Ch14

Helen grabbed the notebook and start running while Ben and Gwen charge the bounty hunters. Sixsix jumped over them and tried to pursuit Helen. Sevenseven activate energized knuckles while Eighteight pull power swords from her backpack. Unfortunately, Sixsix succeed to jump over them but cannot follow Helen. Ben grabs his leg and smashes him on the floor. He yells with pain but still consciousness.

***Ben vs Sevenseven and Sixsix***

Ben raises his foot and prepares to stump Sixsix's head but Sevenseven interrupt and save his little brother life. He strikes at Swampfire's upper body. He does successful to land a jab at his body and face. Ben felt electric shock, every time he took a punch. Sevenseven punched and danced like a pro boxer. Ben fights back with his Muay Thai fighting-style.

Ben blocked his fist by get closer to him and grabbed his neck and then he hit him with his knees. Ben keeps switching between left knee and right knee in order to make it hard to block. At first, Sevenseven tried to punch his flank but it useless. He cannot punch him efficiency because they are too close to swing his fists.

He exclaimed every time when Ben hit him. His armor's starting to shock and error. His vision is dazzle and unclear. Then, he heard Ben yelling. He does not why but it at least helps him released from Ben's grapple technique.

The reason that made Ben yelled is the pain from Sixsix's energy buzz saw. He got up in time to save his older brother. He sliced his back. Ben could feel a big wound on his back. He let Sevenseven hit the floor and face with Sixsix.

Sixsix think different from his older brother. He step back and create the distance between him and Ben. He does not want to fight close combat with him after he saw what happened to Sevenseven. Ben tried to get closer but no, Sixsix keep swinging his energy buzz saw to protect himself from Ben. Then, he felt something strange. It's like Sixsix is calling his attention and buying some time.

***Gwen vs Eighteight***

Gwen was fighting with Eighteight by enhancing her fist and feet with mana. It made her strong and endures enough to fight against Eighteight's power swords. At first, Gwen want to strike first but Eighteight did not allow. She dash at her with power swords. She aimed for her chest. Gwen tried to stop it with her hands but she stabbed so fast. Therefore, she only deflected it by using mana barrier

It slices her left shoulder instead of piece through her chest. Luckily, it is a minor wound but she might have an anemia if she fights for a long time. Eighteight pursuit and continue striking. She swings her swords like a hurricane. Gwen creates the mana barrier to protect her but no. Eighteight's swords cut it like a cake until Gwen stick with the wall.

Eighteight see, it's a chance to finish her. She prepares to cut her head off. She dash and swing her sword. Then, she felt something is not right. She saw Gwen smirked. She just noticed, there is a purple light shining from the ceiling. She looked up and saw, the mana wall that Gwen creating while they fought.

Gwen just set up a trap on her. She stunned and looked at Gwen who waving and saying something to her.

"You loss" Gwen said and slammed the mana wall on Eighteight. She smashed her like a cockroach in the kitchen. Unfortunately, her trap cannot finish her, the bounty hunter who trained and experienced from the battle field for a long time. She stopped it with her both hands.

Gwen stunned but did not give up. She pressed harder and harder. She really wants to finish her with this trap. Eighteight can endure it and strike back. Her waist pocket opened automatically and something come out. Gwen cannot see it clearly until it rolled and hit with her feet.

She saw a bunch of small grenade. She cancelled the mana wall and raises the barrier to protect her. She closed her eyes and prepared for the impact but no, it is a smoke grenade. She used to distract Gwen from her. The next thing Gwen saw is Eighteight fist. She lands it on her chin and knocks her out.

***Back to Ben vs Sixsix***

Finally, he knew what they are planning. They want to finish Gwen first by let her fought with Eighteight while he busy with these two bounty hunters. He already saw what happen to Gwen. He forgets everything and charge at Sixsix with full strength. He does not worry about his energy buzz saw anymore. He wants to finish him as fast as he could and go to help Gwen.

Sixsix managed to slice his left hand but it is a decoy to let him get closer. Ben grabs and squeezes his head. He is screaming from pain and trying to escape but it too pain to concentrate. Ben saw his arm is bleeding but it does not a problem. He smashes him with the wall. He hit him again and again until he does not move.

He released him and saw his helmet is broken. He could see his real face. It's the ugliest face he ever saw. He looks around to fight but Eighteight and Sevenseven are gone. They left Gwen who lying on the floor without hurt or capture her.

"Damn it" He yelled

They must follow Helen. He tried to contact Helen while waking Gwen up. Even though she did not answer him but Gwen is okay. She stand up and ready to go. They do not have a time to take a lift. Gwen creates mana stairs from eighth floor to the ground and she takes a lead. Ben keeps calling her but she does not response. At least they knew where she is by using Gwen dowsing, her location is a few block from here. They are heading to her and hoping she will be okay.

***Helen vs Kraab***

She is fighting with Kraab who was waiting outside of the building. When she saw him at first, she decided to run as Ben said but he keeps following until she is cornered at blind alley. She could climb if there is no electric fences surround her.

"Give the notebook to me" Kraab ordered and walk closer.

"Never" She yelled and holds her bag closer "If you want it, you need to kill me first"

"Ha ha" He laughed "As you wish."

He throw pincer at her and tried to grab her. She managed somehow to dodge it but it always hit the wall. It made a hole on the wall. She does not want to imagine what will happen if it hit her. Helen fights back with her laser pistol. She keeps shooting at him when she has a chance.

At first, she fired at his body and joint but it too tough to piece through. She needs to change the target before she exhaust and her laser pistol run out of energy. Kraab does not waste his chance. He keeps pushing her with pincer and release smoking gas. It's made her vision bad and poor. She could not see him but he can.

His thermographic vision becomes the biggest advantage in this fighting. He saw her clearly enough to catch her and he did it. The smoke is fading away and the vision become clearly and they can see what happen.

Kraab is captured Helen with his pincer. He grabs her waist. She tried to escape but it too tight. He brings her closer to him. It closer enough to take her bag away. He opened it and surprised. The notebook was not in there. She tricked him.

"Where is the notebook?" He yelled

"In your face" She mocked and laughed

"You!" He is going to crush her with pincer but Helen closes her eyes with visor and throws something at his face. His robot eyes open widely. He knew what it is. It's a flashbang. Unfortunately, it explored before he close his eyes. She made him temporally blind.

Finally, he released her. Helen used this chance to pass through by crawling under him. It quite risky but it worth to try and she made it. She does not escape only. She left some gift for him. His eyes are back to normal and he found Helen's gone. He looks around to find her but something is calling his attention. He heard some weird noise from one of his legs. It's sound "Beep beep". He swore he is so familiar with sound like this.

When he knew what it is, he yelled "Dang" as the mini bomb which Helen attached with one of his legs explored. His leg flies away, across the street and hit with someone car. He falls down to the floor because losing his balance. The last thing he saw, Helen is carrying the notebook and smiling at him and then she ran away.

She is heading to Mr. Smoothies where she hides the notebook. When Kraab was following her, she needed some place that safe and they did not thinking about and Mr. Smoothies popped up in her mind.

She touches her plumber badge and tries to contact Ben. Unfortunately, during the fight, Kraab broke it with his pincer. The signal also out. She cannot tell them where she is. Helen wants to go to the apartment but she may be facing with other enemy.

Then, she heard some noise. She turned and saw Sevenseven and Eighteight are aiming the weapon at her. They are so closed to her. She knows she cannot dodge their attack from this distance. They said something she does not understand but she believed they want her to surrender and give the notebook to them.

She put the notebook down slowly and raises her hands. She does not want to do anything reckless. She just needs to buy some time and hope for her back up will be arrived. They keep the eyes on her. Sevenseven is the one who walk closer and take the notebook while his big sister is covering his back.

If something wrong happen, she will shot Helen at head and throw a smoke grenade to cover them and run. That's her plan. Sevenseven is opening the bag to check the notebook. It's in the bag. He walks back to his sister while pointing his gun at Helen.

Then, they are going to kill her. They aim their gun at her head by using laser point. Helen does not resist or do something. Instead she is smiling and having a confident that she will be okay. They think, she tried to scare them but this time Helen point behind them. They did not turn but prepare to fire

Suddenly, purple mana chains are coming from everywhere and compelling them. Helen used this chance to step aside. They can cut it but it keeps coming like a wave. They need to escape before it too late. Unfortunately, Eighteight is the only one who managed to escape successfully while her little brother still sticking with Gwen's spell

Eighteight was going to save him but she changed her mind because Swampfire has arrived. He threw vine seeds at him. It attaches to his armor and start rooting. Some of it penetrate his armor and stop him moving. Finally, he also out of combat same as his little brother. Ben success to recover the notebook from them but this is not finish. He also wants to capture Eighteight

He looked up and saw, she is running away with her jetpack but Helen does not allow. She is aiming for jetpack. She takes a deep breath before pull the trigger. The laser bullet is following her with full speed.

"Booooom"

Her jetpack just explored. Ben needs to accept in Helen's sharpshooter skill but this is not a time to congratulate. Eighteight is falling down from the sky. If there is on one receive her, she will die from hitting with the ground or at least paralysis.

Gwen knew what she needs to do. She creates a big mana pillow to support her. She put her down on the ground slowly and softly. Eighteight thought she is a nice person even though she is her enemy. She was right. When she touched with the ground, Gwen creates to mana wall and sandwich her. Eighteight is out of combat and fall on the ground.

"That's for what you did to me" Gwen mocked

"Easy tigress." Ben said "We need them alive."

"She deserved that" Helen yelled

They are talking and playing with each other while waiting for the reinforcement. Kraab managed to stand up even though he lost some of his legs. He is aiming his laser at them but it keeps shaking. He cannot aim properly. It's a same time as Ben saw him. Ben shoot fireball without thinking. It explored at his face and this time he finally knock out. He hit with the ground and shut down.

"I know you were there, Kraab" He said as the reinforcement arrived.

"We have four criminals" He said "Three are here and one at the apartment. I want to lock him up at maximum security cell"

"Yes sir" They said and prepare to move those criminals.

Ben is walking to Gwen and Helen who are waiting with medical team. They are doing some basic medical examination. They want to check him too but he does not need it. He asked them to leave him and his team alone.

"Ben, what do we do with the notebook?" Helen gossiped "Should we give it to Magistrata?"

"No" He replied "We need to watch it first"

"What?" Gwen frightened

"We do not know who our alliances anymore are" He explained "We need to know who we are fighting with."

"I agreed with you" Gwen said "But where?"

"We will watch it at my house" He said "Agreed?"

"Agree" They said

"Good, do not forget your sexy underwear and pajama" He mocked "I need it to wake me up for a whole night"

Gwen and Helen face turned red. They hit him with fists and say no.