieved, and gets more curious about her rescuer.
"Do you have any other weapon or trick besides that?" She asks. Chuckie shakes his head.
"Well, I don't like to use weaponry because I really hate to fight. Besides my pills, and the Skweaky Lumper, my main equipment are my antennae." Chuckie points to the funny things on his hood. "Besides telling me when someone needs my help, they also work as my friend Spidey's sixth sense, alerting me when an enemy is close, so I can prepare an ambush, or hide. They do a few other things, but I usually just limit their use to the basic functions." Angelica glances at the antennae; sure, they look funny and a little ridiculous, but obviously are useful.
"If I can ask, why did you became a hero? Obviously, you don't like to face danger, and there are many other guys that can fight crime more effectively." Angie tells him, trying to not sound insulting. Chuckie just shrugs, and explains to her while they keep walking.
"Well, it wasn't for the money, I can tell you. The Union pays for my food and gives me a room and a few other things, like my medical insurance, but I don't have a lot more than what I am using right now. But I became a hero because I like to help people. Sure, I get easily scared, but I can't stand when someone is in trouble and nobody helps him or her.
Besides, I don't just fight crime; I also help finding missing persons, solve domestic troubles, or just cheer up depressed people. I had used this shrinking trick to recover rings that had gone through the drain, and stuff like that; can you imagine the Crimson Chin doing that? He can beat up a super villain in a blink, but to do that delicate stuff, he would need to rip the sink from the wall!" Chuckie and Angelica chuckle a little. He continues his explanation, happy that he's helping her not being afraid.
"Sometimes I need to keep an image of the classic "I-can-do-and-know-everything" kind of guy so people can trust me... that's why I try the phrases and the proverbs, but, as you already noticed, I usually mix the last ones. I had tried to correct that, but this problem once helped me to make a sad kid smile, so I guess isn't that bad."
"You aren't that bad, ColoRed Chuck." Angelica says, giving him a genuine smile. She actually was starting to admire this guy. Sure, he wasn't Justice League material, but he honestly cared about her, and wanted to help even if it meant to face a risk. "Just one question. If you like to help people, why didn't you became a doctor, a social worker or something?"
"Hey, I do a lot of social working. And besides, a regular job doesn't allow you to do some really cool stuff like shrinking to the size of an action figure and having a nice walk with a pretty girl in a space smaller than a regular park." Chuckie blushes a little at the last part, and Angelica does it as well. So, this guy is a little flirty as well, Angelica thought; she didn't mattered about it. In the few minutes they had been walking, Chuckie had shared more about himself than Timmy did in their whole time together.
After a couple of minutes, they were just a few feet away from the door. Suddenly, Chuck stopped on his tracks, and a beeping sound was easily heard. Chuck immediately got into an alert position.
"Hush. Silence. My antennae are detecting an enemy's presence!" he tells to Angelica. She gulps, since that might mean Timmy is on his way back. Chuckie grabs her from the arm, and uses his left hand to lift his mallet, ready for anything; they both run behind a little box next to the door.
A few seconds later, Timothy opens the door, and closes it in a swift movement; he looks really agitated. Panting, he takes out his gun, and starts checking how many bullets he has left. Immediately takes out a little box, and starts recharging.
Meanwhile, behind the box, Angelica feels a knot in her stomach. At first, she thinks is because of fear, but it feels really weird. Chuckie takes a look at her face, and asks her how did she feels. When she explains him the sensation, Chuckie gasps.
"Chanfle!" He exclaims. "That means the pill is losing effect, and you are about to recover your regular size!" Angelica gasps as well, and, before she or him can say anything else, she is growing back. The change is as fast as the shrinking process, so she gets stunned for a few seconds.
"Well, how did you got out of the room?" McNulty asks, surprised.
Angelica gulps, and just manages to say "I passed down the door!" while keeping a sheepish smile. McNulty, of course, isn't amused by the answer.
"Funny. Well, I don't care how you did it. Actually, is a good thing, because now I will be able to use you as a shield." He smirks, and moves towards her, with his gun ready. A second before he can touch her, a high leveled voice is heard by them.
"Hey, don't dare touch her!" McNulty and Angelica look down to see Chuck in a menacing pose; of course, because of his size, it would only be menacing for an insect. McNulty does a double take, but manages to recognize the outfit.
"The ColoRed Chuck? I knew you weren't too tall, but this is ridiculous!" McNulty says, surprised. A moment later, however, he gets recovered, and smirks to the tiny hero. "And what are you going to do? Kick my toenail?". Timmy laughs, without realizing that a red and yellow blunt object is heading against him.
SKWEAK!
McNulty moves a few steps back before falling on his butt. Angelica opens her eyes in amazement. Chuck's pill lost its effect just in time, and caught Timmy by surprise, hitting him with the Lumper. However, Timmy isn't totally out of commission, and shots against them. Chuckie opens the door, and uses it to shield Angelica and himself from the bullet; Angie quickly takes the bullets' box, who Timmy dropped after receiving the attack, and then she and Chuck run away.
Timmy incorporates, and tries to chase them, but is stopped and forced to go back to the room by a shot that comes from the next building. A moment later, a female voice is easily heard.
"Okay, McNulty, we know you are in there. I'm officer DeVille, and my partner and I are giving you the chance to give up yourself! Get out with the hands up!"