//------------------------------// // Hello!... Goodbye! // Story: Smiles Galore's Marvel-ous Adventure // by mlpsuperfan //------------------------------// "Well that was fun." Smiles said to herself, watching the sun set from her perch on the Empire State Building. "But I should probably find somewhere to turn in for the night." Grabbing onto her speech bubble, she bounced her way to the ground, startling several pedestrians. She found an alley that looked deserted and put her t-shirt and jeans on over her outfit. Stuffing her mask into her backpack, Smiles turned to go. And found three shady looking men blocking her path. "Hand over the bag, kid, and you won't get a bullet to the head." One said. "But there's nothing in here!" Smiles protested. "Why would you want an empty bag?" "Quit lying, we saw you put somethin' in there." Another of the men said, holding out his hand. "Now hand it over." Smiles handed him the bag, which he gave to the guy behind him. "Hey boss, there ain't anything in here!" Said the third, rifling through the backpack. "The girl wasn't lying!" "Told ya so." Smiles said, shrugging innocently. "Now if I could have that back..." "Not yet. Hand over your wallet, kid." Holding the gun up to Smiles' head, the mugger held out his hand for cash. Instead he got a roundhouse kick to the face. Hearing two whistling noises, Smiles turned around to find the other two muggers pinned to the wall by arrows. Thinking fast, she threw her third opponent against the wall, where another arrow sliced through his coat, pinning him there as well. "Now, may I please have my bag back?" Grabbing it from her former captor's hand, she teleported up to the figure standing on the roof above her. "Oh, and thanks, Mr. Archery Guy, but I had it under control." With that she dashed off across the rooftops, leaving behind a very confused Hawkeye. ______________________________ It had been three days since Smiles disappeared, and the only clue as to where she had gone was the note. Split had been given the week off work because of what happened, but now she had nothing to keep her mind off of her friend's disappearance. She had been slumped on the couch for over an hour now, watching dust particles float through the sunlight. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. But when Banana Split opened the door, no one was there. All there was was a scrap of paper. Picking up the note, Split read: I know how to find your friend. Come to the alley on 3rd tonight at midnight. Tell no one else and bring no one else, or you never see her again. "Oh no... Smiles, what did you do?"