Direct...!
WHAM.
...hit?
Nova stared a little at this fist, which was now embedded into a concrete wall. He slowly pulled it out, shaking his hand a little.
"Hope that won't cost too much in damages."
He turned around to face the mischievous little imp, cracking his knuckles, almost expectantly.
"Yeah, well I've had a lotta practice in that regard. Alright little man, spill it. Who are you, and what're you doing here?"
"Shake the dust." - Anis Mojgani"Ah, right, the whole 'intro' spiel again." He pulled a script out of the air, put on a pair of reading glasses, and recited in a bored tone, "I'm mister m̟͇̺̳ͅx̩̭̭̅͟y̻̝̩̳͇̹̫̔̔̾z̩̦͍̬̀ͬͬ̂̎͛ͤt̲͈̱̀̃̈̊͛ͯp̺̬͚͉̗̊͛͆͋̚l̠͒̈͠k̛̹̄, blah blah here for entertainment, blah de blah de blah, swapping everything except for bodies." His script and glasses vanished with a spark.
edited 4th Jul '13 5:25:59 AM by LizardOfAus
And a Strange Figure Emerges."Yeah, something odd is going on here. He wasn't like this before" Coldheart said, before realizing that in her previous meetings with him she had been "someone else". She hoped that didn't arouse any suspicion!
Then she noticed the strange little man, and from the description Robbie had given her, she realized who it was. She gasped aloud.
And so did Robbie, who was watching events through one of the Deli's windows.
Mxy seemed a little off-guard from the question "...well, why wouldn't I?" he said with a shrug, "I got all this magic, I'm visiting a place filled with tiny little 3-D screwheads, and this sorta thing's what passes for entertainment for us ifrits."
Then he noticed Coldheart giving him shocked looks, and gleefully waved back. "Hello! Yep, I see you there! How're you likin' Mister Freeze's powers?"
"Understood, Mister Logan. We'll keep an eye out." And with that, the phone clicked off.
edited 4th Jul '13 7:11:55 AM by LizardOfAus
And a Strange Figure Emerges.Officially fed up with the little imp's logic, Nova proceeds to lift him with one hand by his collar (if he's wearing anything that has a collar).
"You think this kind of thing is funny? This is entertainment, eh?"
Sam, you might wish to exercise caution. I find it likely that he may or may not be responsible for a few things...
Of course, Worldmind's warnings go ignored.
"Shake the dust." - Anis MojganiMxy raised an eyebrow and smirked, completely unintimidated. "Does this answer your question?" He then flicked Nova's throat, and a spark went off inside Nova's mouth. When Nova spoke next, he would find that his voice now sounded like the Worldmind. The Worldmind in his head now had his voice.
And a Strange Figure Emerges."Does what answer my - woah."
Nova stopped for a second, still holding Mxy in a collar hold.
"Dude? Worldmind, is that...no, that's me speakin'..."
"I believe the little creature has swapped our voices."
"This is so weird....anyway, (ahem), alright you little scamp, what was that for?"
edited 4th Jul '13 7:34:25 AM by LatverianBadger
"Shake the dust." - Anis Mojgani"Whose powers?" Coldheart asked. She wondered if it was true that the imp had messed with the dial.
.*Oh no, Suzie doesn't know about Mister Freeze, she wasn't on the city when he last struck* Robie realized. He wondered if Mxyzptlk knew that he was facing a different Hero-dialer as well.
Desperate to try something, Coldheart unleashed a cold blast at Mxy, thinking that maybe frozen solid he would not be able to use his magic.
edited 4th Jul '13 7:42:44 AM by Sijo
"Well, like I said, the name of the-" With a whoosh of freezing cold energy, the little ifrit was encased in ice.
Another Mxyzptlk trotted out of a nearby alleyway. He stuck a popsicle stick into the bottom of the block of ice, and licked the side of his frozen duplicate.
"Like I was saying, the name of the game today is 'swapping'," He turned to Coldheart and strolled over to her. "Like you, fer instance. I noticed yer boyfriend had jailbroken that little hPhone of yours, so I had a little fiddle around with the settings. Now, for today only, it can swap the powers of any super in the city. In your case, it landed you with Vic Fries' powers, and it gave Vic Fries...mmm...precisely squat." He grinned mockingly.
edited 4th Jul '13 8:01:37 AM by LizardOfAus
And a Strange Figure Emerges.Mxy gritted his teeth, as her grip stretched out his neck like a wad of play-dough.
"Okay, fine! Fine! Finefinefinefinefine. If it'll make the process go any smoother, then I'll un-evil the Dog of Thunderdome over there. That seems to be causin' the most friction 'round here. You want everything else undone? You'll hafta play the game, I'm afraid."
And a Strange Figure Emerges."Heh, sure you will," He snapped his fingers, and a moving image appeared in the air, of Mxyzptlk arguing with Zatanna. "Arright, last time, I got sent back to my own world when some dame tricked me into sayin' my name backwards. Now, that rule still stands, but in case that's too hard for ya, I had something else in mind."
He dispelled the image, then twisted his head around to face She-Hulk. "In keeping with the theme of the day, I'll undo every swap of mine in this city, and head on home, if one of you can switch something with me!"
And a Strange Figure Emerges."...what? No! Wait, that doesn't count! I-"
There was a bright flash. When Jennifer could see again, Mxy was gone, and she was her old self again. She'd been teleported back to where her old clothes were piled up.
Everyone in the hoagie shop was suddenly caught off-guard by a bright flash. When they could see again, all damage to the hoagie shop had been repaired. Thor was back to his normal clothing, and was in control of his darker urges again. Coldheart had abruptly changed back into Suzy Shoemaker, not that anyone noticed. In fact, every civilian in the hoagie shop was sat around the tables, minding their own business, seemingly forgetting about all the heroes and the unconscious robber on the floor.
The shopkeeper turned, and suddenly noticed them. "Thor! Good to see you again! What can I get for my favourite customer?" He was smiling and jolly, and everything seemed normal again.
Then, fifteen seconds later, Static turned Asian American while Katana turned African American.
Impulse and Kid Flash both got a jarring sense of vertigo, as if their sizes had changed for a split second.
Mxyzptlk appeared in the middle of the room. "And he scores! Yea-hah! Pulled it out off the bag!" The ifrit whooped, laughed and danced around the place. "I- love- loopholes!"
Mxy drifted over to one part of the room, and picked up a photo of Jennifer from the side. "Jennifer, dearie, you just made a veeeery powerful enemy. Heh heh heh..."
And a Strange Figure Emerges.She-Hulk looked around, patting her body. "Well, looks like I won." She said, smirking to herself as she turned back to Jennifer, putting on her old clothes. "Although..." She looked at herself on a broken mirror, expecting her reflection to smirk back, but when she found herself frowning and looking down, she knew everything had been really fixed.
Which means she wasn't as confident as Matt believed she was.
But she could do it. It's not like it was impossible. All she had to do was just trust herself, and she could be as powerful as She-Hulk. Stepping out, she walked back to where Matt was, sitting by his side. "... I'm back!" She said, gently grabbing his hand. "I didn't take too long, did I?"

Mxy yelped, and retracted his head. Nova's fist collided with the wall behind him. He'd turn around to see an apparently headless little man, until the ifrit popped his head back out, and adjusted his hat.
"Heckuva way to make a first impression, kid," said Mxyzptlk, in an annoyed manner.
And a Strange Figure Emerges.