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Molly paced the alley behind the local elementary school, shadowy and empty, a streetlight flickering overhead. She checked her wristwatch—five minutes to midnight. Right on cue, Bill sauntered up, wearing his usual: an unironic Hawaiian shirt, baggy jeans with chains danging from the loops. Carrying a duffel bag of tools that bulged in all the wrong places. "You're late," she muttered, eyes narrowing. "Yeah, well, the dopamine kick was flowing," Bill chirped. "NOTE: The jukebox at Moe's has an excellent selection of classic rock." Molly sighed, tempted to disciplinarian ways. They stared at the school fence. Tall and industrial, it would take the full force of their combined efforts to breach. She reached for the wire cutters. Bill pulled her back. "Whoa now, crime fiend. Can you just breathe, or do we need to have a sit down. Count to ten." "Patience isn't my strong suit, man. I'm strung tighter than guitar strings." "Ah but you're destined for greatness." Bill grinned. "To the stage! Just you, actor, swinging chanteuse, and us." Molly shook her head. "Arrested development, Bill. The duffel bag. Let's focus." "The man in due course. Got the whole plan at the ready. The kids, they'll be sleeping like cherubs in erstwhile glory, parents far gone, this dentist in particular..." "Dig deeper, man. Quicker. It's getting cold." She grabbed the cutters, sawed at the fence, the metal screeching. Clair de lune drifted out, a haunting tune. Bill checked the time. "I do believe our cue has come. Come, gracious one, be ready." They slipped through the breach, treading softly. Alone in the playground, the slides and swings rose eerily in the shadows. Busted old basketball nets flapped in the breeze. She held up her hand, pointed outside a door. Sticky notes, Carvel stickers, and a sign. "The Bunker." "Miraculous, I knew we'd find them." Bill started for the door. "Wait." Molly grabbed his arm. "Multiverse stuff. Nucleus." "Ah, evocae!" The Bavarian growled, clutching the simple caramel orbs. "Enable's, Bill. A lubricant from the past." They split up, Molly circling the room, Bill hunkered over with the books. She counted her score. A new dress, maybe. A Duracell energizer. And a glittery unicorn horn. Bill cursed under his breath. "What are you doing?" she hissed. "I," he sputtered, "appear to be trapped inside. Temporary limbo, the doctor found. BOING." "What? They were like ten!" "Yeah. Easy come, easy go. Hey, we've got to get going. This place gives me the heebey-jeebies." "Wait a sec..." Molly mused. "What if we stuck around? Just for a while. You know, see what else this joint's got. A little Sin City it is," her eyes glinted. "Urban soul?" Bill gestured to his attire, which hadn't magically transformed at all, even with the New Wave jams still cranking. "If anyone can find the spirit of Otay it's us, mothra touts. Come on!"