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Do it for Keiko

Save mine? the bat answered

Yeah, save mine

There was silence for a beat, and then the bat answered, Save mine And flew off to follow instructions—finally

Mace breathed a sigh of relief, just as a coffeeat his head

He ducked, and it skimmed the top of his skull “What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

“You tried to killand lobbed it at him “That freaky enhancee”

He intercepted another s atto kill you, why didn’t I let you fall?”

She ignored hi at his head “It just walked out of your skin Did you drug ?”

“No, I didn’t drug you Why the hell would I do that?”

“I don’t know! I don’t know anything any

He didn’t duck in time, and this one hit hih of this”

He strode toward her, but she swerved left, lobbing everything she could reach at hirab her without hurting her just as the fire alarm went off Keiko froze for a second, and he pounced He pinned her arainst him

“Lethis head buzz “The building’s on fire We have to get out of here”

“Calht the building was on f