"I would not have," replied Polina firmly. "We were friends then, but our relationship was not between equals. How could it be, when I am so much more...powerful than you? To take what I wanted, without asking, without respecting your wishes? That would be a terrible betrayal."And there is self-preservation at stake. If I had hurt you, or frightened you, or caused you to turn away from me in anger and hate? How long would I last as the Snow Maid if the power of your faith was stripped from me? So. And off shewent, back to her house............Some time later, once Chloe had left the garage shop and Joey had gonehome to study, Eddie snuck into the main room, grabbing one of the metalcontainers. He grabbed and brought it into his main office. He thenopened it up slowly. A faint gold light glimmered on his face as amalicious girn spread over his face. Inside the case were a couple ofgold bars, with a mark on them in bold letters: FORT KNOX. He thencrackled to himself then saw Roger standing. The tires grappled onto a big rock. Two tires spun freely in the air. The locking differential had been engaged. The fulltime four wheel drive had been put into low gear. The exhaust happily burst out of the black snorkel exhaust that was attached to the windshield. The tires slipped, skidded, and gripped. Slowly at 1 mph, they drove down the creek. The car would sometimes slip two inches on the smooth, algae covered rocks. Occasionally, the skid plates underneath had to take a sharp hit from a. “Don’t worry, Batman, he’ll be fine!” Ytirohthauzz insisted.“I’m not worried,” Batman replied, “Like I said, who are you?”“Like I said, I’m Ytirohthauzz! Just a normal guy from the sixth dimension who really loves superheroes!” Ytirohthauzz’s face glowed with excitement.“...And you’re disappointed?”“Yeah, but I won’t be for long,” Ytirohthauzz smiled happily.“Because?”“Come on, Bruce, why should I tell you when it’s more to let you find out for yourself? Don’t worry though, no shark repellent.