Chapter Seventeen
Fanny's POV
From the corner of my eye, I could see Hoagie flirting with Tsumi, and I didn't like it one bit. But I couldn't let that affect me now, not while Aku was swinging Tonfas around in front of him. He went to jab one in my stomach, but I leapt up and landed upon it.
"You're fast." He said, pulling the Tonfa back as I leapt off.
"I'm not fast, you're just slow." I broke into a run at him, pulling my fist back. I went for a swing at his face, but a smirk crept upon his face. I wasn't ready for it, and didn't even see his hand grab my wrist. My eyes narrowed in anger, and I went to hit with my other hand. He clasped his hand around my fist, and the evil grin became even wider. He was ready for any punch I could dish at him, but what he wasn't ready for, was me tripping him up with my legs. He let go of my hands, and fell down on his back and groaned.
"You're a fine fighter." He got up, and pulled out a different gun from the first. "But you're no match for the power of this gun!"
He aimed at my feet, and shot as I leapt over him. I hit the floor, but my legs buckled under my weight. I clasped my left arm, and felt a bit of wood still sticking out of my arm. I pulled it out with a yelp, and felt the blood start to pour out. I was getting weaker, but I had to fight. I looked over, and found Tsumi overpowering my teammate. She kicked Hoagie square in the chest, and he stumbled back towards me. I grasped my arm tightly, and unsteadily stood up. Tsumi smirked with glee, and looked me straight in the eye. She knew I was in no condition to fight, and it was frustrating me.
"Fanny, look out!" Hoagie called, before tackling me to the ground. I noticed a shot from Aku just flying past where my temple was moments before. We hit the ground with a thud, and I felt Hoagie's hand under my head.
"You alright?" He asked, seeing I was still holding my arm.
"Kinda." I replied with a sharp breath.
He removed my hand, and noticed my arm was still trickling thick blood. "Did I do that?"
Again I answered, "Kinda."
He began to rip off his white sleeve, and quickly wrapped it tightly around the wound. He picked me up, and made sure I could stand properly.
"You sure you can do this?" He asked.
I nodded once, and turned to face Aku. His eyes seemed to pierce my soul, and I was getting a little uneasy about it. In the corner of my eye, Hoagie was whispering in his communicator.
"Come in Sector V-T…we need backup…" He kept saying. I decided to keep the twins busy as he got help.
"Hey, you two." I said, backing up towards where Hoagie had thrust my gun away earlier. I also dug into one of my pockets, and grasped something stick-like. I pulled it out, and saw it was Shaunie's slingshot I stole off him the other day. I grinned, and called Hoagie.
"Here, catch!" I threw it to him, in which he gratefully caught. He scouted around for something, and saw a bunch of lollies spilling from the boxes we destroyed. While he went for them, I picked up the mustard gun and shot at Tsumi without even thinking. She cried out, and dropped the gun she was holding so she could hold the wound I had created on her palm.
"You little witch!" She cried, leaping at me. I went to dodge, but I was slow from the lack of blood. She tackled me down, and slapped me across the face. I cringed as I felt her fingernails dig as she swiped me. I lifted my leg carefully so she wouldn't realize, and pushed her off square in the chest with my foot. I got up, and realized I had left Hoagie in the open for Aku. The male twin grinned like a madman as he aimed for his victim. I ran for Hoagie. I was too far away to reach Aku, so instead I leapt in front of my teammate and took a blow…
Right in my chest.
The pain was immense, and I could feel my heart racing a mile an hour. My eyes rolled into the back of my head, and I felt my body collapse. I was numb, I felt nothing. I could make out whispers around me, but I was shrouded in complete darkness…
