Shoot Chandelier

“I'm thinking we're going to get visitors soon,” Jack answered.

He reached over and flicked off a switch, killing the lights on the huge chandelier hanging over the entranceway.

For a long minute, the room was filled with dead silence. Jack felt his muscles tighten with tension. He didn't like being on the defensive like this. Who knew how many of Kilt's henchmen might burst through that door? Slowly, Jack pulled his gun from its holster on his chest.

Seconds later, the door to the penthouse slammed open. Five Ninjas dressed in black from head to toe jumped inside the room. Jack saw the red eagles embroidered on their jackets. It was the symbol of Badd! The Ninjas advanced, their sharp-pronged shurikens glinting in their hands. The sharpened steel throwing star could kill a man in an instant.

From his hiding place, Jack took careful aim at the metal cord that held the glass chandelier from the ceiling. He fired.

Ten thousand crystals of glass crashed down on the Ninjas' heads. They fell to the floor unconscious. Their shurikens slid across the polished floor toward Jack and Joe.

“It's Badd all right,” Joe yelled to Jack.

“Hey, they may be bad, but we're worse,” Jack called back.

There was no time to laugh. Five more Ninjas jumped into the room. They marched over their fallen comrades, slicing the air with their swords.


- Worlds of Power: Bionic Commando, Chapter 1