X12 follows Neutron's path out and back into the mall, avoiding most of the crowds. Though he can't keep up with Sanjay, running full out will get him there quickly. You make it about halfway there in short order.
Vince zips out of the restaurant and back to the food court. He finds Empath talking calmly to a detective as medics help the few remaining untended wounded, and police escort the rest of the bystanders out of the area. The bank manager sits under guard on a bench.
"So all of this is because of a rescue gone bad?" the detective is asking as Vince runs up.
Empath takes Vincent's news with a nod and the detective takes some notes. "Very strange, Vincent. See if anyone that was at the restaurant battle has a description of the man who was posing as the waiter, or try to get the information from the staff. We need to find him, and quickly, but searching blindly will get us nowhere."
"You are going to have kids hunt down escaping criminals? I don't think we can allow that," the detective says.
"Detective Mendez, these are some of the most powerful "kids" on the planet and students learning to master their powers under my tutelage. They will do in ten minutes what will take you and your men ten weeks," she says a bit harshly. "Vincent, go get a description and have everyone split up in teams of two to find this man."
"I should be asking this kid and the others questions."
"And you shall have your opportunity, once we gather all the players in this attack that we are able to."
Back outside the restaurant, Cosmo's eyes flicker open. Jackal, totally ignoring Johan and the medic, puts the inside of his arm against Cosmo's mouth and Cosmo reacts by biting him! Jackal groans and Cosmo's wounds begin to heal. Cosmo appears to recover quickly, gripping his brother's arm in his own hands as he appears to be drinking his brothers blood. After about a minute of this, Jackal is turning exceedinly pale and Cosmo lets go of Jackals arm, lips coated in blood and top canines protruding over his bottom lip. The medic looks stunned and somewhat horrified.
Cosmo lays Jackal down. "Don't touch him or move him. He'll be fine," he says, getting up. "Where is everyone?"
Inside the restaurant, the owner, originally talking insanely fast Mandarin, suddenly changes to fluent, if heavily accented, English. "Who was that madman! He threatened us with that axe of his! What is going on?"
Raisa finds the lost bags and takes them to where Jackal is, witnessing the whole blood-drinking event. She puts the bags down by Jackal, who weakly gathers his to his chest, saying nothing and looking very pale. The wound on his arm has already healed. She heads down the mall and sees Vincent heading towards her, with Empath and a detective behind him.
