вЂњRight!вЂќ Nico gasped, and started to turn. Blue and Green were waving urgently at him from a short corridor that branched off the main hallway. вЂњвЂ¦Right?вЂќ NicoвЂ™s head snapped that direction. вЂњNo! Look, Nico! LOOK! TURN RIGHT!вЂќ Tux cried. How big is this building anyway? This is insane! Dammit, Green, where did you go?! The hallway seemed to stretch on forever before NicoвЂ™s eyes. It felt like the world itself was shifting beneath his feet, sending him stumbling and staggering every few steps. вЂњI know!вЂќ said Nico, forcing himself to keep running. Grunting with effort, the giant pumped his arms and legs even faster, building more and more speed until he was plowing through the hallway like a bloodthirsty bulldozer. вЂњFE FI FO FUM! READY OR NOT, HERE I COME!вЂќ Tiny roared. Whatever forces this office building had originally been built to withstand, rampaging giants clearly hadnвЂ™t been among them. Alarming groans and snaps were starting to sound from the structure around them. He stumbled as the floor shook, but regained his footing before he fell, and kept running. If they hadnвЂ™tвЂ¦ Well, it didnвЂ™t bear thinking about.

He could only hope theyвЂ™d gotten lucky and found open space somewhere ahead. Nico turned and ran after Blue and Green.

вЂњUnderstood!вЂќ Tux replied, springing to NicoвЂ™s shoulder. As his voice grew louder, his fists started moving even faster. He вЂ™s gonna bring the whole building down!ДЄs if to confirm it, Tiny let out a low growl that slowly grew in volume to a guttural roar. Tiny almost seemed to be expanding, filling the hallway from end to end as his unstoppable attack continued. She was looking for an opening, but there wasnвЂ™t one to be found. Tux hissed and yowled, springing this way and that to dodge TinyвЂ™s fists. The giant laughed as he drove Nico backward step-by-step. His massive body inched forward with every blow. But TinyвЂ™s fists just kept coming, slamming into the floor. The rhythm of his fists was slow at first, then started to get faster. He brought his fists up and slammed them down again, over and over, until he was beating on the floor as though it were a conga drum. They slammed into the ground as Nico danced away, but Tiny wasnвЂ™t done. He bounced on the balls of his feet, trying to anticipate TinyвЂ™s next move. TinyвЂ™s piggish eyes glittered like hot coals. No! I will not abandon Nico Pinstripe! I will not abandon my friend! The giant raised both fists, breaking ceiling panels in the process, and bellowed an inarticulate squeal of rage. вЂњHEY! Pig Man! YouвЂ™re still fighting me! WeвЂ™re not done here!вЂќ Tiny started after Blue and Green, but Nico stood in his way. Panting, Blue and Green picked up the pace and passed out of sight. Blue winced as the bruises on their leg tingled, as though they remembered all too well what the owner of that voice was capable of. вЂњGET BACK HERE!вЂќ The giant mobster shouted. Together, the two of them ran down the hallway, heads pivoting this way and that, looking for any sign of a suitable battleground. Come on, thereвЂ™s no time to lose! Nico canвЂ™t avoid him forever.вЂќ вЂњHelp me find a big office or something! We need more space to bring this asshole down. вЂњWhat is it? Where are we going?вЂќ asked Blue. вЂњCome on!вЂќ They said, snatching BlueвЂ™s hand and pulling them along. The giantвЂ™s fist sailed through the space where NicoвЂ™s head had been an instant before. Nico nodded, then вЂ“ WHOOSH! вЂ“ dropped to the floor as Tiny launched another attack. If we could just find a meeting room or something! вЂњHold him off! IвЂ™ll be right back!вЂќ Memories of their fight against Two-Fingers flashed through their mind. вЂњGreen!вЂќ Nico called, dodging two more punches in the process. Nico and his friends outnumbered Tiny, but in this cramped corridor that advantage was so mitigated that it was almost meaningless.

If he could just lure Tiny into a larger room, he would stand a better chance of bringing the gangster down. Each attack from the giant pulverized the walls around him, carving jagged fissures into the drywall. As if the narrow office hallway wasnвЂ™t cramped enough, TinyвЂ™s tremendous bulk seemed to fill it from wall to wall. Nico ducked and dodged, but he wouldnвЂ™t be able to avoid the giantвЂ™s attacks forever. TinyвЂ™s heavy fists careened through the air like runaway freight trains. вЂњTopple the Giant! TuxвЂ™s Warrior Spirit!вЂќ

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