In the office of the late Jonnie Avati, Susan Anderson fidgeted as a hovering robot tended her injuries "will you hurry up? I want to get up there to help Q"
"Negative, My master has ordered that you are not to be allowed out of this room" answered the drone in a mechanical voice
"What?!!!!" She yelled as she leapt to her feet in rage then grabbed her side and began to fall
The drone caught her "Please stay still while I repair your ribs" Susan muttered and sat back down with her back to the drone, she then looked up at the ceiling "what are you doing up there that could be taking this long?"

The warrior called Knife of Shadow Knife of Shadow leapt forward and slashed at Q with his Katana in one smooth movement that cut through the coat across his chest then flipped backward to avoid the counterblow "You are not fast enough robot you cannot strike me"
"And Your Strikes Are Useless Against Me My Skin Turns Them Aside" said Q as he advanced "I Will Wear You Down Eventually"
"useless hey say that to your chest it doesn't believe you" said the shadow warrior as he backed off, his Katana at the ready

Q glanced down at his cut coat and shirt and was alarmed to see a spreading red stain. He looked directly at Knife of Shadow

(scanning)

Knife leapt forward and aimed a kick at Q's head which Q blocked while still gazing at him

(scan complete)

Q stepped forward and spun into a kick at the midsection

(Body Scan: the target is carrying 5 darts with an unknown poison (no threat), one firearm: Shadowloo Special exact specifications unknown, one grappling hook launcher with rope attached to waist and satchel containing 3 shaped explosive charges, 4 fragmentation grenades of F type and 9 smoke grenades of B type)

Q followed with a punch at the head

(Hands have retractable climbing claws in gloves)

Knife of Shadow jumped back

(Face and Head scan: one capsule of poison in upper right molar and one false tooth containing plastic explosive)

Knife leapt forward, his sword a blur

(focused scan of Sword complete: Japanese Katana: Steel 34 times folded for razor sharpness, small self contained tachyon generator enabling cutting through titanium with ease, suggested action: do not get struck by blade)

Q leapt back away from the sword

(Warning: personal shield will constantly drain thoratic furnace)

Q punched striking Knife in the chest

(Secondary warning: thoratic energy is at 42 percent)

Knife fell back clutching his chest

(Tertiary warning: if thoratic energy reaches 0 percent permanent shutdown will occur)

Knife slashed at Q's head to fast for Q to dodge

(all warnings ignored: raising shield)

A blue nimbus surrounded Q which Knife's blade bounced off

"Now Let Us See How Well You Do" said Q as he raised his fists and charged

Knife backed up staring at his sword in disbelief and Q took his chance attacking with great fury throwing punch after punch (most of which didn't land due to Knife's agility), Then Knife took the offensive slashing with his blade and striking with his fists and feet in blows that forced Q back by sheer savagery. This dance back and forth went on for about three minutes

(Warning: thoratic energy at 15 percent)

Q blocked blow after blow

(Warning: strength enhancement will drain further energy)

Q attacked with redoubled fury forcing Knife back

(Warning ignored: strength enhancement active)

Q struck a mighty blow which knocked knife off the edge of the building

Knife of Shadow whipped out his grapple launcher and fires catching on a roof across the street he then used the rope to swing up and land on a roof next to Avati's building "well he IS good but I think not good enougth" he leapt across the roofs into the night

Q walked toward the edge of the roof

(energy low: unable to deactivate shield)

Q stopped

(motor control: failed)

Q stood unmoving on the roof

(optics: failed)

Q's eyes flicked off and he was blind

(gyrostablisation: failed)

Q fell to the ground with a crash

"Q!!!!! oh shi......."

(audio: failed)

Q heard no more