Alright, now where do I go? Diana Might skated down the hall and past robot sentinels the Mutant was sending in by the boat loads. A few of them got in the way only to get punched and sent through a wall. But even Diana could go so far and she was running out of energy. She panted, "Need liquid refreshment. Can't keep running for long. And where's Skipper?" She spotted a vending machine with all sorts of refreshments in it. "Sweet relief." She sure was lucky she remembered to bring her wallet with her. She placed a dollar into the machine and took out a large bottle of water. "Help!" Huh? She looked around when she heard that voice. "Flo?" No response. "Flo is that you?" Again, no response. Finally, she tilted her head back and closed her eyes, ready to take a big gulp. "DON'T DRINK ME!" Diana screamed and dropped the water bottle. A woman made of pure water poured out of the bottle and materialized like a genie in a lamp. "Not cool, Diana!" she gurgled. "Not cool!" "Sorry!" She calmed down and asked, "How did you get in that bottle, anyway?" "A strange girl with a purple scarf trapped me in there," Flo explained. "I couldn't get out no matter how much I tried, and she placed me in the vending machine. Said she hoped one of the villains would drink me alive and convert me into pee!" "Ugh...don't say that." Diana shivered and struggled to get that image out of her head...but she found it a little funny as well. But she got serious. "Still, that girl. Skipper had been looking for her for some time now. I think her name was Ale or something. And as far as I know, she's playing both sides of the board." "Think she has something to do with the Mutant?" Diana shook her head. "Not the Mutant. I think she's playing sides with the real mastermind here. Frightmare." "Or Mr. Fear." Diana looked at her friend confused. "Who?" "I overheard one of those guards talking about him. They never saw him, but he's the one in charge. I feel he's the one behind everything." Suddenly, they heard a cackle nearby. And walking towards them with eraser fingers was a familiar grinning man in a flashy pink tuxedo. "There's my refreshment!" Pinky Flamingo cackled. "Lucky me, I'm parched from chasing those kids!" "What does Ale have to do with this?!" shouted Diana, preparing for a fight. "And who is Mr. Fear?" "Why don't you ask him when I deliver him to you!" Flo tugged Diana's sleeve. "Stand back!" Forming a tidal wave, she charged at Pinky. There was a cloud of dust forming around her...and when the dust cleared, Pinky was still standing. Next to the wall was a newly placed water fountain. Diana looked surprised when she saw this. "You're next," Pinky said. Diana squealed and took off skating down the opposite way she came. Right smack into a girl wearing a purple scarf. "Ale!" 00000 "Where to go now?" I asked myself. "And where is Ale?" I had been wandering around the factory for some time now, but so far I have not encountered anything other than a few more costume parts. I'd say I'm nearly done with it. Don't know what I'm going to do with it other than wear it or what sort of importance it has, but whatever. Bored is how I would describe myself. I don't even know where a certain purple clothed girl was. "Your trip ends here, Skips!" Frightmare? I wheeled around and saw a large maw with massive teeth baring straight down at me! Too quick for me to run! "Slide..." "ALE?!" Sure enough there she was. "What is going on? How are you-" I was cut off when I fell down a deep pit...and landed on hard ground. My tailbone felt sore, but not broken. Suddenly, the ground itself tilted downward and I slid down into darkness...WITH A GIANT MOUTH CHASING AFTER ME!