Alex smiled in smug satisfaction, a very shortlived satisfaction.  She only had time to widen her eyes as the hunter leapt to his feet and kicked her in the stomach.  The blow was so hard it she flew back and landed on her ass.  She fell back and rolled onto her side, mostly to catch her breath and to hold back the agonizing pain to her abdomen.  She knew better then to be a sitting duck.  Rising shakily to her feet, she grit her teeth and planted her feet, fighting the blur of her vision.  She gave her head a pained shake to clear it and faced the hunter.  Growling her defiance, she turned and ran, through the brush.  She couldn't fight him, she wasn't that stupid, but she could lure him a way from Liz or come back for her another time.  Either way, she hoped her idea was a good one.