The Case of the Mad Scientist

Chapter 22: Agents Captured

Gato, a fairly big man, was standing over the trench-coated lump on the floor that was Sled Speed, with a piece of metal pipe in his hand. Behind him were two other men, both dressed in business suits and holding automatics pointed at Blaze and Aiko.

said Blaze.

with your hands!” ordered Gato. When the two women obeyed, he stepped forward and removed the gun from Blaze’s belt and the short sword from Aiko’s - being careful not to get between the guards with the guns and the women. He went to a cabinet and withdrew a handful of handcuffs. When Aiko’s and Blaze’s wrists were solidly locked behind them, he ordered them into the cell room where he locked them into two cells. But first he locked handcuffs on their ankles. Gato was a cautious man, and he did not know if these two women were good enough at the martial arts to be able to deliver an

and a switchblade - not to mention his wallet and anything else he could find. Back in the lab, he picked up the