The Mages' Choice

After watching Alvin see Church off, Ethan Hunt breathed a sigh of relief and left the restaurant with his girlfriend.

He'd originally brought Ilsa Faust here to make a good impression and ensure her survival once and for all. Who knew he'd run into Church?

Still, no matter how things had unfolded, the outcome wasn't too bad for Ethan.

He had a new job, his girlfriend was completely safe, and, most importantly, he never had to worry about her being a Double Agent again.

Watching them leave from the restaurant entrance, Alvin shook his head with a sigh. Sometimes it was hard to tell right from wrong, or where people stood.

He actually thought a guy like Church was his friend, while Ilsa Faust, a woman who wore her heart on her sleeve, wasn't someone he disliked, but he just couldn't bring himself to like her.

Alvin wearily rubbed his face and muttered to himself, "I need to stay away from bad guys from now on. They're corrupting me!"

As Alvin tried to reassure himself with nonsense, his daughter's clear voice rang out from farther down the street. "Hook Captain's hungry! Hand over all your gold coins, now..."

Several little pirates were "robbing" the buffet stations along the street, accompanied by four big, burly Little Turtles. The smiling waiters had no choice but to hand over the finest food at their stations in the face of the pirates' ferocious demands.

Alvin sighed at the sky, decided to forget his earlier nonsense, and turned to go back inside. Out of sight, out of mind!

How did having a buffet turn into a scene from a bandit's stronghold?

Little Ginny spotted her dad from far away. A small plastic basket dangled from the hook on her left hand as she trotted over