Author's Note: I wanted to clear up any confusion about Ra's hitting Sportacus in the chest with the sword. A samurai sword is a single edge weapon or only having a cutting blade on one side. This is why Sportacus was not cut with the back part of the sword.

Chapter 13

Ra's handed Sportacus the Katana (another name for samurai sword) and the two slowly backed away from each other. Somewhere in the back of the above-average hero's mind, he wasn't sure he could beat his over seven hundred-year-old opponent. Pushing that thought from his head, Sportacus knew he had to win, not for himself but for his family.

Ra's made his first move. Sportacus blocked and made his own move. Soon it was quite apparent that it was going to be a long battle. Neither man would give any ground.

Stephanie watched her husband. She only wished that she could get free but Líu wasn't about to let go. One wrong move and Ra's would order him to kill her.

Joshua struggled to listen to his father's voice but all he could get was the sounds of metal clanging. He ran to the nearest building with yellow windows. Amanda followed him and saw the look of determination on his face.

Then he ran to the next building. Captain Dogooder sent five men into the first building in case whatever Joshua was doing didn't work. Joshua listened again and again the sound got quieter. His family must be in one of the other three buildings.

Captain Dogooder received notice from the other team that they were down to two buildings. Joshua ran off toward the other team, Robbie, Amanda, and the police officers followed.

The fight continued. Sportacus, however, saw that if he made one right move, he could turn the tide of the battle. With one swift move, the above-average hero flipped backwards and shoved his Katana into an unsuspecting Líu. The small muscular Asian man had a look of surprise on his face as he saw the blood come out of his leg. Though Sportacus hadn't made a fatal blow, it would be enough to take the man out of action.

Ra's lunged at the above-average hero. The fight was supposed to be between them not his assistant.

"You brought my wife into it so I thought I'd even up the odds." Sportacus smiled.

"Point taken." Ra's said thrusting his sword at him. Back and forth, the fight continued.

"You can take him, Sportacus!" Stephanie shouted out encouragement. She could see his muscles tighten and use every ounce of strength he had.

The first police team met up with the other. There were only two buildings left to search. Half went into one and the other half headed toward the next building. Joshua grabbed his ears. His father's voice was coming in stronger. Quickly, he told Captain Dogooder.

"Get the other team over here!" The little boy shouted. His gifts were being strained to their limit. All the SWAT members arrived and they carefully found an entry point of the building. Quietly, they made their way through the rooms trying to find Sportacus and Stephanie.

"Well are you going to give up?" The above-average hero asked.

"When I'm winning?" Ra's asked.

"Just give up. You can't beat my husband." Stephanie said from her chair. She struggled with the rope that bound her. If she could get free then maybe she could find Joshua.

"FREEZE!" Came a shout from the other end of the room. SWAT officers swarmed into the room. Ra's knew the end was near but he refused to give in. He pushed Sportacus out of the way. His ticket out of here was sitting only a few feet away.

To Be Continued…