Kay swooped in and snatched up the super-child, which was not as easy as it used to be. "And now you're caught for your dastardly deeds!" she told Cassie, who was flailing and shrieking protest as Kay hoisted the five-year-old over her shoulder. "You know evil always loses, right?" Not strictly true, but an easy enough guideline for a preschooler.

"No it doesn't!" Cassie countered, advocating for her chosen occupation today.

"Sure it does!" Kay was carrying Cassie about, holding tight to her daughter and laughing. "It gets caught, and thrown in jail!" She tossed the little girl down on the couch, eliciting a howl of enraged protest.