The two vigilantes pointed their guns at one another. Spade removed his mask and stared into the face of the Punisher. Castle stared back.

"You want the truth?" demanded Spade.

"Yeah," replied Castle. "Once I beat it out of you."

Castle holstered his gun and got into a fighting stance. Spade put his weapon away and got into a southpaw fighting stance.

"Let's see how good you are without a gun, Frank!" said Spade.


Castle rushed Spade and the fight began. Spade faked with a left hook that missed and connected with a right spinning back kick that caught Frank in the midsection.

"Not bad," said Castle. "But that's nothing."

Castle responded with a spinning back fist that missed set up by a right jab. That allowed Spade to wrap his legs around Castle's and take him down. The Punisher quickly got up before Spade could do any damage and landed a perfect back elbow right into Spade's jaw. As the Snypa fell back, Castle lunged into a takedown and was able to attain a mount. Instead of punching, he decided to go into a keylock. Before Castle could start the move, Spade was able to bridge out of Castle's mount and stand the fight back up. Spade missed a high roundhouse kick which left him open to Castle's kick to the ribs and a sweep kick as well. Castle regained his mount and drew a knife to Spade's throat.

"Now, you know something I don't," said an angry Castle. "Spill it!"