Agent was nervous when she heard about the guns she immediately felt nervous, but tried her best not to let it show.  No one wants to see any vigilante scared.  Agent was strong, but she wasn't invincible.  Her suit had some Kevlar, but she doubted it would help against the AKs.  When they tossed the grenade, Agent dove for cover and reached into her belt.  She pulled out four flashbangs and two smoke bombs, lit each, and tossed them. (Keep in mind, these are the things you get at firework stands.)  While they were distracted, she tossed a net at the one guarding the safe and they were stuck.  A simple knife wouldn't get them out, and they would definitely have a hard time scrambling out.  There was one by Gadget, but he sounded like he was confused.  The one in the safe was probably about to shoot.  She raced as hard as she could and once she could see through the smoke everything seemed to move in slow motion.  The gunman began to raise his gun, pointing at a cowering man.  The look of fear grew in everyone's eyes.  People opened their mouths and started to cry out.  She stuck her hand out just as the man's grip on the trigger began to tense.  The loud popping of the firing could be heard as everything moved back to a normal pace.  The gun was pushed to the side, hitting someone in the shoulder and blasting at least half of the remaining bullets into the wall.  Agent ripped the gun out of his hands, hit him in the nose with the butt, knocking him out.  She dropped the first-aid kit and a pair of gag handcuffs on the ground by the hostages, hoping they would do their part.  There were no keys to the cuffs, since you could push down a lever and they would pop open, but she figured it was better than nothing.  There was one hostile left.  Agent ran out of the safe and saw them reach for their belt, possibly for a grenade.  Agent snapped the barrel off of the AK-47 she held and launched it at their head.  They were instantly knocked out by the impact and she hoped they weren't dead.  It was the only thing she could think of doing to save Gadget.  Agent sped to Gadget and dropped down next to her, checking her pulse.  The heroine was still alive, and Agent released all of the air out of her lungs.  She went to the hostages and nodded to them, "Everything is okay.  You're all okay."  She couldn't say the same for the several dead civilians on the ground.  [i]If only we could've gotten here quicker,[/i] Agent wished.  The hostages streamed out and the police flooded in.  Agent stooped by Gadget and scooped the woman up.  She took her outside and set her down on one of the many empty gurneys.

"Diane has always been a troublesome one," Adam agreed, taking out the young Dalmatian, "She's an old dog and has been around for a while, but don't mistake her for a stray.  This town knows her, well, at least the ones who care about 'dogs' know her.  She knows a few tricks here and there, so that's a plus.  Now Julia, huh?"  He scratched the Dalmatian behind its ears and handed her off to Arsenic.  "She's been around the block for a while, catching her won't be easy.  Even I wasn't able to leash her.  She's making friends with some of the other strays, or so I've heard from a friend."  He watched the dogs in their cages and put his fingers by the cages of the friendly ones and murmured, "I'm really glad I was referred to this job.  Sometimes animals are much more understanding than humans."  He took a moment to let his mind settle before offering, "Tonight I can help you with some of those dogs, if you'd like.  Maybe we can grab a coffee before to discuss it.  My treat."