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Danny was feeling so done with Clockwork right now. All Danny had said was that he wanted a break from his kingly duties. Clockwork had told him to come to the Long Now. And okay. Danny could admit that he should have been more suspicious or at least cautious. But still!
Wanting a break was not the same as having Clockwork toss him through a random portal where he’d be able to ‘destress.’ This was the opposite of destressing and Danny would make sure Clockwork knew it when the old clock decided to let him go back.
Danny sighed. He didn’t even know where he was. What was he even supposed to do?
He was in some kind of large city and he remembered Clockwork saying something about superheroes before yeeting Danny through the portal.
What superheroes lived here Danny had no idea, and honestly, he didn’t really care enough to find out.
Maybe Danny though, since there were already heroes here, Danny could be a villain.
Yes, that was a brilliant idea. Danny grinned, aware that his smile was stretching too wide for his face.
But what to do, what to do.
He obviously didn’t want to be a terrible, no good, very bad villain. He didn’t want to kill people or steal from people who were struggling. So obviously he just had to steal from the rich.
And how convenient. That was definitely a skyscraper over there.
Danny flew in that direction not caring enough to read the name on the side of the building.
He arrived invisibly and used his intangibility to fly down to the deepest level. The most interesting things were always hidden in the basement. Danny would know. They had a ghost portal in theirs and Vlad had a creepy lab in his.
And ohhh!!!! Those were some shiny rocks. They looked like ectoplasm but solid. He wondered…
Danny flew forward and grabbed as many as he could carry, stuffing the rest into one of his pocket dimensions. Pocket dimensions were a very nice perk of being the Ancient of Space, if only he had inherited the power of remembering where he put things. Oh well. He’d find them eventually.
Danny carried out five pieces with him as he flew up through the building. He’d only just gotten outside when someone loudly and sanctimoniously proclaimed, “Halt.”
Danny paused and took in the sight of a man dressed in blue and wearing red underwear over his clothing.
“Dude, you look so cringy.” Was that mean? Oh well. It’s not like Danny would be in this dimension very long.
The man gaped at him and then narrowed his eyes when he saw what Danny was carrying. Then he flew farther backwards.
“Drop the Kryptonite.”
Was that what this was? “Finders keepers.”
“Kid, leave the Kryptonite and we can talk.”
“Why would I want to talk with you?”
The man’s expression hardened and Danny grinned.
“Are they yours?” Danny asked.
“Listen, it’s extremely dangerous. So, you need to put them down.”
Danny frowned. “These things aren’t dangerous. See?” Danny said and stuck one in his mouth. It tasted kind of tangy but also sweet. It was actually pretty good. He popped the other two into his mouth and the older man gaped at him.
“What did you do!”
Danny laughed maniacally like all the good villains do. “You will neer get your shiny rocks back.” Danny laughed again before going invisible and flying away, stifling his laughter behind his hands.
This was actually pretty fun. Maybe Clockwork was onto something.