Operators are standing by

*Vibes groans*

Vibes (thought): Everything...so...mixy...brain...go...squibbly?

*her phone rings*

*Vibes just about manages to pick up her phone*

Vibes: H...h...hurble burble?

Van: v? That you?

*Vibes strains, trying to talk*

Vibes: Some...thing...brain...no...thinky...good.

Van: where are you?

*Vibes starts to swell up*

Vibes: MUMPH! MUMPH!

Van: v?

Vibes: me...see old....shops....blimpy...feel funny *the call is cut as she drops the phone*

*Van groans*

Van: Okay, so we have a vague idea where she is.

Van: *rushes off first*

*Guillermo sighs as he goes after him*

Penny: hold on g, help me gather some gear forst. Vibes may have just given us a lead on the channel's location

*Guillermo eyes Penny suspiciously*

Guillermo: Okay...

Penny: what? She said she saw a bunch of old shops. Where better to have a massive shopping channel stream

* Guillermo nods*

Guillermo: Right.

Penny: I'll pass the info on to Carmy so she can investigate as well.

*the heroes hurry to gear up as van gets to vibes*

*Van looks up to see an enormously inflated Vibes*

Vibes: MUMPH! MUMPH!

Van: hang on V *grabs her hand as shadowy goons durround the 2*

Van: uh oh

????: oh we will make a killing putting you 2 up on the channel

*Van and Vibes look round to see...Humiliator and The Operator*

Humiliator: Oh it's good to be back.

Operator: And the best part is, pretty soon your friends will give in and they'll
be rendered powerless by junk!

Humiliator: knock them out and hook them up to the brain scrambler. Time to sell off some heroes as servants

*Vibes and Van look horrified before they are knocked out*

*as the others finish prepping for the raid the channel kicks back up*

Tv: hello dear viewers. For our big sale of the day we have something quite special. In about an hour *the camera shifts over to show van and a deblimped vibes weakly struggling in front of hypno monitors* these 2 personal servants will be fully reprogrammed and ready to deal with any and all jobs you wish. From target practice to being the muscle on your next job these first 2 "hero minions" can do anything. So tune back in at the top of the hour to be the lucky buyer

MEANWHILE...

*Penny looks at her monitor*

Penny (thought): I...I should be prepping the others...but...but I...I really want to bid on those two!

Penny: ...i mean....if i win....we save them right?

*sally is watching at her home*

Sally: if i win...vibes would do anything i say....

*Carmy puts a bid down*

Carmy: I want to win!