As he waited for the cops to leave, He mulled over the size change option of the ray.
He could he zap himself with the gun set to grow, he could grow to the size of a giant, and stomp around the world. he could smash buildings, cars and trees at the size of a 50 foot giant.
Being gigantic would make him unstoppable!
Or he could zap himself with the gun set to shrink, he could shrink to small sizes - to doll size, to ant size, and he could make sneaking around a whole lot easier, since no one would notice a small doll-sized burglar.
of course, He always wondered what it'd be like to be extremely tiny. He especially wondered what it would be like to be nearly microscopic.
Being tiny would be cool!
He waited... and suddenly, he heard the cops walking outta the alley. Hiding in the trash bin, he saw the cops heading off, muttering 'maybe he went back to the city'.
Once Alfie was sure they'd gone, he decided to test the gun on himself. he managed to activate the gun, and he zapped himself with the ray gun set to....