"You need any weapons, Annie?" I called down the stairs.

"No," she replied. "I'm all geared up!"

"Good," I replied, darting at vamp speed down the stairs. "You never know what we might need."

Rick rolled his eyes, familiar with my passion for toys. "Let's go, ladies!" he bellowed as he darted out the door, and we followed.

"Now, who did you say was good?" Annie asked mischievously, getting into the back seat of Rick's vehicle, as I slipped into the front ...