"This is your last chance John, seriously, step aside now...and I won't hurt you. I'll just deal with...Jill as I need to." But Joe knew that John would not listen, not with Jill's urging. But he wasn't worried about him...it was Jill that he had to concern himself with if his senses were right.

"Okay, Joe, I gave you fair warning..." His voice trailed off as he took a deep breath and rushed him...hoping within himself that he could throw him out..or failing that, as he feared, just leave, because John wasn't a fighter by nature.

Joe leapt into the air...elegantly, away from John. "I'm not your ordinary man John, as you can plainly see. Do the right thing and let me deal with Jill...please." He knew then...his senses were screaming at him now...this was not the Jill he remembered and it was more than just a loosening up as John had inferred. "This is out of your depth John, believe me, I know what I'm talking about here." He knew he had a better chance of an easy victory if John remained awake. If not...he didn't want to think about that. 

"Fine Joe, you're some kind of acrobat, that doesn't mean I'm going to just let you harass my girlfriend. I've asked you to leave, why don't you just do that and let us live our lives?"

"I'd like to do that John, I really would...but I can't." He could do this all day, the keeping away from him, but "Jill" would not remain hidden in plain sight, she would act..and her action could doom an innocent. He had to act now. He continued the leap away a couple of more times as he made himself ready..and then, when he was...he leapt over John and landed in front of Jill as he reached into himself and pulled out a BoneKnife and drew it across her shoulder, not to harm, but to help.

"What the...? Damn you Joe, what are you trying to do to her?" Joe turned, but using the BoneKnife always took a little out of him, and in that little, John had enough time to charge into him and plow him into the nearest wall...with all the force he could muster. And in this moment, it was enough to knock Joe out.

Okay...I'm impressed. :-D. Sorry, but I am, I like where this going and I hope you do too. I'd love to stay, but the Day awaits, so...next when.

 

Charles Petrie