"It's not a fight without the Overlord," Hit Girl said, sounding more wooden then she meant to. That actually had been her intention, to get the Overlord into the fight, but she was, of course,s till struggling a little with what she saw, and channeling that pain into rage, where it belonged.

"I'll enjoy myself when I'm grinding more of these fuckers under my feet," she said, able to keep her voice even now. I'm good, my head is clear and all that good shit. So let's show that alien bitch what happens when she tortures a ship with two Overlords on it."