After All This Time

Chapter Twenty-Seven

That's when I knew I had to start using my techniques  against them. 

Five was standing back up from the corner that he was thrown into, while the swede decided to take me on, again. He expected me to throw up my hands for a fist fight, but instead I threw up my hands with balls of red energy floating in my palms.

He began to walk towards me before I threw one energy ball at him, hitting him directly in the gut. But the swede only grunted and stopped for a moment before he stepped closer to me. I threw the other ball of energy at him but he swiftly dodged it and kicked at my ankles, knocking me to the ground and the wind out of me. The swede kneeled over me and lifted his fist and landed a hard punch to my cheekbone.

In the corner of my eye I could see Diego throwing one of his knives at a different swede, but missing, and the knife flying into the wall. And that's when I remembered. My  knife. From Elliot's house that I stole from the drawer. The swede lifted his fist to try and get another blow to my face, but I swiftly put my hand under my dress and pulled the dagger from it's strap. I held the knife right up to his throat, and he stopped his punch mid-air.

"Checkmate." I smirked.

Five recovered from the spot he was in and pushed the swede over me, the dagger only making a scratch on his throat. The blonde rolling several feet away from us. I grabbed Five's hand and he pulled me up, us both completely out of breath.

Before we knew it, the swede was going after us, again. He ran towards us and slammed into our bodies, knocking all three of us onto the ground. The swede's body weight was too heavy for Five and I to lift by hand. But, not too heavy to lift by mind.

He punched Five in the chest, but not being able to punch him again because of the sudden distance between him and the boy. I lifted the blonde man into the air with my powers and walked to the other side of him, Five and I now on either side of the man. I let him float to the ceiling, and then dropping him on his head, making a thump sound.

The swede groaned and them stumbled upright to his feet, while blood started to drip from my nose. The man was obviously tired and worn out, Five and I threw up our fists ready to finish this thing, and so did the swede. Five threw his leg towards his face, and he grabbed Five's leg and pushed him down. As the man was doing that I threw him a punch to the jaw, making him stumble back. But he decided to go for Five again.

I heard Diego calling, "Lila! Help me!" His voice was muffled, because one of the swede's were still chocking him.

She took a hurried step towards him but then hesitated and stared.

"Lila! Help..." Diego yelped once again.

She stared at him a moment more and then started to run towards Five and I.

"Oh hell no!" I yelled at her, and then threw her back towards my brother with my powers. "You go and help Diego! Not us!"

She almost fell to the ground after being thrown in the air, but quickly caught her balance and ran towards the swede that was chocking Diego.

I saw the swede kicking Five onto the ground and punching him. I lifted the swede off of him and into the air, and then pulling my arm back and throwing the blonde through the air and into the window. He flew through the glass, and 15 feet onto the grass outside.