The rubber solidified rapidly, encapsulating the past Charles. But the event was far from over. Tendrils from the two Charleses quickly entwined the rubber coffin.
Entangled by the tendrils, the rubber humanoid writhed like a maggot. Thick roots then stretched out from Bandage to reinforce it. The first layer was rubber, the second was the transparent tendrils of the two Charleses, and the third was Bandage's roots. Under this triple restraint, the past Charles was completely immobilized, as if encased in concrete.
Just as Charles was about to ask how they were going to get his past self to the rooftop with the giant searchlight, he felt himself floating upward. It was the power of the two Popes. As they faced Charles's group, they pushed forward into the empty air, and an incredible pressure sent Charles's head snapping back.
