An Unexpected Rescue

"Were you drinking tonight, Ma'am?" The Police Officer asked as he raised an eyebrow, scrunching his nose at the skunk smell coming off of Karen.

"Okay, so..." Karen said with a sheepish chuckle as she got to her feet, "I know that if I tell the truth and say 'No', you still wouldn't believe me given the circumstances. However, I do have an good explanation for this."

"And that is?"

"You see, it's because... Bye!" Karen shouted as she spun around and ran in the direction she knew Cindy and Sophie were in.

"Hey! Get back here!" The Cop yelled as he chased after Karen.

"This isn't good! This isn't good!" Karen muttered as she ran.

"This isn't good..." Cindy muttered as Sophie took a picture with the eighth customer, still unaware of her wardrobe malfunction.

"Thanks a lot, Red Sonja!" The man said with a grin.

Sophie actually found herself smiling. Maybe she was wrong. Maybe she was attractive. She could actually feel her confidence growing a bit.

"Robert Elms!"

Sophie and the man, Robert, turned to see a young woman angrily marching towards the two, stopping a foot in front of them as she glared at Robert. "How dare you?! And on my birthday no less?!"

"Casey! This isn't what you think!" Robert said defensively.

"Really?! Because I think that I see my boyfriend hitting on this half-naked floozy who's got half her flower peeking out! Or am I freaking stupid and blind?!"

"My wha-?" Sophie asked in confusion as she looked down, letting out a shriek before fixing her loincloth. She then turned to Cindy with a blazing face and shouted, "Why didn't you tell me?!"

"I wanted too, but they wouldn't let me!" Cindy replied, gesturing to 'Spider-Man', 'Groot', and 'Batman'.

"Who do I have to strangle for letting this harlot seduce my boyfriend!" Casey snapped at the 'heroes'.

"Hey! Don't call her that!"

"Oh, shut up and take a shower, you nudist hobo!" Casey yelled, "I can call this homewrecker anything I want!"

"Oh, that's it!" Cindy growled, cracking her knuckles. "I'm going to -"

"Cindy! Sophie! Run!"

The group looked to the left to see Karen streak by, grabbing Cindy's and Sophie's wrists as she dragged them down the street.

"Stop in the name of The Law!" Shouted the Cop as he ran past the couple and the 'heroes'.

"Stop the naked women and the Red Sonja cosplayer!" 'Batman' shouted as the three chased after The Cop, "They owe us money!"

"Stop that floozy in the loincloth! She tried to solicit my boyfriend!" Casey screamed as she chased after the others, practically dragging Robert behind her.

"Karen! What's going on?!"

"No time to explain!" Karen replied as she led the other two down an alleyway, "We have to lose these guys and save -"

"Wall!" Sophie shouted, the three coming to a stop at a brick wall.

"A dead end!" Karen squeaked.

"There they are!" Casey shouted as the mob entered the alleyway.

"Hey, Cindy. If we get out of this and finally get to go home, let's agree to never even entertain the idea of having a honeymoon in Vegas."

"I think we might have to have it in Vegas, Karen. Just no Honeymoon suites, champagne, or rose scented bubble baths."

"Excuse me. Is there a problem here?"

At those two words, everyone turned to the entrance of the alleyway to see, to Karen at least, a familiar looking elderly gentleman enter the alleyway.

"Jonathon?!" Karen gasped in shock.

"Who?" Sophie and Cindy asked.

"Stand down, Sir." The Cop said, "This doesn't concern you."

"Oh, I think that this does concern me, Young Man." Jonathon said. "If anything, you should be the one standing down."

"And just what gives you the right to threaten an officer of the law, Grandpa!"

To answer The Cop's question, Jonathon reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet, opening it and showing it to the officer. What was shown was unknown to Karen, Sophie, and Cindy, but The Cop paled and chuckled sheepishly.

"Terribly sorry for the disrespectful comment, Sir." The Cop said, clearing his throat as he turned to the others. "Move along, folks! Nothing to see here!"

"Hmph! Let's go, Robert!" Casey said, not wanting to get involved with what was going on any further.

"Wait a second!" 'Spider-Man' shouted, "Those bitches owe us money!"

"I said 'Move along', Sir." The Cop said sternly. Raising an eyebrow, he added, "Come to think of it, do you and your friends here have permits for your little Character Meet and Greet?"

The three 'heroes' stood there for several seconds... Before 'Groot' yelled out, "Run!"

"Get back here!" The Cop shouted as he chased after the three, leaving Jonathon and the three women alone in the alleyway.

"Oh, Karen." Jonathon said with a smile as he reached into his jacket pocket and tossed Karen the two wallets. "You dropped these outside Ms. X's."

"Thanks again, Jonathon!" Karen said as the older man walked out of the alleyway.

"Okay, Karen, I have several questions." Cindy said in confusion, "For starters: Who the hell was that?"

"Oh, he was a guy I met when I was trying to get our wallets, and he helped me find -" Karen began, only to gasp in horror. "Oh, crap! Carol!"

"Wait, you found Carol?!" Cindy asked.

"You know where my sister is?!" Sophie gasped.

"I'll explain on the way! Just follow me!" Karen shouted as she and the other two raced out of the alley. "I just hope we can get there in time!"