Ness - Blocks Knife

Frank shoved him hard, and Ness crashed into the door. He slammed against something solid in his backpack and it knocked the wind right out of him. His throat was dry from Frank's grasp, and he fell into a violent coughing fit.
	“Alright, brat. Now we're going to try a little exercise. I don't mind. Go ahead, use that thing and come at me with all you've got!” From his right hand to the left. From his left back to the right. He passed his knife back and forth, with a wide grin on his face. “Come on, come on, hurry up. If you won't come for me......then I'll come for you!”
	He suddenly lunged, and Ness instinctively blocked the knife with his bat. Alright! The knife had gotten stuck in the wood. He'd taken away that deadly weapon! However...in the very same moment that Frank seemed to flash Ness an almost respectful smile...he immediately pulled a set of darts out of nowhere!
	“Hey now, hey now, hey now! Stay alert, brat, or you're gonna end up full of holes!”
	The darts were as sharp as needles, and one after another they kept flying at Ness! He wondered if Frank had maybe been wild about darts before he got into billiards. His throws were always accurate and effective. Ness frantically swung his bat, and twisted his body to dodge them, but one after another Frank kept pulling out a seemingly endless supply!


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Mother 2, Chapter 2