Nickels and Nails

[Zapp]

Jess started forward as if to jump out the window and help him, but Josh grabbed him.

"Don't be stupid! Why would they do this if not to goad us, or freak us out..." he trailed off, doubting his own advice for a moment. Their father knelt there on the tarmac, deep, ragged breaths visible from this distance. He was practically in rags. They hadn't heard from their dad, the legendary freelancer, in ages. There may have been a few scathing words on both parts, but time mends all wounds. And family is family, after all.

"We gotta do something. We gotta." Nickles tried to peer into the darkness of the fighter, but he couldn't find the man that had shoved him out.

"Go around the tarmac, stay low, and on my signal get ready to hit whoever it is as hard as you can. DON'T BE SEEN!" Nails sent Nickels running in a crouch, out the door, down the stairs, and behind some buildings for cover. Josh prepared himself for what was gonna come, then walked down the stairs.

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