Superdude flew over the city that night on his normal patrol. Suddenly he heard a scream from the streets below. Quickly he dove into action. In an alleyway, he saw a burly figure running with a purple handbag clutched tight to his side.
“Stop in the name of truth, justice and dudeliness!” Superdude quickly blocked the mugger’s path. The crook skidded to a halt and immediately did an about-face. Before the criminal could get away Superdude had grabbed him and lifted him off the ground.
“Let me go!”
Superdude chuckled. “You should know better than to commit crime in my city.”
A voice came from the shadows. “And you should know better then to be lured into a trap.” Dr. Diabolical revealed himself. In his hands he held a strange contraption. Before Superdude could react a metal band shot out of the device and wrapped around the superhero’s neck. Superdude dropped the mugger who proceeded to run off leaving the stolen purse behind.
The heroic Superdude tried to break the collar but as he pried he suddenly felt very weak. It only took him a moment to realize what the studs on the collar were made out of.
“Buzzkillnite!”
“Yes,” sneered Dr. Diabolical. “Soon you will be completely immobilized. I will enjoy watching you wither and die.”
Superdude collapsed to the ground in a heap. It was hopeless, he could barely clench a fist let alone break the collar.
“Please, continue to struggle. It makes my triumph so much more enjoyable. I have longed—,” Dr. Diabolical suddenly broke off his rant and let out a scream. “A rat!” He cried as he pointed at the rodent which had wandered into the alley. “Get it away. They’re disease ridden things.”
“A little too weak at the moment,” Superdude gasped.
The rat moved closer to Dr. Diabolical and he jumped backwards and threw the device he still had at the small mammal. However, the projectile missed its intended target and the rat once more advanced toward the frightened villain.
Dr. Diabolical let out another scream. “Stay away!” The rat only moved with more rapid speed toward the evil genius. The arch foe was left with no choice but to turn and high tail it out of the alley as fast as he could.
The rodent then turned as well and scampered over to Superdude who still writhed on the ground in an attempt to stay conscious. The rat proceeded to chew off a piece of the Buzzkillnite from the collar. The small furry creature then carried it in his mouth over to a nearby sewer grate and dropped it in. The rat repeated this process with the remaining pieces of Buzzkillnite. Slowly but surely Superdude regained his strength and shattered the collar.
“Thank you little fella, you saved me.” Superdude held out his hand to the rat who proceeded to scurry up the arm, until he was perched on Superdude’s shoulder. “You’re my new sidekick. Now what to call you? Maybe Mighty Mouse?” Superdude shook his head back and forth. “No, that sounds silly. How about Ratdude?”
The rodent stood on his hind legs and let out a squeak of approval.
“Evildoers beware because this city is now under the protection of Superdude and Ratdude,” the hero declared. With that Superdude took to the air with his new partner in crime fighting.
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