Willie led the way out of the alley, "Hurry up, guys, curfews in 10
minutes!"
He could hear the sound of a jar opening, as well as footsteps and
voices behind him, but he kept going.
"Hey, this stuff feels really cool and slick on the skin," said Bob.
"You're putting it on in the alley. Dude it's too cold to go
shirtless," said Garth.
"What exactly are you putting on - it's all shiny," commented Dick.
"Not sure it's too dim to read here in the alley. I thought it was
the jar of ointment for muscles I got, but I thought that smelled more
pepperminty. This stuff smells kind of industrial, but it feels good.
As for being shirtless, it seems to insulate my skin against the cold.
Feels good on my face too."
As they emerged from the alley, Dick said, "What is that stuff your
skin is all shiny - metallic like shiny?"
Under the street light, Bob read, "Dang,I just covered myself with
auto wax. Alley's too dark to read properly."
The other two started to laugh, as Bob clapped his hand to his head,
but stopped when they heard the clang of metal hitting metal.
"What the f-?" said Bob as his body started to rapidly change.