December 7, 2005
Week 32 - Impossible Dreams 13
Episode 3
Coyote Man and Pan Boy arrive in a rundown neighborhood near the Cosmoland amusement park. They stand on a dilapidated street.
"There!" Lamont shouts, pointing to a tall, needle like structure that stretches into the sky from the park, several blocks away. "The launch bay!"
Powell nods. "I figured it would be that. Um... You know... for people who don't have a mystical talisman... it... it just seems to be the Observation Deck ride."
"Naturally, Captain Camouflage would disguise it. Now... We must hurry. If he manages to launch the third component of the Illusion Ray Satellite there will be nothing to stop him from triggering it, once it's assembled in orbit. Our next move should be to...."
Suddenly, the night is pierced by a loud scream. Lamont and Powell stare at each other, through their masks.
"Jesus Christ!" Powell says, after a moment. "That couldn't be more than a block away!"
They run in the direction from which it came, until they arrive at a small, dark alley between two heavily gated storefronts. They approach quietly and peer in.
A man leans over a woman, who cringes against a filthy wall. With one hand, he tears open her blouse. With another, he holds a large knife to her throat. The woman sobs desperately.
"Jesus Christ!" Powell repeats, very quietly.
Lamont glances at the Observation Ride. "We don't have time for this!" he whispers. "But we cannot leave an innocent to suffer..."
"Oh God... Um... Maybe we should let the police handle this, so we can focus on Captain Camouflage..."
"By the time they got here it would be too late and that woman would be... she would be..." He shakes his head. "No, I won't tolerate it!"
Lamont pulls a wrench from a pouch at his belt and strides into the alley. Powell's legs tremble beneath him, but he follows.
"Halt villain!" Lamont yells, brandishing his wrench. "Know that you face Coyote Man!"
The man jerks his head in their direction and stares. Then he shoves the woman to the ground and turns to them. "F--king lunatic," he mumbles. "Gonna slice you!" He points the knife directly at Lamont's chest and lunges forward.