Daniel: In the trees with Haley and Marcus.
Me: Where's everyone else?
Daniel: Stuck to the street in front of the house.
Daniel: Future Knight has some kind of gun that can shoot sticky stuff.
Me: That Jaclyn or Travis can't break?
Daniel: Not without ripping the skin off their legs.
Me: Ugh. So, now what?
Daniel: We're at a bit of an impasse. We've got Red Bolt, but they can't get close without me slamming them back. I can't get them because Water (of the Elementals) is literally water right now and Future Knight has some kind of anti-telepathy thing in his suit.
Me: How'd the mayor get into his head then?
Daniel: I guess it must not be on all the time.
Me: Well, depending on how much power it draws, I could see that.
Me: Yeah. Can we bring in everybody and discuss things?
Daniel: I'd rather just bring in those that can move. I'm getting kind of tired -- oh, wait a second. Let me deal with this.
Daniel: Yeah, but they're trying to wear me out. I've done that about three times now.
Me: Why didn't you just hold them in the air or something?
Daniel: The water elemental guy is strong enough to break my hold. I've got to keep contact brief. Anyway, here's everybody...
Me: Good idea. Where's she now?
Marcus: Daniel put her to sleep and floated her into HQ.
Haley (almost simultaneously): We don't have time to talk. They've got everybody else.
Daniel and I (simultaneously): Right.
Me: Well, I might be able to take out Future Knight... and if you guys can distract the water guy for a while maybe Cassie can cut herself free or something.
Daniel: She already tried once and he just gooped her again while she was doing it. I had to talk her out of cutting off her foot.
Haley: Are you serious?
Daniel: It would grow back.
Marcus: I can just see her hopping after Future Knight on one leg like that knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Me: Wow. It would be exactly like that. It's just a flesh wound!
Daniel: Um... guys? Not now.
Daniel: Yeah, right. My dad's practically in the Defenders right now. If they come, they won't be helping these guys.