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[center][b]Kyra Muller[/b][/center]
	The hostage negotiator waited as the phone inside the Bed, Bath, and Beyond rang. He had called several times, yet the criminals within the store were not responsive. When it was clear that no one was coming to the phone, the police officer disconnected his call and walked back to where Talus and Gajana were standing. He alerted the two superheroes, along with the other high-ranking officers at the scene about the current situation before taking up the standard issue electronic megaphone.

	“Pick up the phone,” the hostage negotiator commanded. “We have the premise surrounded. It is in your best interest to answer us!”

	However, two separate bursts of gunfire suddenly exploded from within the store. The SWAT team hastened to their positions at all of the entrances and exits to the Bed, Bath, and Beyond, prepared to storm in if necessary. The SWAT team positioned at the rear of the store saw the first action. Right after the second round of gunfire, the back doors swung open. If the SWAT team there were just a little more trigger-happy, they might have gunned down the hostages by mistake. Fortunately, they realized that the three individuals rushing out of the building were the hostages and not the robbers before they could make a mistake.

	“The hostages are free,” one of the SWAT members reported into his walkie-talkie. “I repeat. The hostages are free.”

	“You have a green light.”

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	Kyra hid behind a shelf display where she had landed after teleporting away from the armed robbers. Now that she was out of sight, Kyra now had an opportunity to plan her next move. Since the intruders clearly outnumbered her, the safest approach would be laying low until the authorities took care of the situation. Kyra would not be any use to the police if she was shot and killed. She just had to make sure that the villains did not escape.

	Then, Kyra heard another barrage of bullets. Since she was behind the display, Kyra concluded that the robbers must have been aiming at the person who they were attacking before she intervened. From the far end of the building, Kyra saw a person of short stature round the corner as he dodged out of the way of some more stray bullets aimed in his direction. As she got a better look at this individual, she realized that he had to have been a kid. She was even more shocked when she spotted a gun in the kid’s gloved hand. However, before Kyra could do anything, she heard Talus’ voice over her communicator.

	“Look out, Firefox,” Talus warned her. “The S.W.A.T. is coming in.”

	In preparation for any flash grenades that the police would surely use, Kyra closed her eyes shut and instinctively pressed her hands against the side of her head. However, since old habits die hard, Kyra swiftly shifted her hands to the top of her head, where her fox ears were located, and pressed them against her head.

	Suddenly, several flash grenades penetrated into the building at the breach points that the S.W.A.T. had picked for their entrances. Blinding flashes of light, followed by clouds of white gas filled the air as the S.W.A.T. personnel entered the Bed, Bath, and Beyond, with their weapons at a ready position. The sound created by the explosion of the flash grenades made Kyra’s ears ring, despite her attempt to shield them with her hands. When she turned to face the S.W.A.T. unit nearest to her, she could tell that they were saying something because their lips were moving, but she could barely hear what they were telling her. Therefore, she just raised her hands above her head and allowed them to escort her out of the building.

	While she was being lead out, Kyra turned her head to see what happened to the kid during the S.W.A.T.’s breach. She caught sight of another S.W.A.T. unit that had their rifles pointed at both the boy and presumably the other armed robbers. Since her ears were still recovering from the flash grenades, Kyra could barely make out what one of the SWAT members were barking at them.

	[sub][sup]“Put the gun down and get on the ground! Put it down, now!”[/sup][/sub]