if (init == 0)
{
    if (dir == 0)
        dir = choose("left", "right");
    if (image_xscale > 0)
        dir = "left";
    else
        dir = "right";
    init = 1;
}
if (con == 0)
{
    if (instance_exists(obj_dogtable_controlled))
        distance = distance_to_point(obj_dogtable_controlled.x, obj_dogtable_controlled.y);
    if (distance <= distancechecker)
        con = 1;
}
if (con == 1)
{
    sprite_index = spr_npc_swatchling_scared;
    if (dir == "left")
    {
        hspeed = -10;
        vspeed = -4;
        image_speed = 0.25;
    }
    else
    {
        hspeed = 10;
        vspeed = -4;
        image_speed = 0.25;
    }
    con++;
}
if (con == 2)
{
    if (dir == "left" && x <= 20)
    {
        x = 20;
        hspeed = 0;
        vspeed = 0;
        image_speed = 0;
        image_alpha *= 0.6;
        if (image_alpha < 0.01)
            instance_destroy();
    }
    if (dir == "right" && x >= 640)
    {
        x = 640;
        hspeed = 0;
        vspeed = 0;
        image_speed = 0;
        image_alpha *= 0.6;
        if (image_alpha < 0.01)
            instance_destroy();
    }
}
if (con == 69)
{
    if (dir == "left")
        horizontalDirection = -1;
    if (dir == "right")
        horizontalDirection = 1;
    verticalDirection = -1;
    hspeed = 0;
    sprite_index = spr_swatchling_cannonball;
    timer = 0;
    con++;
}
if (con == 70)
{
    x += (16 * sign(horizontalDirection));
    y += (32 * sign(verticalDirection));
    image_angle += (16 * sign(verticalDirection) * -1);
    timer++;
    if (timer > 30)
        image_alpha *= 0.9;
    if (image_alpha < 0.1)
        instance_destroy();
}
scr_depth_alt();