Pluto is a planet!

“I didn’t think I could ever be that frightenin’. I would…never come visit ya with the intention to hurt ya, Pluto. Never would I hurt ya intentionally, either.”

Pluto shrieked when Strike grabbed his arm, then he tried to squirm his way out of the grip. “L-LET ME GO! I-I DON’T W-WANNA GO WITH A K-KIDNAPPER!” Pluto was fearing for his arm right now, maybe he could have mercy on Pluto and forgive him hitting the hatch?

With a flick of his wrist, Strike’s twisted the child’s arm, to make him let go of the mallet. The pressure and force employed had been enough to break the kid’s arm. He’d rather not have done so, considering he’d have to deal with the child’s whimpers later on. Hopefully, this would deter him from attempting anything else.

“A kidnapper? But you willingly came with me, didn’t you? And…”

With another harsh pull, the masked bomber held the small one above the ground by the broken arm, staring at him in the eyes from behind his mask.

“…  It’s not like you have any other choice. There’s no escape. Break the hatch, we both die. Stay calm, your friends will return for you.”

Pluto jumped at the sound of the hatch slamming, it was kind of loud for him. And before he knew it the ship took off, and suddenly Pluto snapped back to reality, and he realized that he had basically been kidnapped! Slowly he walked up to Strike, while shaking a little from fear. “H-Hey um mister could we, uh, get b-back to the ship? I kinda w-wanna go back for s-something.”

Silence. Strike spoke not a single word, concentrated on driving the ship. Under his mask, an expression of satisfaction. Now that they were quite a distance, it would be difficult for others to catch up, or even figure out their location. He didn’t have to answer to the child, nor even pay attention anymore.

Putting the ship on auto-pilot, Strike stepped towards the small child, towering him. He reached for the mallet, attempting to grab it out of the kid’s hands with one of his own, the other hand placed on the boy’s arm, grabbing it firmly.

Pluto jumped at the sound of the hatch slamming, it was kind of loud for him. And before he knew it the ship took off, and suddenly Pluto snapped back to reality, and he realized that he had basically been kidnapped! Slowly he walked up to Strike, while shaking a little from fear. “H-Hey um mister could we, uh, get b-back to the ship? I kinda w-wanna go back for s-something.”

Silence. Strike spoke not a single word, concentrated on driving the ship. Under his mask, an expression of satisfaction. Now that they were quite a distance, it would be difficult for others to catch up, or even figure out their location. He didn’t have to answer to the child, nor even pay attention anymore.

“Oooh sure! I always wanted to go onto some one else’s ship!” Pluto forgot all about how suspicious this bomber was once he suggested they checked out his ship, he imagined all of the possibilities that the ship could look like, all of them cooler than the last. “Does it have cool explosives? Does it fly around really fast? Can it drill through things?” Pluto was practically bouncing with excitement at what the other’s ship could do, and what it looked like!

“It’s pretty fast! Over here…”

Strike pointed to a ship in the very back, in a space where it would be easy to leave in a hurry. It was rather dark in color with long and sharp wings, as well as multiple boosters in the back for a quick getaway. The interior could fit quite a few people, with a trapdoor to a storage area in the center, behind the pilot’s seat. 

Slam. A loud noise could be heard from the hatch closing down harshly behind the young bomber. Strike chuckled softly, placing his hands on his hips.

“Don’t worry. It happens quite often. While were here…”

The masked bomber sat down in the pilot’s seat, starting the engine with the pull of a lever. This had been a piece of cake, but the next part of his plan was going to be much more complicated. Sure, the kid was now his hostage, but he’d need to arrange a trade for the object that he desired to obtain.

“How about a short ride around space?”