As he reeled back from Aika's hit, the blonde bombshell came in high.  She leaped through the air and snapped her left leg out in an upward kick as she began to descend to catch the thug right in the chin.  His head snapped back as he lifted off his feet himself, if just a few inches, and crashed down on his like a marionette with clipped strings.  She landed in a crouch and then stood, tossing her hair back over her shoulders, "Buddy, you needed protection from<em>us</em>, not the other way around."<br/><br/>Turning to the remaining thugs, Joy snapped into her ready stance again, "You idiots going to run off or do we need to activate your health insurance first?"