CHAPTER 21Five to one. Kira stared at the wolves and felt her paws grow numb. She shivered as the hackles rose along her back and she fought the whine that burbled in her throat. The panic numbed her mind, slowing her thoughts and reactions. She wanted to run, but where to? There was no way out. Five to one. Kira had never been in a situation like this. It was like every action movie Susan had dragged her to. At some point, the good guy was surrounded by villains. It was time for Arnold to pull out a gun and start blasting. Her sluggish mind groped for something — anything — that she might be able to use. In most of the films they had seen, the heroes used guns or blasters. Star Wars. Terminator. Indiana Jones. The Mummy… Jackie Chan. What would Jackie Chan do? Jackie Chan wasn’t here,

