Free G.H.O.S.T. Teams: Book 1 - Magic by Bobby Brimmer Page B

would just have to make sure that Kara and T2 stayed out of the line of fire.
    “Fine, but you two stay behind me, okay?” I told them.
    T2 and Kara nodded, holding their guns ready at their sides. The three of us started to make our way around the back while Freddy, Erika, and Danny holstered their weapons and stepped in the front door. I got to the back corner of the building just as Freddy made his entrance. Part of me was expecting to hear a huge ruckus and see some evil villain, dressed all in black, come running out the back door. Instead I got about a thirty-second delay before the back door opened and three men casually stepped out. I heard one of them mumble “Feds” before Timothy, who just lost his nickname rights, did something stupid.
    He stepped around the corner, raising his gun, and yelling, “SIA, freeze,” as he did so.
    Kara and I were right behind him, his dumb move leaving us no choice. The three men looked over at us, a calm expression on their faces. The two on the ends were wearing blue pin striped suits and white shirts, while the man in the middle wore a black suit and light gray shirt. The two blue suits were both Caucasian with blue eyes and blond hair. The taller one was over six foot and lean while the other was just under six foot and a little heavy around the waist. The shape of their faces and the cut of their jaws made me think that they were from Northern Europe. The gentleman in black was Asian, about five-eight, medium build, with his dark black hair buzzed short. Each of them had the same dark, cold look in their eyes. They were all killers. The Asian however, was the first to move.
    As a slight red tinge started around his hand, I knew that he was a Sorcerer and I had to take him down first. I had already started to move forward, hurling my knife underhanded, while I closed the distance between us. As soon as I released my blade I noticed that the hands of the other two men were also starting to glow red. Kara was very clear about how dangerous a single Sorcerer could be, and now I had three to deal with. If they got those spells off, the three of us were in trouble. I had a second, maybe two, to take them all out before it was too late.
    I know two seconds doesn’t sound like very long, but when you have been in as many life-threatening situations as I have, things change. It is almost like the world slows down. As if everything is becoming clearer for that instant. I watched my blade spinning through the air, heading for its target. Continuing my charge forward, closing the distance between the sorcerers and me, I kept myself in front of my team hoping to act as a human shield if necessary. I could tell that Kara was unable to react in time and Timothy had frozen. I knew it was up to me if any of us were to live through this. I had to remove the threats.
    As my first blade sunk deep into Blacksuit’s chest, I caused four stars to fall from inside of my left sleeve and drop into my hand. I hurled the stars through the air in mid run, sending them slicing through the air towards Tallstripe. They caught him in the arm, shoulder, chest, and neck. I was hoping that they would distract him long enough for me to deal with Heavystripe. I was moving as fast as I could, closing the distance between Heavystripe and me. He was raising his hand up, the red glow becoming more intense. It was going to be close, but I didn’t think that I was going to get to him in time. I figured I might have one shot, so I leapt into the air, bringing my right foot across with as much force as I could muster. At the exact moment that my foot connected, I saw a bright red flash emanate from his hand.
    I heard a crack, letting me know that my kick broke his neck, just as a whooshing sound accompanied a burning pain in my left shoulder. A shockwave went through my whole body, causing my muscles to lock up. The blast stopped my forward momentum, my body hanging in the air a moment, before falling straight down