Melody, Dippy, and Lilliput went over to Lloyd.

Lloyd smiled. "I'll get by with a little help from my friends."

Lillie whispered something in Lilliput's ear. He smiled, grabbed Mack by his
shirt collar, and walked out.

There was a thud.

Mack came in, the apparent victor.

Iris was amazed. "How'd you stop him?"

"I didn't. The subway hit him."

"Don't just stand there, you idiots!" Lloyd yelled to his henchmen. "Get
them!"

"You want us to cancel em for ya, boss?" asked one henchman.

"No!" Lloyd waved his arms. "No roughhousing in the hideout!"

The henchmen stood confused.

"Don't just stand there, you idiots!" shrilled Lillie.

"Cancel them outside!" screamed both the Schweitzers at once.

Mack and Miss Crimson backed toward the door, but Iris stood her ground.

A henchman charged.

Iris caught him and tossed him back with a neatly done judo flip.

"Augh!" cried the henchman. "I've been wounded!" He began to run in a ring.
"Call the ambulance! Call 9-1-1! Get the paramedics! Get a single medic if
you hafta!"

Iris, Mack, and Miss Crimson slipped out the door.

Lloyd's gang charged.

"We're never gonna make it!"