Summer Swarm [Action]

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As summer has long settled in, the warm temperatures have been friendly towards Venture City's insect population. Warm weathers like these make them bolder and more numerous and no doubt even the heroes have had to contend with a mosquito bite or two. What may seem like a seasonal nuisance has given one supervillainous mind an ingenious idea for his own big heist. 

Scattered across the city streets are robotic insects, small, yet strong enough to lift a wallet or valuable from anyone's pocket and fly off with it, programmed to gather at the rooftop of a random skyscraper. Dr. Nefarious, their robotic master, is lounging on top of a pool resting chair, sipping oil from a tall glass as the insects' loot piles behind him.

Lawrence, his long-suffering butler, stands by Nefarious.

"Ahh, Lawrence, for all the years I've lived, I'm telling you, the only way to beat the heat wave is with a crime wave!"

"Very good, sir. I can see you've spent all night coming up with that one."

"At least knowing that my Nefarious Swarm is pillaging the city under its very own nose is distracting me from remembering Devious being out there, stealing my thunder..." A pause. "... Great, it's all coming back to me!" he yells. Getting up from his seat, he stomps over to the edge of the skyscraper and throws his glass down at the streets. "Lawrence! Another glass! I'm going to make this vacation work even if it kills everyone else."