This was no good Selina concluded as she took a few steps away from the food court. She'd just have to try to make it to...huh? Selina found a large hand suddenly wrapped around her wrist. Spinning her around to face him, Selina found herself looking up at the hospital security guard she had sedated in the Research Wing.
Sneering down at her the man said, "It looks like I caught our little thief."
Anger flaring at the mocking tone, Selina forced herself to remain calm. A good burglar had to know when to feign acquiesce.
"Has a cat got our burglar's tongue?" the man jeered, "Aren't you going to try some trick to get out of my grip and run off again?"
"No, I surrender please just take me in now," not that she had much choice the man was much larger and stronger than she was normally. As an adult she might have been able to do something to escape this, but as a gradeschooler she had no recourse.
"How generous. After all you've done these past two days. You're just going to call it quits and be dragged off. I doubt it. You're going to wait for an opening and escape. Then I'll have to chase you down again. And even if I don't guess whose going to have to be responsible for figuring out who you are and babysitting until they figure out whether to send you to prison, juvie, or a lab."
Selina grimaced. She'd clearly made an impression on the man.
"What you don't like what I have to say? Well I have an idea that will make both of us happy. How about I let you go?"
"What?" Selina responded baffled.
"You heard me. All the hospital cares about is their damn research. No one really cares about you. I let you go and say you slipped off but bring back the stuff that matters no one cares. My people leave and you figure out how to get out off the mess you've put yourself in. Sound good?"
The man used his free hand to take the drive and pills from her. After slipping the drive into his pocket, he flicked open the lid and inspected the contents of the bottle. Obviously Selina couldn't accept this offer in good faith, but playing along might give her the opportunity to reclaim at least one of the items. So, she nodded and opened her mouth to respond only to watch as the man, with unexpected agility, suddenly released his grip on her wrist to pour several pills into his hand then clamp it over her mouth and nose.
"Glad you agree. I'm sure you understand that I can't just let you go off as you are right now. However small the threat may be you could still try to turn this around. So, once you swallow these I'll set you loose in that play area to figure your life out."
Selina tried to resist but she could neither break his grip nor breath. In the end her screaming lungs forced her to swallow the pills, so the man would finally remove his hand. Gasping for breath Selina could do nothing as the man made good on his promise. Quickly striding to the back of the fenced in play area, the man easily lifted the shrinking Selina over and placed her on the padded floor. Laughing as he patted his pocket with the drive and bottle, the man walked away as Selina panicked trying to figure out how many pills he made her take.