"You did what?" Icarus asked, the cannon on his arm slowly transitioning back to its more traditional hand-shaped state.

"I killed the two agents who were helping the bounty hunter take Ozzy," Victor replied.

"Why?" Icarus shouted out across the cabin of the plane, his voice strained with alarm.

"They were a threat. They were armed and obviously well trained. We needed to eliminate them to have any hope of rescuing Baxter."

"We asked you to incapacitate them," Grimm said to Victor, rising from his seat. He had to lean forward to keep his head from hitting the ceiling, which somewhat ruined the assertive look he was going for. "Incapacitate. That means, like, knock them out cold or something. Tie them up. Punch them in the kneecaps, I don't know... but killing them? Fuck."

Victor cocked his head at Grimm, and held out his hand. "Hi. Victor Reilly, human killing machine. Have we met?"

"Human? Ha," Icarus said quietly from his seat.

"Excuse me?" Victor replied, rising from his seat to match Grimm's stooped but still imposing stance.

Icarus craned his head around to be facing Victor, leaving Phil with the controls of the plane. Victor continued to stare off into space, his eyes focused on nothing in particular.

"I said 'Human? Ha.'" Icarus said, louder this time.

"And what exactly in the name of fuck is that supposed to mean?" Victor asked, his voice rising above its usual monotone for the first time since they had found themselves pushed forward a year.

"It means a human would actually give a damn if they had taken two innocent lives," Icarus began, his voice rising in pitch and volume as he spoke. "A human would wonder if those men had wives, or children. A human would think twice before murdering someone. Human? You're more machine than I am. And I'm beginning to question why the hell we keep you around."

Victor dove forward down the aisle of the small plane, placing his hands against the seat backs to propel himself towards Icarus. Judging by where he'd heard Icarus' voice from, he made a calculated guess and lunged at the pilot's seat.

As Icarus stood to face his challenger, Victor felt two strong arms wrap around his chest and pull him back.

"Calm the FUCK down, Reilly!" Grimm said, struggling to keep the blind assassin under control.

Victor wriggled around in Grimm's grip, finding himself face to face with the big man. Victor pulled his head back then drove it into Grimm's forehead. With a yelp of surprise, Grimm momentarily lost his grip on Victor. He threw out his right arm and wrapped it around Victor's throat, choking the life from his opponent.

"Stop it, damn it!" Phil said, swivelling around his seat and leaving Icarus with the controls. With a blast of telekinesis, Victor and Grimm were torn apart and sent to the floor in the aisle of the plane.

"Shit!" Icarus exclaimed as he struggled to compensate for the violent shift in the plane's weight balance.

"Damn it, Smith..." Grimm said, rubbing his head where he'd hit it against a seat.

"You!" Victor said, standing and pointing an accusatory finger at Phil Smith. "Don't use that fucking telekinesis against me again."

As Victor lunged at him, Phil pushed his attacker towards the back of the plane with all the force his mind could muster.

Victor tumbled backwards, over Grimm, and came to a violent stop against the back wall of the plane.

The plane shifted again, and Icarus tried hard to compensate.

"Fuck!" Victor yelled, standing up and running forward.

Phil just shook his head, and stepped down the aisle to face Victor.

As Victor passed him, Grimm shot out a hand and grabbed his wrist, jerking him to a sudden stop. Victor turned around and raised a fist, as Phil came within arm's reach of them both.

"ENOUGH!" Lykopis yelled, standing up from her seat. She pulled a knife from her belt and pressed it against Phil's chest, as she simultaneously unsheathed her sword and pressed it against Victor's throat.

She made eye contact with each of them in succession.

"Enough," She said again, through gritted teeth.