My lightsabers were somewhat unique in their configuration, with a minor adjustment to their power levels the ominously glowing amethyst blades would become a subdued light lilac colour. This effectively changed the weapon from its 'Universal Everything Opener,' to 'Mother of all Stun Staffs' configuration and that was exactly what I smacked into the first gangbanger in front of me.

His agonizing screams as the first degree burns spread across his chest while his nervous system seized up with random impulses sending him to the ground was honestly music to my ears regardless. He would live at the very least and really that was all the mattered.

I was angry, I regret nothing.

"Emma go help your dad!" I managed to yell out as an idiot charged me with a steel pipe swinging it about in an obvious panic. I cleaved his weapon in half then used the Force to throw him into the alley wall with shuddering *CRACK*

He'd live, probably.

Another gangbanger screamed out 'Die whore!' as he pulled a pistol on me and I couldn't help but rolling my eyes as I summoned said weapon towards me as he stared at his empty hand stupefied. All while I crushed the gun with the Force while shaking my head.

"What is it with you fools and your inability to utilize firearms effectively, really? You don't run towards your target screaming you take cover and at worst offer suppression fire. Seriously, you are all idiots. Slaughtering you lot would be doing mankind as a whole a favor."

That was when Emma snatched up the downed gangbanger's still smoldering steel pipe and swung it with all her might into the man beside her very effectively impaling his dick.

I couldn't help chuckling as she gave the screaming idiot the finger as she ran to her dad's car.

Oh Emes….never change.

That was when a smoky cloud fell from the alley rooftops and a moment later a cloaked figure materialized before me.

I had sensed the presence earlier, it had at first been apprehensive, then worried, then awed, and now it was just excited.

Turning to the black clad cape before me they raised a pair of crossbows and fired at the ABB thugs hitting two of the running and panicking gangsters in the ass which I will admit made me laugh a bit.

"Sentinel," I stated as I twirled my blade.

"Shadow Stalker," she replied as she jammed fresh broad heads into her crossbows.

We were then charged by the least intelligent members of this little get together and I couldn't help feeling the trill of anticipation running up my spine as Shadow Stalker and I both muttered, "Back to work," at the same time.

Feeling the Force flowing through me I grabbed an idiot that was charging Shadow Stalker by the throat and slammed him into the alley wall, my newly acquired partner then spun around and kicked him in the dick before vanishing and appearing above him to snap kick him in the head burying him into the ground.

Bad. Ass.

Fist bumping her I then separated my sabers as I twirled them both and grinned as Shadow Stalker began chuckling, I charged forward and summoned two of the retreating thugs back towards me and slashed them both leaving them twitching wrecks beneath me.

The last straggler let out a gasp as Shadow Stalker landed on top of him, and then nailed him to the ground with a bolt through his left arm, sucked to be him.

Coming down from the battle high I glanced about then found my target, and I couldn't help myself as I grinned widely.

The last one standing was the woman who had been holding a knife to my Emma's face; she was backing away from me soon wedging herself between the dumpster and the alley wall. Wide eyed and obviously terrified she spat out, "Stay back!"

Shadow Stalker snorted at that, "Oh yeah, that's gonna work. Why not just yell out 'Stranger Danger!' or some shit."

"Have some tact here Shadow, she's obviously not a thinker after all."

Even though I couldn't see it in the dark I knew Shadow Stalker rolled her eyes at that, "She is willingly affiliated with a group of idiots that call themselves the Anz Bad Boys, I sorta kinda figured that went without saying."

I nodded as I focused back on the woman in question, "True true, still…we have business to settle."

"Fuck you! Stay the hell back, you have no idea what you're fucking with! You've fucked with the ABB and now you're gonna pay!"

I sneered at the bitch contemptuously as I pulled my hood down so she could clearly see my pitiless gaze, clearly surprising Shadow Stalker as my freed black curls fell down past my shoulders while I snapped out "So I 'fucked with the ABB,' which is to say I defended me and mine, and now you'll do… what, exactly?"

Realizing she was now cornered and truly up shit creek without a paddle she snarled and charged at me randomly slashing the air as I easily side stepped out of the way, eventually I grew bored of this and used the Force to tear her blade from her grasp and sent it flying down the alley.

"Oh snap, didn't see that coming" Shadow Stalker muttered flatly to herself as I refocused on the woman before me.

"Good show, really, ten out of ten," I could not have possibly sounded more condescending at that moment, my heroes would quite likely have approved of that oddly enough. Mom and Revan both had a thing for quipping one liners at the proper moment after all.

The woman then fell to her knees, staring up at me in genuine fear now, tears running down her face as she sobbed out, "Fuck it, fine, fine…I surrender..."

I stared down at the woman who had traumatized my best friend, who had fully intended on letting her men gang rape my Emma, then to sell her into slavery and had suggested to do the same to me, and I only had one response to offer.

"Good for you, then you get to die a coward," a moment later my lightsaber ignited just long enough to pierce her heart, then I turned around not even bothering to acknowledge her body falling to the ground as I went to go comfort my friend.

Shadow Stalker then sidled up beside me matching my brisk pace, and then removed her mask. My gaze shifted towards her a moment and I gotta say I very nearly stumbled, she was…hot.

She then extended her fist towards me and smirked as she spoke up, "Sophia."

I smiled in turn as I bumped her fist a second time that evening, "Taylor."

Doing my best not to blush I tried to clear my head. Do not focus on the hot vigilante beside you right now Taylor, you have other priorities at the moment.

Now…now it was time to do damage control and hope my Emma wasn't thoroughly traumatized by all of this gangland bullshit.

After I helped Emma lay her dad down on the street, which was soon followed with her calling the police, Sophia pulled her mask on while turning back to me. Fiddling with one of her crossbows she spoke up, "So you should probably get out of here, I'll tell the police one of the idiots had a Tinkertech laser that backfired or some shit and that'll explain the dead bitch. You aren't established and you don't have an MO yet so it's for the best yeah?"

Turning back towards Emma she met my gaze and nodded, well…alright then.

Taking in a deep breath I turned to leave as So-Shadow Stalker shoved a slip a paper in my hand as she winked at me.

"Call me, we can patrol together some time.

I was not blushing as I sprinted back home, neither was I grinning like an idiot thank you very much.