Chapter 25
Piper ducked under his arm and blocked a punch intended for Dick. She punched one of the guys in the jaw then kicked him in the side of the head. He slumped to the ground. Piper caught a quick glimpse of Dick. He had out his Eskrima sticks and was knocking the sense out of any one who came in a two foot radius. Dick jumped up and grabbed one of the men's shoulders and flipped himself up. He kicked his legs out, striking two other men. He then twisted off the man's shoulders and landed on his feet. He back flipped onto his feet and prepared himself for the next batch.
Piper got out her retractable sword and swung at the men coming at her, blocking left and right. One of the men came at her with the same metal rod Joker used on her. The man knocked the sword out of her hand. Quick as lightning, her hands went to her belt and flung her throwing knives at him, pinning him to the wall. She ducked to avoid another punch, then reached up, grabbed his head and brought it down so it met her knee.
"STOP!" Joker yelled. "Don't you want to see what I caught?"
Piper and Dick stopped and looked down at the Joker. He came out of the shadows holding Tim by his collar.
"Let him go!" Piper yelled.
"I didn't get to have my fun with Tim last time Piper," Joker said. "Will you deprive me of that?"
"Don't use our names so lightly Joker!" Dick yelled. "Let him go."
Tim looked at them and met their gaze. He winked at them. Then he flipped over the Joker's arm and punched him in the jaw. The Joker, confused and dazed, released his grip on Tim's collar and Tim took off, running for the stairs leading to the second floor.
As Tim ran toward the stairs, Joker came out of his daze. He reached into his jacket and three shiny objects went flying toward Tim. Piper's eyes widened.
"Tim look out!" she screamed.
He turned around. First he saw the knives, and then suddenly a black clothed man jumped in front of him. Tim heard the sound of the knives rip through the cloth and then through skin.
"NO!" he screamed.