Tattletale would never admit it, but she wasn't perfect. Right now was a good example. Who would have dreamed that Hookwolf was in the mall.
Why was Hookwolf in the mall? She glanced out, using the rearview mirror and moments later her power started talking.
Not there by his own will.
Wants to be anywhere else.
Sent to get action figures by Kaiser.
Forced to disguise himself as Santa Claus.
Really wants to be anywhere else.
Being ridden by a pissed off Vista.
You're completely boned.
"Shit!" Tattletale screamed. "Drive faster Grue, Faster! Vista's riding Hookwolf!"
"The fuck?" Grue pressed the gas pedal down until the engine sounded like it was about to explode. "Why is a ward cooperating with a Nazi!"
Tattletale took another look out the mirror, stared, then winced. "It appears, they've forged an alliance to save Christmas from the Undersiders."
"That's it," Grue growled. "Next time, I choose the target. Something safe, like Alexandria's house."
Vista growled in angry anticipation. She raised herself up, Hookwolf holding her, somehow without even scratching her legs and reached out.
And suddenly the truck was a lot closer, Regent and the bug-cape looking awfully worried.
"That's it, come to your doom…" Vista said. "Try and make me look bad, will you…"
"Hey, Kid?"
"Yeah?"
"Aren't threats my thing?"
"Regent, Trip him!"
"Sorry, my power doesn't work on the blender-wolf," Regent said. "What about your bugs?"
"We're moving too fast." Think, think think, Taylor… There weren't enough bugs here to make use of, but down towards the bay… The fish market. Tons of bugs and flies. I could form a cloud of them so we could escape, but first I had to figure a way to slow them dow—"Regent! Get the action figures!"
"What?" I grabbed a big Legend box, and prepared to throw it. "We need to slow them up. GRUE! Turn towards the bay!"
"Right!" he shouted.
Suddenly, Lisa shrieked, "What are you doing with the action figures!"
"Trying to save our lives! Regent, FIRE!"