Free Morpheus by Crystal Dawn

to his knees and
they jumped on top of him. Unwilling to let the opportunity pass
by, Doc kicked J man in the nuts as hard as she could. He bent over
gagging. She grabbed his hair lifting his head slightly and
slamming it on her knee. She grabbed a nearby statue and slammed it
on his head with force. She didn’t want to kill him but she
didn’t care if she had to so she and the kids would be safe.
    The kids had the other guy down and Donnie
was beating the hell out of his head with a lamp. Again, she didn’t
want him dead, but better dead than in a position to hurt
any of them. She search around looking for something to tie them up
with.
    “What you lookin’ for?” Cassie asked as
Donnie continued his assault.
    “Something to tie them up with.” Cassie
tossed her some rope. It was thick and strong enough to work well
for this purpose. While she trussed up J man, they tied up the
other guy.
    “So, tell me, how do two sweet kids like you
learn to take down a full grown man?” Doc asked.
    As usual it was Cassie who explained. “We
have to be careful so we don’t get abdicated.”
    Doc was pretty sure she meant abducted. “Who
would do that?”
    “Our father. Mom calls him a donor sometimes.
She thinks we don’t know what she means. He doesn’t like us. Uncle
Slay said he just had us to keep mom tied to him. Uncle Slay is
cool. He got us self defense classes with the best teacher. His
name was Rafe Ramerz,” Cassie said totally butchering the name, but
Doc recognized it anyway.
    The man was Rafe Ramirez and he was a famous
self defense instructor. He tells his students how to use their
smaller size to their advantage. He showed them how to use everyday
objects as weapons and he emphasized never quitting until they were
completely neutralized. Just because they were down, didn’t mean
they couldn’t get back up. Just because they were knocked out,
didn’t mean they would stay that way. The man was an ex navy seal
and a police officer. He had seen many victims gain and then lose
the upper hand by not fighting long enough. One of those victims
was his only sister. Doc had read about the guy but never met him.
He had certainly taught those two kids the right way to take down a
full grown man.
    “Let’s get out of here in case they send
someone else.” The kids quickly grabbed their cases and trotted out
the door. Doc managed to pull the door closed and it locked. Only a
close examination would show the damage since the metal door held
the frame in place and the frame squeezed the hinges against the
door opening.
    “Would you guys like to go swimming?” Doc
asked and she couldn’t think of a better place to hide out than the
indoor pool/play area. There was a lifeguard and even a security
guard. There was a small concession stand which had food and drink
and the kids looked like they had entered heaven. As soon as she
got them settled, she had calls to make.
    They sat down at a table right by the pool
with enough food and drink to take care of a football team. Okay,
maybe just half a team. She had allowed the kids some foods their
mom might not approve of but they had been through a harrowing
experience and they had handled themselves well. They had wanted
hot dogs, corn dogs, hamburgers, and nachos. She had gotten herself
a taco salad, something they didn’t have at Olympus very often. The
kids dug in like they were starving. She was hungry, too, so she
ate with them. When they were finished, there wasn’t much left.
    She let them go play water games but no
swimming for an hour. Opinions on that rule varied, but she
believed full stomachs and rigorous activity could lead to stomach
cramps. Why take chances? She watched them running around through
the water geyser and having a lovely time. Her eyes were on them
the whole time as she started off by calling Zeus.
    “Doc, are you alright? I wasn’t expecting you
to call,” Zeus said.
    “Hi, Sis,” Sierra yelled in the
background.
    “I have a situation. We