"Damn it! Who's she? How did she take off with the Black Python just like that? Are you guys totally useless?"

"Come on; what's that about? We're useless; what about you? You had your gun up for five minutes and didn't shoot once."

"That's because..."

"Because you chickened out! We all did; that's all," said someone who was still calm, squinting in the direction the duo had gone. Recalling the chaos that just unfolded, he had an even grimmer expression. "Looks like someone ...