Mini-Grand 5801 [Round 1: Gridlock]

Anne had reverted to her normal self soon after stealing the van. Her overall plan was to drive to the city, Las Veggies or whatever it was, and then figure out the rest from there.

Her main goal was getting rid of that monstrosity in the safe. The other two didn't seem particularly dangerous, and heck, it might even be a bad idea to kill them. Maybe she could get them to join the fight against the Evil Empire or something. Oh, sure, there would be a detail or two to work out, like "how do we get there" and "wait, what about our home dimensions?", but that could wait until the Abomination was dealt with.

She hit a snag when the road ahead of her suddenly lifted up and a huge monster burst out of the ground. Thinking quickly, she pulled out one of her cards, hoping for the best, and got ready to jump out of the van.

A few seconds afterwards, the van collided with the beast in a massive explosion. Anne Timatter, luckily, was a safe distance away. She reverted, and began looking for another vehicle to use.

Then the dust settled from the explosion. The monster was still alive. It had lost an arm, but it had five more as far as she could see.

"Dammit!" she shouted. "Guess I'd better go back and get some help."

She ran, with the beast chasing her. Fortunately, for all its size, it was relatively slow, but she wasn't sure how long she could keep up her pace.

And when she saw another mutant in front of her screaming, she saw little choice but to pull out another card in desperation.

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That second mutant is Ryan, by the way. Just so we're all clear.