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"You just get your little crossbow ready Robin Hood"

The intruders had paused, distracted by their spinning coo space Zavala turned on every light on his suit and flashed the suspended in the darkness like a bizarre road sign Then he disappeared That caught their attention The attackersOnly he wasn't there He ht Flash Clickclick The chest and head lahts off

The effect was startling even to Austin, who kneas going on Zavala clones see up all over the place

"Never thought I'd end up as a flasher," Zavala said

"YourThey're co closer"

It would be only a matter of time before they were on top of Zavala

"One ht behind you"

Zavala again blinked on and off like a Christmas tree The attackers picked up speed and headed for the last place they had seen him Directly toward Austin

He brought the weapon up to his shoulder "Five seconds to get out of the line of fire, Joe," he said evenly "Beat feet"

"Going down," Zavala said in a parody of an elevator operator He dropped several yards Austin counted slowly, his sights transfixing the darkness behind the nearest approaching light When he was sure Zavala was in the clear he squeezed the trigger htly as it loosed the bolt It was impossible to see the ht beaht jerked crazily

Austin levered the bowstring back for another shot, reloading a new bolt in its cradle, swearing at the clumsiness of the ht the crossbow to his shoulder for another shot, the second attacker had figured out as going on and snapped off his light Austin let off a bolt anyhow but knew just fros that it had missed

"I nailed one of theuy Let's see if we can find hiot the weapon, so I'll take the lead"

He stared into the darkness Useless! He'd have to take a chance He flicked the lights on the front of his suit and his head lamp and saw a reflection He headed for it

"He'sa break for the hole"

"I see hiht behind you"